SEGA of Japan are running a 24 hour internet broadcast that discusses various games and franchises and will feature various members from the company, to be able to access this podcast we recommend using a VPN service like Cubik. The whole thing kicks off at 6pm JST February 2nd (that’s today!) and runs to 6pm JST February 3rd.
The Sonic Team segment will go live at 2am JST February 3rd and the unofficial Sonic Adventure 3 Facebook page has revealed exactly what it will include:
“The stream will feature 90 minutes of producer Takashi Iizuka, musician Jun Senoue, and the other Sonic Team staff mentioned in our previous post.
They will be re-living Sonic history and SEGA hardware, making the stream a retrospective of the companies and mascots history.”
Our good friend Titanscreed and his YouTube channel Project Phoenix Productions (that we are proudly affiliated with) have begun a Let’s Play series of the Double Fine adventure game The Cave. You can check out the first episode below:
Three Rings’ PC MMORPG Spiral Knights is hosting a special Kataclysmic Confrontation event that runs until February 13th. Check out the full details below:
“What: Kataclysmic Confrontation is a new event for Spiral Knights – it will run for a limited time, and, as with all invasions of phantom felines, will return in the future! Due to the excessive danger of the Black Kat invasion, these missions are only available for Knights who have achieved rank 4-1 and up.
Event Goals: The object of the event: to collect Ancient Page tokens from Black Kats. Ancient Page tokens will be awarded either as daily Prestige Mission rewards, or as drops from individual Black Kat monsters via missions from the Arcade.
Meow? The villain of this event – the Black Kat! This is a new monster type equipped with a power ability to snub any food you offer it … and curse your immortal soul! Seriously though, the Black Kats deliver curse damage, so watch out for that. They can be randomly found in place of any Spookat-type monster in a Tier 2 or Tier 3 level of the Clockworks.”
There is also new gear, armour and furniture to be bought from the game’s Montague, within the Moorcroft Manor. As you can see above, it appears that some Metal Sonic-themed armour is one of these items available.
Those lucky Japs and their Phantasy Star! The PS Vita version of Phantasy Star Online 2 launches in Japan this month and there’s a new trailer to celebrate. Check it out below:
Phantasy Star Online 2 for PS Vita is not scheduled for a Western release. However, the PC version is still making its’ way here, but doesn’t have a release date at this time. We assume it should be sometime this year.
A new trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines. This time SEGA show off some tactical multiplayer action and showcase the various choices you can make as both Xenomorph and Marine. Check it out:
Aliens: Colonial Marines will launch on X-Box 360, PS3 and PC on February 12th worldwide. A Wii-U release will follow at a later date.
SEGA have revealed that the re-releases of Cyber Troopers Virtual-On and Virtua Striker will not be making their way West and are restricted to the Japanese PSN and XBLA services. This is disappointing news as the other 3 titles in the collection (Sonic the Fighters, Virtua Fighter 2 and Fighting Vipers) were released in the West.
The 2 games are due to launch in Japan on February 13th 2013.
YouTube user Sarsion is working on a Sonic Generations mod which recreates all of Sonic 1 using the Generations engine. While the mod isn’t particularly far in development at the moment, the soundtrack is complete and available for download now.
The soundtrack is titled South Island: Classic and it was arranged and remixed by NicoCW. You can download the whole album for free via this link: CLICK HERE
You can also see a trailer for the mod below which explains the whole project in more detail. WARNING: Bad language
Pix ‘n Love Publishing who are responsible for the History of Sonic book are re-releasing an expanded Collector’s Edition. The Collector’s Edition features:
•A historical collectors book, filled with anecdotes about the development of Sega’s mascot.
•Chronicles all Sonic related games released
•Amazing stories about the characters and their creation.
•300 full colour glossy pages, in a deluxe hard cover.
•Numbered Edition
Check out the below video showcasing a behind-the-scenes look at Bayonetta 2 from the recent Nintendo Direct event. The video gives us a glimpse of some concept art as well as locations and enemies from the game as well as the usual hype from Platinum Games:
Now this is cool. SEGA’s Japanese exclusive MMO Samurai & Dragons is getting a new digital card back of girls that are themed around each of SEGA’s consoles. The art for the cards has been done by Kei, the artist famous for designing the look of Hatsune Miku. Check them out below:
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