News

New Tales Looks To Be Darker Than Predecessors

The Tales series is one of the most popular JRPG series in existence, with 13 main titles (not including remakes) and a ton of spin-off games. Recently, producer Hideo Baba spoke in an interview with Weekly Famitsu how Namco Bandai is planning on the next in the series with a new and more modern look than its predecessors.


May 17, 2012
News

The Next Tales Game Will Feature More Modern Setting

Tales games are generally known for high fantasy, but the next one will take a new route, according to a report.


May 11, 2012
News

New Tales Game Is Coming

Last fall, the Tales Studio died. Things were bleak. But chin up, Tales fans. There’s a new Tales game in the pipeline.


March 27, 2012
News

Report: Namco Bandai Files US Trademarks For RPG Tales Of Xillia

The Japanese role-playing game Tales of Xillia could be jetting across the ocean at some point in the near future. Gaming site Siliconera reports that it has found a US trademark for the recent Tales game, which developer Namco Bandai released for PlayStation 3 last year in Japan.


February 15, 2012
Nintendo

The Cutscenes In Tales Of The Abyss Sure Are Abysmal

I am quite enjoying Tales of the Abyss 3D, which publisher Namco Bandai released today for 3DS. It’s an anime-styled Japanese role-playing game with action-ish combat and a world map packed with towns and dungeons. In other words, it’s a Tales game.


November 22, 2011
News

Was This Inevitable? The Tales Studio Is Dead

Lastyear, Tales producer Makoto Yoshizumi obliquely tweeted, “Meetings and conferences, sleepiness and struggle, it was a day of live or die.” That day has come. The Tales Studio is no more.


July 18, 2011
In Real Life

Take A Tour Of The Tales Cafe

To promote the latest Tales role-playing game Tales of Xillia, Namco is rolling out a Tales cafe, first in Tokyo and later in Tokushima.


July 1, 2011
In Real Life

A Tale Of Two Tales Cafes

Next month, Tokyo’s Ufotable Cafe is being turned into a special Tales cafe as part of a promotion for Namco’s Tales role-playing games.


December 15, 2010
News

New Tales Game Ready To Tell A Story

The latest entry in Namco’s Tales role-playing series has a name. That’s good, because it’s major headaches when a game does not have a name.


August 2, 2010
News

First Look At Art For New Tales Game

Namco Bandai’s “Tales” franchise is quite popular in Japan. It’s so popular that Tales of Vesperia caused the Xbox 360 to sell out in Japan — quite a feat considering the sluggish sales in the region.