NewNews - Ezio of Assassin's Creed in Soul Calibur 5

So yesterday, I saw this on Penny Arcade:

Source: http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/10/19

I wondered "why would they make a comic like that?"  I looked up online and sure enough, Joystiq had received a screenshot of what looks like Ezio Auditore from Assassin's Creed 2 in the roster of Namco Bandai's upcoming Soul Calibur 5.

Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/17/rumor-assassins-creeds-ezio-coming-to-soulcalibur-5/

So the rumor is that Ezio is going to be the cameo character for the game.  This isn't the first time a character from a totally different game (or universe since Darth Vader and Yoda didn't start from a game first) appear as a combatant in the Soul Calibur series, but it was still a nice surprise to see Ezio being the one to possibly make an appearance as a playable character.  I wasn't very sure about getting Soul Calibur 5 considering how little I played the 4th in the series, but Ezio's inclusion makes a nice incentive for me to get the game now.

UPDATE: Not a rumor anymore (took just one day to reveal, haha):

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