It's a good thing I had these News Blips to write...I needed a break from Professor Layton and the Last Specter. My girfriend did, too; she doesn't like it when I yell at game characters for not having puzzles for me to solve. She's probably right, but what the hell, villagers?

News Blips:

Sega posted a video on its official blog today announcing it will be bringing Dreamcast classic Jet Grind Radio to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. All it took was 22 seconds of block-rockin' beats and the correct words to restore the faith of a generation. No word yet on when this is happening, but rest assured that "O" keys all over the world are already feeling the love. The announcement video is below:

Assassin's Creed: Revelations is receiving some downloadable content next week. Do you remember those first-person puzzle segments in the main game? Some people do, and not fondly. Well, bad news for those people (sorry, Mike): The DLC, entitled "The Lost Archive," is nothing but that. The content covers the backstory of the mysterious Subject 16, whose story is apparently best told through the binary media of disembodied voices and nonstop jumpery. The Lost Archive will also include some of Revelations' retailer-specific preorder bonuses and will be out on February 28. [Eurogamer]

Microsoft has censored an Xbox Live user's handle. OK, that's not really news. In fact, I'm pretty sure that happens every day. The wrinkle here, however, is that Christopher Gooche, the gamer in question, has been using his last name as his handle for the past eight years. If you're like me, you're wondering what is wrong with the name "Gooche." Luckily for us (or maybe not), Urban Dictionary exists. I can't say I'm surprised; years ago Hotmail rejected my last name for an e-mail address. I've always assumed it was because it contains the word "kill," but after reading this story, I suspect that "illha" must be obscure slang for a butt or something. [Kotaku]