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SEGADriven Awarded Most Underrated SEGA/Sonic Website 2011

Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

Premier Sonic site Sonic Wrecks and one of our faithful affiliates have awarded us ‘Most Underrated SEGA/Sonic Website 2011’ in their year end awards. They had this to say:

“It’s somewhat a testament to its author Lewis “Sonic Yoda” Clark that the site is still going. Now a TSSNET site, I’m a big fan of SEGA Driven’s review and reporting style as well as their deep passion for SEGA past and present. Oft overlooked, in fact it’s original guise as Sonic Yoda won this award in the 2007 SWAs.

Do yourself a favour some time and check the site out, especially the reviews section.”

I am incredibly humbled to have the site acknowledged in this way and would like to thank both Sonic Wrecks for the kind words and The Sonic Stadium for being such a brilliant host.

[Source: Sonic Wrecks]

London Gaming Con Coming on December 3-4th

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

SEGA fan? Then the London Gaming Con has you covered! The event runs from December 3rd to the 4th and can be registered via this link: http://www.londongamingcon.com/register.php A weekend ticket will set you back £14, Saturday tickets are £8 and Sunday tickets are £6.

So what SEGA stuff can you expect? Well SEGARadio will be DJing the event and there will be a special Sonic themed party on Sunday. Tim Wright AKA CoLD SToRAGE will be performing a set of music from a variety of different games. Game music connoisseurs will recognise Tim’s music from such classic Mega Drive games like Lemmings, The Killing Game Show, Shadow of the Beast 2 and Puggsy.

There will also be a Phantasy Star based gaming tournament. Further details on tournaments can be found here: http://www.animeleague.net/forum/showthread.php?69183

Visitors at this year’s Summer of Sonic will also be treated to another performance from Zonic, the dance sensation who’s music is inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog soundtracks.

Check below for further details regarding the event. SEGADriven will also be there to cover the happenings!

Venue: The Rocket Complex, Holloway Road, London Metropolitian University.
Opening Times: 11am to 1am.
London Gaming Con Website: http://www.londongamingcon.com/

Review: Sonic Generations for PS3

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

20 years of Sonic the Hedgehog! That’s a bit of a mad concept, isn’t it? What better way to celebrate it then with an anniversary game! Sonic Generations is here to do just that, but is it a game that celebrates Sonic’s history in style or does it miss the mark? Lucky we reviewed it so you can find out!

Click here to be taken straight to the review!

Sonic CD Now Available on Tablets, Tails Added as an Unlockable

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Thinking of buying a tablet? Well if you get a Samsung Galaxy, Acer 100 or a ASUS Transformer from GameStop or www.gamestop.com, you will receive a free copy of the new Sonic CD, pre-installed on the device and way ahead of the December release date.

Also revealed is Tails who becomes playable after your first playthrough of Sonic CD. Now that’s a cool unlockable!

We love Sonic CD at SEGADriven and it appears that all news regarding this fantastic re-release is just making us more excited for the December release!

[Source: SEGA Blogs]

Video Spotlight: Sonic Generations Launch Trailer

Monday, October 31st, 2011

The Sonic Generations launch trailer is here! Feast your eyes on a huge amount of direct-feed gameplay footage as well as cut-scenes and boss fights:

[Source: SEGA]

Sonic Generations Competition Being Held at Plus XP

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Wanna bag yourself a set of 6 classic Sonic figurines? Then head over to Plus XP where past SEGA Driven writer Helen Doherty is holding a Sonic Generations themed competition!

All you have to do is submit a photo that you feel sums up the theme of Sonic Generations (ie the clash of generations). Full details on how to submit your photo and who to send it to can be found over at Plus XP so click here to be taken straight there.

Now get creative and good luck to everyone involved!

SEGA Partners with Arkedo Studio for New Project

Friday, October 28th, 2011

SEGA have announced a partnership with Arkedo Studio, the developers behind Nervous Brickdown and Big Bang Mini for Nintendo DS as well as the Arkedo Series on XBLA and PSN.

The new project is currently known as Project Hell Yeah! There is currently no word on what the ‘project’ will be (we’re assuming it’ll be a PSN/XBLA game) but more will be revealed on Arkedo’s blog which you can access by clicking here.

Arkedo appear to be pretty avid SEGA fans. Camille Guermonprez the studio chief has said, “See, SEGA? We spent the last five years telling you repeatedly that someday, somehow, you would publish one of our games. This day has come. Hell Yeah! Now let’s go back to work and finish the damn thing.”

More on Project Hell Yeah! as we get it.

[Source: SEGA’s Twitter]

SEGA Confirm Release Dates for 3DS Titles

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

SEGA have just revealed the release dates for a large amount of their 3DS titles. Check out the below press release for the full shtick:

LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (Oct 27th, 2011) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. are delighted to announce final release dates of several highly anticipated Nintendo 3DS™ titles. Coming out this year and early 2012 each of these exciting new titles have been specifically designed for the Nintendo 3DS experience and feature favourite classic SEGA characters as well as brand new heroes.
Shinobi™ is the long anticipated return of the fan favourite series and includes the classic side-scrolling action gameplay players have loved since the original. Coming to stores in Europe on 11th November 2011 and 15th November for North America, Shinobi introduces several exciting new features such as StreetPass™ and a large assortment of achievements and challenges to unlock.
SEGA’s much loved mascot Sonic the Hedgehog™ makes his way onto Nintendo 3DS for the very first time as part of the celebrations for his 20th anniversary. Speeding through many levels designed exclusively for the Nintendo system, Sonic Generations™ allows fans to play as both Classic and Modern Sonic across a range of iconic and memorable levels – all re-imagined for a completely new experience. Sonic Generations for Nintendo 3DS launches on 22nd November in North America and 25th November across Europe.
CRUSH™3D, the critically acclaimed puzzle platformer game, redesigned for Nintendo 3DS will hit stores on 10th January 2012 for North America and 13th January for Europe. Help Danny solve brain-teasing puzzles by ‘crushing’ your way from a 2-dimensional to a 3-dimensional world and back again with the touch of a button.
And finally, the record-breaking duo of Mario and Sonic join forces for the first time ever on the Nintendo 3DS with the eagerly anticipated launch of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games™. The much loved pair head to stores on 10th February 2012 across Europe and 14th February 2012 in North America and are sure to continue their formidable partnership for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Bringing a whole new dimension to the Mario & Sonic universe Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games™ for the Nintendo 3DS contains over 50 original Olympic Games themed events for players to compete in for a coveted gold medal!
SEGA’s exciting line up for Nintendo 3DS means you will never be short of something to do during the long, dark evenings and cold winter days of the upcoming months!
For more information please visit www.sega.com

[Source: SEGA]

Video Spotlight: Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games New Olympics Event Trailer

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

I am getting so sick of these unfeasably long video game titles!

Check out the New Olympics Event trailer for… *sigh* Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games:

[Source: SEGA]

Renegade Ops Now Available on PC

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

SEGA’s top-down, car-based, blast-a-thon Renegade Ops is now available as a PC digital download from Steam. Check out the full press release below:

LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (27th October) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. and Avalanche Studios are excited to announce Renegade Ops™ is now available on PC digital download. Help General Bryant defeat Inferno, the madman set on world domination, by blasting enemies to bits across a range of stunning environments, using a variety of vehicles and explosives. Join the Renegade Ops and fight alone in single player mode, team up offline with two-player split screen or join the dynamic 4-player online co-op experience.

For more information on SEGA games please visit www.sega.com

[Source: SEGA]

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