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What was once a blurry scan from an issueShonen JUMPis now a series of slightly-less-blurry screenshots from a Sony product page. Of course, I’m referring toBleach: Soul Ignition, a new game based on everyone’s favorite superpowered-dudes-cutting-other-dudes weekly anime series. And as a treat for people who like graphics, this one’s destined for the PlayStation 3. The burning question, then, is what type of gameSoul Ignitionwill turn out to be. Judging from the screenshots (which show a lot of Ichigo, Rukia, and Uryuu), the gameplay seems more mobile than, say, the 2D duels ofHeat the Soul, the seven-strong series of PSP fighters that make up the majority of recentBleachgames....

While geek chic has become ever more popular and more and more of us fly our geek flag with pride, it is never surprising to see the increase of outlets that have caught onto this by producing ranges of geek-inspired clothing.Insert Coinis just one of those companies, and to my delight, this Brit-based team of gamers produce some amazing designs and quality t-shirts that I have admittedly fallen in love with....

Today’s gaming setup spans two C Blogs from CWal37. CWal37 has a lot of stuff in his extremely messy rooms. How CWal37 can find anything is beyond me. Still, he has a nice collection. Check outhis two C Blogsfor more pictures of his rooms. The latest episode of Refused Classification is up, some of the DtoidCityGroups have events coming up, mudkip5000 loves Cubone, megaStryke investigates Jonathan Holmes, BioToid is back and plenty more happened this past weekend....

Now you’re able to stop whining — after an excruciatingly long wait, the North American Virtual Console is finally gettingPaper Mario(Nintendo 64, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points). It will be joined by two games that it completely overshadows,Balloon Fight(NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points) andSilent Debuggers(TurboGrafx-16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points). While everyone will be fawning over the classic Nintendo 64 role-playing game, I’m having teary eyed memories over the NESJoustrip-off,Balloon Fight....

[It’s time for anotherMonthly Musing— the monthly community blog theme that provides readers with a chance to get their articles and discussions printed on the frontpage. — CTZ] The following letter was discovered in City 17, at the site of a recent firefight between Combine forces and members of the human Resistance. It was attached to the side of a steam radiator that had been embedded in the wall, as if thrown with extreme force....

Forza Motorsport 3got another vehicle pack, in case you didn’t hear. I didn’t — not until just recently, that is. I figured my good deed for the day would be giving all theForzaplayers in attendance the heads up. Today’s “Road & Track Car Pack,” which is priced at 400 Microsoft Points, contains the following: What’s more, there’s a free sampling of this add-on pack that can be downloaded immediately as well....

“From Software’s philosophy is not to get caught up chasing what’s popular, but rather to make games based on what we value. It’s our company’s most basic principle.” In this video, we’re given a brief office tour of From Software by senior managing director Eiichi Nakajima. The above quote is from him, and I think it remains true. These are the guys buildingDark SoulsandArmored Core V, after all. I always love seeing industry work places, since many people seem to have an obsession with placing awesome toys and gadgets on their desk....

On Christmas afternoon, Turn 10 Studios revealed what we expected: people were giftedForza 3during the seasonal week. Theirofficial tweeton the stretch revealed that the studio had “added approximately one new user per second.” We’re willing to guess that kind of new ownership will help bring about more content possibilities, something that Turn 10 may haveteased on New Year’s Day. “Happy 2010 Forza Nation,” the New Years tweet reads. “It will be an incredibly busy year for the franchise....

What else could it have been?God of War IIIcontinues Sony’s winning streak by taking the number one sales slot. Kratos’ epic adventure is a hit with the British public as it overtakesBad Company 2andFinal Fantasy XIII, both of which are doing well in the second and third slot. Metro 2033has an impressive debut at number five, which is a shame because the game is still broken as f*ck and I hope customers aren’t getting burned too badly....

Valve has earned itself a reputation among more devout Sony fans as a dyed-in-the-wool villain. The developer/publisher is despised for not putting its games on the PlayStation 3, a sore point that only got more sore once Steam came to Mac. Valve’s answer for these angered PS3 fans? The PS3 should be more like an Apple product and less like a Gamecube. “Platform investments like the Mac are difficult because you have to be aware of what direction that platform is moving,” says Gabe Newell, explaining the difficulty in supporting a format....

If you have no idea who the blue haired girl in the picture above is, don’t worry — Japan is obsessed enough with her to make up for your ignorance. Known as Hatsune Miku, the character was created to accompany asinging synthesizer calledVocaloidmade by Yamaha back in 2003. Six years later, the virtual idol is still incredibly popular, and this year she gets her own rhythm game for the PSP, calledProject Diva....

[As originally postedon Japanator] There’s a whole lot going on at Japanator today. Plenty of shakeups in the anime world, what with FUNimationnabbingportionsof ADV’s and Geneon’s catalogs, beefing themselves up a good ways above the competition. Not to mention Kodanshaentering intothe US manga market. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t some free time for a MAD or two. MADs are Japanese AMVs, but also encompass a lot more. You can read up on ithereafter you’ve enjoyed the video above....

Microsoft has confirmed that Hulu Plus will be available for Xbox 360 users tomorrow, April 29. While Hulu Plus for 360 usually requires an Xbox Live Gold subscription and a subscription to the $7.99 a month Hulu Plus service, it’ll be free for a week thanks to a partnership with Jack Link’s beef jerky. Thanks, beef jerky! I’ve got an early (but not by much, really) look at the service, which you’re able to check out in my hands on in the video above....