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Namco Bandai is bringing the fight to the San Diego Comic-Con. The company will be holding a fighting game panel at the convention showcasing some of their upcoming titles.
A lot of video games have you staring at your character's backside for hours on end, which is probably why most of them are really, really nice. Here are the 10 best.
"Females in video games tend to be designed to do one thing - get the attention of male gamers. Sure they can be just as badass as the male heroes, stars and villains of other games, but their designs almost always lean towards the "exaggerated" side regarding their female endowments. It's one of the reasons there's an entire market for dolls, posters and more (primarily in Asia). Even cosplay has invaded western culture with real-life women becoming "internet famous" just for dressing like ..."
"This week’s female character of choice is Seong Mi-na from Namco's Soul (Edge/Blade and Calibur) series. First appearing in Soul Blade, she has returned for every sequel in the series, with one exception being the spin-off Soulcalibur Legends. She’s typically a non-starting character that has to be unlocked, which gives her that “hard to get” appeal. Outside of her fighting style, we think you can gather any other info you need from the image below, which fills up two pages."
"Microsoft updated their Xbox LIVE Games on Demand service this morning by adding two new games from distinctly different genres. One is a 3D fighting game featuring weapons and guest characters from the Star Wars films. The other is the the latest in the long-line of World War II shooters to grace game consoles."
Here is a collection of the most epic finishing moves in the video game world. Warning: Don't try this at home (seriously, where are you going to find a chainsaw bayonet anyway?)
"It's Thursday, which means it's time for the Cosplay Babe of the Week. This week's entry has us dipping back into the pool of Namco's Soul Calibur with the lovely Tira. Tira is unique for her outfit and appearance as much as her deadly hula hoop. As usual we've included a mini bio for the fans of Tira."
"Video games are packed with a lot of outrageous and interesting characters. One of the most intriguing things about gaming is that male gamers never have a problem playing as women. Maybe that’s because the female characters aren’t designed to look tough like the male characters. We’ve picked the five hottest female characters in video games."
"As we reported yesterday, Sony is adding new games to the "Greatest Hits" collection. However, Sony has now confirmed that there are ten games getting added and not just the five that were showin in the Wal-Mart flyer. Expect to start seeing the fancy new red boxes and $29.99 prices at retailers in the next couple of weeks."
I think gamers as a whole can end the discussion on whether or not downloadable content that is on the disc is an okay practice. Keep discussions on whether or not DLC is a good thing at all, or whether it should always be free, but as far as being on the disc and charged for later, it's not okay.
A story type that has been covered here on Grep many many many times in the past, now has some defense. The SurplussGamer over at NegativeGamer attempts to give points, not so much 'in favor' of on disc dlc, but a way that it could be handled without people like myself flipping our lids.
This week only, Amazon.com is again offering "Buy 2 Xbox 360 Games, Get 1 Free" promotion. There's more than 35 Xbox 360 games eligible for this promotion including Fallout 3, Soul Caliber IV, Fable II Platinum Hits, Halo 3, Street Fighter IV, Ninja Gaiden II, Grand Theft Auto IV, Oblivion IV and many others.
"If there's one thing Destructoid doesn't do enough of, it's the cataloging and rating of female body parts in a cynical bid to keep the virgins and date rapists interested. Fortunately, we plan to address that with a new series of articles that catalog and rate female body parts in a cynical bid to keep the virgins and date rapists interested. The hits will come flooding in.
So, arses. Everybody loves a good arse, unless they're proctologists who I feel wouldn't want to take their work ho..."
Walmart.com put on sale Soul Calibur IV for Xbox 360 for $15.82. That's 50% lower than regular retail price ($30). Shipping for the game is free as well.
"You may or may not be surprised by our list, but one thing is for sure the ladies from Dead or Alive are included. Check out our Top 10 and tell us what your top 10 is."
"Here are the top ten best-selling titles for Namco Bandai during the 2008-2009 fiscal year. The biggest omission from the list is Tales of Vesperia for the Xbox 360.
