SEGA have announced that they will, in partnership with tri-Ace develop and publish "brand new role-playing game" called Resonance of Fate for the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.

tri-Ace are the company behind the most recent instalments of the Star Ocean franchise, and are also renowned for the Valkyrie Profile series of role-playing games.


Resonance of Fate will take a somewhat modern twist, with players immersed into a "gritty, highly mechanised world unlike any other". The game promises "Hollywood-style action sequences", and will grant players the ability to customise their weapons, and interact with "memorable characters".

Promising to take players "far beyond the boundaries of the typical RPG", the game is due for release in Australia and New Zealand at some point during Autumn next year (that's a local Autumn, so Spring if you're over in the Northern Hemisphere, and just must have the Australian version of the game).


Garry Knight, European marketing Director of SEGA had the following to say regarding the title:

Partnering up with a respected developer like tri-Ace adds to SEGA’s already great line-up. With titles like Star Ocean and Valkyrie Profile, the team at tri-Ace has proven themselves as masters of real time combat and great storytelling.

A bunch of screenshots from Resonance of Fate cna be found on the mirror.