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Square Enix: “We’d love to bring Dragon Quest X to the West”
Square Enix has expressed interest in bringing Dragon Quest X to western countries ever since the game first launched in Japan in 2012. Originally available for the Wii, Dragon Quest X’s reach has expanded to include versions for the Wii U, PC, and 3DS (which just launched last week). But is Square Enix still interested in trying to bring the game west? The answer is most certainly yes.
Siliconera recently spoke to Yuu Miyake, Dragon Quest X’s Executive Producer, and has response was an enthusiastic, “We’d love to do it!” He further elaborated that cultural differences between Japan and western countries have made this a difficult process:
“In terms of this being an MMO, again, we have to consider the operation and logistics of how to make that feasible,” Miyake elaborated. “We also have to think about it from a business standpoint. With Final Fantasy XI and XIV, it’s a global-scale endeavor. In terms of Dragon Quest, the way it’s perceived in the different countries is very, very different. How it’s perceived in Japan is different than how it’s perceived in the United States.”
Finally, Miyake said that business considerations could further complicate a North American launch for Dragon Quest X as a new data center would have to be constructed to serve a North American playerbase. But with the success of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, this might not be as large a hurdle for the publisher as it has been in the past.
Posted in 3DS, News, PC, Wii, Wii U
Tagged Dragon Quest X, PAX Prime 2014
Weekly Warp-Up: It Is Your Destiny Edition
No, that’s not a typo. Welcome to the Weekly Warp-Up, your weekly wrap-up of the biggest and the best articles posted at Warp Zoned this week…
Destiny will be available on store shelves in just two short days… are you ready? To help prepare, I suggest watching the pretty fun live-action trailer and reading about the rest of Warp Zoned’s week that was. For example, did you know that Andrew Rainnie turned his latest Kickstart This! column on its head by focusing on Indiegogo titles? Because he did. The entire Warp Zoned staff also got together to talk about What We Played In August 2014 and The Games of September 2014. And yes, Destiny definitely has a place in the latter.
More news from last week can be found after the break. (more…)
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New Releases: Destiny, NHL 15
Are you ready? Destiny will be available in stores this week for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Prospective PlayStation players will also be able to purchase Bungie’s “shared-world shooter” as part of two system bundles… the 500GB PS3 Bundle and the Glacier White PS4 Bundle. While Microsoft cannot officially offer a Destiny system bundle, they are giving a free game (which could be Destiny, if you so choose) to anyone who buys an Xbox One console this week.
No other games have deigned to challenge Destiny except for NHL 15, which has owned the second week of September for a decade now. It too will be released for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
Square Enix bringing Rise of Mana and Deadman’s Cross to Vita in Japan
Square Enix has announced their Tokyo Game Show 2014 lineup (helpfully translated by Siliconera) and it looks like two of the publisher’s popular mobile titles will be making the leap to the PlayStation Vita.
Rise of Mana is the latest game in the long-running Mana series and it has been available for mobile devices in Japan since March. The free-to-play title includes full controllers support and in-app microtransactions. A North American release has yet to be announced, but perhaps the Vita version will spur Square Enix into action.
Meanwhile, Deadman’s Cross is a card-based battler that takes place during a zombie uprising which is currently available in English on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store for Android. Again, the Vita version was not announced for an American release, but with an English-language port already out there, it’s very possible.
Square Enix will showcase more than a dozen games at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, which begins on September 18. The list includes multiple new entries in the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy franchises as well as Bravely Second.
Dive deeper into Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s multiplayer mode in new trailer
Last month, Activision gave us our first glimpse at Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare‘s multiplayer mode. Now, in a brand new seven-minute trailer, the publisher wants gamers to take a “Deep Dive” and examine the updated multiplayer options even further. If you’ve ever wanted to know more about “exoskeleton movement, customization, maps, and modes,” this is the trailer for you.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will be released for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One on November 4.
Mortal Kombat X is koming on April 14; Goro pre-order bonus announced
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and NetherRealm Studios have announced that Mortal Kombat X, the tenth game in the Mortal Kombat franchise, will be available on April 14. The game, which is in development for the PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One, will explore the future of the Mortal Kombat mythos over a span of 25 years.
The publisher and developer have also announced that players who pre-order Mortal Kombat X will be able to play as Goro at launch. Presumably, the four-armed Shokan warrior (and champion of the original Mortal Kombat) will be available to all at a later date.
Goro will join the eight previously announced characters, which so far includes four newcomers (D’Vorah, Ferra/Torr, Kotal Kahn, and Cassie Cage) and four returning favorites (Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden, and Kano). Mortal Kombat X is expected to include at least 24 characters, so many more are sure to be announced before the game ships on April 14.
Destiny live action trailer appears ahead of next week’s launch
Bungie’s Destiny will be available on store shelves beginning next Tuesday, September 9, for the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. To get fans in the right frame of mind, the developer released this pretty nifty live action trailer for the game. A fireteam embarks on a rather… let’s go with irreverent… campaign against the aliens occupying many of humanity’s former colonies all scored to Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song.”
I have to admit, the shouts of “Venus, baby!” (in the style of a 20th century frat boy screaming “Vegas, baby!”) were pretty amusing.
Buy an Xbox One system next week and get a free game
Now this is how you do a free game promotion.
Microsoft has announced that everyone who purchases an Xbox One system at “participating retailers” next week, September 7 through September 13, will receive a free game at the time of purchase. The promotion will also apply to the Forza Motorsport 5 and Madden NFL 15 bundles as well, so it’s actually possible to score two free games. But best of all, this offer is valid towards ANY Xbox One retail release. So if you’re interesting in picking up a free copy of Destiny next week with the purchase of an Xbox One console, you can.
I’ve got to admit, it’s a pretty cagey way of countering Sony’s PlayStation 4/Destiny bundle.
According to Polygon, the list of “participating retailers” includes Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, Toys R Us, and Walmart.