1. Soul Calibur IV
System(s): Playstation 3 and Xbox 360
Region(s): Asia, Europe, Japan and United States
Total Sales: 2,320,000 units
2. Active Life Outdoor Challenge
System(s): Nintendo Wii
Region(s): Europe, Japan and United States
Total Sales: 1,030,000 units
3. We Ski
System(s): Nintendo Wii
Region(s): Europ..."
Fans of hand-held consoles will be pleased to hear this news. Tekken 6 and Soul Calibur are coming to the Playstation Portable.
Both games will have multiplayer support and heavy character customization. The Soul Calibur game is very similar to SCIV, but won't be a direct port.
"Most classic video game heroes were grizzled and muscle bound dudes, at least until Samus Aran came along. Nintendo's hardcore bounty hunter crushed the notion that female characters couldn't compete with the steroid-using men in most adventure games, and when Tomb Raider's Lara Croft arrived, the following ladies achieved gender equality, thanks to their brains and combat skills."
Neoseeker's Lydia Sung aka RabidChinaGirl has a special Special up today in light of everyone's favourite holiday invented by greeting card companies...
Consider it a retort of sorts to GG's earlier article Top Ten Games To Play With Your Valentine -- this one's got breasts and guns and explosions and stuff.
Enjoy!
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"You know, its not that I don't like people. People are cool. I really do enjoy getting to know people in general. But for the most part, I don't want to participate in headset banter. In some circles, one might label me a jerk.
Don't get me wrong though. I'm not a complete tool. If I'm playing something that involves heavy strategy or tight verbal coordination, I'm throwing on the headset, no question. Call of Duty or Left 4 Dead would be a generally disastrous experience without voice cha..."
"Today, 31st December 2008, is the seventh day of Christmas; which means Electronic Theatre now presents to you the seventh instalment of The Twelve Games of Christmas! A new feature series aiming to highlight some of the greatest achievers of 2008, The Twelve Games of Christmas takes one month worth of disc-based releases each day, from the corresponding month of the year, and delivers the best titles for you to snap-up in those January sales!"
"If you're married make sure your wife isn't in the same room with you, otherwise you could be sleeping on the couch for the next couple of weeks. If you have a girlfriend it would be best if she weren't with you while checking out these trailers, otherwise you might not getting any late night "snacks" for about a month. And if you're not old enough to close your bedroom door, you probably aren't old enough to be watching these trailers. But for the mature minded youth, you better not let your..."
A nice quick and to the point write up from Primotech that includes all the winners from the show on top of some random news blips (such as Pearl Jam's full album Ten coming to Rock Band, Brutal Legend confirmed for 2009, GTAIV DLC trailer, Gears 2 maps coming, Fight Night Round 4 coming 2009). See quote for full list of winners, go to source to see some more news from the event.
OMG RPG of gamepro.com has compiled a list of the top ten swords from video games!
So what came first? The Master Sword from the Legend of Zelda series and is it any surprise when fans do stuff like this? The Buster Sword from Final Fantasy VII came in second with Frostmourne of the Warcraft series in third.
Read on to discover the awesomeness of each!
"Hot shot detectives, warrior princesses, and damsels in distress: video games have featured all kinds of attractive women over the years. To celebrate the beauties that the games industry has created, we've compiled a list of the top 50 digital hotties to ever grace our television sets. These girls represent both the curvy and the understated. The wise and the ditsy. These ladies are born from imagination and built from pixels and 3D renderings to tease our eyes and imaginations. So what are ..."
"Mandatory installs come from complications developers meet when switching from DVD to Blu-ray. Blu-rays have more space, but they have a different way of reading data that causes longer loading times when given exactly the same data DVDs use. Installs fix the problem, at a cost, but alternative methods are being devised. Fallout 3 has enough space on the Blu-ray disc to copy the game's assets over more than once on the disc, which reduces load times significantly. This kind of innovation is n..."
""Even after hearing the quote from director Katsutoshi Sasaki on the matter of Vader/Yoda:
"we don't have any plans for that"
I still said, "no, they will rip you off", and so it has happened. Being right all the time isnt always a great thing.""
