Split-Screen: "First, XBox 360 owners were treated when Namco-Bandai's Tales of Vesperia released on the system, and this certainly helped bolster the console's presence in Japan due to it's exclusivity. Then PS3 owners got the royal treatment, plus additional content, when Vesperia was announced to be on it's way to Sony's console in time for Christmas. We don't quite know what Wii gamers were expecting, given that Tales of Graces was already announced for the console, but a blog post by a Vesperia voice actor indicates they could be in for more."
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Anoop Gantayat: Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike is now in full theatrical release. Namco Bandai got around to celebrating earlier today with a creator talk session held at the Kadokawa Cinema theater in Shinjuku. Famitsu.com provided a report from the event.
Nick @ PS3Center writes:
Responding to the complaints of Xbox 360 Tales of Vesperia beta testers, a developer has laid bare the not so shocking truth of just how Namco was paid off by Microsoft to secure an "exclusive" release, but instead merely used the Xbox subsidy to reduce development costs on the PS3 version, which it expected to sell better.
Tales Union writes: "You may have known about some of the new extras added in the PlayStation 3 version of Tales of Vesperia, such as the superficial changes such as being able to walk around as Repede or having Flynn being an actual party member. What you may not have known about are some small changes that fix some of the major gripes in the Xbox 360 version, making the game much more enjoyable."
JPS Reports: "Similar to the PS3 version of Eternal Sonata, Tales of Vesperia will be having tons of exclusive contents that will make the PS3 version far more superior than the XBOX 360. From the costumes to the secret artes, we will get detailed on what to expect once the game comes out in Japan.
Xbox 360 users, stung by being the paying beta testers for Tales of Vesperia, a game touted as an Xbox exclusive and the sole reason many own their consoles, are launching a petition for redress from Bandai-Namco Games, who they accuse of "underhanded" and "unfair" tactics for daring to release the game on the PS3 in massively upgraded form.
Remember the new Mystic Artes being added to the PlayStation 3 version, such as Rita Mordio's Indignation (one of the staples of the series)? It appears they were initially planned in the Xbox 360 version.
GamesTM issue #86 hit store shelves with some interesting review scores, including a 5 out of 10 for the generally well received Tales of Vesperia, and a dismal 3 out of 10 for the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen video game movie tie-in.
411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include MagnaCarta II, Tales of VS., SingStar Queen, and Hearts of Iron III.
More characters have been revealed to be in Tales of Vesperia ~The First Strike~, thanks to an update on the official website.
Console Monster writes: "Friday is here at last and so is the release of game add-ons for both Lips and Tales of Vesperia. Here is the full Xbox Live Marketplace update for Friday 31st July 2009:
Namaco Bandai today announced an exclusive new trailer for acclaimed role-playing title Tales of Vesperia created especially for Europe and the PAL regions and available only on the official European website.
Gamer Limit writes "A few weeks ago, the European Tales of Vesperia site was launched, saying a single line, "Coming June 2009?. Vague, but concise. Finally, the site updated with the exact date. "
Tales of Vesperia, the high-quality RPG (which many call the best this generation thusfar) is now only $29.99 on Amazon.com. The retailer gods have bestowed upon us great blessings, indeed.
Please note that was issued on the Marketplace demo of Tales of Vespera. The weight is 278 MB.
Console Monster writes: "It's the weekend and as there's nothing much on the release front this week, the Xbox Live Marketplace could be your source of entertainment with two new demos to report.
The long-awaited bonus for the Special Edition of Tales of Vesperia has finally been revealed.