Namco-Bandai Announces Soulcalibur II HD Online!

So there has been a furor during these past few days after it was discovered that Namco-Bandai filed a trademark for "Soulcalibur Lost Swords". Until now, we didn't really know what it meant. Companies file trademarks all the time, often just to cover themselves.

Could Lost Swords be an upgrade to Soulcalibur V? An RPG side-story like Soulcalibur Legends? Or perhaps a free-to-play version of Soulcalibur like Tekken Revolution? Well Namco-Bandai just wrapped up their Comic-can panel... and... nothing. No announcement of Soulcalibur Lost Swords. However, Namco-Bandai has announced an HD version of Soulcalibur II will be coming to PSN and XBL this fall.

The HD release will be from the PS2 version, and include Heihachi and Necrid as guest characters. Link and Spawn will not be featured. Included with the resolution upgrade will be several new modes, including online multiplayer! Masaaki Hoshino is serving as producer for this project, rather than Hisaharu Tago who has been responsible for Soulcalibur V.

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Soul Calibur 2: HD Online Trailer

I don't need to even talk about how exciting this news is; but let me just say that when it does come out, the 24/7 stream will be moved over to it.

 

Raph vs X
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/7iqu4u/soulcalibur-ii-hd-online-raphael-vs-xianghua-trailer

Anyone know who the players are? Another DTN vs Mark Nikil match?

Since it's a trailer from PS I think it's just some members of PS playing.

 

Since it's a trailer from PS I think it's just some members of PS playing.

Aris made an analysis video of the Nighty-Mitsu match and I believe it was Saitoh who said in the youtube comments that it was DTN and his brother, Mark Nikil, who were playing. That's why I was wondering if this new video was form the same session (and it followed the same formula, 1P dominated the first round, then he just screws around in round 2 and 3).

 

Raph vs X
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/7iqu4u/soulcalibur-ii-hd-online-raphael-vs-xianghua-trailer

Anyone know who the players are? Another DTN vs Mark Nikil match?

Yeah, DTN is Raph. Gonna ask for some Cervy action next.

 

Gonna ask for some Cervy action next.

I agree. Captain Crunch (nickname for Cervantes) in action will be very interesting.

 

In other news, the Xbox360 achievements are now up!

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/soul-calibur-2-hd-online/achievements/

 

From NamcoBandaiUK Twitter:

https://twitter.com/x/status/395946400569368576

 

Finally release date!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOLD!!!!

Do we know the price?

 

Finally release date!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOLD!!!!

Do we know the price?

Hopefully $10 or less. That's how much VF5FS was for XBLA.

 

Hopefully $10 or less. That's how much VF5FS was for XBLA.

VF5FS was $15. I think that SCIIHDO will be $15 as well.

 

Well. Time for me to prepare for SCII HD...by playing the Original Xbox version of it on my Xbox 360 lol