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Tales of Graces f Remastered has just been announced for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One/Series X and for PC via STEAM!

The game will be released for the West on January 17, 2025, a day after the Japanese release. Check more here! The remaster features enhanced visuals and gameplay, including the ability to switch enemy encounters on and off, a skip button, an auto-save feature, early unlocking of the Grade Shop, inclusion of the original DLCs from the original games, as well as the Lineage and Legacies after story. The official announcement also mentions "and newly localised scenes that will be available in English for the very first time". A Digital Deluxe Edition and pre-orders have been announced. According to the Japanese announcement, the game is but a part of the "various initiatives" planned for the Tales of Series 30th Anniversary. A message from Tales of Series General Producer Yusuke Tomizawa was also released. This hopefully means we're getting even more remasters, or possibly a new game, for this anniversary! We've yet to see anything on the previously allegedly leaked Tales of Xillia Remastered from online stores.

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Tales of Series character designer Mutsumi Inomata has passed away, as announced via her official X/Twitter account. She passed away last March 10 at the age of 63. 

No words can describe how we feel right now. She will be heavily missed. 

Mutsumi Inomata is a major figurehead for Tales, responsible for a big portion of character designs in the series, notably in Tales of Destiny, Eternia, Destiny, Rebirth, Tempest, Innocence, Hearts, Graces, and including Xillia/Xillia 2, Zestiria and Berseria alongside Kosuke Fujishima, Daigo Okumura and Minoru Iwamoto. She has also worked on several anime as character designer, animator and animation director, such as Brain Powerd, City Hunter and The Weathering Continent. She is renowned for her brilliant use of watercolors and the characteristic jewel-like eyes of her characters.

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Tales of Festival 2024 announced for June 1 and 2 at Yokohama Arena!

This year's theme is "School Festival"! Initial cast announced, plus executive committee elections begin.

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Also revealed: Upcoming Tales of Arise Figuarts Mini figures for Alphen, Shionne, and again, Dohalim

Alphen and Shionne are in their Sovereign/Maiden outfits.

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Tales of Arise Figuarts ZERO Dohalim Figure revealed during the Tales of Arise 2nd Anniversary Livestream for Tokyo Game Show 2023!

Figuarts ZERO is a figure line by Bandai that features detailed, non-articulated figures.

No release date announced yet.

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Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn's Nazamil is voiced in Japanese by Atsumi Tanezaki 

(Anya Forger in Spy X Family; Chise in Ancient Magus Bride; Elena in Star Ocean: The Divine Force; Iori in 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim)

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The Tales of Arise 2nd Anniversary Livestream from Tokyo Game Show 2023 is now live! Watch here!

They'll be talking mostly about the Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn DLC. More info on Beyond the Dawn here. 

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Japan-exclusive Tales of Arise Beyond the Dawn Collector's Edition physical bundles include merchandise. 

A "goods only" version of the Collector's is also available, for those who just want the goods but not the DLC...

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Pre-orders for the Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Expansion are now open! Take a look at the different digital bundles available and pre-order bonuses!

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Post-game Story DLC Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn Out on November 9, 2023, New Trailer

Set one year after the events of Tales of Arise, conflict still lingers between the citizens of Dahna and Rena. Alphen and the others reunite to help a girl named Nazamil, who is allegedly the daughter of a Lord who carries both Dahnan and Renan blood within her.

The new DLC is set to be around ~20 hours and will feature new dungeons, costumes and quests.

Tales of Arise: Beyond the Dawn will be on sale November 9, 2023 worldwide. The base game Tales of Arise is required to play the DLC.

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Happy 2nd Anniversary, Tales of Arise! Tales of Arise 2nd Anniversary Special Program Announced for Tokyo Game Show 2023

Happy 2nd anniversary, Tales of Arise! Aside from this new illustration released for the game's 2nd anniversary, an online program during Tokyo Game Show 2023, "Tales of Arise 2nd Anniversary Special Program", will be held on Sept 23 at 9:15PM JST, which will look back on the game and "introduce news on apps and goods." We're unsure at the moment if this means an update or possibly just mobile game updates, or maybe related to the Tales of Arise Beyond the Dawn trademark...? 

Stay tuned for updates! About the Beyond the Dawn trademark.

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Our first look at the colored prototype of Kotobukiya's upcoming Tales of Arise 1/8 scale Dohalim figure, shown in last Saturday's Mega Hobby Expo 2023!

More photos here.

Pre-orders not yet open, but hopefully soon!

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Tales of Symphonia Festival ~20th Anniversary~ event announced for October 21 in Osaka, Japan. 

Event will feature the cast of the main party as well as a live performance by misono. Tickets are 16,500 Yen. The key visual is by Production I.G and is still incomplete for now. The final version will include the rest of the party members. #TOSFes20th #TOS20周年おめでとう #Talesof 

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New Tales of Arise 1/6 Scale figure by Hakoiri Musume, seems to be her Regal Swimsuit costume from the Beach Time DLC. Pre-orders start April 27 

This would be Shionne's 4th announced scale figure in the works

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Here's the final update on the voice cast guests for Tales of Festival 2023! In addition: FLOW, DEEN and Bonnie Pink are confirmed to perform! 

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Tales of Festival 2023 Advanced Sale of Goods Now Open Until April 9

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Additional Voice Actors Revealed For Tales of Festival 2023, Festival Goods Sneak Peek

With even more guests to be announced at a later date!