The video above was shown at Namco-Bandai's Editor's Day 2008 in April. Click to watch.
Announced today in a Microsoft RPG "Premiere," Tales of Vesperia, the Namco-Bandai cell shaded RPG, will see a release date of August 7th in Japan while the North American version will arrive sometime in August. If GameStop is to be an indicator for a firm North American release date, they currently have a listing for pre-ordered copies of Tales of Vesperia to ship on August 19th. Europe will also be getting Tales of Vesperia albeit at a later, more ambiguous, date of "2009." Before Tales of Vesperia releases in August, fans can play a demo to whet their gaming appetite sometime in June through XBOX Live. It is not clear whether the demo will be available outside of Japan, but it seems likely North Americans will not have to wait long since the release date is so close to the Japanese one.