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SDCC 09: Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny Progress

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Kratos , the antihero from the God of War series, has killed a lot of dudes. Soldiers, villagers, deities, and more have fallen to this gray-skinned sucker and his trusty Blades of Chaos. Now, Namco Bandai is inviting you to take the battle to a bunch of virtual fighters that will probably never see it coming. Kratos is in Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny , and he's pretty frickin' sweet. Watch Kratos PWN noobs right here. Now, I'm no fighting game expert; that's Ryan Clements' role here on the IGN PlayStation Team. Luckily, he's written about Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny a couple of times, so if you need a more nuts and bolts approach to how things play out here in this portable fighting game, I'd hit up his work first . I'm just here to talk about how good it felt to smash my blades into unsuspecting combatants. Alternate between your attack buttons for some simple combos, and Kratos will begin throwing his blades -- complete with that flaming/orange trail

Roundtable: The Year of Fighting Games

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In February, Capcom kicked 2009 off with a release fighting game fanatics had been anticipating for years: Street Fighter IV . Fans of the series were so excited they rushed out and bought 849,000 copies that month alone, pushing the highly rated title to the top of the videogame sales charts for the February, according to the NPD Group. And can you really blame gamers for snapping up Street Fighter IV right away? In most years, one major release is all fighting fans dare to expect. Last year it was Soulcalibur IV, with Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe as a consolation prize. But 2009 is different. After Street Fighter IV hit the shelves, release dates started to trickle in for other marquis fighting games. BlazBlue : Calamity Trigger, the spiritual successor to Arc System Works' Guilty Gear franchise, was heading for a June release. Namco Bandai's Tekken 6 now has a firm date of October 27. The King of Fighters XII hits stores next week. And Wii gamers should be playing Tat