RicaneliteThree Xbox 360 RPGs Dated
Microsoft may not have made a big dent in the Japanese market this generation, but it hasn't been for lack of trying. Three more Japanese RPGs from well-known publishers Namco Bandai and Square Enix are scheduled to hit the market this year, with all of them coming to the Xbox 360.
New footage for Namco Bandai's upcoming Tales of Vesperia was unveiled at Microsoft's Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008 press event Tuesday, with a new Tales Xbox 360 bundle being announced to coincide with the game's August 7 release date in Japan. The game will also be dropping in August in North America. New footage included shots from the opening sequence as well as a few battles.
Tri-Ace fans were treated to info on the studio's newest IP, Infinite Undiscovery, which has been dated for September 2 in America. The featured gameplay included a real-time battle with soldiers and barrels as the main character Aya escaped from an Ogre and battled a dragon.
The final RPG on display was the Unreal Engine-powered Last Remnant, which was presented by producer Nobuyuki Ueda. He announced that the Xbox 360 version will be a timed exclusive over the PS3 version, and that it will launch simultaneously in Japan, North America and Europe this winter. So far, no release date for the PS3 version has been announced.
New footage for Namco Bandai's upcoming Tales of Vesperia was unveiled at Microsoft's Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008 press event Tuesday, with a new Tales Xbox 360 bundle being announced to coincide with the game's August 7 release date in Japan. The game will also be dropping in August in North America. New footage included shots from the opening sequence as well as a few battles.
Tri-Ace fans were treated to info on the studio's newest IP, Infinite Undiscovery, which has been dated for September 2 in America. The featured gameplay included a real-time battle with soldiers and barrels as the main character Aya escaped from an Ogre and battled a dragon.
The final RPG on display was the Unreal Engine-powered Last Remnant, which was presented by producer Nobuyuki Ueda. He announced that the Xbox 360 version will be a timed exclusive over the PS3 version, and that it will launch simultaneously in Japan, North America and Europe this winter. So far, no release date for the PS3 version has been announced.
