'' Soulcalibur VI '' was announced during The Game Awards 2017 . Development on the game began over three years earlier . Producer Motohiro Okubo called the game a celebration of the franchise 's 20th anniversary . Bandai Namco focused more on story elements than in the previous games in the series . It runs on Unreal Engine 4 like Bandai Namco 's previous fighting game , '' Tekken 7 '' . According to Okubo , the title 's code name was " Luxor " due to the team 's intentions on making the game feel brighter like it was in the first '' Soulcalibur '' . Additional mechanics were introduced to help players with the game 's learning curve
The Game Awards 2017
The Game Awards 2017
Soulcalibur VI