
Tales of Vesperia‘s protagonist Yuri Lowell will soon receive a fine looking figure portrayal by Alter.
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International fans of Namco’s blockbuster Tales series of RPGs desperate to see English releases have launched that most effective of pressure campaigns, an Internet petition.
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In a move unlikely to surprise many given its handling of “Xbox 360 exclusive” Tales of Vesperia, Namco has announced a perfect edition of Tales of Graces on the PS3.
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Tales Studio, the Namco Bandai subsidiary responsible for the long running Tales series of RPGs, has been revealed to be in dire financial straits.
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An editorial opining that the JRPG is now a dead genre, and offering 5 reasons why this is the case, has recently been circulating, both in Japan and internationally, and is particularly topical in light of the ongoing controversy ensuing from Bioware’s stinging comments on the matter.
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A very belated but authentically top-heavy figurine of Tear Grants, the noted Tales of the Abyss heroine, has arrived, with some notably tight clothing in evidence, particularly in the chest area.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Feb 23, 2010 20:57 JST
- Tags: Bugs, Marketing, Namco Bandai, Ports, PS3, RPG, Tales of Graces, Tales Series, Wii

Bandai Namco has finally announced a humiliating official recall of its notoriously buggy Wii title Tales of Graces, a mere three months after release.
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Bandai Namco has announced a 31 billion yen loss for fiscal 2009, after previously predicting 8.5 billion yen in profits; the company announced its intent to sack almost 10% of its 7,000 strong workforce to stem the flow of red ink, some 630 people.
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Namco Bandai has consigned international fans of Tales of Vesperia to eternal beta tester status, saying it has no intention of releasing the PS3 version of the game in the US (and presumably in less important places too).
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The controversy surrounding the recent release of decidedly linear RPG Final Fantasy XIII has caused some to make unfavourable comparisons with a previously released Flash game parody RPG, “The Linear RPG,” playable below.
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Fans of Tales of Graces have been pained to discover the title has dozens of bugs, some severe enough to crash the console and other locking players out of various parts of the game; with the game being released on the Wii, which lacks any hard drive, the impact is doubly severe as no patches will be forthcoming.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, H, News
- Date: Oct 30, 2009 16:48 JST
- Tags: Cosplay, DLC, Lolicon, Ports, PS3, Seifuku, Tales of Vesperia, Tales Series

Namco’s notorious business practices have been brought to the fore with the news that it is charging a shocking ¥300 each for the opportunity to view the Tales of Vesperia cast in upskirt fashion, with all 9 costing ¥2,700, practically the cost of a game…
However, Namco knows its marks well and it seems likely many will succumb; the panchira, such as it is, is visible below:
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