NEWS: Official SoulCalibur III Website Goes Live

Online Destination for Leading Fighting Franchise Features Overview of New Features, Character Profiles, Hidden Content

Leading video games developer and publisher Namco Hometek Inc announced today that the official website for SoulCalibur III has gone live at http://soulcalibur3.namco.com/. As the official destination for the game on the Internet, the site provides a detailed overview of the new features included in SoulCalibur III, in-depth profiles and video clips of the characters in the game and even hidden content for visitors to discover and unlock. A detailed look at the game's Character Creation mode will teach visitors the first steps in creating their own formidable warrior, while an introduction to the new Chronicles of the Sword mode will prepare fans for this new real-time strategy game. SoulCalibur III will be available exclusively for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system on October 25.

SoulCalibur III continues the classic tale of souls and swords with three all-new characters and an unprecedented amount of new content for players to experience. New characters Tira, Setsuka and Zasalamel each bring their own new fighting styles, weapons and storylines to the existing lineup of more than 18 playable characters while a detailed Character Creation mode lets players customise their own warrior from a nearly limitless number of fighting disciplines, weapons and accessories. A host of all-new play modes are available for players to experience alone, including the real-time strategy hybrid of Chronicles of the Sword mode, while a number of VS. battles are available for endless competitive multiplayer fighting.