It has just been announced that Luminous Arc 2: Will is to be released on May 15 in Japan. Luminous Arc was released in North America by Atlus on August 14 of last year. The game was a solid RPG for the DS, but did not feel as polished as it should have been. The graphics were a little below standard and the gameplay was repetitive but still fun. Hopefully with this new version they will fix some of the issues of the last game.

A new video has been released of the upcoming PSP RPG Wild ARMs: Crossfire. I am surprised about how great the gameplay portion of the trailer looks. They show many different environments including cottages, mountains, ruins and swamps that all look detailed with many levels for strategy. The video also shows many of the 20 different job classes in the game. I am pretty excited about this game and it will definitely be one I will be picking up on March 11. View the full post to watch the new feature video.

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Some new screens have been posted for the upcoming PSP RPG Final Fantasy: Crisis Core. The screens were posted by FinalFantasy.net and show new gameplay images, menu screens and enemies. The game is being released on March 25 in North America. We’ll keep you posted on any new details we find.

Namco Bandai officially announced that Tales of Vesperia will be released for the Xbox 360 and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World will be released for the Wii. Both titles in the Tales Series will be available by the end of 2008.

Obviously anytime RPG titles are announced for the Xbox 360 and Wii, it’s hard not to be excited. It seems like fans of the Tales series will appreciate the graphic engine upgrades that are being made to Tales of Vesperia along with some tweaking to the real-time battle system. Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World’s story takes place two years after the Game Cube’s Tales of Symphonia, the sequel focuses on new characters, but the story will bring them across characters from the original cast.

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NIS America anounced today that it will be releasing Disgaea 3 for the PS3 in August in the states. The game was released last month in Japan and got good reviews. The gameplay is very similar to the first 2 games, but with updated graphics and a new Geo Block feature which allows you to change the battlefield landscape to access hard to reach spots. Any fan of strategy role-playing games should check out this game and the first 2 original games. Check out the Japanese screens below to see the new features, characters and graphics.

In order to get ready for the release of Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer next week, I thought I would post some images of the upcoming DS game. The game looks pretty fun and the graphics have a simple charm but the reviews are not out yet so I do not know what the gameplay is like. To read the few reviews that have been given go to metacritic.

Square Enix today launched the Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker site for PAL territories. Along with the new site they will be having a contest to see who can be the top player on their leader board in their unique Monster Challenge. The Prize is a 5 night trip to Tokyo, Japan. Visit their new site for more information about the contest and to learn more about the game. View the full post to read the press release.

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Sorry Atlus faithful. It looks like the release date for Drone Tactics has been moved to May 13th and Baroque has been bumped back for a few weeks to April 8th. It’s a slight delay to the freaking wave of Atlus titles that we’ll be drowning in come April. For example; Spectral Force followed by Baroque, Rondo of Swords, Persona 3 FES, R-Type Command, and Drone Tactics will be rolling our way, with one being released nearly every week and that’s just Atlus releases. It’s been a slow first quarter for RPGs and video games in general, but that’s going to change soon enough. Check out the upcoming releases.

SouthPeak is bringing Two Worlds fans two new downloadable expansions that add some multiplayer goodness to the game. Any Two Worlds fans out there? I have to admit, I was really pretty excited about this game based on what I heard about it’s multiplayer experience, but the demo failed to impress me. This expansion looks cool though, so it may require giving the game a second look. Check out the press release below for all the details.

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Atlus has released some new images for the upcoming PS2 RPG Persona 3: FES. From the screens you can see that the game has the exact same art style to the original release, but you can also see some new items, monsters and locations. We’ll keep you posted on any new screens, videos and information released for this game.