Soul Calibur 5 & Others Announced by Namco Bandai

Namco Bandai are currently holding their annual Level Up event in Dubai and have announced a series of titles for several consoles during their press conference.

Soul Calibur 5 was the biggest of announcements and though details were scarce, it has been slated for a 2012 release for Xbox 360 and PS3, with a trailer coming soon.
Details on two Nintendo 3DS titles were also dished out, with the announcement of an Ace Combat title and release details for Tales of the Abyss.

‘Ace Combat: Assualt Horizon’ has also been given release dates and shall be whizzing its way to US shores on October 11th and October 14th in Europe. European customers will also be treated to a special edition which will contain a soundtrack, signed notebook and steel case, all at the same price as the standard edition.

The 3DS title also appears to be the same game but scaled down for the handheld and will obviously be in 3D. No release date for this version but still something to look forward to.

‘Tales of…’ fans who own a PS3 will also be glad to know that ‘Tales of Graces F’ will definitely be coming to Western shores. Sadly no release dates were announced but they expect the European version to be out next year.

‘Tales of the Abyss’ on the 3DS will also be a 2012 title, with Japan getting the game on the 30th June.

A new Naruto game has also been announced for the PSP, titled ‘Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact’. No real details for that game at this moment as it is new in development.

Tekken fans will also be pleased to know that despite no work has started on ‘Tekken X Street Fighter’, a CG feature film based on the franchise is under way with script writing from Cowboy Bebop writer, Dai Seto and will be titled ‘Tekken: Blood Vengeance’.