In Nikkei’s story today on Nintendo, the paper also ran a rumor that the next Dragon Quest game was headed to the PS4 and not the Wii U like Dragon Quest X. Square Enix issued a statement saying the paper was referring to Dragon Quest Heroes II (and not the inevitable Dragon Quest XI). Heh. Read more

Dragon Quest VIII—an excellent JRPG that was first released in 2004 on the PS2—is being re-released (with improvements, like an orchestral score) on the 3DS in 2015. It’ll be out in Japan on August 27.

Dragon Quest Heroes (PS4) is coming west this year, Square Enix just announced. This Dynasty Warriors-like spinoff will be the first (non-mobile) Dragon Quest we've seen in the U.S. since Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 in 2011. Here's hoping DQVII 3DS is next.

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