UBISOFT ® TO DISTRIBUTE SOULCALIBUR ™ IV AND SOULCALIBUR™ LEGENDS ACROSS PAL TERRITORIES
Soulcalibur ™ IV and Soulcalibur™ Legends to Hit the Stores in Summer 08
Paris, FRANCE – 11 janvier, 2008 – Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, today announced that it entered into an agreement with NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe SAS to distribute Soulcalibur™ IV on the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft ® and PLAYSTATION ®3 computer entertainment system, and Soulcalibur ™ Legends exclusively on Wii™. Both games will hit stores across Europe and other PAL territories in summer 2008.
Soulcalibur IV is the latest iteration of the world renowned melee-based fighting series. Delivering new gameplay modes, characters and enhanced features with groundbreaking 3D modeling and animation, Soulcalibur IV will be the definitive fighting game experience. Soulcalibur IV also provides unprecedented character customization possibilities and the eagerly expected online battle mode. As part of a monumental collaboration between NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. and LucasArts, the Sith Lord Darth Vader will appear as a guest character in the PLAYSTATION 3 system version of the title, and Jedi Master Yoda will be available for the Xbox 360.
Soulcalibur Legends thrusts the players into a third person action adventure and takes a unique approach to the series by truly utilizing the Nintendo Wii™ Remote and Nunchuk.
About Ubisoft Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 23 countries and sales in more than 50 countries around the globe. It is committed
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About NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe SAS NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S., is a leading interactive entertainment software publisher based in Cergy-Pontoise, France, with a UK branch office in London, England. The company is a part of the NAMCO BANDAI group of companies known for creating and publishing many of the industry's top video game franchises including the RidgeRacer™, Tekken™, SOULCALIBUR™, Tamagotchi™, Digimon™, Dragonball® and Naruto™ brands. More information about NAMCO BANDAI Games, its products and services can be found online at http://www.namcobandaigames.eu SOULCALIBUR™ IV ©1995-2008 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. SOULCALIBUR™ Legends ©1995-2007 NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. © KOSUKE FUJISHIMA LucasArts, the LucasArts logo, and the STAR WARS characters, names and all related indicia are trademarks of & © Lucasfilm Ltd. © 2008 Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. or Lucasfilm Ltd. & ® or TM as indicated. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Wii AND THE Wii LOGO ARE TRADEMARKS OF NINTENDO. “PlayStation”, is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox LIVE are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.