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Square Enix and Google bring Gemini to Dragon Quest Tokyo event

Square Enix is staging a new in-person Dragon Quest event in Tokyo that will feature Google’s Gemini AI. The move follows a March rollout of a Gemini-powered “Chatty Slimey” companion for Dragon Quest X, a Japan-only MMORPG, which provoked divisive player reactions. The Tokyo event extends the same Gemini integration beyond the DQX companion and shows the partnership continuing despite controversy.

• Square Enix partnered with Google Gemini in March to add an AI “Chatty Slimey” companion to Dragon Quest X.
• Dragon Quest X is a Japan-exclusive MMORPG and the Chatty Slimey announcement drew a strongly mixed response from players.
• Square Enix and Google are now planning a separate Gemini-powered, in-person Dragon Quest event in Tokyo.
• The new event demonstrates continued use of Google’s Gemini across the Dragon Quest franchise despite earlier backlash.