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Tuesday17th Nov 2015
News This Is Your Last Chance to Get Tales of Zestiria's Free DLC Chapter
You don't even need the game to download it
We quite like Tales of Zestiria, so we reckon that it'd be a shame if some of you lot missed out on its free downloadable content. Alisha's Story is an additional chapter that focusses on, you guessed it, Alisha, the spear wielding princess - and it's only freely available until tomorrow in Europe. In...
Thursday17th Sep 2015
TGS 2015 Finally, Here's Some Tales of Zestiria PS4 Gameplay
We've been expecting you
With so much focus being placed firmly upon the blockbuster holiday releases of 2015, it's easy to forget about some of the less popular titles that are releasing in the next few months. Tales of Zestiria is perhaps one such game, but judging from its first ever PlayStation 4 gameplay trailer, it certainly shouldn't be...
Thursday2nd Jul 2015
News Tales of Zestiria's Collector's Edition Is Pretty Packed
All you could want
Collector's editions are fairly standard stuff at this point, but it feels like Bandai Namco's packed as much as it possibly can into Tales of Zestiria's. The upcoming action role-playing game's hitting the West this October, and it was finally confirmed for release on PlayStation 4 just last month. So, what's in the box? To...
Friday12th Jun 2015
News Tales of Zestiria Is Finally Announced for PS4
Thank God for that
Hurrah, it's finally happened. After months of speculation, supposed leaks, and annoying silence, Tales of Zestiria has been announced for PlayStation 4. Previously, the action role-playing game was only slated for a PlayStation 3 release later this year. Both versions hit store shelves on the 16th October in Europe, and the 13th...
Monday8th Jun 2015
News When Will It End? Tales of Zestiria PS4 Spotted Once Again
The zest is long gone
It's getting a bit old now isn't it? Some eagle eyed NeoGAF users happen to have spotted a PlayStation 4 version of Tales of Zestiria over on Bandai Namco's official website. Of course, the information has already been taken down at the time of writing, but posters LuuKyK and Z
Tuesday5th May 2015
News Now Even Bandai Namco Is Spreading Rumours of Tales of Zestiria Coming to PS4
Will it ever end
Well this has all kicked off rather nicely hasn't it? Just a few hours ago, we posted that series producer Hideo Baba had hinted at possible Tales of Zestiria news at next month's Tales Of Festival. Now, posting about the gathering on Facebook, while also linking to
News Yet More Fuel Gets Added to the Tales of Zestiria PS4 Fire
Not again
We may have just based this site's first ever edition of Push Square Predicts on the topic of Tales of Zestiria coming to PlayStation 4, but that hasn't stopped yet more rumours from popping up over night. During a recent Japanese event, words from series producer Hideo Baba have caused fans to ponder the meaning behind them. If you'll...
Sunday3rd May 2015
Rumour Tales of Zestiria May Be the Franchise's First PS4 Game
Second retailer lists game on new-gen console
Rumour has it that Tales of Zestiria is coming to PlayStation 4 - and it's a murmur that we would truly like to believe. Talk of the latest entry in the Tales Of franchise appearing on Sony's newest console has been rife ever since the PlayStation 3 title was announced, but there's been no official word...
Thursday16th Apr 2015
News Tales of Zestiria Gets First English Trailer and Long-Awaited Western Release Date
So Sorey
It seems like we've waited an age for Japanese action role-playing game Tales of Zestiria to get a Western release date, but the news has finally broke courtesy of the title's first English trailer. The first thing that fans will likely note is that the English voice acting seems to follow typical Tales Of tradition, in that some of it...
Thursday12th Feb 2015
News Get Your First Look at Tales of Zestiria's Controversial DLC With This Trailer
A lost love
It may have sold over 400,000 copies in one week when it launched in Japan, but that hasn't stopped Tales of Zestitia from getting caught in a storm of controversy. The trailer that we've embedded is for a post-game DLC that centres around one of the game's characters, Alisha, who's also the primary cause of Japanese players giving the...
Tuesday3rd Jun 2014
News Was Tales of Zestiria's Latest Character Part of a Metal Band?
Welcome to the jungle
There's a certain standard that you expect from JRPG party character designs, especially in a long standing franchise where you could swear that you've seen a certain character before. Hero with a sword? Check. Cute female healer? Check. A dodgy looking guy with an uncanny resemblance to Guns 'n' Roses guitarist Slash? Erm,...
Wednesday23rd Apr 2014
News The Tales of Games Are Enjoying Healthy Growth in the West, Says Bandai Namco
Keep 'em coming
The Tales of series seems to go from strength to strength in its native Japan, but people are quick to forget that the RPG franchise hasn't always been on such good terms with the West as it has been recently. However, with Tales of Xillia 2, Tales of Zestiria, and Tales of Hearts R all destined for North American and European Sony...
Friday18th Apr 2014
News Tales of Zestiria's Battle System Steps Back in Time
Not a one trick pony
While the cast of Tales of Zestiria may have been leaking each month like a dripping tap, more information on the gameplay has been dry until now. Alas, in the latest issue of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, details regarding the title's battle system reveal a shift from its most recent incarnation in
Thursday10th Apr 2014
News Tales of Zestiria's Fifth Playable Character Makes This JRPG Party Special
They're multiplying
It's not odd in Japanese RPGs to have that single character who's a bit different from the rest of the party. Whether they're a ghost forever haunting an entire franchise or a robot controlled by one of the enemies, there's always one. When Tales of Zestiria, the latest flagship title in the long running Tales series, revealed...
Thursday13th Mar 2014
News A Pattern Is Emerging with Tales of Zestiria's Newest Teammate
Holy heck
When Bandai Namco announced that the third party member in PlayStation 3 exclusive RPG Tales of Zestiria was an invisible spirit, it definitely caught us off-guard. While it was revealed that main protagonist and priest Slay would have no issues seeing these celestial beings, we could see a potential problem for the party. It seems that...
Thursday13th Feb 2014
News Bros Unite As Tales of Zestiria Unveils New Character
Simply divine
With JRPG fans left in a muddle over the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, eyes have been set on the long running Tales Of franchise and its upcoming release Tales of Zestiria. With drips and drabs of information regarding the game's highly religious setting leaking out, things have gotten a little bit stranger with the unveiling of the...
Saturday21st Dec 2013
News Tales of Zestiria's First Trailer Arrives Online with Elegance
Mmmm, zesty
There's nothing like a good Tales teaser to get your day started on the right note. Originally shown over a week ago to coincide with the title's reveal, the trailer has finally found its way online, so get your flamboyant garments ready and take a gander. Tales of Zestiria will be coming to the PlayStation 3 in Japan, North America, and...
