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#soulcalibur The man in charge of Soulcalibur V, the entry in Namco's weapons-based fighting game series, has promised us at least two new characters for next week's San Diego Comic-Con. One has been semi-revealed and she looks vaguely familiar. More »

Namco takes us into its studio for a behind-the-scenes look at SoulCalibur V in this clip. You'll see the office, a bit of in-progress art and meet the people making the latest iteration of the weapons-based fighter. Was producer Daichi Odashima even alive when the original Soul Edge came out?

After being ushered into a tiny dark room in the back of Namco's E3 booth with three other journos and several reps from the publisher (several from Project Soul, specifically), I watched the same initial presentation of Soulcalibur V that you watched on Joystiq back in mid-May (seen above). I once again marveled at Namco's insistence on pushing the game's ridiculous story over its gorgeous new game's engine, not to mention the improvements to Soulcalibur's core mechanics that distinguish the upcoming sequel from its predecessors by focusing on a "more elegant" combat system.

In real-world terms, this means that battles in Soulcalibur V are intended to be faster, more fluid, and heavy on offense. And in my experience, it was just that -- a noticeably early build, sure, but already showing an extra layer of smoothness in motion that felt far less stilted than past titles.

#teasers At least two more souls will be revealed later this month at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, promises Soulcalibur V director Daishi Odashima. But since Comic-Con doesn't hit San Diego for another fortnight, all we get now are silhouettes. More »

#e32011 Well, first, we should get this out of the way: recurring Soulcalibur fighter Ivy will be in Soulcalibur V, producer Hisaharu Tago says, with the increasingly underdressed fan favorite to be revealed at some point soon. So I wondered "What will Ivy look like as a 49-year-old?" More »

During our meeting this afternoon with Namco, while a tale of of souls was being eternally retold on the screen in Soulcalibur V, a rep from the Japanese publisher spoke to the game's features while we raptly listened on. While only four characters were playable in the hands-on demo we had, two of them were brand new -- something the Namco rep explained was representative of the entire game's roster.

"Half of the roster is all new characters," he noted, before explaining that character creation will make a triumphant return in SC5. And apparently, though the story in past Soulcalibur titles has been ... typical of a fighting game, SC5 will expand upon that with the expressed purpose of explaining the many, many new characters. We only got a chance to get our hands on Patroclus and series favorite Mitsurugi, but we'll be sure to have a preview up in the coming days. Here's a tease: it was pretty fun!

#e32011 There's a new entry in the long-running Soulcalibur series, Namco's weapons-based fighter, a game that its creators say is a "lighter, faster, more elegant" battle of swords and souls. It's also a game with "more dynamic" battles, one drawing some influence from Street Fighter IV and Mortal Kombat. More »

Sophitia's family has weathered incredible hardship. A beautiful warrior touched by the gods, Sophitia gave birth to two children: a son, Patroklos, and a daughter, Pyrrha. Due to Sophitia's involvement with the great swords of history, Pyrrha came under the influence of the evil blade Soul Edge as a child. Now, years later, battles will be waged by both Patroklos and Pyrrha, with the swords waiting at the center of the conflict. This is the stage for the story of Soulcalibur V...

#watchthis How may of SoulCalibur V's at least 26 fighters can you spot in the game's official E3 2011 trailer? More »

Poor Mitsurugi! He sure was getting on in years when we last saw him in Soulcalibur IV, and in Soulcalibur V he's positively elderly! With any luck, Yoshimitsu schooled him in the ways of AARP health insurance. See for yourself in the first Soulcalibur V gameplay video, after the break.

The producer of Soul Calibur V, Hisaharu Tago, has announced that the development team are hoping to include 26 fighters in the upcoming sequel...

According to the latest Famitsu, the development team want at least 26 characters, including unconfirmed guest characters. The game will have unspecified gameplay changes, too. It's due for 2012 and currently only 10 percent completed. [Siliconera] More »

I've been traveling across the country so I missed the news that Soul Calibur V was announced yesterday. I decided to comb through the complete transcript of Producer Hisaharu Tago's presentation in Dubai to see what else has been officially revealed. We know that the Soul Calibur V release date wil...