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Legends of Daemonica: Farepoynt's Purgatory Now Available for Preorder

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:49:30 +0000

Cinemax (no relation to the Skinemax channel) and RA Images have announces the development of Legends of Daemonica: Farepoynt’s Purgatory, a 3D psychological thriller told in a non-linear storyline set in the 14th century. In the game, players controls Nicholas Farepoynt, an obscure character with a troubled past who, along with twelve others, arrives on a mysterious island. It’s at this place where they will be purified and stripped of their special abilities. The player will have to help Farepoynt escape this island.
Features:

Fourteen characters with multi-layered personalities. You can become their enemy, friend, or leader, and learn about their special abilities and use them to aid Farepoynt on his journey.
Unique game mechanics such as influencing the present by altering the past or entering other people’s dreams.
Interesting game puzzles.
Non-linear storyline. Your decisions shape the gameplay experience right from the start of the game. People die or are saved based on your actions. There are no easy or obvious choices to be made.
Full 3D environments and high polygon characters.
Numerous special effects and shaders such as dynamic weather and lighting, depth of field, and heat haze.
Dynamic camera allowing the creation of unique cutscenes using techniques such as split screen or picture in picture technology.
Atmospheric soundtrack

The game is expected to be released in March 2009 and you can preorder it now from the official website. The price of the finished game is $29.95 but if you pre-order before March 2009, you’ll get the game for $14.95 and get to play it two weeks before anyone else.

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E3 2008: Hone Your Blades Gamers - Soul Calibur IV is Golden

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:48:41 +0000

Soul Calibur IV E3 2008 Trailer

NAMCO BANDAI announced today that Soul Calibur IV has gone gold for the Xbox 360 and PS3 and will arrive in stores in July 29th.

Take control of an expanded roster of warriors from around the galaxy in their unrelenting search for the Soul Edge and Soul Calibur swords. Soul Calibur IV will also play host to a bevy of special characters including Yoda for the Xbox 360, Darth Vader for the PS3 system, and appearing on both platforms, Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice from LucasArt’s anticipated Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

Some screens were released for Soul Calibur IV during E3 this week, and you can view all of them here. You can also hit the links below to view the other five gameplay trailers featured at the event as well.

Via: Press Release

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Soul Calibur IV Screens Show Off Character Creator

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:05:56 +0000

Some screens have popped up for Soul Calibur IV showing off the character creator, single player mode menu, arcade mode, training mode, vs mode, museum, and even a comic. The game is looking pretty cool and when July 29th hits we will finally find out if the gameplay matches the neat screens and trailers we have been slathered with for months.

If you would like to checkout more screens for the menus, etc - Kotaku has loads of them.

Thanks: Kotaku

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New Soul Calibur IV Screens Reveal Some Custom Faces

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:24:02 +0000

Namco Bandai has just released a batch of new screenshots for Soul Calibur IV showing off the wide range of possibilities for character customization in the game. You’ll have plenty of options for creating a unique character like “Cowgirl” and “Afro Maraca Dude” above. Players will also have the option of either tailoring an existing character’s look or building a new one completely. Of course though, those original characters will use an existing fighter’s moves.

You can check out the rest of the screenshots here.

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Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice Joins Soul Calibur IV

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:55:05 +0000

You’ve probably heard of the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and how it will feature the story of Darth Vader’s secret apprentice, Starkiller. But it looks like that’s not the only place we’ll be seeing his disgruntled mug this year. Apparently, in addition to Yoda and Vader, Starkiller will be joining the cast of Soul Calibur IV. Unlike the other two Star Wars character though, Starkiller will thankfully be available in both versions. Somewhere, there’s a guy in an Ewok shirt working this new development into his fan fiction.

Via Joystiq

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Voldo's Codpiece Frightens Me in New Soul Calibur IV Video

Sat, 24 May 2008 13:27:12 +0000

The newest video for Soul Calibur IV is titled “Hilde” and while it does indeed show Hilde and Raphael battling it out very cinematically, the part of it that kind of creeped me out more than anything was the fight scene between Sophia and Voldo. His whole demeanor not to mention his “outfit” is just flat out perverted. Granted, Namco Bandai’s Soul Calibur titles have always been known to push the boundaries of “titillation” so to speak, but Voldo literally looks like he is hunching the air in this video and showing off his codpiece. Blech. I wonder if Sophia’s critical finishing move is to put clothes on Voldo, thus making his magical S&M gear obsolete and his death occurring because normal clothes suck his soul meter dry.

Soul Calibur IV is expected on to land on retail shelves on July 29th.

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New Characters Revealed in Soul Calibur IV Screens

Fri, 23 May 2008 19:43:18 +0000

Namco Bandai has unveiled a new batch of screenshots for Soul Calibur IV that reveal a couple new characters. First up is Ashlotte, a creepy-looking Queen of Hearts cosplayer with a heroin addiction (I’m guessing). Then there’s Shura, who wears a thong and a really low-cut shirt (bras are a thing of legend in the Soul Calibur universe). Finally, these screens also confirm the Setsuka and her deadly umbrella will be making an appearance. Call it a hunch, but I’m guessing this game’s going to have “breast physics”; and I hope to God that doesn’t involve Voldo.

To check out more screens, you can go here.

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New Details and Screens for Soul Calibur on the XBLA

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:35:27 +0000

Namco Bandai announced that the original Soul Calibur would be making its way to the XBLA awhile back, but now they’ve revealed new details and a handful of screenshots. The game obviously isn’t as pretty as Soul Calibur IV is looking, but I’m sure the game is still plenty of fun to play. The XBLA version will feature slightly enhanced visuals as well as numerous leaderboards for all types of stats and characters. The game will also feature local versus modes, but sadly there has been no mention of any online play. That’s actually kind of a deal breaker for me, particularly with Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix just around the corner. Regardless, the XBLA Soul Calibur is set to be released this summer, and you can check out some more screens for it here.

Via Press Release

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More Returning Characters Confirmed for Soul Calibur IV

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:14:49 +0000

Namco Bandai has revealed a batch of new screenshots for Soul Calibur IV which confirm the presence of three returning fighters. In addition to the more infamous Yoda and Darth Vader, the cast will also include past favorite, Talim, Rock, and Yoshimitsu. Their different appearances though ahve changed quite a bit, with Talim looking like a gypsy pirate, Yoshimitsu looking like an alien samurai, and Rock donning the head of a rhino. I’m sure there’s a reason for these new styles, but the story’s for these games has never really been what draws me to them. You can check out more screens of the returning cast here.

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Original Soul Calibur Headed to XBLA

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:12:40 +0000

Fighting game fans are no doubt excited for the release of Soul Calibur IV, especially now that we have a release date. But those looking for some nostalgia will be excited to find out that Namco has announced it will release the original Dreamcast classic as a downloadable game on Xbox Live Arcade.

We don’t know much about the game, except for the fact that all of the original characters and modes will return for this XBLA port, with the addition of leaderboards. Online play has not been confirmed, but it’s a fairly standard feature for XBLA games, as 1UP points out.

What I’m most interested in is how they fit this into the size limit that XBLA has. Certain games have been excused and allowed to exceed that limit. But, being a Dreamcast game, wouldn’t Soul Calibur require a fairly significant amount more room than the typical game released on the platform?

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