GameSpy, GameSpot, IGN and 1UP have Soul Calibur previews up, offering impressions of a brief demonstration of this Wii action adventure game.

Namco's acclaimed fighting game franchise, to which publisher Namco Bandai Games refers alternately as Soul Calibur and Soulcalibur, will be seeing its fourth main iteration on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, reports 1up. A brief, non-gameplay Soul Calibur IV teaser trailer was released directly to the site by Namco Bandai. Series developer Project Soul is returning to helm creation of the game. "Soulcalibur has been a cornerstone franchise for Namco Bandai Games and this latest edition will build upon its legacy of groundbreaking fighting experiences," said Namco Bandai executive VP Makoto Iwai. "With Soulcalibur IV, long-time fans and newcomers to the franchise will be amazed by its visual beauty and intense, pulse pounding weapon combat." Following the multiplatform release of Soul Calibur II (PS2, Xbox, GCN), Soul Calibur III was released exclusively for PlayStation 2, a controversial move among series fans. The original Soul Calibur was converted to Dreamcast from arcades. Existing characters Ivy, Mitsurugi and Nightmare will return for the series' fourth iteration, according to 1UP's report; the site promises additional details will be revealed in the upcoming issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Today's news comes on the heels of the announcement of Soulcalibur Legends, a Wii-exclusive action/adventure game set in the Soul Calibur universe and set to ship this winter.

According to Cinescape, Namco's Soul Calibur is the latest game that Hollywood will try to turn into a movie. For once it wasn't Uwe Boll buying the rights, instead it was the production company Anthem Pictures. Anthem's Warren Zide & Craig Perry shared producer credit on the Final Destination and American Pie movies, among others. There's no word on an estimated release year or anything else though, but in case the movie actually gets made Sony Pictures will distribute.

Voodoo Extreme has posted three new screenshots from the Aliens versus Predator 2 addon. If you missed the announcement on that, go here.

GameSpot UK has conducted an interview with Hubert Chardot, the creator of Alone in the Dark and the lead designer on From Dusk Till Dawn. The interview talks about both games, and Hubert explains how he broke into the industry, his recent return to the Alone in the Dark franchise and more.

Crazyness for the evening, a deal has just been signed for a Soul Calibur movie. The budget has been set at $50million (!) according to the official website of the director signed for the deal Sammo, Thanks Eurogamer

It's official--Sammo will be directing "Soul Calibur", based on Namco's video game. Namco is the company that brought us Pac-Man and Tekken (among other games). There isn't much information available yet since the agreement between the producers and Namco was signed on March 29, 2001, but the budget will be around $50 million US! With its medieval setting, shooting locations will probably be Eastern Europe and China. The film will probably have an international cast to reflect the global popularity of the game. Hopefully this film will get Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao involved in some capacity--a reunion of sorts. And of course this is what fans have been dying for all along. Rhythm & Hues will more than likely be the CG effects house for the project because of their relationship with Namco.