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Binary Domain Pre-Order Bonuses Detailed

Friday, October 21st, 2011

Binary Domain will be getting 2 distinctive sets of pre-order DLC designed around gamers who play single or multiplayer.

The single player DLC gives the character Dan Marshall a new weapon and skills from the get-go. The multiplayer DLC unlocks an extra map.

See the full press release below:

LONDON AND SAN FRANCISCO (21st October, 2011) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced that the much anticipated third person, squad shooter Binary Domain™ will feature two distinctly different pre-order DLC packs.
The first pack focusses on enhancing Binary Domain’s single player experience; the ‘Dan Marshall Pack’ unlocks a brand new weapon and skills for the player’s character in Binary Domain, Sergeant Dan Marshall.
Dan is a member of the international Rust Crew charged with infiltrating robot defended Japan, and identifying the source of an illegal operation creating horrifically lifelike robots called ‘Hollow Children’. This unique pre order pack will give players access to the powerful ‘SOWSAR-17 SBMOD type G’ Assault Rifle, a significant upgrade to standard issue firepower. In addition to a powerful new weapon, players will also gain access to a number of unique bionic upgrades: Assault: Physical Enhancement I, Assault: Protective Coating and Assault: Quick Prompt. All of which make Dan more resilient, stronger and faster in combat action.
The second pack focuses on the recently revealed multiplayer aspects of Binary Domain: The ‘Multiplayer Pack’ gives access to an exclusive multiplayer map, ‘Outside High-rise, Upper City’ which can be played across a variety of Binary Domain’s multiplayer modes. In addition a new playable class is also unlocked, the ‘Ninja’ is offered for both teams; this unique playable character type is perfect for surprise attacks and adapting combat style to the situation. Finally this unique pre-order pack also contains two exclusive multiplayer weapon types the ‘Hoga Type 69’ Sniper Rifle for long range annihilation of enemies and the ‘Yamato-0’ Handgun, for more up close and personal work.
Binary Domain is a pioneering third-person squad shooter from the creators of the Yakuza series. Set in near-future Tokyo where climate change has caused many living in the lower city of Tokyo to live in poverty. With a central branching storyline, voice recognition in combat and conversation and AAA shooter mechanics Binary Domain offers something genuinely unique to the genre.
For more information about the game, please visit: www.binarydomaingame.com

[Source: SEGA]

Football Manager 2012 Out Now, FM Handheld 2012 Release Date Confirmed

Friday, October 21st, 2011

Football Manager 2012 is now available to buy on PC. The match engine is also 3D enabled for people who own the fancy kit to support it.

Also announced is the release date for Football Manager Handheld 2012 for PSP. The game will launch on the 28th of October 2011 with releases on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch still to be confirmed.

See the full press release below:

LONDON (21st October, 2011) – Sports Interactive and SEGA Europe Ltd. have today released the fan favourite management game, Football Manager 2012. Sporting over 800 new features, Football Manager 2012 also includes all the changes to the rules of the beautiful game and all the updated statistics and transfers in over 50 playable leagues.

To top it off the Football Manager 2012 Match Engine is now available in full 3D, giving fans the added realism to their match experience. To watch matches in full 3D all you need is a 3D capable NVIDIA graphics card and 3D Vision certified monitor or 3D TV with NVIDIA 3DTV Play. For more information please visit uk.geforce.com.
Phil Eisler, 3D Vision General Manager at NVIDIA said “3D Vision adds an extra level of immersion and excitement to Football Manager 2012. Using NVIDIA’s stereoscopic 3D technology, gamers will truly get the feeling of being pitch-side as their team goes for greatness! This is a great example of a developer using 3D to genuinely enhance the gameplay experience.”

Football Manager 2012 for PC and Mac was developed by London based award winning developer Sports Interactive, and is available now at retailers and via digital distributors. The PSP version, Football Manager Handheld 2012, will be released on the 28th of October 2011, with the iOS version for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch coming soon.
For more information about the game, please visit www.footballmanager.com.

