Anarchy Reigns; the new multiplayer brawler from Platinum Games was due for release in Europe on the 6th of July and in the US on the 3rd of July. However, Platinum Games have revealed that the Western release has changed to ‘to be confirmed’.
A note on the Platinum Games website says, “We break the bad news about Anarchy Reigns US/EU release date – Sega has decided to change the date to TBC. While our work on the game is finished, localised, and ready to go, as publisher, Sega gets to make the final decision as to when it is released. The Japanese release date, however, remains unchanged for 5th July 2012.”
Fingers crossed that SEGA release a new Western release date soon and that the game’s Western release has not been shelved. Platinum Games have delivered some stunning entertainment this generation and it would be a massive shame if Anarchy Reigns becomes Japan exclusive.
A further wave of 200 tickets to Summer of Sonic will become available tonight at 6pm BST. They’re “group” ticket offer has now been limited to 2 people per ticket.
Also confirmed to be appearing at this year’s event are Takashi Iizuka; the current director at Sonic Team and the wonderful Sonic the Comic duo of Nigel Kitching and Nigel Dobbyn (who had previously confirmed himself anyway!).
Also announced is that a third wave of tickets will become available at a yet-to-be-announced date. More info on this as we receive it.
Summer of Sonic 2012 takes place on the 7th of July at the Hove Centre in Brighton.
We reported earlier today that Alex Kidd in Miracle World was now available for XBLA and PSN. Well it turns out it’s actually a part of a wider SEGA Vintage Collection that includes a vast array of other classic SEGA titles. Here’s the breakdown:
Playstation Network All titles $4.99 (US) or £3.69 (UK)
Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Arcade)
Wonder Boy in Monster World (Mega Drive)
Monster World IV (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Super Hang-On (Arcade)
Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System)
X-Box Live Arcade Each pack of 3 games is worth 800 MSP
Monster World Collection
Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Arcade)
Wonder Boy in Monster World (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Monster World IV (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Alex Kidd & Co. Collection
Super Hang-On (Arcade)
The Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System)
Golden Axe Collection
Golden Axe (Arcade)
Golden Axe 2 (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Golden Axe 3 (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Streets of Rage Collection
Streets of Rage (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Streets of Rage 3 (Genesis/Mega Drive)
The Double Fine developed game that SEGA are publishing is called The Cave. The title is being directed by Ron Gilbert and now there’s some screenshots of it that illustrate the game’s art-style.
Details on the game have also emerged. The title will be released on PC, PSN and XBLA in early 2013. The game is an adventure game where you assemble a team of explorers who must explore and underground amusement park for ‘inter-continental ballistic missiles’. Rappelling and spelunking in the caverns is also featured.
Yakuza 5 will be releasing in Japan this December exclusively for Playstation 3. The engine running the game is completely new and built from the ground up specifically for this title.
In a surprise turn of events, classic SEGA platformer Alex Kidd in Miracle World will see a re-release on X-Box Live Arcade and Playstation Network today.
Details regarding pricing as scarce at the moment but once we get them we will update this story.
UPDATE
US PSN users can expect to pay $4.99 for Alex Kidd. Thanks Game Guru. Still no word on UK pricing.
SEGA recently teased the above cryptic image in regards to the announcement of a new game and some clever-clogs over at SEGABits has managed to match it to a piece by Double Fine artist Ron Gilbert on his blog.
So there you have it, SEGA and Double Fine are joining forces. Let’s hope this partnership produces something unique! More details on this title as we get it.
Yakuza 5 is being built from the ground up with an entirely new engine. This means Yakuza: Dead Souls was the last game to use the engine that has powered the series since the Japanese exclusive Yakuza Kenzan! in 2008.
Yakuza 5 is reported to take place across five cities; Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka. It will also feature five playable characters; Kazuma Kiryu, Taiga Saejima, Shun Akiyama, Haruka and newcomer Tatsuo Shinada who is a former baseball player who is banned from the sport after gambling his way into debt. The twist is he’s innocent. Here is a detailed coverage of the US market that one can get and more info on the very fun online gambling that many are into these days.
As for the other characters, Kiryu is now working as a taxi driver in Fukuoka, Saejima is locked up again for some reason, Akiyama has relocated to Osaka on a business trip, Haruka has left Okinama for Osaka to become a teen idol, but her talent agency is up to something behind the scenes.
The game is apparently 70% complete and is due for a Japanese release exclusively on Playstation 3 this December. No word from SEGA Europe or USA currently exists regarding a Western release for the game. Toshihiro Nagoshi returns as the game’s designer.
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, the XBLA/PSN port of the previously arcade exclusive update to Virtua Fighter 5, finally has a release date and it isn’t too far away!
The fighter will launch on June 5th (PSN) and June 6th (XBLA) for North American’s and June 6th for both PSN & XBLA in Europe.
There’s also a new trailer for the game which you can see below:
Also announced is day one DLC for character customisation packs. The first pack is priced at $4.99/£3.59/AUD$6.25/€4.49 for PSN and 400 Microsoft Points for XBLA, and will contain 600-950 customization items for all characters.
Two additional customisation packs consisting of nine characters’ worth of DLC items and the other with 10 characters’ worth, will also be available at launch for $14.99/£9.99/AUD$18.25/ €12.99 each on PSN and 1,200 Microsoft Points each on XBLA.
Last night we participated in SSF1991’s SonicNews Show which livestreams from Sonic Paradox’s page every Sunday at 6pm Eastern time/11pm UK time. The show started an hour earlier than usual as I didn’t realise it was kicking off so late (thanks to SSF1991 for making arrangements that allowed us to do that!) and I really enjoyed having a chat with SSF1991 about last week’s Sonic and SEGA related news.
You can listen to a repeat of the entire show via this YouTube link and hear myself and SSF1991 chat about Summer of Sonic, the 3DS release of Sonic Labyrinth, the first reviews for Sonic 4 Episode 2 and much, much more:
Thanks once again to SSF1991 from Sonic Paradox for allowing me on the show! You can follow SSF on Twitter using @SSF1991 and remember to visit Sonic Paradox for some of the best fan-animations in the business!
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