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14 DLC For Tales of Vesperia Released (News)

Sep 2, 2008

GamersPlatform Reports: "After the release of the four Free DLC of Tales of Vesperia last week, Namco Bandai releases 14 more DLC over the XBOX Live Marketplace, making the life of lazy RPG gamers a lot easier. This time, though, it's not free as you have to PAY! What's next, Namco?

All I'm probably getting is the 300,000 Gald for 300 MS Points. What about you?"

OXM UK: Tales of Vesperia demo exclusive to OXM (News)

Sep 1, 2008

OXM UK writes: "Tales of Vesperia is the game many have credited with single-handedly turning around Xbox 360's fortunes in Japan. Within a week of the game being released over there, the console was completely sold out nationwide.

Developer and publisher Namco Bandai hasn't named a European distributor for the game just yet, but we've been allowed to snap up the demo exclusively with our October Issue (on sale Thursday 4th September)."

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4 Free DLC for Tales of Vesperia (News)

Aug 28, 2008

To celebrate the release of Tales of Vesperia, Namco Bandai releases 4 Free downloadable contents to help you start off in a grand adventure! As reported last week, this is just the beginning of Namco Bandai making the life of people who doesn't want to spend time with the game a lot easier. We will probably see the Level Up DLC next week? Who knows?

List after the jump!

Tales of Vesperia (Review)

Aug 26, 2008

Tales of Vesperia is everything you’d expect from a Japanese role-playing game: sprawling dungeons, monster encounters and stuff about saving the world. It’s also everything you’d expect from a Tales game: epic story, angsty anime characters and drop-in, drop-out co-op. But this isn’t your granddaddy’s Tales of Symphonia with its namby-pamby plotlines and romantic relationship system; this is the Tales series all grown up and in living color. ...

New Game Releases for the Week of August 24, 2008 (News)

Aug 23, 2008

Gamerdeals.net writes:

"The highlights this week include Tales of Vesperia (Xbox 360), Mario Super Sluggers (Nintendo Wii), Disgaea 3 Absense of Justice (PS3), and N+ (Nintendo DS, Sony PSP).

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of August 17, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"

Current Tales of Vesperia DLC won't give you God-like characters (News)

Aug 23, 2008

Siliconera.com writes "Kotaku sparked an interesting discussion when Level up packs appeared as Tales of Vesperia downloadable content. There are three packs online now: Level Up + 5 (1), Level Up + 5 (2), and Level Up + 10. However, you cannot repeatedly buy the Level Up + 10 Pack and skip grinding all together. Each of these packs and the 300,000 gold can only be purchased once. If you buy all of the level up packs the maximum paid level boost you can get is 20 levels for 700 Microsoft Points ($8.75)."

Buy Level Ups for Vesperia as DLC? Scamco Strikes Again (News)

Aug 22, 2008

Destructoid writes: There's a reason why people call the company Scamco Bandai, and that's because Namco's approach to DLC borders on the insulting. Not content to sell incomplete games at retail and charge people for stuff that's already hidden on the disc, the dhampirs have now hit upon an even more outrageous scheme -- charging you cash to download level ups in Tales of Vesperia.

LV Up +10 (1) 300 Microsoft Points
LV Up +5 (1) 200 Microsoft Points
300,000 Gald (1) 300 Microsoft Points
Skill sets 80 Microsoft Points
HP Recovery Cuisine Recipe Set 100 Microsoft Points

Tales of Vesperia Is Xbox 360's Fastest Selling Game In Japan (News)

Aug 14, 2008

Kotaku: Sure, Namco Bandai's latest Tales RPG had to settle for a fourth place finish, but it faced strong competition. Phantasy Star Portable, with its Monster Hunter Portable-like appeal, still holds down the number one spot, with the newest Fire Emblem and Rhythm Tengoku Gold placing and showing, respectively, with well over one hundred thousand units sold. Tales of Vesperia's 100K-plus debut week is certainly going to move some Xbox 360s in Japan, as gamers there were lining up en masse to secure the 360 exclusive RPG.

Japanese Xbox360 sold out? (News)

Aug 14, 2008

"Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara is not just a big electronics store in Tokyo, it is one of the (if not the largest) electronics stores in the world. I was there earlier this week and was pretty surprised to see that they had sold out of all versions of the Xbox 360 consoles. Looks like the Japanese have got Tales of Vesperia fever, which was recently released over here."

Tales of Vesperia Special Edition Complete Details (News)

Aug 14, 2008

"Tales of Vesperia" sure has been getting some serious attention. It's one of the few games that managed to actually make the 360 sell out in Japan, and seriously drive the sales of the system with the RPG crowd. Well, Bandai-Namco certainly has taken notice to this and is offering something special to the fans.