A little late to be dishing out reviews for a month old game? Never. A month or so can actually give game reviewers time to ripen their opinions on a game and this review is an example of that.
Extra Ammo gave Soul Calibur IV 7.8, maybe not as good as many of the other scores it has received but still respectable.
"10,000 Strikes of Proof - Land 10,000 attacks
Chosen by History - Create a Custom Character
Death on the Battlefield - Perform 100 Critical Finishes
Distance will not Betray - Reach over 10,000 meters in total movement distance in battle
Divine Punishment - K.O. with an Unblockable Attack
Encounter with the Unknown - Fight against Darth Vader (vs. mode doesn't count)
Endure 1,000 - Guard 1,000 times against attacks
Engraved into History - Fight 100 times (Online)
Equal Skill and Power..."
Matt Matthews from Edge-Online has posted his analysis of the recently released August 2008 NPD.
In his analysis, he reviews the hardware and top ten software rankings released in the NPD's public report, and also outlining or taking note of possible trends that are emerging in the industry right now.
The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of August, representing sales for the United States for the four week period of August 3rd to August 31st.
This month, there were two notables:
Hardware numbers:
NDS: 518.3k (129.6k per week)
WII: 453.0k (113.3k per week)
PSP: 253.0k (63.25k per week)
360: 195.2k (48.80k per week)
PS3: 185.4k (46.35k per wee...
"High Voltage Software have today officially announced that their Wii-exclusive First-Person Shooter, The Conduit, has been scored by famed composer Diego Stocco.
Diego Stocco's music sound design credits include movies such as Transformers, Resident Evil: Extinction, Crank, Jumper, Lady in the Water, and videogame soundtracks for Justice League Heroes and Soul Calibur IV. His commercial credits include Nokia, Samsung, Panasonic, BMW and General Motors.
Working with Diego was such an en..."
Today is the Dreamcast's ninth birthday, and the UGO Games Blog has written up nine things to help you celebrate! Some of them include baking a cake, stealing your sister's Tamagotchi, and playing Soul Calibur IV.
"Jesus appears in the Top 50:
"Is there really any reason to discount the Son of God wielding a Scythe? Jesus comes in at number 50 on our list because he's just the kind of fighter you run across that makes you second guess opening that can of whoopass you have prepared.""
"Namco Bandai Games America Inc., announced today that a free playable demo of Soulcalibur IV is now available for download on Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. Offering a sample of the intense, skeleton-jarring weapon combat, the demo illustrates the franchise's legacy of providing a rich gaming experience as they play Nightmare, Cassandra, Tira or Rock who ..."
Another week has passed, which means it's time for some Australian game sales!
Mario Kart Wii has snatched the lead from the Wii Fit game, the Wii Play bundle is still selling steadily in third, followed by the oh-so-popular Super Smash Bros. Brawl and SingStar Amped.
Most of the games in the overall sales list are either the from the Wii or the DS. With all the success Nintendo has been having lately, I'm not surprised. To check out some console-specific sales, hit the source.
All...
"Soulcalibur IV on Xbox 360 is the version that features Yoda as a special playable character. His small proportions make him a pain to pummel, but those of you with both systems can also consider the PS3 version with its playable Darth Vader. Cohhhhhh-chuuuuur."
This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee reviews the recent fighting game - Soul Calibur IV. Criticisms include the story mode, and how character creation boils down to reskinning an already existing character.
Enjoy.
The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of July, representing sales for the United States for the four week period of July 6th to August 2nd
This month, there were three notables:
Hardware numbers:
NDS: 608k (152k per week)
WII: 555k (138.75k per week)
PS3: 225k (56.25k per week)
PS...
"Some people obviously have too much free time. Maybe they need to go outside and play in the sun and talk to real people. Of course if they do they probably have mirrors strapped to their shoes or have pulled the speaker out of their digital camera so it doesnt make the shutter sound while trying to catch upskirt shots.
Oddly the site in question started out talking about the new SoulCalibur IV downloadable content, but then at the end it got sidetracked."
Japanese newssite GPara has just posted the top 30 software rankings for Japanese sales tracker Media Create, with again more new releases breaking into the top thirty, along with some familiar faces still sticking around, and others experiencing some continued strong sales, for the week of August 4th to August 10th.
