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Posts Tagged ‘xbla’Castle of Illusion Formally Announced for PS3, Xbox 360 and PCMonday, April 15th, 2013SEGA’s re-release of Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse has been formally announced and it’s a 2D/3D hybrid remake in HD! Check out the first screenshots below: Also featured is the announcement trailer which you can also watch here: Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC this Summer as a digital only title. [Source: Eurogamer] Video Spotlight: SEGA Are Teasing The Castle of Illusion Re-ReleaseThursday, April 11th, 2013
SEGA have uploaded the following teaser video which clearly hints at the heavily rumoured Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse re-release: The trailer mentions a Summer 2013 release date but more interesting is that it uses all new assets like the previously leaked “box art”. Could this be a HD remake and not a simple re-release of the Mega Drive original? [Source: SEGA Blog] Castle of Illusion Digital Box Art LeaksThursday, April 4th, 2013
Remember when the Brazilian ratings board outed the existence of a Castle of Illusion re-release? Well the game still hasn’t been officially announced but now we have the XBLA box art courtesy of Lifelower on Twitter. Interestingly, the box art is completely new artwork which may suggest this is more than a simple re-release of the Mega Drive original. Could a true HD remaster be in the works? [Source: SEGABits] New Strider Game in DevelopmentWednesday, March 20th, 2013
Capcom action title Strider (which saw previous release on the Mega Drive as well as an unofficial sequel which was released on Mega Drive, Game Gear and Master System) is receiving a new entry. The new title will launch on Xbox Live Arcade as revealed by artwork discovered by NeoGAF users that matches the dimensions of the box art and banners used on existing XBLA games. Also uncovered was a Steam achievement which could also mean the game is planned for a PC release. The game has not been officially announced so a PSN release can’t be ruled out yet. No other details have been discovered at this time. More on this as we get it. [Source: Eurogamer] Ron Gilbert Leaves Double FineTuesday, March 12th, 2013
Ron Gilbert, the man behind The Secret of Monkey Island and most recently The Cave, has left Double Fine to pursue his career in video games elsewhere. Gilbert has said; “I want to thank all the amazing people at Double Fine for all their hard work on The Cave. It was a true pleasure to work with every one of them over the past two years. So much fun. I will miss them all. And of course to Tim for creating the opportunity to come there and make The Cave.” We wish Ron all the best in his future endevours. [Source: Spong] Huge SEGA Sale on XBLA Including NiGHTS, Virtua Fighter UPDATEDWednesday, March 6th, 2013
UPDATE The sale appears to be North American only. Checks on the UK XBLA show the original prices are still live on this side of the pond. ORIGINAL STORY SEGA is having a sale on the Xbox Live Marketplace which affects 5 of their digital-only titles. Check below for the full list of reductions: NiGHTS into Dreams… – was 800 MSP now 400 MSP While it’s not made apparent on the SEGA Blog, this appears to be a worldwide sale and not just North American only. More on this as we get it. [Source: SEGA Blog] Brazilian Ratings Board Reveals Castle of Illusion Maybe Heading to PS3/360/Vita/Wii-UTuesday, March 5th, 2013
NeoGAF user CrunchinJelly has spotted a listing by the Brazilian ratings board that lists Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse as an upcoming title for PS3, Xbox 360, PS Vita and Wii-U. We assume this title will be re-released digitally. Castle of Illusion was originally released for Mega Drive in 1990 and is highly regarded as one of the best Mickey games ever made. No release date is set at this time. More on this as we get it. [Source: SEGANews.net] Arkedo Studio Officially DisbandedSaturday, February 23rd, 2013
Arkedo Studio, the team responsible for Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit have sadly shut their doors. Bizarrely, the studio didn’t go bankrupt or into administration. Arkedo weren’t able to secure a project after finishing Hell Yeah! and decided to disband while they had money and were able to get “good conditions” for all their staff elsewhere. Arkedo have also announced that they have 2 other unannounced games which are complete. These games will be the last from the studio and should be released “soon”. [Source: Eurogamer] Video Spotlight: Another Developer Interview About The CaveFriday, February 22nd, 2013
A new developer interview has appeared with Jane Ng; the lead artist on Double Fine’s The Cave. Check it out below: The Cave is available now for PC, Wii-U, PS3 and Xbox 360. [Source: SEGA Blog] Hell Yeah! Spinoff Game Coming to iOS TonightWednesday, February 20th, 2013
SEGA’s PC/PSN/XBLA title Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit is getting a spin-off title called Hell Yeah! Pocket Inferno. The game is an iOS running game like Canabalt and features a total of 50 stages. The game launches sometime tonight.
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