Bandai-Namco announced a limited edition of "Tales of Vesperia" today. The special edition will come bundled with several goodies including a soundtrack, which features 25 tracks spanning across the Tales series, an artbook, and a special tin case. Preorders are now being taken for both the standard and limited edition of the game. The standard version will be $59.99 and the limited edition will be $69.99. Make sure to reserve yours soon, the game releases August 26th.
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So far Tales of Vesperia DLC is free (News)

Aug 12, 2008

Namco Bandai isn't shy about adding downloadable content to their Xbox 360 games. In the case of Idolm@ster it's excessive, but the publisher is giving Tales fans a break. Four packs of Tales of Vesperia downloadable content are sitting on the Japan's Xbox Live Marketplace which instantly gives players a set of restorative gummies, ingredients for item synthesis, and skills for the two main characters.

First Day sales 8/7, Tales of Vesperia 70k; Fire Emblem 80k (News)

Aug 8, 2008

First Day sales in Japan 8/7

Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light NDS = 80k
Tales of Vesperia 360 = 70k

Japan lines up for Xbox 360 game: Madness prevails (News)

Aug 7, 2008

Destructoid writes:

"Take a good, long, lasting look at the above image folks, because it's not something you see every day, and it could be something you'll never see again. That is a bunch of Japanese people lining up for an Xbox 360 game -- just when you think you'd witnessed it all.

This is of course for Tales of Vesperia, with customers patiently waiting at the Akihabara Yodobashi Camera to get their hands on this exclusive new JRPG. Certainly not the biggest launch in the world, but for a 360 game, it's is as stellar as anybody could imagine.

This morning's launch was accompanied by on-stage antics that included producers Yoshito Higuchi and Tsutomu Gouda, the latter of which quipped: "Even though the Olympics are starting, everyone please enjoy playing Tales of Versperia." Pro wrestler Wataru Sakora was also present for the event.

Although hype for Vesperia isn't as mad as it would be had the game come out for the PS3 or Wii, a "steady stream" of 360 consoles are reportedly being sold. And all it took was a Japanese game in a Japanese genre made by Japanese people to do it..."

More pictures above N4G headline and at Famitsu.com

Latest Famitsu Review Score,Tales of Vesperia get 35/40,Fatal Frame IV get 34/40 (News)

Jul 30, 2008

Xbox360
Tales of Vesperia |9-9-9-8(35/40)
NBA 2K8 |5-7-5-7(24/40)

Wii
Fatal Frame IV |9-9-8-8(34/40)
Lost in Blue Wii |7-7-6-5(25/40)

NDS
Fire Emblem: Dark Dragon and Sword of Light |9-8-8-9(34/40)
Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 |8-8-8-8(32/40)
Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 - Banjou no Geass Gekijou |6-6-6-7(25/40)
Summon Night 2 |8-8-8-6(30/40)
Wantame variety channel |6-6-6-6(24/40)
DS Pico Series: Sanrio no Party e Ikou! Oryouri - Oshare - Okaimono |6-5-6-5(22/40)
Ron-Q! Highland in DS |7-7-7-6(27/40)
San Goku Shi Taisen Ten |8-8-8-8(32/40)
Mite wa Ikenai |6-6-6-5(23/40)
Monster Farm DS 2: Yomigaeru! Master Breeder Densetsu |6-7-8-8(29/40)

PS3
NBA 2K8 |5-7-5-7(24/40)

Tales of Vesperia's North American Boxart Revealed? (News)

Jul 29, 2008

On the websites of retailers such as Walmart, the finalized boxart for Tales of Vesperia seems to have been leaked (back before Tales of the Abyss's release, the boxart was leaked on GameFly's website).

There are some small issues some people have claimed to have noticed, so it's not 100% certain that Walmart didn't take a high-quality fake from another website. We'll have to wait a few weeks to see if this leak was true or not.

Famitsu 360 reviews Tales of Vesperia,Soul Caliber IV and more (News)

Jul 28, 2008

Soul Calibur IV (Xbox 360, Bandai Namco): 9 / 9 / 8 / 8 - (34/40)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Operation: Troy (Xbox 360, Bandai Namco): 7 / 7 / 6 / 7 - (27/40)
Tales of Vesperia (Xbox 360, Bandai Namco): 9 / 9 / 8 / 8 - (34/40)
NBA 2K8 (Xbox 360, 2K Sports): 7 / 7 / 8 / 7 - (29/40)

E3 08: Tales of Vesperia - Gameplay 2 (Video)

Jul 18, 2008

E3 08: Tales of Vesperia - Gameplay 5 (Video)

Jul 18, 2008

E3 08: Tales of Vesperia - Gameplay 1 (Video)

Jul 18, 2008

Tales of Vesperia (Screenshots)

Jul 17, 2008

Tales of Vesperia Demo on Live (News)

Jul 14, 2008

Kombo Reports: "Microsoft is bringing home the goods of E3 with all kinds of goodies on Xbox Live. Aside from Too Human, Microsoft has also posted a demo of Tales of Vesperia on Live Marketplace. This is the first next-gen installment of the Tales franchise and looks to redefine the series.

