Aris, with the help of Insomnotek, Binkley, and Commando have created a tutorial video on how to execute Just Guard in SOULCALIBUR V and the ways that it can be implemented within a match. If you have yet to try just guard, you should check out this video, as well as his previous video on fuzzy guard.

Also, if you are in the SoCal area, on Tuesday, January 31, make sure to stop by Super Arcade for their launch party & side tournament that they will be holding for SOULCALIBUR V, or watch it online starting around 8PM EST/5PM PST.

Kayane, in partnership with Namco Bandai Games, will be hosting a launch event for SOULCALIBUR V in Paris, France on Saturday, January 28th, 2012. This event will consist of casual matches, a 64-man single elimination tournament which includes some very notable French players, and ending with an 8 on 8 team battle consisting of the top 16 from the singles tournament.

This event will also be streamed online by Kayane for everyone to check out beginning at 6PM Central European Time (12PM Eastern). You can find some additional details and an embed of the stream after the break.

I'm not going to pretend in this post that I'm anything more than a scrub in Soulcalibur; whether I was good at one time or another is irrelevant. This month, for the first time ever, I find myself in a leadership position in the community during the launch of a major revision to the Soulcalibur series... And of course, as with anything I do, its not without some drama.

But drama is not foreign to our community; in fact, it probably goes hand-in-hand. In addition to that, to outsiders it looks as if our community is "quick to ban". Now, Soulcalibur V is about to launch and we find ourselves already being forced to make decisions relevant to bans. So before I go into my decisions for SC5, I'm going to do my best to recall a history of banning within the Soulcalibur community.

Do you enjoy thankless work in return for the illusion of power? Do you like knowing you will have people nagging you to do things you may not want to do? How about dealing with a ton of noobs without losing your head? All while trolls try to fuck with you. If you answered yes to all these questions, being a SA mod could be just the right way to spend your free time.

The job itself involves fact checking, organizing information in stickies and keeping discussions on topic/free from trolling. Applicants are expected to be able to act professionally, be very active, possess some kind of background in competitive fighters and soul calibur and be able to adhere to guidelines set forth.

It has been a tumultuous week here at the Hate Speech offices, beginning with Idlemind’s abduction by an insidious cabal of communist sympathizers looking to undermine the work we’ve been doing here in the name of freedom. That’s my pet theory, at least. When last I saw him, I was lugging cases of whiskey and assorted pharmaceuticals past his desk and back to mine.

“What the hell is all that?” he asked.

“Dude, there’s the Calibur party in SF tonight. Pregame.”

On a lighter note, as we approach the last couple days until the official release of SOULCALIBUR V, Destructoid treats us to a video for an unboxing of the collector’s edition, done by some disgustingly creepy individual who “hacked” their YouTube account and uploaded the video, but haven’t deleted it for some strange reason.

Protip: if you make an unboxing video, hide your DLC codes or get owned. Check the video after the break or by clicking the icon to the right if viewing from the front page.

Original Sound Version has published an exclusive interview that they conducted with the people behind the sound and music for SOULCALIBUR V. In the interview, OSV provides a profile on each of the key members behind the award-winning team composed of international talent as they discuss their role for SOULCALIBUR V and the work that goes into making the amazing sound that this game has.

Also, the Collector’s Edition of the SOULCALIBUR V Original Soundtrack is still available for pre-order, which you can order by clicking here.