Import game collectors love the PSP and DS because the systems are region-free, so if you own one, odds are you’re always looking for new, well-made games to acquire. Imageepoch games are a good bet, especially if you enjoy RPGs. While the company is rather new, it’s managed to release quite a few solid games. Unfortunately, only four of them have managed to receive North American releases.

So this week in Important Importables we salute and take a closer look at the developer, and now publisher, Imageepoch…

Sands of Destruction comes with a pretty impressive pedigree. It was developed by Imageepoch, creators of Luminous Arc 1-3 (DS), 7th Dragon (DS) and Arc Rise Fantasia (Wii) and published by Sega. It also enjoyed quite a bit of success in Japan, inspiring aWorld Destruction: Sekai Bokumetsu no Rokunin anime and World Destruction: Futari no Tenshi manga series. Now North American audiences get the chance to see what exactly makes Sands of Destruction stand out.

Humans aren’t on top anymore, the beastmen are. And, sadly, many of the beastmen overlords aren’t compassionate rulers. Most of the world is covered in sand, and humans are regarded as second-class citizens or slaves. It kind of helps you understand why there is a group called the World Annihilation Front (WAF) is out to destroy the world.

Kyrie is a young man living in a small town with his uncle. Things are more stable there, as the beast lord for the area is kind towards human and beastmen and humans get along pretty well. One day, after running an errand for his uncle, he comes back to town to find fliers have been dropped from above stating that he has joined WAF…

Sega has a bit of a surprise for Comic Con 2009 attendees, a game lineup that sounds like it’d fit better at a video game convention like E3. Sega, which had previously announced that it would be attending the California Comic Con from July 23-26 , but only just announced the products it will be showcasing at booth #5229.

Sega’s offerings are well rounded, covering games for the DS, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii and Xbox 360. Iron Man 2, which is scheduled to appear on all the above platforms, will be at the event. So will the DS exclusive games Bleach: The 3rd Phantom and Sands of Destruction…