"Square Enix Overhauls Dragon Quest with Long-Time Producer's Departure"
TL;DR
Square Enix undergoes reorganization led by new president Takashi Kiryu to address declining sales, with Dragon Quest producer Yu Miyake stepping down amid delays to Dragon Quest XII and moving to the mobile games division. Yosuke Saito is a potential candidate to lead the Dragon Quest series, as the company aims to focus on internally developed AAA games and streamline production processes.
- Dragon Quest 12 Delays Prompt Producer To Step Down Kotaku
- Top 'Dragon Quest' Producer Steps Down in Square Enix Overhaul Bloomberg
- Square Enix reportedly shakes up one of its most underrated JRPG series by removing a Dragon Quest veteran of 22 years, with Nier Automata's producer tipped to take over Gamesradar
- Long-time Dragon Quest producer reportedly being reassigned to mobile games, with NieR dev maybe, er, NieR to replacing him VG247
- Shake-ups at Square Enix see Dragon Quest's long standing top producer step down Rock Paper Shotgun
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