Dragon Quest is, without a doubt, one of my favorite properties in all of entertainment. It's also one that tends to leave me yearning far more often than it quenches my thirst for it. While we in the west need not fear a lack of local...

This weekend saw Wonder Festival 2020 take place in Japan, with multiple memorabilia manufacturers in attendance up to show off their incoming products, all vying for the hard-earned cash of collectors everywhere. Leading the charge this ye...

Dragon Quest XI was pretty fantastic, and it sold fairly well, too. You know what that means! Sequels! I mean, there have been way more than 11 Dragon Quest games to date so you already knew Square Enix wouldn't pass up the o...

I don't think of the Dragon Quest Heroes series often. I mean I liked the first and second game well enough, even in spite of the former's insane subtitle. Maybe it's the oversaturation of Omega Force games. Either way, it's great that...

A year after it first launched in Japan, Dragon Quest Builders 2 is finally getting a PC port. In July, it came to PS4 and Switch in North America and Europe. At the time, CJ gave it a hearty recommendation, but not quite the standing ...

Square Enix is giving Dragon Quest Builders 2 fence-sitters a chance to play the game for a matter of "hours" with a new Jumbo Demo that's out on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam. The demo doesn't just span the introductory Isle of...

I'm eagerly awaiting Dragon Quest Walk, the next mobile game that'll pump me up to stroll around town, but today's Dragon Quest news concerns a different title, one that first made waves in 2015. Dragon Quest of the Stars is venturing outsi...

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (DQXI) was one of my favorite titles from last year, a gorgeous throwback to earlier games in the long-running RPG franchise. That said, the version we got here in the West was somewhat compromised ...

BenXC has been hard at work recreating the SNES (and later, GBA) classic Zelda: A Link to the Past, but with a slight twist: they're crafting it in Dragon Quest Builders 2 from scratch. Similar to how Minecraft players create...

Looks like we won't have to import that Dragon Quest collection after all. Square Enix announced this morning that the re-releases of Dragon Quest I, II, and III will be releasing worldwide on the Switch. This will actually mark the first ...

During the Nintendo Direct the other night, Square Enix announced it would be bringing re-releases of Dragon Quest 1, 2, and 3 to the console in Japan. While it's unlikely that the West won't get them, there hasn't been any confirmation of ...

PAX is well underway in Seattle this weekend and one of the highlights for attendees was the Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition panel put on by Nintendo in promotion of the upcoming game. The panel covered a...

[Update: It turns out that playing this new demo won't just allow you to get a head start on the main game. As announced by Nintendo, save data from the main game and this demo will unlock the "Tockle" spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. ...

Just before the weekend, publisher Square Enix held a live stream for its recently-released creative adventure game Dragon Quest Builders 2. As part of the stream, we heard details of some new features heading to the PS4 and Nintendo Switch...

Square Enix has announced that it will be releasing a demo for Dragon Quest XI S on the eShop ahead of the games September 27, 2019, launch. Revealed at the Dragon Quest Summer Festival 2019, no date is currently planned but some special bo...

The Dragon Quest Hero is, as of right now, my favorite addition to Smash Bros. Ultimate through the season pass. As a 10-year fan (and counting) of the series, it's great to see some representation in the biggest fighting game in ...

While Lyle and I continue to dabble in the potential of these new versions of himself, here's what's been happening in video games this past week: Switch hardware upgrades and changes are coming! PUBG is trying to add a backstory for some...

In a fairly innocuous trailer going over upcoming releases, Nintendo basically confirmed that the next Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC will be landing soon. While one could speculate that Dragon Quest's "Hero" will be heading in July, I'm more so...

Dragon Quest Builders is one of the only games on the market that arguably does Minecraft better than Minecraft. It took the open-world, craft-em-up gameplay of the possibly best-selling game of all time and gave it all meaning, a...

Dragon Quest IX was immensely popular, and one of the most successful Dragon Quest games in the history of the series. Not just in Japan, mind, but I knew scores of US players who were always looking to link up and rock multiplayer, DS-to-D...

Japanese developer/publisher Square Enix is staffing up for a new project, which appears to be a Dragon Quest title in development for the next generation of gaming platforms.A recent recruitment advert listed job openings for a technical a...

Square Enix is showing off a new Nintendo Switch controller that will launch in Japan alongside Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age. Made by Hori, the funny-looking gamepad is styled after the famous Slime character from the long-ru...

You've been mighty patient, Dragon Quest fans, but the wait is nearly over for more JRPG bliss. As confirmed this morning during the Nintendo Direct E3 special, Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition will launch fo...

Dragon Quest Builders 2 has been out in Japan for a little while now, but we're closing in on its western release. Set for July 12, it's just over one month away. Players will be able to sate their blocky appetites a bit sooner than that, ...

If you predicted that the "secret Dragon Quest mobile game" would end up being Dragon Quest Go, you were right. It's called Dragon Quest Walk, and was unveiled earlier today by way of Square Enix's Japanese YouTube account. It's a bit ...