Latest on Tales

Namco Bandai announced three Tales series games simultaneously, and now whenever we get an update on one, it seems the other two follow.

The latest on Tales of Vesperia PS3, Tales of Graces and Tales of Versus comes from the usual source: leaked information from Jump Magazine.

For PS3's Vesperia the magazine confirms a final Japanese release date of September 17. Namco Bandai is working some magic for the PS3 version and has somehow managed to add pirate Patty to the opening anime sequence. It's good that they're putting in the effort, as Japanese players are going to have to pay 7,800 yen for the game. That's about 80 bucks, but it's the same price 360 owners had to pay.

For Wii's Tales of Graces, the magazine offers a first look at the heroine, Sophie. She joins Asbel as the only characters revealed so far for the game. Sophie has lost her memory when she first meets Asbel. The name "Sophie" is actually something Asbel decided to give her.

Screens in the magazine show the two characters fighting alongside one another. Aside from that, Namco Bandai is keeping very quiet on this particular installment, which is one of the main "mothership" titles for the franchise.

Finally, the Tales of Versus update. As usual, the new information concerns new characters. Joining the growing cast of playable combatants in this Tales series fighter are Rita (from Vesperia), Tear Grants (Abyss), Kyle Dunamis (Destiny 2), Senel Coolidge (Legendia), Lloyd Irving (Symphonia) and Colette Brunelle (Symphonia).

Versus will lead off this season's Tales fun with a Japanese release set for August 8.

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