Namco Bandai has announced to the gaming world that they have 2 new Tales titles arriving this year, Tales of Vesperia for the Xbox 360 and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World for Wii. Marking the 10th anniversary of the Tales franchise in North America, these two new games expand the series’ combination of real-time combat, captivating storylines and remarkable graphics while introducing original elements.

The debut of the Tales series on the Xbox 360, Tales of Vesperia brings anime-style graphics and a captivating storyline as well as an upgraded battle system. Set in a world reliant on a mysterious ancient technology known as "blastia," the game follows former knight Yuri as he delves into a shadowy plot to use these magical devices to control civilization, or destroy it.

Set two years after the events of Tales of Symphonia for the Nintendo GameCube, Dawn of the New World follows the journey of two new young heroes, Emil Castagnier and Marta Lualdi, as they seek to uncover the mystery of why their world has fallen into ruin. The game introduces a new monster recruitment feature in which players can capture more than 200 unique enemies and train them to actively participate in battle as well as an updated real-time battle system that lets players move freely in all directions around the battlefield and execute powerful unison attacks.

Tales of Vesperia for the Xbox 360 and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World for the NIntendo Wii will be available in stores later this year.