[Source: SEGA]

New Sonic Generations Demo Live on October 19th

Monday, October 17th, 2011

SEGA have announced they’re releasing a 2nd Sonic Generations demo on XBLA and PSN on October 19th. It appears that the only difference between the 1st demo that went live in June is that you can now play as Modern Sonic. See the full press release below:

LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (October 17, 2011) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. & SEGA® America, Inc., today confirmed that a second demo is being released prior to the launch of the highly anticipated Sonic Generations™ game for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

The first demo, released on June 23rd 2011 – the anniversary of Sonic’s 20th year – allowed fans to play as Classic Sonic only. Now the second demo means fans can finally play as Modern Sonic – as well as Classic Sonic again – in the stunning environments of the iconic Green Hill level from Sonic Generations™. Demo #2 for the game will be available via XBLA and PSN on 19th October for Europe.

Gamers will be able to get their hands on the full game on the 4th November when Sonic Generations™ finally hits stores for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PC digital download. Sonic Generations™ PC boxed product and the Nintendo 3DS™ system will be released later in November 2011.

For more information please visit www.sonicthehedgehog.com/generations

[Source: SEGA]

What is Sonic DL?

Saturday, October 15th, 2011

What is this pecularliar listing in the Playstation Store titled Sonic DL all about? It can be found under PS3 add-ons. Let’s do a little speculation, shall we?

– The release date is 13/10/2010, the same day Sonic 4 Episode 1 is released on the PAL Playstation Store
– The image is the Project Needlemouse teaser image which probably means this is related to Sonic 4
– Because it was listed on 13/10/2010 makes me think that this is probably related to Sonic 4 Episode 1 and not Episode 2
– This could be a temporary listing for Sonic 4 Episode 1 DLC that was never taken down
– It could be that no DLC was ever planned and this is a temporary holding for Sonic 4 Episode 1
– Could the ‘DL’ stand for ‘DownLoad’? Was this the working title for Sonic 4 Episode 1?

What do you guys think?

Football Manager 2012 Items To Be Made Available In Team Fortress 2

Friday, October 14th, 2011

Anyone pre-ordering Football Manager 2012 on Steam will receive items such as football boots, scarves and a vuvuzela sound pack for use in Team Fortress 2. Check out the press release below:

LONDON (13th October, 2012) – Sports Interactive and SEGA Europe Ltd. announce that from today several Football Manager 2012 items will be available via the Team Fortress 2 store. These items, including football boots, scarves and a vuvuzela sound pack, will be given away free to anyone that pre-purchases Football Manager 2012 from Steam, but will also be in the store to anyone after the much anticipated release of Football Manager 2012

“When Steam and Valve came to us with this collaboration idea, it just underlined to us why we think they’re brilliant”, said Miles Jacobson, Studio Director at Sports Interactive. “Outside the box thinking that just works so well. We hope all the Team Fortress 2 players enjoy using the items inside the game, and apologise in advance for the general annoyance the Vuvuzela sound pack is going to inflict on the world.”

Jason Holtman, Valve’s director of business development, said “GOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLL!!!”

Football Manager 2012 is developed by the London based award winning developer Sports Interactive for PC and Mac and is available on Steam from 21st October 2011.

For more information about the game, please visit www.footballmanager.com.

[Source: SEGA]

Daytona USA For XBLA and PSN is Official! UPDATE Release Dates Confirmed

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

That’s right! Daytona USA is coming to X-Box Live Arcade and Playstation Network! No date has currently been set but check out the awesome announcement trailer below:

Nostalgia; gotta love it!

[Source: Daryl Sudden’s Twitter]

UPDATE

The release dates for both versions of Daytona USA on XBLA and PSN have been revealed. 360 owners get the title first on 26/10/2011 for 800 points while PSN users get the game in late November 2011.

