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Ahead of its launch next month, Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy! has received a new gameplay trailer. View it below.

Square Enix is bringing its card game Dragon Quest Rivals to Switch in Japan, the company revealed during today’s Nintendo Direct. Only a Japanese release has been confirmed at present.

Dragon Quest Rivals is out now as a digital download in Japan. We have a trailer for the game below.

During a live stream earlier today, Square Enix announced that it will release DLC No. 1: Japanese-Style Pack for Dragon Quest Builders 2 in Japan on February 28. Pricing is set at 700 yen.

Here’s the rundown of what’s included in addition to an update planned for February 28:

The first paid piece of DLC for Dragon Quest Builders 2, the “Japanese-Style Pack”, will be available in late February in Japan. This DLC pack was initially scheduled to launch in April, but Square Enix seemingly moved the launch forward a bit. It’ll cost 700 Yen and feature various classic Japanese-inspired items and materials such as lanterns, wall scrolls, futons and more. Square Enix will show off the DLC in more detail in a live stream which will take on February 13 at 9PM JST on their Youtube channel.

Dragon Quest Builders 2 has been out since December 20 last year in Japan. It’ll launch sometime this year in the West. It’s not clear yet how Square Enix will handle DLC packs such as this one for the Western release.

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Square Enix’s handling of Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster’s physical release on Switch is a bit out of the ordinary. While the first game will be included on a cartridge, we’ve been hearing that the second game will be in the box as a digital code.

That still holds true for North America and Europe. In fact, the European packaging has already been updated to show that Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster is download only:

Square Enix has announced that a new update is releasing for Dragon Quest Builders 2 in Japan tomorrow, January 31. It’ll introduce Cultivation Island as well as other features and improvements. Find the full rundown of the update below, courtesy of Gematsu.

The Octopath Traveler remix album “Octopath Traveler Arrangements – Break & Boost” will be released in Japan next month, on February 20th. Today, Square Enix released a promotional video for the soundtrack album, showing the recording process as well as composer Yasunori Nishiki talking about the album. Even if you don’t speak Japanese, the video is well worth the watch since it also features a couple of previews of the remixed songs:

Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster

Nintendo Life was recently able to interview Virtuos about porting classic Final Fantasy games for Switch. The company is responsible for Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster as well as Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age. During the discussion, Virtuos weighed in on when development started, challenges involved with porting, and more.

We’ve rounded up a few highlights from the interview below. You can find the full discussion here.

During today’s live stream for Dragon Quest XI S, a bit of footage from the game was shown featuring various story scenes. You can see the relevant recording below.

As a side note, Dragon Quest XI S will have additional scenarios. Square Enix has yet to share any details on what’s new, however.

During today’s “Dragon Quest XI S Channel: Cast Announcement Feature #1” live stream, Square Enix revealed another set of actors for the Switch RPG.

The lineup is as follows:


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