The file is a minor 278MB. Get downloading. "

Tales Channel DVD Pre-Order Gift for JPN Tales of Vesperia (News)

Jul 7, 2008

Namco-Bandai announced on the Tales of Vesperia Japanese Developer's Blog that a special pre-order DVD, entitled "Tales Channel DVD", will be given out in tandem with Tales of Vesperia's release.

According to a rough translation, it will include a gallery, as well as some sort of a small chat drama like past DVD pre-order gifts the company has released in the past for the Tales series.

Anime Expo: Namco Bandai On Display (News)

Jul 6, 2008

"One Namco Bandai fighter shines, another flops."

1UP delivers their report on Soul Calibur IV, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm and Tales of Vesperia from Namco Bandai's booth at the Anime Expo.

Namco-Bandai Games Launches Tales Brigade Website (News)

Jul 3, 2008

Namco-Bandai Games in North America has launched a teaser page for the Tales Brigade, which seems to be somewhat of a rebirth of Tales Underground, a website that was launched to promote the series around the release of Tales of Legendia in North America.

The site plans to open in early August (around the release of Tales of Vesperia, and will have news on the games, games/quizes, as well as giveaways (which likely will be exclusives, if the former site was any indication). Consoles will also be given away if you are a registered member each month (likely up to when Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World is released).

Tales of Vesperia release date is August 19 (News)

Jun 25, 2008

As the debut of the Tales series on the Xbox 360 and in HD graphics, Tales of Vesperia will be released in America on August 19th, 2008, and not in Europe until 2009.

Tales of Vesperia - EXCLUSIVE vids (News)

Jun 25, 2008

We've got three very awesome, very exclusive vids from the 360 HD JRPG extravaganza, Tales of Vesperia. ...

Give JRPGs a chance (Preview)

Jun 25, 2008

Back in March, Associate Editor Paul Ryan took a few shots at the Japanese role-playing game genre in his article Why JRPGs suck. While Paul raises some valid points in his piece (like, two), some of us at GamesRadar could write a graduate dissertation on why JRPGs are awesome.

Instead of coughing up a master’s thesis right now, though, we’re going to take one of the most awesome upcoming JRPGs for the Xbox 360 and use ...

Tales of Vesperia demo hits Live (News)

Jun 20, 2008

VG247: A Tales of Vesperia Demo has been posted on the Asian and Indian XBLMs.

"Special DVD" Preorder Bonus Announced for Tales of Vesperia (News)

Jun 13, 2008

Symphonic Heaven has reported that a "Special DVD" will be given away as a preorder bonus for Namco-Bandai's upcoming Xbox360 RPG, Tales of Vesperia.

Xbox 360 Tales Of Vesperia Pack (News)

Jun 11, 2008

If you live in Japan, love your J-RPGs then you're in for a treat if you needed a reason to buy an Xbox 360. Microsoft unveiled the console pack above last night at their Japanese show. It includes: Tales of Vesperia (the game), a Tales faceplate, a copy of the game's script and a 20GB 360.

Microsoft attacks RPG genre (News)

Jun 10, 2008

As promised Microsoft's 'RPG Premiere' has just come to a close in Japan and there are enough stats here to give even the most casual RPG fan the horn. One thing's for sure, MS isn't going down in Japan without a fight.

Let's get right to it. First up is Namco Bandai's colourful Tales of Vesperia, which has been confirmed for release this August in Japan and the US, with us dirty Europeans having to wait a far longer into ...

J-RPGs Coming To Xbox 360 (News)

Jun 10, 2008

Gamers will be getting their Japanese role-playing game fix on the Xbox 360 soon. Japanese Xbox 360 gamers will also be getting a taste of US and European developed RPGs. At the "Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008" event in Shibuya, Tokyo today, release dates on upcoming Xbox 360 RPGs from Square Enix, Namco Bandai and Microsoft Game Studios were revealed.

Microsoft pins Japan hopes on new RPGs (News)

Jun 10, 2008

Microsoft has released further details of the titles it hopes will ignite the Xbox 360's ailing sales in Japan at a press event in Tokyo today.

At the Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008 stage show, Corporation executives introduced a number of games to be released in the territory in the next 12-18 months, including projects from both Namco Bandai and Square Enix.

Tales of Vesperia demo promised for June (News)

Jun 10, 2008

Namco just confirmed that a demo of RPG Tales of Vesperia will be released in June on Xbox Live, although it's unclear which regions will enjoy the taster.

