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- September 28, 2024
- During an interview with Denfamico Gamer for the HD2D remake of III, Yuji Horii expressed his irritation and disappointment with the Japanese CERO ratings board for demanding the censorship of the female Gadabout and Warrior's designs in order for the game to be approved for an all-ages rating. Former Weekly Shonen Jump editor Kazuhiko Torishima would interjected to point out that different nations have different age restriction criteria, singling out America and the UK for the strict narrow-mindedness of their ratings boards by calling the difficulties of doing business within such tight regulations to be ridiculous and frustrating. Torishima also stated that these absurd practices negatively impact Japan as well, to which Horii recalled that older games allowed players to choose between men and women for their characters, but the aforementioned ratings boards now censor the choice to "type 1 or type 2" under the guise of inclusivity. Horii further expressed his bafflement at this specific instance of foreign meddling, wondering what kind of person would even complain about the use of the words men and women in the first place.
- The interview became a viral sensation overnight on the social media platform X.com thanks to the user Valute News, exposing the foreign-mandated censorship beyond the video game industry news channels and receiving international coverage through the likes of Forbes magazine, which dubbed the censorship of the decades-old game for modern sensitivity to be stupid. Elon Musk, the owner of X.com, would negatively comment on the situation and spread awareness of Horii's exasperation to millions.
- September 11, 2024
- Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince is ported to Steam and iOS/Android compatible smart phones.
- August 27, 2024
- Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is shown during the Nintendo Direct partner showcase, officially debuting the Monster Wrangler vocation.
- July 11, 2024
- V-jump magazine publishes a thirty minute long youtube video showcasing new footage of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, focusing on the Aliahan continent and Dreamer's Tower. The presentation reveals much of the game's new presentation and battle system.
- June 18, 2024
- The release date for Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is announced during the final Switch-only Nintendo Direct, confirming it's worldwide launch for November 14, 2024. Additionally, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake is announced for a 2025 release window.
- April 18, 2024
- Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince is updated to version 1.0.6. This patch focuses on quality of life improvements and granting total customization control of a player's monsters by adding easy-access methods to alter a beast's size and sparkle. See the update section on the game's page for further details
- April 5, 2024
- Superfan Gronya archives all 56 DLC Tablets for the Nintendo 3DS version of Dragon Quest VII on archive.org, saving the scenarios from digital limbo in light of Nintendo ceasing online services for the handheld on April 8
- March 21, 2024
- Version 7.0 of Dragon Quest X is released, titled "Door to the Future and the Sleeping Girl" (未来への扉とまどろみの少女). It adds the new advanced vocation Dragomancer and the Dogan family of single-target Earth spells to the game
- March 20, 2024
- Service for the Nintendo Wii U and 3DS versions of Dragon Quest X are terminated
- March 3, 2024
- Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince is updated to version 1.0.5, addressing minor bugs and altering balance adjustments
- March 1, 2024
- Beloved artist Akira Toriyama passes away from an acute subdural hematoma
- January 23, 2024
- Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince is updated to version 1.0.4, raising the probability of sparkling monsters being created via synthesis, increasing the spawn rates of metal slimes in their designated areas, and fixing miscellaneous bugs
- December 27, 2023
- Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince is updated to version 1.0.3, adding the Altar of Amalgamation as a Zoom point, doubling the number of monster eggs per map, raising the base scouting chance, and other quality of life improvements
- December 25, 2023
- The English release of Rooming with a Gamer Gal begins
- December 1, 2023
- Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince is released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch