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Soul Calibur VI was revealed during The Game Awards on Dec. 7, and the PlayStation Blog has offered more details on the upcoming title.

The characters seen in the announcement trailer were, in fact, Sophitia and Mitsurugi, but they looked a bit different because SCIV takes place during the same time frame as the original Soul Calibur. The plot promises to bring back these events to "uncover hidden truths."

Soul Calibur VI will also include a new gameplay mechanic, Reversal Edge, that was likely responsible for all the red-energy glow seen in the trailer. Reversal Edge will give players "an opportunity to read an opponents’ attack and land a powerful counter," which sounds a bit like a simplified version of the series' previous Guard Impact counter system.

Soul Calibur VI is set to release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Steam sometime in 2018.