Namco producer Yoshito Higuchi gave the details at the Microsoft's ongoing Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008 event in Tokyo.

Tales of Vesperia to release on August 7 in Japan (News)

Jun 10, 2008

Microsoft just confirmed that Namco RPG will release in Japan on August for 7,800 yen.

The game will also release in the US in August, and in Europe in 2009.

Tales of Vesperia confirmed, then denied, as PS3 game (News)

May 14, 2008

The internet excitedly responded to Namco Bandai's recent presentation to the press, which showed Tales of Vesperia as both an Xbox 360 and PS3 game. The long-running RPG series has a strong fan following, but Microsoft secured exclusivity for the game. Since then, Namco Bandai has revised its presentation, removing mention of a PS3 version, apologizing for the confusion.

Tales of Vesperia Gets Theme Song From Bonnie Pink (News)

Apr 22, 2008

Namco Bandai has revealed that the theme song in the North American and Japanese versions of Tales of Vesperia will be an original recording by chart-topping Japanese pop star Bonnie Pink.

Tales Of Vesperia Gets J-Popped And A-Popped (News)

Apr 17, 2008

Torrence Davis of The Bitbag writes, "I just checked out Bonnie Pink on iTunes. She's pretty good in both English and Japanese. This game is going to be hot. Microsoft continues to ensure that the Xbox 360 is number one for JRPG's."

Tales of Vesperia - hands-on (Preview)

Apr 16, 2008

Tales of Vesperia is the first major RPG to be presented in HD, Producer Gouda Tsutomu boasted at last night’s Bandai Namco press event. “[We] have finally realized the ideal RPG that Tales has always tried to be.”

After drooling over the trailer, we heartily agree - Tales of Vesperia is quite possibly the most gorgeous game we’ve ever seen on the Xbox 360, more beautiful even than ...

PS3/360: Five High-Def Titles For Your Game Console (News)

Apr 14, 2008

The Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 have brought HD gaming into the mainstream. After years of High-Def in the living room being a hazy concept that really only affected A/V aficionados, the more technologically inclined, and the affluent, these videogame machines have made HD Gaming as simple and affordable as "plug n' play." But as with any consumer device, the hardware, for all its potential, is just that - untapped potential. What really brings out the true worth of the machine is the software that goes into it, and how it utilizes the power built into its system architecture.

Tales of Vesperia Info & New Trailer In March (News)

Mar 10, 2008

Akayuki writes:

"Nacmo Bandai has announced that their successful Tales of RPG series has sold more than 10 million copies since the first title was released.

Following this announcement, the company also revealed that the next installment in the series, Tales of Vesperia for the Xbox 360 will be released late in 2008. A new trailer will also be released in mid-March on Xbox LIVE.

A spokesman also mentioned that "release on other platforms are being considered.""

Tales of Vesperia Officially Announced (First Details + New Screenshots) (News)

Feb 27, 2008

"Namco Bandai today announced that it will be bringing the latest addition to the renowned RPG series known as Tales to the Xbox 360 later this year. Titled Tales of Vesperia, this latest installment will be the series' first trip onto next-gen consoles which means an all-new graphics engine -- with character designs provided by the famous Japanese artist Kosuke Fujishima -- to render the classic anime style for which the series is known. Namco Bandai also promises massive battlefields to accompany the series' typical real-time combat system."

More after the jump.

Tales of Vesperia - details emerge (Preview)

Feb 27, 2008

Forget that silly sequel on the Wii - Tales of Vesperia on the Xbox 360 is the real continuation of the Tales series. Just in time for the 10th anniversary of the series, Vesperia is set in a world where an evil Empire is trying to control all of the ancient technology called "blastia," the story follows two friends out on different paths to save their world… or destroy it. Stunning HD and an all-new graphics engine promised immersive, ...

Tales of Vesperia (Timed) Exclusive for 360 (News)

Feb 21, 2008

The latest issue of PLAY Magazine has details on the latest Tales game, and it just so happens to be a timed exclusive for the Xbox 360. Set to hit the Xbox 360 this year (odds are fourth quarter), Tales of Vesperia is the first Tales game to be in HD and will feature a lot of the trademark excellence that has made the series one of the most loved JRPG's around.

Tales of Vesperia confirmed for Xbox 360 (News)

Dec 31, 2007

Music composer Motoi Sakuraba has somewhat confirmed that the recently announced Tales of Vesperia game will be released on Xbox 360. This can be concluded from his blog, where he has listed all his projects in which he participated or still is participating in. In this list we find all the Tales of games, with at the bottom Tales of Vesperia for Xbox 360, listed only for Xbox 360.

No official word has been given out by publisher Bandai Namco, but it is highly likely Tales of Vesperia will come to the Xbox 360, as an exclusive.

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