XSEED Games has announced it'll be handling US distribution of Way of the Samurai 4. Tenchu developer Acquire's game is an ode to classical Japanese chivalry, mutton-chopped English expansionism, and historically-dubious crossdressing, and will be releasing exclusively for the PlayStation 3 in what XSEED promises is a “fully uncut and uncensored” translation of the Japanese original.
The game hasn't been dated yet, but XSEED and Sony promise more info soon. Players can expect Samurai 4 to continue the series' traditions of branching story-driven gameplay, cracked-out sandbox side-quests to rival Saint's Row, and a degree of period authenticity described by XSEED as “100% historically accurate (shhhh!)”. The game casts you as a nameless wandering sword-for-hire caught in the skirmish between an encroaching empire and a shadowy gang of fundamentalists; if that setup sounds familiar enough, rest assured Acquire's series has developed a reputation for delivering the unexpected...