Soulcalibur IV

So, Namco Bandai has just announced Ivy's Boobs: Part 5 (Oh come on, you know the main point of interest in the Soulcalibur series these days is watching in transfixed horror to see how much worse it mangles and caricatures the female form with every intallment). Previously rumoured, the official reveal came this morning at an event in Dubai. Matt came into work late today. He claimed he had a dentist appointment, but he's looking pretty tanned. That Soulcalibur t-shirt is new as well...

Potential editorial deception aside though, the main point is that Soulcalibur V is happening. There will be more details at E3, but we have a smattering of appetisers for you right now (both good and potentially bad), and a shakycam of the trailer from this morning's event, in lieu of a better quality version probably arriving later today. So click on, damn you!

More costume content has arrived on the Live Marketplace, setting you back 200 points. The download is 108KB and therefore is most likely already contained on the disk.It's actually only some of the Limited Edition content so be warned. Namco is obviously attempting to fleece the fans.

ConsoleGaming.eu Launches an Official Soul Calibur IV (PS3) Tournament sponsored by Ubisoft With a brand new Limited Edition Soul Calibur IV PS3 arcade stick up for grabs. Consolegaming.eu today announced that it would be teaming up with Ubisoft, to launch a tournament for the recently released Soul Calibur IV on the PlayStation 3. Sign-ups have already begun and gamers can take part in this event by visiting ConsoleGaming.eu. After having announced the tournament, the brackets were filled up in less than 24 hours. Therefore, it has been decided to raise the spots to accommodate more gamers! The winning player will bag himself, or herself, a brand new Limited Edition Soul Calibur IV PS3 arcade stick, courtesy of Ubisoft. Further details, including how to sign up and the rules, can be found on www.consolegaming.eu.

Namco Bandai Games confirmed Soul Calibur 4 has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide since its release a week ago(Until August 4th)

For the week of August 4, 2008, Soulcalibur IV takes the top spot on the cross-platform Gamefly Top Ten 'Most Queued' list. Following close behind is Battlefield: Bad Company (PS3/Xbox 360). Mario Super Sluggers is at the top of the Nintendo Wii Queue as well... Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested list:

TGR - If there are two games that all people agree were out of this world on the Sega Dreamcast, it would be Shenmue and Shenmue 2. Both created by legendary developer Yu Suzuki, the game had amazing depth, freedom, and interactivity, capped off with a gripping storyline and incredible characters, so it comes as no wonder that so many Shenmue fans want the story finished. This past week, hope rose from the ashes just to go up in flames again all in the matter of a couple of days.

Joystiq: What if an army of large-breasted female warriors, Darth Vader, and Yoda still weren't enough to satisfy your most illicit fanboy fantasies? Mathematically speaking, that puts you in a very small percentile but, never one to back down from a challenge, Namco has included a character creation tool in Soul Calibur IV to fill in whatever gaps you may feel are inexcusable. For inspiration, we've got this video from CanoodleStrudel, showing off 24 different handmade fighters.

In an interview with the Xbox Community Network, the Director who worked on Soul Calibur IV (Katsutoshi Sasaki) mentioned that the team had no plans for bringing Vader to the Xbox 360 version and Yoda to the PS3. So there you have it, although things could change in the future if both camps shout in their loudest voices at him.

Namco released a huge amount of downloadable content for its Ace Combat 6. Well now the first content for Soul Calibur IV has arrived mere days after release with music tracks costing 80 points and a custom items pack costing 100 points. Are the customization items already on the disc?

In their regular weekly feature, PlayStation LifeStyle takes a look at what we should be getting this week: - Facebreaker demo [FREE] - Madden NFL 09 demo [FREE] - NASCAR 09 DLC* - PixelJunk Eden [$9.99 USD] - Rock Band DLC: Assorted Songs (one @ $0.99 USD, three @ $1.99 USD) - Soul Calibur DLC, original BGM* Additional Content: - PS3 Theme, Killzone 2 Theme* - PS3 Theme, PixelJunk Eden Theme - Wallpaper, Siren: Blood Curse Wallpaper(s) NOTE: This list is not all-inclusive (videos, wallpapers, etc.) and content is always subject to change. *Items marked with an asterisk denote rumored content, while the other content is confirmed.