Namco Bandai has a "brutal action game" in the works, as recently revealed by Japanese propaganda pamphlet Famitsu.
Details on the new game as scarce thus far. We know there are at least two playable characters -- Heinrich, a knight with a big scythe who has an unfortunate case of immortality, and the witch Gretchen, who has an unfortunate case of fighting intense battles with no armor on.
Knight's Contract is a ways off with its 2011 release window, but it seems like this is gearing up for a Western release as well as a Japanese one. Namco Bandai has promised that the game will provide "cruel and heroic" action, which is the best kind of action.
Sounds like my kind of game in spirit. Hopefully we see it in practice soon.
Knight’s Contract Is Namco Bandai’s Next Action Epic [Siliconera]
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9:40 AM on 05.19.2010 | 
Gas station blows up - kills a load of puppies
So Splatterhouse doesn't count as a "brutal" action game with "cruel and heroic" action, Namco?
I like that.
I like that a lot.
But really, how can something be simultaneously "cruel" and "heroic"?
The only way to save the world is to decapitate your 5 year old first born. No one else has the balls to do it but you. To do so would be cruel but to save the world when no one else has the guts would be heroic.
Soul Calibur 5 please, I'll gladly shill out 60 bucks plus tax for a new one (not like that crappy PSP port or Wii action game)
Hell, I'd give them even more for the special edition, knowing full well it'd probably be full of crap I don't need.