November 30, 2002 - The upcoming issue of Shounen Jump, a Japanese comic magazine, has a first look at the next in the Dragon Quest series, including first screens. While the magazine doesn't reach store shelves until Monday, some fans connected to Japanese site Quitters, managed to get a hold of the issue early (them's connections for ya') and have provided scans and some information.

According to the scans, there are actually two Dragon Quest games coming. One is for the PS2 and is being titled Dragon Quest VIII. Another title, Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart will be released for the Game Boy Advance. We don't have clear release dates for either title, although it seems that they will be released simultaneously.

We'll have to wait until Monday for full details on both games as it's a bit hard to discern details from the scans. The PS2 version is being developed by Level-5, the same people responsible for Sony's Dark Chronicle and Microsoft's True Fantasy Live Online. It is unknown who's working on the GBA title.