Editing News archive 2024

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;December 17, 2024
:[[Yuji Horii]] is honored with the [https://archive.is/U2kQb|Cultural Affairs’ Commissioner’s award] for his contributions to Japanese society. He reflected that forty years ago video games were frowned upon, and that today the industry is welcomed by the nation at large as a part of Japanese culture
;November 22, 2024
:[[Zoma]], the Lord of the Underworld and embodiment of human suffering, has become a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDWFSq-wED0 vtuber].
;November 14, 2024
:''[[Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake]]'' is released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, and Steam.
;October 31, 2024
:Square-Enix releases the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRx4TbtpcRw launch trailer] for ''[[Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake]]''.
;September 11, 2024
:{{DQM3}} is ported to [https://store.steampowered.com/ Steam] and iOS/Android compatible smart phones.
;August 27, 2024
:{{DQ3HD}} is shown during the [https://www.nintendo.com/us/nintendo-direct/08-27-2024/ Nintendo Direct partner showcase], officially debuting the [[Monster Wrangler]] vocation.
;July 11, 2024
:[[V-jump]] magazine publishes a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uhTNWzUeFk thirty minute long youtube video] showcasing new footage of ''[[Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake]]'', focusing on the [[Aliahan]] continent and [[Dreamer's Tower]]. The presentation reveals much of the game's new presentation and battle system.
;June 18, 2024
:The release date for ''[[Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake]]'' is announced during the final [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iq04kEDG68| Switch-only Nintendo Direct], confirming it's worldwide launch for November 14, 2024. Additionally, ''[[Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake]]'' is announced for a 2025 release window.
;April 18, 2024
:{{DQM3}} is updated to version 1.0.6. This patch focuses on quality of life improvements and granting total customization control of a player's monsters by adding easy-access methods to alter a beast's [[Monster sizes|size]] and [[Sparkling monsters|sparkle]]. See the update section on the game's page for further details
;April 5, 2024
:Dragon Quest fan Gronya archives all 56 [[DLC Tablet]]s for the Nintendo 3DS version of ''Dragon Quest VII'' on [https://archive.org/details/dragon-quest-7-preserved_20240405 archive.org], saving the scenarios from digital limbo in light of Nintendo ceasing online services for the handheld on April 8
;March 21, 2024
:Version 7.0 of {{DQ10}} is released, titled "Door to the Future and the Sleeping Girl" (''未来への扉とまどろみの少女''). It adds the new advanced vocation [[Dragomancer]] and the [[Dogan]] family of single-target Earth spells to the game
;March 20, 2024
:Service for the Nintendo Wii U and [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] versions of {{DQ10}} are terminated
;March 3, 2024
:{{DQM3}} is updated to version 1.0.5, addressing minor bugs and altering balance adjustments
;March 1, 2024
:Beloved artist [[Akira Toriyama]] passes away from an acute subdural hematoma
;January 23, 2024
:{{DQM3}} is updated to version 1.0.4, raising the probability of sparkling monsters being created via synthesis, increasing the spawn rates of metal slimes in their designated areas, and fixing miscellaneous bugs
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