This week's new releases in the top thirty:
02. [NDS] Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Sword of Light (Nintendo) - 145,000 / NEW
04. [360] Tales of Vesperia (Namco Ba...
1up brings us several classic characters recreated using the Soul Calibur 4 character creation mode. From He-Man, Lion-O, even down to Bruce Lee and Raiden, you will certainly be able to recognize some of these familiar faces.
Even Ronald McDonald makes an appearance, along side popular gaming favorites such as Mario, Phoenix Wright, Dante, and Auron and Tidus from FFX!
Be sure to check out all the images and videos in the link (as I could only attach 5 to the article)
The developers of Soul Calibur IV are proud because the game hit the multi-platinum milestone in global sales in less than two weeks. Since the launching of this game on July 29, Namco Bandai said that SC IV has shipped more than 2 million units for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 around the globe.
As is the standard, Japanese newssite GPara has posted Japanese sales tracker Media Create's top thirty sales rankings for Japanese game software for the week of July 28th to August 3rd.
This week's new releases in the top thirty:
01. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable - (Sega) - 342,000 / 342,000
02. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold - (Nintendo) - 213,000 / 213,000
04. [PS3] Soul Calibur IV - (Namco Bandai) - 75,000 / 75,000
06. [360] Soul Calibur IV - (Namco Bandai) - 35,000 / 35,000
07. [Wii] F...
Since the release of Soul Calibur IV, I've written quite a bit on the game, whether it was a review that took three days of non-stop play or a brief homage to Siegfried Schtauffen.
By now, most of us have come to terms with the fact that Soul Calibur is basically fan service in a box, which would account for all the bizarrely proportioned women and barrel chested men with nice hair. Be warned this is an editorial entry regarding something about the game's characters that has come to my ...
Soul Calibur 4 is being acclaimed a critical success at the moment, its reviews giving it 9's and 10's all over the globe. But Namco are about to make the same mistake they made with Ace Combat 6 and Beautiful Katamari, quite frankly, crappy Downloadable content.
Just around a week from its release and already 3 items are up in the marketplace and PSN Store, some lousy extra gear and some downloadable music from the original game. Not only does such a quick release indicate these could hav...
Curious about what's selling in the UK right now? Chart Track has you covered with an all-format list. The attached image shows us what's doing good (Soul Calibur IV, Big Beach Sports, Call of Duty 4, New Super Mario Bros., NFS: ProStreet) and what's waning (Lego Indiana Jones, Super Smash Bros., Metal Gear 4, Race Driver). Check it out!
"[A]lmost all the characters return.. but not Hwang.. because he was just a clone with a dirty sounding name. For the same reason there is also no Li Long.
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"Gentle reader, we know of your thirst for the finer things in life: vintage wines, sartorial attire, and most importantly, realistic boob physics. After all, what would be the point of a new high-def Soulcalibur game if the teat-jigglies were not tuned to perfection? Some may say that DOA perfected the art with the independent bounce feature, but we found it to be a bit excessive and grotesque. The door was left open for a new challenger to the cheesecake crown, and Soulcalibur IV has stepp..."
For whatever reason, games and politics seem to go together like milk and cookies. Wine and cheese? Cake and milkshakes? Whatever. What I'm getting at is Darren Gladstone of PC World has taken the character creation system in Soul Calibur IV to yet another level, bringing presidential candidates into the mix. Obama definitely pulls off Maxi's style, I'll say that.
The first-day sales for the most recently-released games in Japan are in, and you may be surprised with the results...
The PSP Action-RPG Phantasy Star Portable and the DS's Rhythm Heaven Gold had the highest first-day sales, selling well over 150k copies respectively.
Soul Calibur IV sold 56k on the PS3 and 35k on the 360.
Surprisingly, Fatal Frame IV sold 21k with a 60% sell-through on just the first day. Retailers were cautious as to whether the survival-horror would do well with ...
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It has Star Wars cameos, online play, and a ton of bonus content, but does the soul still burn?
