Today on Twitter, Daishi Odashima posted details on when their next live broadcast will take place. Their next broadcast, which will demonstrate the character creation mode in Soulcalibur V by creating original characters and conduct matches using those characters will take place on Tuesday, November 22nd.

Daishi will also be answering questions that are submitted via Twitter on the broadcast. You can submit your question by using the hash tag #SCV_live. Please check after the break for start times and an embed of the stream once it goes live.

It looks like in addition to the official MadCatz Soulcalibur V FightSticks, Hori has been licensed to create their own SC5 sticks as well! While the quality of the Soulcalibur IV arcade sticks from Hori were a bit questionable, it looks like Hori is trying to fix it this time around with a brand new model.

Unlike the SC4 stick, which was based on the Hori FS3 model (probably the worst stick Hori has ever made), this new model seems more similar to the Hori RAP3, although slightly altered. It appears to have a cut out bottom, a myriad of control buttons and switches, as well as ports for microphones and keyboards (PS3). I must admit, I like the design much better than MadCatz's offer, but at the same time, I still can't stand that awful NOIR button layout.

Greetings, my minions... I mean, class! When last we met, we glossed the basic idea that characters can and should be evaluated on their own merits, divorced from such harder to quantify things as ease of use or player skill. Today we’ll be engaging with the mechanics of such evaluation.

This is just a preliminary plan. Nothing has been decided yet and we don't even know if Namco-Bandai is planning anything. But if they are not, we need to have our own.

I have not had much discussion with others interested in running Nationals; but I was hoping to get support from Idlemind, AkazukinChaCha, Hates, and Neorussel. In efforts of transparency though, I'm posting my ideas publicly and hoping for approval, criticism or ideas from the tournament community.

So these are my initial ideas... Most have been determined based on past history...

Since this Fanart Friday results are after the announcement of Ezio, some people decided to include him in the fanart... thats fine; I expected as much. This marks the end of the Fanart Friday series. We've received lots of fanart over the past few months, some interesting, some disturbing; but we're glad to have them all.

All prizes will be sent out at the end of the last poll.

This morning, Big E who has been running fighting game tournaments in the Philadelphia area for over a decade has officially announced that a playable build of Soulcalibur V will be at North East Championships XII, which is being held at the Sheraton Suites on December 3-4, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA.

Also available to play will be Tekken Tag Tournament 2 on arcade cabinet. You can find more details about both games after the break. If you haven't registered for NEC XII, you can do so online at NEC Philly website.

NEC XII was already shaping up to be an amazing event for the Soulcalibur community, and now this announcement puts it over the top, so I would like to thank Big E, HuBBs, FilthieRich, & Namco Bandai Games for making this possible. I hope to see everyone here. You don't want to miss out on this event.

Today Namco Bandai released a teaser for the character creation mode that will be in Soulcalibur V. Tago-san gives an introduction into all of the things that you will now be able to do to customize for your character all the way down to the whites in their eyes in this much improved version over the one that was in Soulcalibur IV.

You can watch the trailer video after the break. Also, sometime at the end of November, Project Soul will have their next broadcast where they will demo the character creation mode, create a few characters, and fight some matches using those characters. Stay tuned to the 8WayRun.com front page to find out when once those details have been made available.