During the Nico Nico Chokaigi 3 event currently being held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, near Tokyo, Square Enix livestreamed a special episode of the "Dragon Quest X Ultra Coliseum Tournament in Astoltia (More or Less) Playoff of the Strongest" with the series' Creative Director Yuji Horii and Producer Yosuke Saito.

During the stream Horii-san let it slip that he's currently working on the "Next" Dragon Quest game. No further details on platforms, on the nature of the game or even on what stage of development it's in were shared, because the topic was immediately changed after that, but if you're hungry for more Dragon Quest, there's another shaping up.

Now, if only they actually announced the already teased western release of Dragon Quest X, before moving on to XI...