Atlus U.S.A. recently announced the acquisition of the North American publishing rights to the strategy-RPG for the Nintendo DS, Luminous Arc. No concrete release date for now, but Atlus mentioned that they are planning on releasing this title to North American shores later this year.

The game is developed by Image Epoch and is produced by Marvelous Interactive (the same people who produced the Harvest Moon series). We pretty much reported about what the game is all about, so we'll just dish out its key features:

• An isometric strategy RPG on the Nintendo DS
• Create new weapons and equipment with the Vitae Imbuing system
• Strengthen your friendship with comrades and improve your attacks on the battlefield
• Compare your friends' strategic prowess against your own with Wi-Fi multiplayer
• A variety of unique characters drive an epic story featuring voiced dialogue