FRONT magazine have used scantily-clad ladies to promote video games before. At the start of the year they dressed model "Vikki Blows" as a rather underdressed Dante to promote Devil May Cry 4. (Dressing her as one of the already skimpy DMC ladies would have made more sense).
In FRONT's latest addition, models Danni Wells and Amii Grove are apparently promoting Soul Calibur IV ... Though it's hard to tell since they barely resemble anything remotely Soul Calibur-ish.
Oddly enough enough...
"Fun with Soul Calibur IV's character creator. Featuring fighters from Mortal Kombat, Killer Instinct, Super Smash Bros Brawl, X-Men, and of course Street Fighter.
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Good news for anyone looking out for Soul Calibur IV and Fatal Frame IV. They are both currently the most pre-ordered console games on Amazon.co.jp this week.
It comes as no surprise that Soul Calibur IV would sell well, as the series has a solid fanbase and also recieved quite a lot of hype and press.
But it's a surprising feat for Fatal Frame IV to reach so many sales, considering the low publicity the game recieved and the sudden shift to a different console. It seemed doomed to fai...
Soul Calibur IV has hit the shelves and today we bring you the unboxing of the PS3 version of Soul Calibur IV's Premium Edition.
Included is a tin case that contains the following items:
In this multinational version of Games Releasing This Week, we'll take a look at the games coming out in the three major regions this week, featuring the US, Europe, and Japan. So, how does the last week of July fare for these areas?
US Notable Games This Week:
We've already seen what is possible with Soul Calibur IV's character customization. But if you aren't imaginitive enough to come up with your own sexy versions of pirate wenches or spunky cowgirls, then take the easy way out and dress your characters in nothing but their underwear!
Good news for girls too ... This feature isn't exclusive to the female characters. We can dress our men in their undies too. It's about time the men got some sex appeal in this game.
A ton of screenies for you Soul Calibur fans!
Screen content ranges from the Character Creator interface, to action shots, to menus, etc.
There are also a few comic strips, which are, again, unfortunately in Japanese -_-
Speaking of the Character creator, the one featured as the main image of this (and the source's) article, looks fairly attractive. Better than I expected, at least....
Text in the screenshots is all in Japanese, but that is fine, for the most part.
(More imag...
What appears to be the seventh new character to be added to the ranks of fighters in the new, soon to come Soul Calibur IV game, has made an appearance (presumably, she'll appear on both the PS3 and 360 console versions). She doesn't show as much skin as some of the other characters, but that is just fine.
Personally, I don't find her as cool, or visually appealing as Ashlotte, or many of the other female characters, but she is attractive enough.
The guest artist Hirokazu Hisayuki, has...
"However thanks to a podcast made by 1UP the rumor was quickly smashed , stating that Kratos will be absent from Namcos upcoming game. But, there still is the strong possible that he could be included in future planned downloadable content."
Ubisoft has revealed some exclusive pre-order deal plans for Soul Calibur IV, to be released late next month/early August (depending where you live).
If you order from Play.com, an exclusive face plate comes with all Xbox 360 versions of the game; MSRP is £39.99 including free delivery. If you go with GAME, you get an an exclusive bonus DVD and art booklet in a steel book for the same price. The latter deal applies to both console versions.
Five new videos featuring SC IV's gameplay have surfaced, showcasing matches between Mitsurugi/Tira, Cervantes/Xianghua, Seung Mina/Hilde, Voldo/Ivy, and Amy/Seigfried. I've posted two below, the rest can be seen through the source.
On a related note, the PS3 version of the game is now on par with its Xbox 360 cousin speed-wise, according to director Katsutoshi Sasaki.
What's this? Soul Calibur IV screens that aren't all about mindless sex appeal?!
Gamespot Japan have just revealed a LARGE batch of new screenshots that focus on *gasp* actual gameplay and what the Character Customization is capable of.
(Go to source for all screens)
Soul Calibur IV's screenshots keep getting less and less subtle. A while ago these screens were released, showing the rather "ample" chest inflations that some of the female characters have recieved. That wasn't the last of such screens. Here's a new batch of boobful and crotchful shots. Classy, Namco Bandai, real classy!
