A promo video of Tales of Hearts is up now. Character names are Shing Meteoryte and Kohak Hearts; as far as I know, it's the first time a character's name is in the title of a Tales game. Anyway, there's some brief gameplay footage as well, so check out the video.

It looks like two new Tales games will be showing up soon!

Tales of Hearts is a Nintendo DS title which is slated to be released in Japan this winter. The developers are rumored to be Team Destiny, and the graphics will supposedly resemble those of the Tales of Destiny remake, with 3-D backgrounds and 2-D character sprites. The main characters are named Shingu and Kohaku, though official romanizations haven't been shown yet. Inomata is the character designer.

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 will be coming out on the Playstation Portable. So far, known characters from legacy titles include Presea from Tales of Symphonia, Veigue from Tales of Rebirth, Yuri from Tales of Vesperia, Guy from Tales of the Abyss, and Cress from Tales of Phantasia. Not much else is known yet, but we'll be sure to keep you up-to-date!

I know a few people got it early, but today is the official release date of Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World in Japan. If you're importing, you can expect to get it soon. For those of you who aren't importing, be on the lookout for spoilers now! ~.^ The English version is due out later this year.

If you've got a Japanese XBox Live account, be sure to drop by the Marketplace and download the Tales of Vesperia demo! You'll find yourself wandering through Ehmead Hills with Yuri, Estelle, Rita, and Repede in your party. Karol tags along but isn't playable. Anyway, at the end of the romp, you'll tangle with a boss, so prepare yourself accordingly. Good luck!

Oh, and by the way, if you download it onto an English console, everything will be in English, voices included. Enjoy!