dragon quest ix
In Real Life

This Man Spent Over A Month Of His Life Completing A Video Game

It usually takes some kind of achievement or trophy you can show off to your friends to compel people to 100% complete a video game. For Steve Tolin, however, all it took was the pursuit of true completion.

May 20, 2011
In Real Life

A Planet Without Square-Enix

It has come to my attention that we might, within a few short years, find ourselves living on a planet devoid of Square-Enix.

May 19, 2011
In Real Life

Japan’s Oldest (And Most Famous) Hardcore Dragon Quest Player

Actress Keiko Awaji is proof of two things: video games have no age limit and even pretty ladies get old.

December 16, 2010
News

Things Might Suck For Final Fantasy Studio

It’s only December, but Square Enix, the Tokyo-based company behind Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, is looking at a rough 2011.

December 4, 2010

I Like Games Too Much To Finish Them

It’s happened again: I spent 100 hours on Dragon Quest IX and I’m running out of things to do before I can just go beat the game. Funny thing is, I probably never will.

November 16, 2010
News

Drumroll Please, Japan’s Top 10 Dragon Quest Games

Square Enix polled Japanese gamers about which Dragon Quest titles they liked the best. Those gamers replied, the votes were tallied, and now we have the results.

November 13, 2010
In Real Life

Nintendo Boss Might Be A Bigger Gamer Than You

Many people love Nintendo DS role-playing game Dragon Quest IX, but Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime is, well, obsessed? This is his DS, which he showed me today. I snapped two pics.

September 28, 2010
News

At Least One Japanese Game Developer Is Doing Great

Level-5, the Fukuoka-based developer behind Professor Layton and White Knight Chronicles, is loving the Japanese game industry. Why? Because it has made the company lots of money and funded some swanky corporate digs.

July 30, 2010
News

US Dragon Quest IX Events Let You Play Tag With A Friend

Is your Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies experience a little lonely? Mine was. For those in the United States who are looking for an adventurous friend (and a few exclusive downloadable treasure maps), Nintendo brings good news.

July 24, 2010

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels Of The Starry Skies Review: Do Good, Inc

Be a hero. Be yourself. Do good in Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, a game in which you play a fallen angel trying to help other people down on their luck.

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