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Soul Calibur (Soulcalibur?) 4 Heading to PS3, 360

Namco's fighting franchise is en route to Sony and Microsoft's current-gen systems.
Chris Remo
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Namco's acclaimed fighting game franchise, to which publisher Namco Bandai Games refers alternately as Soul Calibur and Soulcalibur, will be seeing its fourth main iteration on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, reports 1up. A brief, non-gameplay Soul Calibur IV teaser trailer was released directly to the site by Namco Bandai. Series developer Project Soul is returning to helm creation of the game.

"Soulcalibur has been a cornerstone franchise for Namco Bandai Games and this latest edition will build upon its legacy of groundbreaking fighting experiences," said Namco Bandai executive VP Makoto Iwai. "With Soulcalibur IV, long-time fans and newcomers to the franchise will be amazed by its visual beauty and intense, pulse pounding weapon combat."

Following the multiplatform release of Soul Calibur II (PS2, Xbox, GCN), Soul Calibur III was released exclusively for PlayStation 2, a controversial move among series fans. The original Soul Calibur was converted to Dreamcast from arcades.

Existing characters Ivy, Mitsurugi and Nightmare will return for the series' fourth iteration, according to 1UP's report; the site promises additional details will be revealed in the upcoming issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly.

Today's news comes on the heels of the announcement of Soulcalibur Legends, a Wii-exclusive action/adventure game set in the Soul Calibur universe and set to ship this winter.

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  • DM7 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    June 13, 2007 7:29 AM

    Button Mashers everywhere rejoice!

    • ColoradoCNC legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      June 13, 2007 7:31 AM

      It's so true

    • zebrigazi legacy 10 years
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      June 13, 2007 8:01 AM

      just cuz i'm better than you . . . . .

    • 00kewk00 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      June 13, 2007 9:08 AM

      Tig O Bitties!

    • biskits legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      June 13, 2007 9:11 AM

      for SC3, you're right. they increased the action speed and evened it out so all the characters are similar and mashing gets you everywhere. but SC2 had nothing to do with mashing.

      • SockMonkeh legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        June 13, 2007 9:30 AM

        SC3 didn't either once you knew how to play it.

        • biskits legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          June 13, 2007 9:37 AM

          i forgot that senseless trolling is permitted in non-chatty threads. i know very damn well how to play SC3, as do my friends. and we all agree that the movement and striking speeds were all 1) increased and 2) balanced in the move from SC2 to SC3. this leads to less need to exploit your opponent's character's weaknesses, which means that all characters are more the same. so mashing is more likely to win.

    • theflux legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      June 13, 2007 9:27 AM

      IMA MASH YOU

    • ghostnote legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      June 13, 2007 1:23 PM

      I will slay any masher anytime.

    • kingdepork legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      June 13, 2007 2:31 PM

      I played against a couple of friends who actually went around the country playing tournaments. Mashing did not work.

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