Tales of Xillia (Japanese: テイルズ オブ エクシリア, Hepburn: Teiruzu Obu Ekushiria) is a Japanese role-playing game released exclusively for the PlayStation 3. It is the thirteenth main installment of the Tales series and is developed by Namco Tales Studio with Namco Bandai Games as the publisher. The game was released in Japan on September 7, 2011 and was localized in North America and PAL region in August 2013.[1][2][3] The game takes place in a fictional world called Rieze Maxia where humans and ethereal spirits live in harmony.