Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate (PS5) News Articles
Tuesday27th May 2025
News Dragon Quest 12 Still in Limbo as Another Dragon Quest Day Has Nothing to Show
The quest continues
There was some hope that we might finally witness the return of Dragon Quest 12 earlier today — but once again, the elusive project is nowhere to be seen. For those who don't know, the 27th May is Dragon Quest Day — an official celebration of the longstanding franchise. If there are any Dragon Quest announcements in the...
Tuesday13th May 2025
News Dragon Quest 12 Still Lives as Series' Annual Celebration Approaches
We can dream
It's the 13th May, 2025 — almost four whole years since Dragon Quest 12 was announced, and we're still yet to see anything but a logo from the project. According to series creator Yuji Horii, though, the game is still in development — and it sounds like he's confident in what's going on behind the closed doors. In a freshly...
Monday10th Feb 2025
News Dragon Quest 12 Still in Development, Dev Reassures
Team is "working hard" on it
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has reassured fans that the next mainline entry in the RPG series, Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate, is still very much in development. Almost four years on from its original announcement, fans have just a logo to fuel their excitement for the follow-up to Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an...
Monday27th May 2024
News Three Years Later, Dragon Quest 12 Is Still Nowhere to Be Seen on Dragon Quest Day
Yuji Horii provides a tiny update
We're now three years on from the announcement of Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate, and we still haven't seen anything of the game beyond its logo. There were whispers that the anticipated RPG would finally surface for this year's Dragon Quest Day — the 27th May — but it ain't happening. Instead, all we've...
Friday5th Apr 2024
News Dragon Quest 12 Still MIA as Series Producer Is Reassigned at Square Enix
The clock strikes 12
So, what's happening with Dragon Quest 12? The next, long-awaited instalment in the classic RPG franchise was announced back in 2021, but we've seen absolutely nothing of the title since (and even back then, all we got was a logo). With that in mind, it's a little concerning that Square Enix is now replacing series producer Yu...
Monday18th Sep 2023
News Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Still a No-Show Over Two Years Later, But Development Is Steady
The quest continues
Announced back in May 2021, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake has been missing in action ever since. December 2022 was the last time it popped up in the news cycle, with series creator Yuji Horii saying news was potentially coming "soon". We're now closing in on the one-year anniversary of that comment, and obviously, the update never...
Tuesday21st Sep 2021
News Dragon Quest 11 Dev Orca Also Co-Developing Dragon Quest 12
Together again
Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate is starting to sound like quite the undertaking, as another Japanese studio has revealed that it's working on the game alongside Square Enix. Orca is a developer that also helped out with Dragon Quest XI and Dragon Quest XI S, and it's currently hiring all kinds of artists for Dragon Quest XII. If...
Tuesday14th Sep 2021
News Dragon Quest XII Is Being Developed by Both Square Enix and Japanese Studio HexaDrive
But it's still very early days
Japanese studio HexaDrive has revealed that it'll be co-developing Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate alongside Square Enix. HexaDrive has worked with Square Enix multiple times in the past, the most notable collaboration being Final Fantasy XV. A bit of background: HexaDrive primarily works with other companies on...
Thursday12th Aug 2021
News Official Dragon Quest Survey Asks Fans to Help Shape Series' Future
Dragon request
Square Enix has launched a rather in-depth survey regarding Dragon Quest as a franchise. Most notably, the 30-question survey asks fans what they want from the beloved role-playing series going forward, inviting users to write down all of their ideas, hopes, and dreams for future games. While we doubt that Square Enix is going to...
Monday19th Jul 2021
News Dragon Quest 12 Will Shape the Future of the Series, Says Square Enix Boss
A new kind of quest
We still haven't actually seen Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate in action — all we've got to go on is a logo and Square Enix telling us that it's a more "mature", choice-driven story — but it's clearly building up to be a big deal for the franchise. Dragon Quest has always been huge in Japan, and although it's never...
Thursday27th May 2021
News Dragon Quest XII Uses Unreal Engine 5, But Still No Platforms Announced
PS5, perhaps?
Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate was officially announced overnight, but the reveal was incredibly light on information. All we got was a very brief teaser trailer (which showed a logo and little else), and a handful of comments from series creator Yuji Horii. One interesting point, however, was only brought up after the Dragon...
Fire
Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate has been announced, and it certainly sounds interesting. It's been described as "Dragon Quest for adults" by series creator Yuji Horii. It'll apparently have player choices that can change the story, and a "new" combat system. Those familiar with Dragon Quest will know that the mainline games have always had...
