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Soul Calibur II will have a midnight launch
by Jolex Del Pilar
Friday, August 22, 2003
For those in New York City, that's barely the beginning of the night.
Soul Calibur II is set to make its highly anticipated U.S debut at midnight on Monday, August 25th. The events begin at 10 P.M. with game sales beginning at 12:01 AM Tuesday morning. Crowds of excited video game fans will be lined up to be the first to get their hands on this renowned game. As the first retail outlet in the country to unveil Soul Calibur II, EB Games will feature interactive demos and an exclusive pre-sale at the New York event.
Where: EB Games Store 107 E. 14th Street Union Square New York, NY
As the long-awaited sequel to one of the most revered weapons-based fighting games of all time, Soul Calibur II will be released on all three video game platforms: PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, the Nintendo GameCube , and the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. With over 3 million units sold worldwide, the "Soul" franchise, which includes Soulblade (1996) and SOULCALIBUR (1999), has received worldwide recognition and critical acclaim raising the bar for 3-D weapons-based action fighters.
--- Jolex Del Pilar
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