According to a GameStop employee, the company is now accepting U.S. preorders for X Edge. The release date for the game is May 20.

Thanks to reader Lissa for the news tip.

X Edge battle system is similar to Ar Tonelico 2. Each character is assigned a button and chain attacks can be launch into combos by pressing different buttons.

There has been no official release date for Cross Edge on Playstation 3 in the United States, but the latest rumors are March 2009.

Here’s the current list of characters that are confirmed to appear in X Edge:

Main characters
Yūto Kannagi
Mikoto Aiba
May

Atelier Marie characters
Marlone

Mana-Khemia 2 characters
Liliane Vehlendorf
Rozeluxe Meitzen
Wuim

Darkstalkers characters
Morrigan Aensland
Felicia
Demitri Maximoff
Lilith
Jedha Dohma

Disgaea characters
Etna
Prinny

Ar Tonelico characters
Lyner Barsett
Aurica Nestmile
Misha Arsellec Lune
Shurelia
 
Spectral Souls characters
Meu

Blazing Souls characters
Zeros