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Soulcalibur IV burns on Xbox 360, PS3

Next-gen installment of weapons-based fighter heads to Sony and Microsoft platforms, set for 2008 release.

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After the announcement of Soulcalibur Legends coming to the Wii, some Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fighting game fans might have felt a little left out. Namco Bandai today confirmed that it too will be able to rejoin the weapons-based fighting franchise's fray, as Soulcalibur IV is in development for the latest systems from Sony and Microsoft.

The next game is being developed by Project Soul, the studio behind previous entries in the series and will include new modes, characters, and a new battle system. Namco Bandai is saying the game will "propel the fighting genre into the next-gen era" and is also promising realistic, interactive environments and better artificial intelligence.

Soulcalibur IV is set for release in 2008. For more details on the title, check out GameSpot's new preview of the game.

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releasing it on consoles before arcades again? Did they not learn from SC3? Looks like SC4 is just going to be another glitch fest. It seems like namco is making SC just for the casuals now. Wheres the competetive love? O well.....back to DR

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Namco = love Best developer in the world. Upcoming good games: Eternal Sonata (ok out today in Japan -.-) Soul Calibur IV Tekken 6 Beautiful Katamai Soul Calibur Legends Ace Combat 6 Just ah~!

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PS3 and XBox360 owners are in no position to feel left out!!

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I happy xbox is getting more love this time around, but when I think of fighters, I think of grizzled badasses like the UFC. Not so much happy chicks with bows in their hair. Kinda weak.

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@solidsnakeo this was never confirmed to be PS3 exclusive. not sure where you read that. SC3 was though. >.> @chaoz-king the PS3 has more upcoming exclusives than the 360 does. do some research before you decide to post 360 fanboy comments. no one really cares about fanboys. :)

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It's always nice to have a pair of air bags in a car crash hotdork70minus1.

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"solidsnakeo hmm wasn't this supposed to be a PS3 exclusive hmm interesting" LoL. I have only seen about one or two ps3 exclusives.

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maxxorz says: because the Wii is a dumb console. I own a Wii, so I'm not flaming it. I own every console. the Wii is DUMB. it's a gimmick. you cant make NORMAL games for the Wii. it doesn't work. it takes a lot of tweaking and a lot of "how the hell are we going to get this to function properly" **** trust me, i know. I think it's dumb to own a console that you admit is DUMB just to say you own it. Sorry I can't trust your word after that.

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Sooooo...ummmmmmm... at least we know witch one of those charactors would be saftest in a car crash. Good Lord ! How is that chick gonna follow through with her sword slashes ???

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Oh baby! That Ivy something else. Can me all guess which system is going to have on-line play and which one that is not going to have on-line play for Soul Calibur IV. I think Ivy would fix in the world of DOA like a glove.

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ProductNumber49 says "As Sean Connery would say...Shweet" LOL!!!!

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because the Wii is a dumb console. I own a Wii, so I'm not flaming it. I own every console. the Wii is DUMB. it's a gimmick. you cant make NORMAL games for the Wii. it doesn't work. it takes a lot of tweaking and a lot of "how the hell are we going to get this to function properly" **** trust me, i know.

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So the Wii gets a dumb spin off and the PS3 and 360 get the real thing? WTF?!

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Holy double D's Batman!!

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Soul Caliber is a series in decline. The original was incredible, but the follow ups have been somewhat disappointing.

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Soul Calibur on Dreamcast was unbelievable. Since then, entirely forgettable. Where has the uniqueness and innovation gone. At that time it was like nothing else. Now? Dead or Alive 4 or 5? Virtua Fighter 5? Tekken 5 or 6? Mortal Kombat Whatnumbernow? Now Soul Calibur 4? BORING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no wonder people are tired of the same old reproduced games...........look no further than the shoulda been long dead fighting game genre.............................oh and please don't make a Halo fighting game......the Chief in DOA was bad enough....

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hmm wasn't this supposed to be a PS3 exclusive hmm interesting

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WOOHOO! Ivy's in her scantly clad outfits WITH realistic physics! HOORAY

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I love SC, been playing it since it was on the Playstation.

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@chaduma Tekken 6 will be PS3 exclusive, i assure you. you'll just have to make do with SC4, which isn't bad at all. SC4 is just as good as Tekken. at times. :) those new screen shots of Ivy are making me sweat. don't you just wanna touch her? and grab'em................

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YAYAYAYAYAY!!!! This and halo3 are gonna keep me from selling my 360 :]

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definately! but man i was hoping they'd go beyond 4 soul caliburs and i mean its the BEST fighting game out there.

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Ok, Soul Calibur is multiplatform again. Now I just need Tekken 6 to make the jump.

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As Sean Connery would say...Shweet

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obviously it will be the best on PS3.

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This is going to be incredible on the 360. Can't wait to see what the characters look like. Will they compare to VF5? Soul Calibur, to me, is the best fighting game out of all the 3D fighting games. VF is probably the only title that come close to S.C.'s greatness.

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that's awesome but i don't have any next gen console. :(

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Awesome. Now where's the online play? Especialy for X-box live.

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Awesome. can hardly wait for the game to come on the 360. i just hope it'll have online versus on xbox live.

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probably be based on the Tekken 6 engine, which to be honest doesn't look all that amazing.

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"Might have felt little left out" Oh cmon! No XBOX360/PS3 will jealous of an non-important game coming to the Wii. We all know the focus will be on the real sequel called SCIV.

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i have #2 and it was sooooo fun and can't wait for this one

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[quote]"propel the fighting genre into the next-gen era" and is also promising realistic, interactive environments and better artificial intelligence.[/quote] Looking at the images, without good boob physics for Ivy all the realism will be gone, because we all know you will probably be looking at them, at least until you notice the lack of realism, games are about very irrelevant things now. lol, joking.

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ok the wii needs some internet titles its 2007 for christ's sake

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To bad Wii owners get the lame Soul Calibur Legends.

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SC IV for Xbox360... yes, now is there online play?

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The last Soul Calibur was frickin' awesome, I wonder if they'll do the exclusive characters again. It would be nice but then make the others unlockable at the end somehow.

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yawwn

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Sweet!

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"some Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fighting game fans might have felt a little left out. Namco Bandai today confirmed that it too will be able to rejoin the weapons-based fighting franchise's fray" 'it will be able to rejoin the fray'? does this mean that 360 and ps3 owners are not actually people?

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It's good to see Soul Calibur back on the 360.

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Soul Calibur III was enjoyable. I might check this one out.

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i don't like the new logo. the logo for SC3 was much better. the logo's the least of my worries, however. this is SC we're talking about. and now everyone gets to experience it again w00t! well. everyone except for Wii owners. wait.. NO MORE LINK?!!!!

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Cheesy storyline, but awesome character design and possibly the most fun 3D fighting game. Can't wait!

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Oh thank GAWD!!!!!! 1 on 1 azz whipping action!!! YAH!!! Now I am really excited about fighting on next gen consoles.

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Holy s***! This is going to be so awesome! Can't wait to hear the music, always beautiful. -Rufus

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oh hells yes

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I thought Soul Calibur turned into a sony exclusive starting with the third one. I'll be sure to check it out for 360.

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Well, I liked SCII on Xbox. And I probably will get this because the game play was fun. But looking at the video and Ivy...well...I really thought she was endowed enough as it was. This will not help my wife understand my hobby. When is enough enough?

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please be online. i'll never play another game again.

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