Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii won’t be directing Dragon Quest X Version 3. At Jump Festa, Horii explained that he’s “busy” working on the franchise’s next entry, Dragon Quest XI. It’s currently unknown who exactly is directing X’s upcoming expansion.
Well-known reviews aggregator Metacritic posted a comprehensive breakdown of 2014’s best video games. In terms of brand new titles, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U was the highest-rated release with a total score of 92 out of 100.
View the gallery below for several charts compiled by Metacritic. The site’s full feature can be found here.
This week’s issue of Famitsu has an update on Rodea: The Sky Soldier. The game will be launching in Japan on April 2, according to the magazine. We’ll let you know if any other notable information leaks out of Famitsu.
Square Enix is bringing the latest Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call downloadable content to the west. New tracks include songs from Bravely Default, Chrono Trigger, and Secret of Mana.
Starting Wednesday, the following tracks will be available for $0.99 each:
Battle Music Sequence (BMS)
“He of the Name” (Bravely Default)
“Evil Wings” (Bravely Default)
“The Serpent That Devours the Horizon” (Bravely Default)
“Ultima” (FINAL FANTASY XIV)
“Hard to Miss” (FINAL FANTASY XIV)
“Zero” (FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 ™)
“Ardent Rhythm” (Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song)
“Battle #4” (SaGa Frontier)
“Meridian Dance” (Secret of Mana)
“Chrono Trigger” (CHRONO TRIGGER)
Field Music Sequence (FMS)
“Horizon of Light and Shadow” (Bravely Default)
“Title Screen” (Romancing SaGa 2)
Even more add-on tracks are coming to Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call on January 8.
Source: Square Enix PR
Unseen64 has dug up some information and assets pertaining to a cancelled Game Boy Advance title known as “Overstorm”. Quantized Bit was developing the action/platform game over a decade ago and only showed it publicly at a 2003 gaming convention.
Overstorm resurfaced through one of Quantized Bit’s releases earlier this year. The company gave away an alpha build of the game – comprised of five levels – in a Indiestand sale of their last product, Volt.
Game UK has just announced that they will be offering a pre-order bonus for The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D.
If you pre-order the Standard Edition of the game you will receive an exclusive Majora’s Mask paperweight, and don’t worry those of you who have already pre-ordered the game will receive the bonus as well.
This weeks UK software sales are as follows;
Wii U
1. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
3. Just Dance 2015 – Ubisoft
4. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
5. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
6. Nintendoland – Nintendo
7. Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Nintendo
8. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo
9. Bayonetta 2 – Nintendo
10. Disney Infinity 2.0 – Avalanche Software
3DS
1. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Alpha Saphire – Nintendo
3. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
4. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – 1st Playable
7. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
8. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
9. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
10. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
