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Saturday, February 2nd, 2013
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.”
You can see the full broadcast schedule by clicking here. You can access the livestream by clicking here.
[Sources: SEGABits and Unofficial Sonic Adventure 3 Facebook Page]
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Tags: 24 hour, jun senoue, livestream, sega of japan, sonic team, takashi iizuka
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Friday, February 1st, 2013
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.
[Source: SEGA Blog]
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Tags: event, Kataclysmic Confrontation, mmorpg, pc, spiral knights, steam, three rings
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Thursday, January 31st, 2013
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.
[Source: SEGANews.net]
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Tags: am2, Cyber Troopers: Virtual-On, ps3, psn, sega model 2 collection, Virtua Striker, x-box 360, xbla
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Sunday, January 27th, 2013
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:
[Source: Crunchyroll]
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Tags: artist, cards, hatsune miku, japan exclusive, kei, mmo, ps vita, samurai & dragons
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Friday, January 25th, 2013
Steve Lycett from Sumo Digital has revealed that he has received approval from SEGA to include a “specific character” in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.
No information regarding what character it is has been revealed at this time. Presumably, the character will be released as DLC for the game at some point in the near future.
More on this as we get it.
[Source: SEGABits]
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Tags: 3ds, character, digital, dlc, download, pc, ps vita, ps3, sonic & all-stars racing transformed, steam, steve lycett, sumo digital, wii u, x-box 360
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Friday, January 25th, 2013
SEGA have officially announced the acquisition of Relic Entertainment. The company was previously owned by THQ and were responsible for the Warhammer 40K games Dawn of War and Space Marine.
John Cheng, CEO of SEGA of America said, “We are thrilled to have Relic Entertainment join the SEGA family. The acquisition is a strategic fit and a critical step in growing our business. They are a well-respected studio with a pedigree for making creative and innovative games and we look forward to seeing what great things we can create together over the coming years.”
You can read the full announcement at the SEGA Blog by clicking here.
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Friday, January 25th, 2013
Bayonetta will be re-released via the Playstation Network on January 30th. The Platinum Games epic will be available to download for £14.99.
There is currently no word about whether the long loading times of the original PS3 release will be cured in the PSN version. We’re hoping that they’re at least shorter due to the entire game being installed on your hard-drive for direct access.
[Source: SEGA Blog]
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Tags: bayonetta, digital, download, platinum games, ps3, psn, re-release
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Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Remember that teaser image from yesterday? Turns out The Creative Assembly were teasing Total War: Shogun 2 Gold Edition.
Check out the full list of contents in this deluxe version of Total War: Shogun 2:
Total War: SHOGUN 2
Total War: SHOGUN 2 – Rise of the Samurai
Total War: SHOGUN 2 – Fall of the Samurai
Dragon War Battle Pack
Hattori ‘Ninja’ Clan Pack
Ikko Ikki ‘Warrior Monk’ Clan Pack
Otomo ‘Gunpowder’ Clan Pack
Saga Clan Pack
Obama Clan Pack
Tsu Clan Pack
Sendai Clan Pack
Saints & Heroes Elite Unit Pack
Sengoku Jidai Elite Unit Pack
Total War: Shogun 2 Gold Edition will be available to buy from March 8th.
[Source: SEGA Blog]
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Tags: bonus, digital, dlc, download, pc, release date, steam, the creative assembly, total war, total war: shogun 2, total war: shogun 2 gold edition
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Thursday, January 24th, 2013
The Sonic Stadium have revealed that “sources close to SEGA” have revealed to them that a new Sonic game will be either announced or simply teased next month with an estimated release date of September 2013.
There’s an awful lot of details about the game from this mystery source. We’ve detailed the key points below:
* It will be released on Wii U, PS3, 360, 3DS, PS Vita, PC, and “Next gen” consoles
* PC and PS Vita versions will be identical aside from the graphical differences, while the 3DS version will be another Sonic Rush styled game
* Similar to Sonic Unleashed (Daytime), Sonic Colours and Sonic Generations where gameplay switches between full 3D movement and 2D side-scrolling sections
* Each route in a stage will lead to one of two or three exits at the end that will each take you to a different stage
* The developers are trying for a least 20 diferent stages, not including boss battles
* “You might unlock Knuckles in any one of three stages. Sometimes, if you already have a character that would be unlocked first, a different one may be unlocked. Altogether we’re looking at about 10 different characters to play with, and no, Sonic isn’t getting any new friends.”
* Each character will have their own skills to help them progress in stages easier where others will have more difficulty or simply cannot ala Sonic 3 & Knuckles and the Sonic Advance series
* The 3DS version will be “similar in idea, but smaller in scope”. The source says it looks like every stage will only ever branch off into 2 stages.
[Source: The Sonic Stadium]
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Tags: announcement, new sonic game, next gen consoles, pc, ps vita, ps3, rumour, sonic the hedgehog, the sonic stadium, wii u, x-box 360
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Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Now that Kingdom Conquest II has officially launched on iOS and Android platforms, SEGA have announced a Welcome Event to mark the occasion.
SEGA have detailed the exclusive bonus content for joining Kingdom Conquest II during the Welcome Event which is running from now until the 7th of February. See below for the full details:
“New players get exclusive SR dungeon gear for joining. Additionally, all players get bonus Dispatch Points and Gold Tickets for completing specified quests.
Lastly, the event increases the monster “Acquire Skill” success chance by 20% when spending CP.”
[Source: SEGA Blog]
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Tags: android, digital, download, ios, kingdom conquest II, mmo, mobile gaming, rpg
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