The company also noted that a free demo of the game will be available via the Xbox Live Marketplace before the end of June, granting curious gamers a look at the action RPG a short time prior to the general release.

Vesperia marks the latest installment of Namco Bandai's long-running Tales franchise, kicked off in 1995 with the Japan-only Tales of Phantasia on the Super Famicom. Tales of Vesperia is said to incorporate a variety of tweaks and updates to the series' traditional action-based combat system.