"- game feature dizzy : getting hit into walls makes you dizzy.
- game feature guard impact : opponent will fall during guard impact.
- game feature instant impact : when opponent attacks during guard impact.
- armor bar : keep blocking, bar becomes red, and eventually blue.
- soul impact : attack until opponent's health meter is red, then make opponent block -or- you can initiate with a guard impact.
- soul impact : when opponent is soul impacted, enter the heavy finish command to ex..."
The annual E3 Media & Business Summit, known as E3 is coming up soon between 15-17 July. There will be new games and announcements, but that's not all! Major game producers will be spreading big news, so be sure to take a look.
Gamespot have listed the games they're most anticipating and what will be seen at E3. The list includes the following: "Lego Batman", "Resident Evil 5", "Resistance 2", "Saints Row 2", "Soulcalibur IV", "Spore" (yes Spore!)... see the source for more.
OK, supposing you could date a female video game character of your choice.....Did you ever wonder how your mother might see her? A good match, or a horrible influence?
Well, this article (complete with images) examines which 10 you SHOULD take to meet your mom, and which 10 you probably shouldn't >_>
Some non-surprising characters on the list. I gather the average reader would know of at least several of them.
TBH, I'd like to date Etna (not on the list), though she might make me r...
Darth Vader may not be the only PS3 exclusive character to make his way into SCIV, according to the rumor mill of Eletronic Gaming Monthly Kratos will be a combatant in the highly touted fighting game exclusive to the PS3 version of course. When questioned Namco Bandai said they could neither confirm nor deny this which adds a bit more strength to its reliability. Maybe the 360 will get Master Chief?
"While Soulcalibur III was largely forgettable for some of us at Kotaku, some of our best memories were forged in the game's custom character creation tool. The "dancer" style fighter armed with a pair of tambourines made for some rather amusing matches.
Soulcalibur IV doesn't appear to be a slouch in the custom fighter department, with all manner of ridiculous weapons and fetish focused accessories at your disposal.
Cowgirls? Check. Pirate wenches? Check. Cat-eared cuties wielding deadly..."
If Soul Calibur IV fans were hoping the Star Wars characters would remain a small part of the game, then you should probably turn away now.
Here is the Japanese box-art for Soul Calibur IV and, yep, there's Darth Vader and Yoda smack-bang in the middle.
Discuss in the forum
In addition to yesterday's news about Darth Vader's "secret apprentice" showing up in SC IV, we get a trailer to accompany it. Check it out through the source.
Yep, it ain't just Yoda and Darth Vader anymore in the upcoming Soul Calibur title. Namco Bandai dropped another bomb today, revealing the "Secret Apprentice," the main character in the (also) upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be featured, this one being in both versions. Talk about pimpage.
PlayStation Universe analyzed the newest trailer from Soul Calibur IV and found some interesting stuff. They found a new character during the middle of the trailer, and there is a screenshot of him below. Rumors are that his name is either Mars, or Soul Edge reborn. They also found destructible armor and clothing in clips, where their armor or clothing rips or becomes destroyed, especially with the female characters.
Many fans would have noticed that most of the female characters in Soul Calibur IV have had a 'chest upgrade', and now it has been revealed that character's armor will also destructible. Yes, if you hit an opponent hard enough, expect their clothing to go flying!
Does anyone get the impression that Soul Calibur IV trying to compete with the Dead or Alive series?
[Discuss in the Soul Calibur IV forum]
Gamespot got ahold of the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the Soul Calibur IV demo, and they say it's promising, has impressive graphics, and holds true to the classic Soul Calibur gameplay. Also noteworthy: the difference between the two versions comes down to minor discrepancies. IGN got their own hold of the game, too, and have a video of Yoda in action. Check it out:
Yet more Soul Calibur IV screens have been released, this time showing the newbies Shura, Ashlotte, and the first glimpse of Setsuka in SCIV. Damn, those SC girls are boobful.
(go to source for more screens)
Japanese magazine "Ultra Jump" has revealed a new character for Soul Calibur 4.
