Seeing where the plotlines for your favorite characters go. The shiny CGI ending sequences. These have traditionally been the reasons a person slogs through the cheap-ass boss fights in the story mode of a 3D fighting game. SoulCalibur V gave you neither and many fans of Namo's fighting franchise—including me—were… » 3/30/12 2:00pm 3/30/12 2:00pm

Pac-Man is having a hell of a career second act in fighting games. Of course, he is one of the free characters in Street Fighter X Tekken on the PlayStation 3. Now it looks like he'll be included—as some kind of bizarre head-thing—in Soulcalibur V's next batch of monthly costume DLC. See for yourself at 1:02 in that… » 3/18/12 6:00pm 3/18/12 6:00pm

We already knew that SoulCalibur V's character creator is powerful enough to allow you to create all sorts of messes, but this ups the ante one notch more. » 2/16/12 5:30pm 2/16/12 5:30pm

While it may seem like a video of me singing to my two children as they bounce along to a song Will.I.Am did for Sesame Street a few years back, this is a video about SoulCalibur V. » 2/13/12 5:00pm 2/13/12 5:00pm

If you allow people the freedom to create things, you can count on this: sex. Just look at all the dick faces people made with Nintendo Miis. Nintendo Miis! They're the most innocuous things imaginable, and bam, cocks. » 2/03/12 7:30am 2/03/12 7:30am

Hey, look! It's Link—who starred in the GameCube version of SoulCalibur II—making a triumphant return to the Stage of History along with that girl he's always having to rescue. The folks at NowGamercrafted Nintendo's iconic maiden-and-warrior pair with the character creator in Namco's just-released fighting game, and… » 2/02/12 11:30am 2/02/12 11:30am

Not yet four years has passed, but check out how the latest SoulCalibur compares to SoulCalibur IV. Can you spot the difference? Hint: it's not just the graphics. » 2/01/12 4:30am 2/01/12 4:30am

When the editor-in-chief here asked me to do a video showcasing two of my beloved characters created on Soulcalibur V's character creator, I was elated. I consider myself a connoisseur of character creation and customization, often spending way too much time than any person should on creating the most bizarre and… » 1/31/12 6:00pm 1/31/12 6:00pm

SoulCalibur V is in stores today across the U.S., where players are a lot less likely to dress up as a whip-wielding Ivy or Ezio Auditore de Firenze than the special gamers inhabiting the world of the SoulCalibur V launch trailer. » 1/31/12 8:30am 1/31/12 8:30am

Though hundreds of thousands of gamers swear by Amazon.com when it comes to ordering new releases or old favorites, I've never once ordered a video game from the popular online marketplace. Despite the allure of free launch day delivery and bonus credit, I've limited my game spending to local retailers. I didn't… » 1/30/12 5:00pm 1/30/12 5:00pm

And you thought the giant boobs were crass? Ha! This is another advert for upcoming fighting game SoulCalibur V. It's cheeky. Literally. » 1/27/12 6:00am 1/27/12 6:00am

Every Tuesday evening in February London fight game fans can step away from their game console and grab a little fitness with Gymbox's SoulCalibur V: Swordsman Workout class. No, seriously. » 1/25/12 4:00pm 1/25/12 4:00pm

Well, duh. Skip to the 46-second mark to see the Assassin's Creed assassin to take on himself in this latest round of SoulCalibur V gameplay footage. » 1/24/12 6:00am 1/24/12 6:00am

The latest chapter in Namco's medieval martial arts series is due out in a short while and the Japanese publisher's been throwing up adverts that have, um, riled up the internets a while back. » 1/23/12 9:00am 1/23/12 9:00am

With 17 years separating SoulCalibur V from SoulCalibur IV, Project Soul has near two decades' worth of explaining to do. Could this be the most story-driven SoulCalibur yet? » 1/18/12 8:30am 1/18/12 8:30am

This, I kid you not, is a poster advertising the upcoming Soulcalibur V in Japan. Stay classy, Namco Bandai. » 1/06/12 2:00am 1/06/12 2:00am