Composer for the Dragon Quest series Koichi Sugiyama has passed away
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The composer for the Dragon Quest series, Koichi Sugiyama, has passed away at the age of 90. Square Enix Japan has put out a statement about the composer’s passing on their official Dragon Quest website and listed his cause of death as septic shock. He passed on September 30, 2021.
Koichi Sugiyama has created music for the Dragon Quest series since its inception and is listed as contributing to over 500 songs for the game series over the years. Square Enix says in their statement that his last task before his death was composing the score for the upcoming 12th mainline game in the series, Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate. What progress he made on this task was not listed in the statement.
Finally, in their statement Square Enix thanks him for his contributions to the Dragon Quest series and says that the music will be a part of his legacy. Comments by his collaborators, such as Yuji Horii (principle game designer and scenario writer for Dragon Quest) and Akira Toriyama (creator of Dragon Ball), can be seen on his obituary page and a memorial is being planned by Square Enix, scheduled to take place in Sugiyama at some point in the future.
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Triangle Strategy Tactician’s Limited Edition pre-orders live on Amazon UK, ships to the US
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Amazon UK has just opened pre-orders for the Triangle Strategy Tactician’s Limited Edition, which was revealed last month. It came as part of a news update for the game during the most recent Nintendo Direct.
As a reminder, the Triangle Strategy Tactician’s Limited Edition comes with six customized dice, a deck of playing cards, a steelbook, a double-sided poster, and a collector’s box. You’ll be getting a copy of the game as well.
Kingdom Hearts games coming to Switch in cloud form
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Square Enix is bringing all of the Kingdom Hearts games to Switch as cloud titles, it’s been revealed. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai delivered today’s news in his presentation today announcing Sora for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix Cloud Version, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Cloud Version, and Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind Cloud Version will all be released. There is currently no word on launch timing.
Last September, Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura said that the company had considered porting the Kingdom Hearts games to Switch. However, the company found it to be technically challenging. While we won’t be seeing these titles running natively, the cloud versions will at least be an option for owners of Nintendo’s console.
Dragon Quest X Offline out for Switch in Japan next February, new trailer
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Square Enix set a final release date for Dragon Quest X Offline at the Tokyo Game Show today. The game will be available for Switch in Japan on February 26, 2022, the company announced.
Here’s a new trailer:
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Square Enix TGS 2021 sale live on the Switch eShop
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A new Square Enix sale has kicked off on the Switch eShop sale in celebration of TGS 2021. It includes one of the first sales for NEO: The World Ends with You, classic Final Fantasy games, Mana, and more.
Here’s the full lineup of included games for the Square Enix TGS 2021 sale:
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Triangle Strategy up for pre-order on UK My Nintendo Store, including limited edition
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Those that would like to pre-order Triangle Strategy can do so from the UK My Nintendo Store. Not only is the standard game available, but the Tactician’s Limited Edition is up for grabs as well.
The standard edition is just that – the game itself. With the limited edition, you’ll receive the game and a bunch of additional goodies – six customized dice, a deck of playing cards, a steelbook, a double-sided poster, and a collector’s box. Thus far there’s no word on any pre-order bonuses for either version.
Triangle Strategy TGS 2021 trailer
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As part of TGS 2021, Square Enix has readied a new trailer for Triangle Strategy.
Here’s an overview of the game:
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Square Enix announces Dungeon Encounters for Switch
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Square Enix today unveiled Dungeon Encounters, a single-player dungeon exploration RPG. It will launch on October 14.
Dungeon Encounters has some notable talent behind it. Final Fantasy series’ veteran Hiroyuki Ito is directing while Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age’s Hiroaki Kato is the game’s producer. There will also be fantasy inspired characters by character designer Ryoma Ito. Finally, Nobuo Uematsu is on board as musical director, who will deliver a modern take on classical tracks.
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Chocobo GP first gameplay
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After it was revealed in last week’s Nintendo Direct, some of the first gameplay has emerged for Chocobo GP. Direct-feed footage has emerged from IGN and V Jump.
In case you missed it, here’s some information about the game:
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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy videos show combat and exploration
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Square Enix and Eidos Montreal are back with two new videos for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy that detial combat and exploration. Both have insight from senior gameplay director Patrick Fortier. Fortier talks about how the Guardians synergize in battle as well as how players can lead the Guardians outside of it.
Here’s some additional information:
