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July 30, 2008:

Soul Calibur IV is out! Go Get it!

July 21, 2008:

As many of you know, there's a wealth of info floating around, too much to put up here. Check out the Soul Calibur News Forum on the SCU Forums if you want to learn more.

June 30, 2008:

102 new screenshots! Over 300 total. Phew, that's almost every SC4 screenshot released ever!



Some character's critical finish:
Yoda/Mitsu/Siegfried - low quality, annoying commentary
Hilde (low quality)
Hilde (higher quality)

June 29, 2008:

Possibly the most exciting screenshot to surface so far:

June 28, 2008:

The Xbox Live Arcade achievements & an interview for Soul Calibur 1 have been added SC1 page.

June 1, 2008:

Happy birthday SoulCaliburUniverse! 1 year old!

May 29, 2008:

Hilde's 2P costume:

May 28, 2008:

Amazing new trailer, along with a new character reveal!!



New boss character?

Also we're up to over 200 Soul Calibur IV Screenshots! Check em out!

Quick Darth Vader gameplay vid:

May 26, 2008:

Screenshot update!


Check out the rest of them here.

Great new video! Hilde & Sophitia HD gameplay vid:


Yoda & Mina gameplay:

Yoda gameplay impressions: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/876/876529p1.html

May 18, 2008:

Two new guest characters have arrived. The first is Shura, based off of Shura Shiki from Samurai Shodown.
The second guest character is Ashurot(?), a doll-type character. Pictures later once they start flowing in.

May 1, 2008:

Another large image gallery update! Now that Talim, Rock, and Yoshimitsu are confirmed we're up to 177 SCIV screenshots!

April 20, 2008:

SCU now has a chatroom! See you there!

April 18, 2008:

Big image gallery updates!

8 High Res SC4 Character Illustrations.



3 High Res SC4 Character Models.



23 Screencaptures from the new teaser. (thanks masquerade!)



Brand new Wallpaper section added for Soul Calibur Legends.

April 17, 2008:

New trailer!

April 16, 2008:

69 High Res SC4 Screenshots have been added to the image gallery! Check em out!



Hands-On from Gamespot

Interesting points --

The combat system in this version of the game finally included some of the new content we'd heard about previously. The demo featured some new elements in the life-bar displays, which play into combat. The large gem at the end of each bar is the soul gauge and cycles through different color states based on your combat style. If you tend to block a lot, your gauge will eventually cycle to red and allow your opponent to perform a powerful guard-break attack. If your foe gets the timing right, he or she can follow up with another strong attack and actually break your armor. This new system is tracked by a small trio of green boxes under the life bars onscreen, which represent the condition of your armor: high, mid, and low.

From the look of it, once your armor is broken, that's how it stays for the rest of your match. Fortunately, your armor is back when you take on a new fighter. When your armor is broken, your fighter will reflect the loss in his or her appearance, and you'll obviously take a bit more damage. The more controversial new addition to the mix is the critical finishers, which are tied to armor loss. At the moment, once you've broken at least one section of your opponent's armor, you can knock him or her around again to get his or her soul gauge back to red. Then, you'll have a small window of time to trigger the critical finisher by pressing all four face buttons on the controller at the same time. If you've timed it right, you'll be treated to a short cinematic sequence that's unique to each fighter, wherein fighters will lay the smack down on their opponents and end the match, regardless of the recipient's health. We have mixed feelings about this addition, although we have to say it will ensure people stay on their toes during a match.

Also, 5 new Legends images have been added.

April 15, 2008:

UNITED STATES SOUL CALIBUR IV RELEASE DATE: July 29th

Two packages, regular and premium ($20 dollars more).

"Customers who pick up the Premium Edition will get an art book/comic that serves as a prequel leading into the story of Soul Calibur IV, a tournament kit, and exclusive access to "extra customization content." Exactly what the tournament kit entails is unknown, but Namco Bandai said it would "give fans the opportunity to document the battle amongst friends." The Premium Edition will come in metal packaging and retail for $79.99."

Yoshimitsu indirectly confirmed via this interview:
http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?pager.offset=0&cId=3162887

Yoda and Darth Vader gameplay (skip ahead a little)
http://www.gametrailers.com/gametrailerstv_player.php?ep=13&ch=4&sd=0

From a recent issue of Gamepro:

Question: How do Yoda and Darth Vader play?
- Yoda's play style is heavily based upon the prequel movies.
- Yoda's play style is highly similar to Taki's play style.
- Yoda is "faster" then Darth Vader.

- Darth Vader didn't do much fighting in the movies so they decided to go wild with him and make him "swordmaster" like.
- Although they show Darth Vader fighting Mitsurugi, they DO NOT fight the same.
- Darth Vader is "slower" then Yoda.

Question: Will the force powers be used in anyway at all?
- They do plan to use those somehow
- Both characters are supposed to have flashy moves.


Also... I'm sorry for the lack of updates recently, expect more soon.

March 12, 2008:

New character!



Also, the box art has been revealed.

January 15, 2008:

Namco appreciates your input!
http://igames.checkboxonline.com/Soulcalibursurvey.aspx

January 13, 2008:

Soul Calibur 4 CES 2008 Interview

January 9, 2008:

January 2, 2008:

Happy New Years!

9 more Soul Calibur IV screenshots added to the image gallery.