Namco Bandai confirmed today something that pretty much everyone has been expecting since the announcement of a tie-up with Star Wars for Soul Calibur IV . Darth Vader and Yoda, previously exclusive to, respectively, the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, will be accessible to all shortly in the form of paid download content.

In Japan, where this news was first announced, Yoda will be on offer to PS3 owners for 600 yen. Darth Vader will run Xbox 360 owners 400 Microsoft Points (about 600 yen). Both downloads will be available on October 23.We'll let you know specifics on markets other than Japan once Namco Bandai shares them.