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Dragon Quest XII Renamed Beyond Dreams After Development Restart

Square Enix revealed DRAGON QUEST XII: Beyond Dreams after restarting its development due to many hurdles at the series' 40th anniversary showcase, while also announcing DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World for Xbox Series X|S and other platforms. The news underscores ongoing activity for the franchise, which has seen its recent HD-2D remakes sell a combined 4 million copies.

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Dragon Quest XII Renamed Beyond Dreams After Development Restart
The Dragon Quest series celebrated its 40th anniversary with a special showcase that lasted only 10 minutes and delivered two major announcements. The event provided updates on both a mainline entry and a new spinoff title.
Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams new logo reveal
Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams new logo reveal · Dragon Quest / Square Enix
The first announcement concerns the next numbered game in the series. Dragon Quest 12 is now officially known as DRAGON QUEST XII: Beyond Dreams. The title was previously DRAGON QUEST XII: The Flames of Fate. Development has restarted under a new structure with a reshuffled team after hitting "a lot of hurdles" in the past.
Development has restarted under a new structure with a reshuffled team after hitting "a lot of hurdles" in the past.
A completely refreshed logo was revealed for the game. The showcase included in-development gameplay footage. Messages from game designer Yuji Horii and executive producer Yosuke Saito were released alongside the update.
In-development gameplay footage or logo details for Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams
In-development gameplay footage or logo details for Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams · Dragon Quest / Square Enix
The second announcement unveiled a brand-new game called DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World. It is coming to Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S along with Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam and Windows. The release is set for some point in the near future.
POST FROM @DragonQuest· official announcement tweet from Dragon Quest account with first look and video link
This newest addition to the DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS series follows dual protagonists Bianca and Nera, famously from DRAGON QUEST V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride.
This newest addition to the DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS series follows dual protagonists Bianca and Nera, famously from DRAGON QUEST V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride.

Outside of the showcase, Square Enix confirmed that DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake and DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake have sold a combined 4 million copies across all platforms. Both announced games remain listed as TBD.
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