Remember when I posted a news item about the Premium Edition of Soul Calibur IV? I promised to revisit it if any new information came out, and today Namco explained in further detail the Premium Edition’s contents.

The Premium Edition comes with a XL T-shirt. The Xbox 360 version’s shirt is white and has Yoda on it. The PS3 version’s is black and has Darth Vader on it. There is also the mysterious “Tournament Kit”, which in all reality is just a card with a tournament tree on it. Also included, is a comic/art book which will explain the events that happened before Soul Calibur IV.

I’ll leave it up to you guys to decide if its worth the $80 price tag. Personally, I think I’ll pass.

Read: Look At What’s Inside The Soul Calibur IV CE. 



Today the Championship Game Series announced that they will be holding the first North American Training Camp next week. The Training Camp is for players from all six North American CGS teams and will last from April 22 to May 25.

According to Andy Reif, Commissioner of the CGS, “With this first-ever official Training Camp, we’re further realizing our vision of establishing the CGS as the only worldwide professional video gaming league.Our webcast programming for the Training Camp is merely the first step toward our ambitious 2008 online initiatives focused on original programming, all-new tournaments and other content which will provide us with more opportunities to engage our audiences.”

The Training Camp will allow team General Managers to observe how well the team interacts and, if necessary, make changes.

Footage from Training Camp matches will take place each week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday nights. Thursday is reserved for live broadcasts and starts at 7 p.m. EST. To check out all the footage, hit up www.thecgs.com.

The full press release is after the jump. Continued…



Namco Bandi have announced that Soul Calibur IV will be hitting North American stores on July 29. There will be the standard $60 game, as well as an $80 premium edition. What does the premium get you? Not only will you get a metal box, a comic book and a “tournament kit”, but also access to “extra customization content.”

“Tournament kit” and “extra customization content?” That is so vague that I can’t help but be intrigued. You can be sure I’ll post the details on these two elusive selling points one they are released.

Read: Soul Calibur 4 To Disregard Canon On July 29.



El fuerte SF4A leaked photo of this week’s pre-newsstand Famitsu spread the rumors about a new Street Fighter 4 character, and now Capcom’s US Blog has the details regarding this new fighter.

Joining Crimson Viper and Abel on the list of new contenders on the upcoming SF4 comes El Fuerte, a Mexican Lucha Libre wrestler (and a part-time gourmet cooker) that is said to compete with Abel and Zangief for the top grappler spot in the title.

Sources: Kotaku, Shoryuken and Capcom US - The Blog



Holy s***.

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Hot off the presses comes news regarding Championship Gaming Series titles for the 2008 season. The biggest surprise is Forza Motorsport 2 being selected as the League’s new official racing title. Other than that, the only new addition is FIFA ‘08, replacing last season’s FIFA 07 on the consoles.

The complete list of titles is Counter-Strike: Source and FIFA ‘08 for the PC, Forza Motorsport 2 and Dead or Alive 4 for Xbox 360.

CGS Commisioner Andy Reif stated: “After concluding our inaugural season last year, we conducted an extensive game review process to identify the most compelling and competitive games in the world. […] Our official game selections for the 2008 televised season are optimized to provide an unparalleled gaming experience for the players and our global broadcast audience alike.”

In North America, CGS’ 2008 Season will get underway in March 7-9th in Austin, Texas, at the South by Southwest ScreenBurn Arcade.

Full press release after the break. Continued…



Some new screenshots of Soul Calibur 4 came out today, revealing that Maxi and Seung Mina will return in the fourth iteration of the popular fighting game series.

Here’s the dish:

 

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SCIV hits Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this year.