SoulCalibur V coming to Xbox 360, PS3 in 2012

Namco Bandai announces “true sequel” to SoulCalibur for 2012; game to launch on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Since the release of SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny in 2009, Namco Bandai has remained tight-lipped about the future of its weapon-based beat-’em-up. One of the reasons could be down to PSP game’s poor performance–it failed to make the publisher’s top 10 sales list for April-September, being beaten by the likes of Afro Samurai and We Ski & Snowboard.

New characters and a generational shift are promised for SoulCalibur V.

SoulCalibur will be returning to home consoles next year though, as publisher Namco Bandai has announced the fifth game in the series will be coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2012. Project Soul team producer Hisaharu Tago took to the stage at the publisher’s annual Level Up showcase event to reveal a “true sequel” for the fighting game series, set 17 years after the events of Soul Calibur IV. SoulCalibur V is due for release sometime in 2012.

Namco Bandai revealed a host of new titles at the Dubai showcase event, including Ace Combat 3D for the Nintendo 3DS, Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Impact for PSP, and an untitled Dragon Ball Z project for PS3 and Xbox 360. The publisher also announced that Ace Combat: Assault Horizon will be out on October 11 in the US and October 14 in Europe.

Tekken Project director Katsuhiro Harada also came on stage to announce Tekken Blood Vengeance, a CG-animated movie scripted by the writer of Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. The feature will come to cinemas in 3D this summer, said Harada.

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