Assassin’s Creed players can now welcome a familiar face to the Soulcalibur series.  Namco Bandai just revealed their special guest character and it is none other than Ezio Auditore … the hooded assassin.  I have some screenshots of him in action for you to see.  There’s also a character named Dampierre on display.

“We are very excited to bring two groundbreaking and influential franchises together with SOULCALIBUR and Assassin’s Creed,” said Carlson Choi, Vice President of Marketing for NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.  “Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed series has captivated millions of fans around the world with its unique locations, story and gameplay mechanics.  We are proud to now have Ezio Auditore as part of the SOULCALIBUR universe.”

[ click here for more screens of Ezio in action ] 

“SOULCALIBUR is renowned for including iconic characters and we’re happy to see history’s most famous master assassin Ezio will be joining their ranks in SOULCALIBUR V,” said Tony Key, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Ubisoft. “We’re excited to partner with NAMCO BANDAI in bringing two of the industry’s biggest franchises together with Assassin’s Creed and SOULCALIBUR.”

Namco also revealed that a Collector’s Edition is on its way.  It’ll feature a music CD, making-of video content, hardcover art book and the Dark Knight and White Knight downloadable armor sets for Character Creation Mode.