Soul Calibur 4 accidentaly confirmed

[JKTrix]

We knew it was coming, but now we know it's *coming*.

If you didn't know, Namco (makers of Soul Calibur, Tekken, etc) and Bandai (Japan's EA: licensed games/toys/etc. out the wazoo, including Gundam, DBZ...) merged into one company at the beginning of January. Gamedaily asked if it be possible for Namco's fighting game developers to work on a future DBZ game, now that the companies were merged (Fuuuu....sion.....ha?). The Executive replied saying that would be ideal, but by time the companies merged they were already working on a new Tekken *and* a new Soul Calibur.
Full interview below (it's a DBZ game interview, the Soul Calibur thing was just a sort of passing comment).
http://ps2.gamedaily.com/game/featur...d=5170&id=1038

This link goes into more speculative detail about Soul Calibur 4.
http://www.gamedaily.com/news/?id=10813

[Flying Mullet]

There was nothing "accidental" about that confirmation. The executive knew what he was saying. It's a common PR move to casually/indirectly confirm a game in an interview. I can guarantee you that he meant to mention the new Soul Caliber and that the mention of it was precisely planned.

[Laguna]

WOO HOO.

Now, that makes me a very happy person.

[Mirage]

It's to be expected, but still good news. But for goodness sake, don't rush it like you did with SC3 :(.

[No.78]

So basically, Tekken and soul series are gonna get worse, and DBZ games are gonna get better?

[Mirage]

No, like they said, the teams were busy working on SC3 and T6, so they couldn't help with the DBZ games.

[Carmilla]

EA just leaked out that there will be a new Madden game next year.

[Flying Mullet]

EA just leaked out that there will be a new Madden game next year.

Was it an accident too!

[ljkkjlcm9]

EA just leaked out that there will be a new Madden game next year.

Was it an accident too!

OMG a new MADDEN game, next year? That's UNHEARD of

and it's no surprise that they're best fighting game series is getting another installment, though the 2nd was better than the 3rd.

THE JACKEL

[KentaRawr!]

Well we all knew that was going to happen. Let's just hope that it has Team Battle Mode.

[Rengori]

I still need to get SC3 instead of just playing it every now and then at the arcade.

[Madame Adequate]

They need to keep all the awesome new ideas from III, add new characters (Setsuka, Tira, and Zas are awesomes.), and use the gameplay from SC I and II. Then we will have the fighting game of the century.

[Roto13]

As characters (with personality) Setsuka and Tira rock hard. As fighters.... not so much. Tira desperately needs to be improved.