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Bandai Namco has revealed a downloadable story episode for Tales of Zestiria‘s Alisha. The ‘Alisha After Episode’ follows her and Rose’s efforts to uncover ties between Hyland Kingdom extremists and the Hyouma.

The DLC is free to download until February 28, and will be priced at 1300 yen afterward.

Source: Gematsu

Tales of Zestiria will reward players with special attachments – plush dolls that sit on a character’s shoulder – for save data from previous Tales entries, Bandai Namco announced. Verspiria save data gets Yuri, Graces F adds Sophie, Xillia unlocks Jude, Xillia 2 unlocks Ludger, Symphonia gets Lloyd, and Symphonia: Dawn of the New World adds Marta.

Tales of Zestiria will launch in Japan on January 22, with the North American and European releases to follow later this year.

Source: Gematsu

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In case you need more costumes in your RPG, Tales of Zestiria will have you covered with postlaunch DLC, Bandai Namco revealed recently. Costume bundles include “Academy Costumes” – school outfits, basically – and both outfits and hairdos from my long-standing weakness, The Idolmaster.

(No Makoto, no sale.)

Anyway, Zestiria hits the PS3 in Japan on January 22, with North America and Europe to follow sometime in summer of 2015.

Source: Gematsu

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Bandai Namco has announced that Tales of Zestiria will launch in Summer 2015 for the PS3 in North America and Europe. This puts it roughly six months out from the Japanese release of January 22, making it one of the fastest localizations for the series in recent years.

Also revealed at the Tokyo Game Show is that the game will feature downloadable costumes from the Evangelion series, including those for Shinji (Sorey), Rei (Edna), Asuka (Rose), and Misato (Lailah).

Source: Gematsu

More details have emerged about Tales of Zestiria‘s Kamui Mode fusions, which allow main character Sorey to join with another party member to form a single powerful creature. The fusions are elemental based: Lailah creates a firey being that uses a sword; Mikleo’s is water-based and hits all enemies with a bow; Dezel’s creature uses wind, with whirlwind and tornado attacks; and Edna’s is earth-based, striking enemies with its fists and even the terrain.

Source: Gematsu

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Bandai Namco has set the release dates for several of its upcoming Vita titles in both Europe and North America. One Piece: Unlimited World Red, already available in Europe, hits North America starting July 14 (GameStop exclusive retail, with the digital release on the 15th). Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment launches digitally on August 19 in North America, and on August 20 in Europe. Lastly, Tales of Hearts R reaches North America on November 11, followed by the European release on the 14th.

Source: Gematsu

Bandai Namco’s Dennis Lee, global brand manager for the Tales series, stated that Tales of Zestiria will launch for both Japan and the west in the same year. Speaking at an E3 Interview, he said that “We’ve gone from over two years with Xillia 1, and now we’ve gotten it down to a year, and we’re going to get it to less than that for Tales of Zestiria—it’s going to be in the same year as the Japanese release. So they’re working on shrinking that time down as much as possible.”

A timeframe for either release has yet to be announced.

Source: Gematsu

Tales of the World: Reve Unitia has been set for an October 23 release in Japan, Bandai Namco recently announced. The 3DS title will be priced at 5,210 yen.

Source: Gematsu

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Bandai Namco has confirmed that Tales of Hearts R, the Vita remake of Tales of Hearts, will launch outside of Japan this winter. In North America, the title will be retail-exclusive to GameStop and also available digitally, while details about the European release have not been given at this time.

Source: Gematsu

Bandai Namco have announced the western release dates for Tales of Xillia 2: August 19 for North America, August 22 for Europe. The game will launch in both standard and Collector’s Editions, the latter of which throws in a music CD, art book, a replica of Elle’s pocketwatch compact, Tales series costume DLC, and a figurine of Ludger Kresnik.

Source: Gematsu

Bandai Namco has released information about its upcoming Tales SRPG for the 3DS. Tales of the World: Reve Unitia introduces characters Terun and Nahato, who have separate storylines and meet up with different characters from the series. Terun runs across Lloyd and Asbel, while Nahato encounters Yuri and Jade. Said characters, known as Awakened Ones, have lost the memories of their home worlds, though they still retain their core personalities and are ultimately pulled into the fight to save this world.

No word on price or release date have been given at this time.

Source: Gematsu

Tales of Hearts R, the PS Vita redux of Tales of Hearts, has been confirmed by Bandai Namco for a western release. For North America, the title will be retail exclusive for GameStop and also available digitally via the PlayStation Store. European availability is awaiting clarification at this time. The title is set for a winter launch this year.

Source: Gematsu

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The latest Tales entry has been revealed as Tales of the World: Reve Unitia, a strategy RPG for the 3DS. Set in the same world as the iOS/Android Tales of the World: Tactics Union, the game’s cast includes Asbel from Graces, Lloyd from Symphonia, Yuri from Vesperia, Meredy from Eternia, and both Jade and Natalia from Abyss.

No release date has been set, though an official site has been set up here.

Source: Gematsu

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