Breakdown
- Xbox has released a new Blue Dragon background
- The background honours the legendary Akira Toriyama
- Toriyama passed earlier this month due to acute subdural hematoma
Xbox has released a brand new Blue Dragon background for players to download.
The background is available for free in honour of the late Akira Toriyama.
Toriyama, father of Dragon Ball, Dragon Quest, and Blue Dragon, among others, passed earlier this month.
click to enlargeThe Xbox background features art from the 2006 RPG Blue Dragon, an Xbox 360 exclusive featuring the legendary art style of the great Akira Toriyama.
In a post on their official X/Twitter account, Xbox said "Honoring a true legend. We’ve added a new dynamic dashboard background featuring Xbox 360's Blue Dragon, with art and character designs by Akira Toriyama."
In order to use the new background, go to My Games & Apps > Apps > Settings > General > Personalization to download the background. Scroll to the Blue Dragon background and apply it.
The background was released in honour of the legendary artist Akira Toriyama who passed on March 1, 2024. Thousands of fans worldwide gathered online to mourn his death and pay tribute to his legacy.
Dragon Ball Z Kakarot creators CyberConnect2 closed their doors on March 8. CEO Matsuyama apologised to CC2 employees and said the company was closing its doors to allow employees to mourn Toriyama properly.
His passing was announced on the official Dragon Ball website in a joint statement from Bird Studio and Capsule Corporation Tokyo.
It read, "We are deeply saddened to inform you that Manga creator Akira Toriyama passed away on March 1st due to acute subdural hematoma. He was in age of 68."
"It's our deep regret that he still had several works in the middle of creation with great enthusiasm. Also, he would have many more things to achieve."
Sand Land, a manga created by Toriyama in 2000, is getting a video game adaptation later this month after its anime adaptation was released on Disney Plus in March.
Blue Dragon, released in 2006 in Japan and 2007 in Europe and America, was the first Xbox 360 on multiple discs spanning three total discs.
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