I always figured that Yoda and Darth Vader will be playable on both systems because there was always that empty slot right after Yoda or Darth Vador and there was no way of unlocking that “secret character”. But, now today, we have received news that both Yoda and Darth Vader will be available on both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as playable characters in Soul Calibur IV. To download Yoda onto the PS3 it will cost you $6.00, while Darth Vader on the Xbox 360 will cost 400 Microsoft points.

In a scan from a Japanese magazine revealed that Star War’s R2-D2 will be a playable character in the upcoming Soul Calibur IV, which will release on PS3 and Xbox 360 on July 29.

At this time we are not sure if this is a console specific character that will be added to the game seeing the Xbox and PlayStation are very different from each other featuring two different character’s from the Star War’s Universe.

Here’s a Translation of the Profile of R2-D2 according to the scan.
Age: Unknown
Race: Astromech Droid
Place of Birth: Industrial Automation
Height: 96cm
Weight: Depends on add on gear
Birth Date: Unknown
Blood Type: None
Weapon: Stun Arm, Saber Launcher
Style: J Type Defense Program

[CNG4U] [N4G]

What can’t they do these days. According to this photo, the people over at Media Molecule are making a Kratos Sackboy that should appear, and will be playable, in LittleBIGPlanet. This will most likely be true since they already confirmed that Killzone Sackboys will be playable in the game.

Kratos was also recently rumored to appear in the latest PlayStation 3 version of Soul Calibur, Soul Calibur IV. The rumor was then shot down by a message in a 1up podcast.

TheANGRYpixel has confirmed with local distributor e-Xpress Interactive a couple of days back that Soulcalibur IV will indeed not make it to Indian shores. Mainly because Ubisoft doesn’t believe in offering any sort of sales concession when it comes to Indian markets. When talking about the situation, e-Xpress has clarified that rather than haggle with Ubi and import the games for “an obscenely high price”, they elected to not import the game.

But, after Bethesda’s Pete Hines clarified that Bethesda / 2K would still continue to be the worldwide publisher for Fallout 3 on all platforms and would be in-charge of marketing and distributing them across North America, Europe and and Asia, many people may have already gotten a sign of of relief. But, there’s yet official word from them about the confirmation of a Indian release.

Remember when LucasArts assured us that the layoffs wouldn’t affect the development of  the upcoming Star Wars game, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed . According to Joystiq, the LucasArts layoffs included some of the members of the Force Unleashed team. Joystiq happen to talk to one of the many ex-member of the team he/she told them that “the layoffs came just as work on the game was wrapping up.” Right now, the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is un-delayed and is still set for a September 16 release date.

Namco Bandai  has revealed new screenshots of there newest character for Soulcalibur IV, Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice. The Secret Apprentice will join other character from the star wars like Yoda and Darth Vader in the upcoming Soulcalibur game. You will be able to play as the Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice on the PS3, Xbox 360, PSP, PS2, Nintendo DS and Wii.