Just in time for Evo 2017 comes news that not only is Soulcalibur not coming back anytime soon, but now it’s going to become a skill-based gambling machine.

It’s been a long time since the world received a proper Soulcalibur game. Soulcalibur V was released in North America more than five years ago, and the latest spin-off, free-to-play garbage Soulcalibur: Lost Swords, killed off any excitement surrounding the series. Now the series’ credibility looks to be officially dead and buried with the announcement that an entry from the series is about to become part of a gambling machine series.

Video Game Gambling Machine company GameCo Inc. has sent out a press release announcing that they have reached a license agreement with Bandai Namco to jointly develop a “skill-based gambling video game” based on Soulcalibur II. This gambling machine is expected to debut in casinos in late 2017.

The gameplay itself is expected to last 45-60 seconds to play, offering up a faster-paced experience while “maintaining the same feel and core gameplay elements of the franchise that veteran gamers will appreciate.” I’m not sure how many series veterans will be pleased that one of the greatest fighting games of all time is being turned into a machine designed to take your money, but that’s up for GameCo to worry about.

“Soulcalibur is a fan-favorite among video game enthusiasts, and we’re excited to bring the franchise to casino floors, where we can present the brand in a completely new environment with GameCo’s revolutionary VGMs,” said Yoshiyasu Horiuchi, Executive Officer, AM Business Unit, of Bandai Namco.

I mean, if you’re not going to go anywhere with a storied video game series, treasured by millions of fans, why not sell it off in pieces to external companies while both parties make money on the property? If there truly are fighting game dynamics involved in this Soulcalibur II gambling machine and it’s being jointly developed by GameCo and Bandai Namco, that’s got to be a fascinating turn of events worth checking out at least once.

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At the very least, I need to see what Soulcalibur II looks like at a casino, and whether or not you need to hit the lever to win. Update: Oh wait, I forgot that you totally need to hit the lever on the official Soulcalibur pachinko machine!