NextGen Player writes:

"After reading a post on Cheap Ass Gamer, it looks like there are some pretty good deals at HMV if you look deep enough. On their website there are a number of value priced games that certainly seem reasonable if you're in the market."
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ATARI recently announced their overview of upcomming 2009 game releases including dates.
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Namco Bandai's Eternal Sonata boasts gorgeous graphics, 3D character models, and a groundbreaking battle system. The PS3 edition of Eternal Sonata will include extra content, such as new events to help move along the story line, Crescendo and Serenade as playable characters, and the ability to freely change your characters' costumes.

Featuring exclusive playable characters and quests, Eternal Sonata allows players to join Frederic Chopin during the final hours of his life as he travels to a realm of dreams in this award-winning adventure. Fans can catch a glimpse of this new version with the downloadable demo that is now available on the PlayStation®Network.
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That Aussie Game Site have wrapped up the day in games reporting on Bungie's Kojima talent aquisition, new DLC for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and a swag of demos coming to the PSN. They've also got information on the free DLC for Gears of War 2, information regarding the Resistance 2 Beta, Dead Space colour-coded suits and a bunch of new media for Tom Clancy's End War. What a day!
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PlayFrance:

"This version of the Playstation 3 will offer exclusive content, with two new playable characters (Crescendo and Seranade), additional quests, new purpose and a system of customisation for costumes heroes."
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Police are appealing for information following the theft of a rare and collectable games console from a house in Banbury.

An address in Hearthway was burgled in the early hours of Friday, June 20.

A number of items were stolen, including an X-box 360 with a limited edition design taken from the Japanese video game Eternal Sonata. The X-box is a rare collectors' item and is very distinctive.

Other items were also taken including a Hewlett Packard laptop computer, a PlayStation Portable (PSP), a white Nintendo DS, a silver digital camera, a silver iPod and a Sony Ericsson mobile phone.
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RPGFan writes:

"Bandai Namco Games announced that its Xbox 360 RPG Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume (Eternal Sonata in the US) will be available for PlayStation 3 in Japan in mid-September. More than a year has passed since the game's release on the Xbox 360 in Japan, but the developers have apparently used this time to make significant changes to the game. As previously reported, two new playable characters, a new quest and the option to change a character's outfit had already been confirmed to be part of the PlayStation 3 release's feature set. Further improvements announced today include a new dungeon, a revised scenario with multiple endings as well as new songs by pianist Stanislav Bunin and composer Motoi Sakuraba."
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Namco Bandai US has told videogaming247 that as far as it's aware, the PS3 version of tri-Crescendo's JRPG Eternal Sonata won't make it out of Japan.

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Speaking with videogaming247 today, Atari has said that there are still no details on the PS3 version of tri-Crescendo RPG Eternal Sonata.
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Nov 2, 2007 Something PS3 owners must be getting used to by now is waiting a little longer for games to come to their platform, but in Eternal Sonata's case, the extra wait means you'll get two more characters to play as, which is nice. As an exclusive treat to PS3 owners, the characters Serenade and Prince Crescendo, who were non-playable characters in the 360 version, will be fully playable. These characters will bring with them new story sequences as well, according to Dengeki Online (via ... » Read More

Namco Bandai and Atari, the publisher of Eternal Sonata in Europe, have released a playable demo of the game on Xbox Live Marketplace.

The demo, previously released in Asia and North America, comprises an early part of the game and follows characters Polka, Allegretto and Beat as they explore the Path to Tenuto, Tenuto Village and Heaven's Mirror Forest.
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Issue 11 of free Xbox 360 magazine, 360Zine, has a preview and interview on Call of Duty 4 and they're blown away with the graphics and gameplay.
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NAMCO BANDAI have announced that Eternal Sonata has shipped to retail stores across North America...
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TotalVideoGames.com and RPGamer.com report that this week's issue of Famitsu confirms that Eternal Sonata, or Trusty Bell as it's known in Japan, is set for release for PlayStation 3 in Spring 2008.
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Thanks to JohnnyRam over at NeoGAF, onAXIS have some details about Yakuza 3 from the latest Famitsu. Although it's short, it's better than nothing.
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According to an interview at the French website Jeux Video, (see the first alternative source below,) the producer of Ace Combat 6 has revealed the possibility of a PS3 version of the air simulation game.

In addition, earlier the official site for Beautiful Katamari listed PlayStation 3 and Wii versions as "TBD" ("To Be Determined,") The website has since then been updated, and the PS3 and Wii listing removed after being spotted and reported.

In a similar fashion, Eternal Sonata (aka Trusty Bell in Japan) is also listed as "TBD" for PlayStation 3 -- but interestingly, no Wii. The unintentional listing has also been discovered and removed.

Altogether which seem to be an interesting coincidence. 1UP speculates that Beautiful Katamari and Eternal Sonata will be announced at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show (TGS) 2007, (i.e., the second alternative source below.)

Note: Snapshots of the evidences were taken by Kotaku before the websites changes and are attached below.
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Namco Bandai Games has dimmed the house lights and drawn back the curtains on Endless Nocturne, a new interactive community site for their upcoming RPG title, Eternal Sonata.
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During an Eternal Sonata conference call last night, Xbox360fanboy managed to clarify some details on the game and even uncover some new details. First of all, they learned that the game should take about 30 hours to complete for players that wish to simply charge through. If, however, you wish to complete all the side-quests (and you won't get the full story if you don't), it will take much longer. In fact, some of the side-quests aren't even accessible on the first play-through, so players will have at least some incentive to go through the game more than once.
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There is not much at the moment, but visitors can scroll through and listen to twenty exceptional, enjoyable orchestral soundtracks. The soundtracks include some Chopin classics, some original scores, and some that are combinations of both.

The titles of the twenty soundtracks are:
1. Raindrops (Prelude in D Flat Major Op. 28 No. 15)
2. Prepared To Fight (Boss Battle 1)
3. Uncertain Homefront (Forte City)
4. Wall With No Front Or Back (Fort Fermata)
5. Conduct the Breeze (Hanon Hills)
6. Underground for the Underhanded (Ritardando Sewers)
7. Mediocrity For All (Ritardando)*
8. Revolution (Etude in C Minor Op. 10 No. 12)*
9. Take A Stand (Sharp Mountains)
10. Close Call
11. Between Light and Darkness (Boss Battle 3)
12. Illuminated Lives (Heaven's Mirror Forest)
13. Make the Leap (Regular Battle)
14. A Relaxing Place
15. Rapid Fire
16. Can You Recall Your Dream?
17. I Believe (Boss Battle 2)
18. Reflect the Sky, Blosson of Life (Tenuto Village)
19. Animals Everywhere (Agogo Forest)
20. Time Together

*Soundtracks used in trailers.
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More information and double-speak on whether or not Eternal Sonata is multi-platform.

Quote: "According to game site Siliconera, the controller and the graphics made bringing Eternal Sonata to the Xbox 360 a no-brainer. What about a PS3 version? Publisher Bandai Namco told Siliconera that it was "not aware" of a PS3 version at the moment. How could it not be aware of that? It's friggin' Bandai Namco! The Japanese box for Eternal Sonata (AKA Trusty Bell) doesn't have an "ONLY ON XBOX 360" stamp on it. Thus, the game should be treated as such."

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