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Resident Evil: Revelations topped Media Create’s software charts this week, after debuting in second place to Armored Core V last week. On the hardware side of things, Vita’s rebound the week prior was short-lived, as sales of the handheld fell 1,801 units week-over-week.

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Namco has sent out a sizeable batch of launch day screens for Soul Calibur V, and while hardly any contain up-skirt shots, there’s still plenty of pixelated flesh for you to ogle. DLC for the game will be dropping soon, and you can have a look at the content through a batch of screens here. Click the page break to get your jollies.

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The bang you just heard? That’s the starting gun to the 2012 release calendar going off, with Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Soul Calibur out today.

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Ahead of tomorrow’s launch of SoulCalibur V, Namco Bandai has said the resurgence of the fighting genre spurred by the return of Street Fighter will continue to improve over a “period of time.”

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Namco Bandai’s lifted the reviews embargo for Soul Calibur V, with scores so far being alright to good for the fighter. Get a full list of links below the break. If you have a score to add, do so below.

SCV launches in the US today and releases on Friday for PS3 and 360.

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Namco’s released a video this morning of several grafitti artists giving part of Shortditch a Soul Calibur V-themed makeover, marking its release this week with a new grafitti mural. Watch some of East London get spray-canned after the break.

The fighter’s out tomorrow in the US and Friday in the UK and Europe for PS3 and 360.

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Although it quickly switches to highly dramatic in-game assets, this new Soul Calibur V trailer begins with a bit of cosplay.

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Namco has released a set of screenshots showing off the DLC slated for Soul Calibur V. The content will include wings, face paint, music from Soul Blade and Soul Calibur, animal heads, breastplates, kimonos, and bikinis. A second set is coming on Valentine’s Day, which will include music from SCII and SCIII, and a third round will be released later with more masks and face paint, as well as camouflage, and skull offerings along with music from SCIV and Broken Destiny. The first batch hits on launch day, and each pack will run you 160 MSP/€1.99/$1.99. game’s out next week.

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Namco’s announced this morning the first round of DLC for Soul Calibur V, beginning with the launch of its first pack at release next week.

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This action-packed Soul Calibur V trailer gives us a better look at returning characters Algol and Master Edge – and also Soul of Devil Jin, the whimsical custom character based on Tekken creator Katsuhiro Harada.

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The original Soul Calibur is on its way to iDevice, and you can put your sticky fingers all over it this week.

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Namco Bandai Japan’s released the full introduction to Soul Calibur V. The video includes explosions and ice aplenty; get it after the break. There’s more media on it here. The fighter’s out at the end of this month for PS3 and 360.

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Organisers of the EVO fighting championships have confirmed this year’s event’s full line-up of games. Shock: there are no shocks. Street Fighter x Tekken headlines the list, with Soul Calibur V and Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 also involved. The full lot can be found below.

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Namco said today that Soul Calibur V’s gone gold, priming the fighter for its January 31 release. To celebrate, the publisher’s hit us with enough media to sink a cat full of helium. Check it after the break.

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The ESRB has said that Soul Calibur V will allow you to “augment” the size of female breasts in the game.

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In the latest video for Soul Calibur V, director Daishi Odashima demonstrates the Critical Edge system in the game, using Patroklos. It’s in Japanese, but you get the idea easy enough. It’s posted below courtesy of Andriasang. Also, check out Kotaku’s look at Assassin’s Creed hero Ezio in the game. It demonstrates his various moves and weapons. Game’s out on PS3 and 360 early next year.

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Namco has releases a new story trailer for Soul Calibur V, which gets you caught up on the battle between Siegfried and Nightmare that took place 17 years before the events depicted the game. Apparently, the face-off brought about a “cataclysmic conclusion” to the era, and ushered in a new one where the stories of old citing the sword’s loss of power may prove to be wrong. Interesting. There’s also a new batch of screens below as well. Soul Calibur V is slated for an early 2012 release on PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Namco’s splurged a bunch of new Soul Calibur V media in Japan, confirming the fighter will be out on February 2 in the process.

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Mari Shimazaki’s character designs for Soul Calibur V characters Lexia, Ivy and Tria have been released along with a bevvy of in-game shots from the fighter. Shimazaki, works as a freelance illustrator in various fields, and previously worked for Capcom where she designed characters on Okami before transferring to Platinum Games to work as a character designer for Bayonetta. Enjoy the screens below the break. Soul Calibur V is slated for an early 2012 release on PS3 and Xbox 360.

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Namco Bandai has brought Mari Shimazaki on board as a guest character designer for Soul Calibur V.

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