She was designed by guest artist Oogure Ito (Oh!Great), famous for his Tenjou Tenge and Air Gear mangas.
This 19 year old girl's name is Ashlotte Meideru and she wields a great axe. The scan reveals her to be a mechanical "execution doll", made by the wicked Protestantism group, to destroy Astaroth for his betrayal.
Little else is known about her character at the moment.
She's certainly an interesting a...
"Yes. Shocking. For your submission, the above picture, showing Soul Calibur's Ivy as she's depicted on the game's official website. On the left, how she appears on the Japanese site. On the right? How she appears on the American site. This will not go down well with die-hard fans, Namco Bandai. They're not in this for the swordplay."
"So maybe you're still giddy that Darth Vader and Yoda (see a video of them in action here) will be making a guest appearance in Namco Bandai's Soul Calibur 4 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3), but don't look away just yet, because more and more characters are being revealed.
After unveiling four characters last month, the Japanese magazine Famitsu is back to let us know that Rock, Yoshimitsu, and Talim will be returning.
If you haven't encountered any of these Soul Calibur veterans yet, Rock is..."
"Outside of online play, one of the biggest tangents of discussion around Soul Calibur IV has been Darth Vader and Yoda as playable guest characters. Such inclusions are not new to the Soul Calibur franchise Soul Calibur II had Link, Heihachi and Spawn but Yoda has proven controversial, due to his extreme height advantage. The smaller they are, the harder they are to hit?
Sasaki isnt worried. The influences that Yoda will have in terms of gameplay because of his height, [is that..."
"Following yesterday's announcement that the original Soul Calibur will be making an appearance on Xbox Live Arcade, Ubisoft has announced that Soulcalibur IV will be making its way down under on July 31 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Soulcalibur IV is the series' first foray into the next-generation domain and features an expanded roster of fighters. Those who get the game on the PlayStation 3 will have access to Star Wars supervillain Darth Vader, whereas the Xbox 360 version feature..."
"Soul Calibur IV is in development for PS3 and 360. It will feature a fancy Critical Finisher system where you can instantly kill an opponent if you manage to empty their Soul Gauge two times in a row; this fills up when attacking but decreases when defending."
As if Guest Star Wars characters weren't enough of a treat for SoulCalibur and Star Wars fans alike, Namco Bandai have released even more goodies, keeping us in awe whilst waiting for the game's release sometime this Summer.
With amazing graphics and lighting, Namco Bandai have revealed three characters returning from the previous installments: Seong-Mina, Yun-Seong, and Maxi. The three have gotten makeovers like the other returning cast, and fans seem to be pleased.
Be sure to check ...
1Up drops the latest Soul Calibur IV bomb by confirming that two of the most iconic Star Wars characters will be playable in Namco Bandai's forthcoming PlayStation 3 (and Xbox 360!) weapons-based brawler. Apparently Namco Bandai has made nice with LucasArts to give Darth Vader and Yoda the SCIV makeover, ready to layeth the smackdown in the age of exploration. The lightsaber-wielding, Force-totin' badasses might seem out of place in the world of Soul Calibur, but hopefully they won't be mak...
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Step up on to the stage of history with our resident Soul Calibur experts -- Ryan O'Donnell, Soul Calibur IV.
Along with exclusive interviews with the entire development team, we're bringing you the very first footage of Soul Calibur IV. All of this waits for you to download now."
"As promised, Electronic Gaming Monthly managed to get a first look at Soul Calibur IV, and here are the scans from the magazine. The level of detail in the graphics includes "leather straps on Ivy's thighs make real-time indentations into her skin as she fights," and even "ridiculously endowed ninja gal Taki, who demonstrates what happens now that consoles can chum out superflucous polygons to render realistic nipples under a skintight leotard."
In my opinion, Soul Calibur I is the best 3..."
"What's changed this time round is that the next-gen platforms have network infrastructure already in place," commented Soul Calibur IV's director Katsutoshi Sasaki while chatting with EGM magazine."We've heard from fans that they really want the game to be online, so we figured that, with the current environment, we really couldn't make SC4 without online play.""
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