This Week in Video Gaming 2/1/2012

Hey everyone. This is The Week in Gaming and here's what's coming out this week.

Soul Calibur V (X-Box 360, PS3) Rating: Teen

• Yes the fifth installment of the Soul Calibur series is here. Along with the characters that are the main story characters in the Soul Calibur games (ie. Astaroth, Cervantes exc) there is a new guest character. Ezio Auditore from the Assassins Creed series. He uses five weapons: hidden daggers, swords, a crossbow, a dagger, and a hidden gun.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 (X-Box 360, PS3) Rating: Teen

• This will be the direct sequel to the first Final Fantasy XIII. Once again, the lead protagonist will be Lightning.

Never Dead (X-Box 360, PS3) Rating: Mature

• You'll play as Bryce, a broken hearted immortal that is a part of a demon hunting agency.

The DLC for this week is Dead Island: Ryder White which allows you to play as Ryder White offering unique points of view on the original story line.

For those of you that have heard there is a Halo 4 beta out right now, you are wrong. David Ellis from 343 Industries, who is develping the game, has released a statement via twitter stating that at this time there is no beta for Halo 4. Hopefully that doesn't mean there won't be.

Also, the Street Fighter X Tekken game that was announced a Comic-Con back in 2010, has confirmed that for the PS3 and PSVita releases, there will be the guest characters Mega man and Pac-man.

And finally, as you know this is Super Bowl week and every year ESPN does a Madden simulation of the Super Bowl. Over the last 8 years, they have successfully picked the winning team 6 times. This year they have the game going down to a last second field goal with the Giants prevailing over the Patrioits 27-24.

That's it for this week. Be sure to check back next week and every week for more video game releases and news.