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"Soul Calibur: Lost Swords has been defended by Namco. The free-to-play instalment of the fighting game series will only feature single-player content, focusing on loot and weapon customisation.      Masaki Hoshino told Eurogamer the reasons behind centering Lost Swords on the single-player experience, stating: &amp;quot;This was done intentionally. &amp;quot;As we said, people do enjoy fighting other people, but one thing we noticed with the Soul Calibur fanbase is that a lot of people really enjoyed the game for its story, setting and atmosphere. &amp;quot;They didn&amp;#039;t like playing against other people. When you lose, it&amp;#039;s not exactly a great feeling. So we decided to tailor something to this player base.&amp;quot; Hoshino said that Soul Calibur and Tekken - another Namco property - appealed to two different audiences. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve done a lot of research and noticed that the Soul Calibur group was different to Tekken&amp;quot;, he explained.  &amp;quot;[The Tekken] group like fighting against each other, whereas Soul Calibur fans really want to look at the characters and enjoy the atmosphere. &amp;quot;We had an overwhelming response in that direction, so that&amp;#039;s why we chose that.&amp;quot; A release date for Soul Calibur: Lost Swords is yet to be announced for the PS3, but Mitsurugi, Siegfried, Heihachi and Sophitia will appear in the game. Soul Calibur 2 HD Online is also being planned, launching on the PS3 and Xbox 360 before the end of this year. Watch a trailer for Soul Calibur II HD Online below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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