We meant to show you guys this one earlier but it slipped by in favor of the other CES content. A few people did notice it showed up on the FileShack ticker over on the right side this morning though. Straight from Namco comes the CES 08 trailer announcing the boggling inclusion of Yoda & Darth Vader in the upcoming Soul Calibur IV.

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Update: Namco Bandai has released a trailer of Yoda and Darth Vader's in-game antics.

Original Story: Star Wars icons Darth Vader and Yoda are officially playable characters in Project Soul's Soul Calibur IV, with Darth Vader exclusive to the PlayStation 3 edition and Yoda exclusive to the Xbox 360 version. Yes, really.

Publisher Namco Bandai announced the news today and then proved it true by releasing pictures of the two squaring off against the ever-unbalanced Tira and the well-endowed Taki, both of whom are returning characters.

Even more inexplicable than the appearance of Darth Vader and Yoda in the fantasy-oriented historic fighting game is the suggestion that the primitive weaponry and armor of the other participants is somehow able to block lightsabers.

It's the first time the Star Wars crew has dabbled in the fighting genre... Read more

Namco Bandai released a flurry of new screens today for Project Soul's upcoming Soul Calibur IV (PS3, X360). The shots show off Astaroth's new look as he spars with Cassandra, and also feature a fencing match between prettyboy Raphael and the Joan of Arc-like Hilde.

Soul Calibur IV retails sometime in 2008. The Wii-only spinoff title, Soul Calibur Legends (Wii), retailed last month.

Namco Bandai just sent along a new batch of shots from the fourth entry in the fighting series known as both Soul Calibur and Soulcalibur, highlighting the game's sexually charged focus.

PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners will be able to experience everything Soul Calibur IV has to offer in 2008.

Appealing to a different crowd, the company also released new screens of the Wii-exclusive Soul Calibur Legends, showcasing the muscular Astaroth. The action-adventure brawler arrives in stores November 20.

Here's the Tokyo Game Show trailer for everyone's favorite button masher, Soul Calibur IV. The fighting game sequel will be released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 some time next year.

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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. ... Read more