Fighting game fans rejoice: Namco Bandai Games has announced that Soul Calibur II HD Online will hit PSN in North America on November 19, XBLA in North America on November 20, and both XBLA and PSN in Europe on November 20 as well. The game will be $19.99 on both platforms in the US, £13.49 on Xbox 360 in England, and £14.99 on PlayStation Network in England.

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Soul Calibur II is one of the most beloved fighting games of all-time, and this HD remake seems primed to only build upon that winning formula by allowing fans to take the action online. Aside from being able to slash your buddies from across the globe, both editions also include Spawn and Heihachi , who were previously exclusive to the Xbox and PlayStation 2 versions of the game respectively.We got a chance to put in a few hours with the game in September at Tokyo Game Show, and really dug our time with it. Also, Nintendo fans bummed that they won't get a chance to slash fools as Link should still hold their breath for a possible Wii U version ...just don't hold it for too long.

Marty Sliva is an Associate Editor at IGN. He thinks that he's better at Soul Calibur II than Mitch Dyer, but will have to wait until the 20th to prove it. Follow him on Twitter @McBiggitty and on IGN.