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J-RPGs Coming To Xbox 360 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Rivithed   
Tuesday, 10 June 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.

Upcoming Xbox 360 RPGs for North America:
From Square Enix:
- Infinite Undiscovery: September 2, 2008 (Xbox 360 Exclusive)
- Star Ocean: The Last Hope: Estimated 2009
- The Last Remnant: Winter 2008 (Released on Xbox 360 before other platforms)

From Microsoft Game Studios:
- Fable 2: October 2008

From NAMCO BANDAI Games:
- Tales of Vesperia: August 2008 (Xbox 360 Exclusive)
(A downloadable demo for Tales of Vesperia is estimated for the end of June 2008.)

Upcoming Xbox 360 RPGs for Japan:
From Square Enix:
- Infinite Undiscovery: September 11, 2008 (Xbox 360 Exclusive)
- Star Ocean: The Last Hope: Estimated 2009
- The Last Remnant: Winter 2008 (Released on Xbox 360 before other platforms)

From Microsoft Game Studios:
- Fable 2: End of 2008
- Mass Effect: Release date TBD

From NAMCO BANDAI Games:
- Tales of Vesperia: August 7, 2008 (Xbox 360 Exclusive)
- Xbox 360 Tales of Vesperia Premium Pack: August 7, 2008 (released exclusively in Japan)

Upcoming Xbox 360 RPGs for Europe:
From Square Enix:
- Infinite Undiscovery: September 5, 2008 (Xbox 360 Exclusive)
- Star Ocean: The Last Hope: Estimated 2009
- The Last Remnant: Winter 2008 (Released on Xbox 360 before other platforms)

From Microsoft Game Studios:
- Fable 2: October 2008

From NAMCO BANDAI Games:
- Tales of Vesperia: Estimated 2009 (Xbox 360 Exclusive)

Read the announcement from Microsoft below.

STELLAR RPG TITLE LINEUP ANNOUNCED AT XBOX 360 RPG PREMIERE 2008

Microsoft Co. Ltd., NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. and SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. announce shelf dates for Xbox 360 RPG franchises

Microsoft Co. Ltd., SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. and NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. announced details about their epic RPG titles coming to Xbox 360® at the Xbox 360 RPG Premiere 2008 event which took place in Shibuya, Tokyo on June 10, 2008. Takashi Sensui, general manager of the Home and Entertainment Division at Microsoft Co. Ltd., took the stage to introduce the title lineup of upcoming role playing games (RPG) for Xbox 360.

SQUARE ENIX announced “INFINITE UNDISCOVERY™” which is an exclusive Xbox 360 title and will be launched in the United States on September 2, 2008, in Europe on September 5, 2008, and in Japan and Asia on September 11, 2008. In addition “STAR OCEAN® : THE LAST HOPE™,” the latest popular RPG title for Xbox 360, will be coming in 2009. “THE LAST REMNANT™,” will be launched worldwide this winter, with the Xbox 360 version hitting the shelves before other platforms.

Microsoft announced that “Fable® 2,“ the highly-anticipated action RPG title from Microsoft Game Studios, is coming to Japan by the end of 2008. “Mass Effect™” will also be coming to Japan.

NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. announced that “Tales of Vesperia,” the latest addition to the renowned “Tales” RPG series will be released exclusively on Xbox 360 in Japan on August 7, 2008, in the United States August 2008, in Europe in 2009, and in Asia in Summer 2008. Additionally, only in Japan, a bundle, “Xbox 360 Tales of Vesperia Premium Pack" will go on sale on August 7.
NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. also announced that the free trial game demo of this title will be distributed through Xbox LIVE® Marketplace by the end of June, 2008.

RPG games are by far the most popular game genre in Japan, and with these title announcements, Xbox 360 demonstrates it has an unparalleled lineup of RPGs for any current-generation gaming console in Japan as well as worldwide.

Comments
about bloody time
Written by Guest on 2008-08-13 20:00:03
about time jeez not enough j-rpg's by far, already finished the only 5 j-rpg's on 360, looks like it will never match the libary of previous consoles ever, especially considering dev cost & time.
EXCELLENT CHOICE!!!!!
Written by Guest on 2008-07-06 22:36:20
Great JOB Microsoft Japan!!!! 
 
You guys have STOLEN the show now put all your marketing muscle behind these brands!!! 
http://www.the-magicbox.com 
 
X360 can do RPGs and adventure games of all type! 
http://forums.gametrailers.com/showthread.php?t=460518 
 
Store your great advertising all over Shiguya and the greater Tokyo area, you guys will sell the system out! 
 
Let Mistwalker continue to work hard on his games like Blue Dragon 2, for once they are unveiled.......the 360 will be on its way to passing 1 million japan sales.

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