Also revealed are a list of features that are exclusive to this version:

– Fresh Oil and a New Coat of Paint: Experience the classic retro graphics of the original arcade hit in an enhanced,16:9 widescreen format.
– Let’s Go Away: Relive your glory days of racing to the sounds of the original Daytona USA soundtrack, also available in Karaoke Mode.
– Pedal to the Metal: Drive like a pro with included support for the Logitech GT Driving Force steering wheel controller on PS3, and all Xbox 360-supported steering wheel controllers.
– Reach the Winner’s Circle: Challenge AI opponents in Arcade Mode, race the clock in Survival and Time Trial Modes, and trade paint with up to eight players in online multiplayer to place on the worldwide leaderboard.

[Source: Eurogamer]

Football Manager 2012 Demo Now Available on Steam

Friday, October 7th, 2011

The Football Manager 2012 demo is now live on Steam. To bet on footballers, one must know details such as Betfred Opening Hours.

Check out the full press release from SEGA below that details the content and specifications you’ll need to play it:

LONDON (October 6th, 2011) – Sports Interactive and SEGA Europe® announced today that the Demo version of Football Manager™ 2012 for PC and Apple Mac is available now via Steam. The demo includes the first half of the 2011/2012 season and will include new features announced in the Football Manager Blogs, by Sports Interactive Studio Director Miles Jacobson, which can be found at http://www.sigames.com/news/
Games saved in the demo will be compatible with the full game, so aspiring managers can continue where they left off when the game is released on October 21st, as well as being able to add more playable leagues to the game using the new “add/remove leagues” option.
The demo includes QuickStarts for some of the world’s biggest leagues, giving players a chance to try out their skills with teams from multiple countries. Details of languages and leagues are below.
• In-game languages: English, American English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Czech and Polish
• QuickStart leagues: England, Scotland, France, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Australia.

Details on how to download the demo can be found on www.footballmanager.com/demo
Football Manager 2012 has been fully optimised and therefore the system requirements have not changed since last year’s iteration:
PC Hardware requirements
• OS: Windows XP/Vista/W7
• Processor: XP – 1.4GHz or Faster, Vista/W7 – 2.0GHz or Faster
• Supported Processors: Intel Pentium 4, Intel Core, AMD Athlon
• Memory: XP – 512MB RAM, Vista/W7 – 1.0GB RAM
• Hard Drive Space: 2GB
• DVD-Drive: 4x Speed
• Video Card: 128MB
o Supported Chipsets – Nvidia FX 5900 Ultra or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 or greater; Intel 82915G/82910GL or greater.
o Earlier cards may only display 2D Match Viewer Mode and are not supported.
o Earlier cards may require the DirectX 9.0 SDK is installed to run the game. This can be downloaded from the following url: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5493F76A-6D37-478D-BA17-28B1CCA4865A&displaylang=en
o Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported.
• Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
• Directx: Version 9.0c (included)
• LAN: TCP/IP compliant
• Input: Keyboard, Mouse

Mac Hardware requirements
• OS: OS X 10.5.8/10.6.8/10.7.x or higher
• Processor: Intel Processor
• Video Card: Nvidia Geforce 7300 GT or greater; ATI Radeon X1600 or greater.
o Note: The game’s performance and/or graphical quality may differ according to your computer’s hardware and/or video card. Computers with high-performance hardware will provide the best game performance

Football Manager 2012, for PC and Mac will be released on the 21st October.

[Source: SEGA]

Yakuza Of the End Coming to the West; Renamed Yakuza: Dead Souls

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

SEGA’s batty zombie Yakuza spin-off Yakuza: Of the End is coming to Western shores in March 2012 under the name of Yakuza: Dead Souls.

The only other difference (apart from the name) announced so far is the addition of a brand new Pachislot mini-game.

Toshihiro Nagoshi was quoted earlier saying that if Yakuza: Of the End came to the West, he would tweak the shooting mechanics to be more in line with modern 3rd person shooters that are typical to this side of the world. However, this has not been confirmed at this time.

The game will also be Playstation 3 exclusive like its’ Japanese counterpart.

[Source: Eurogamer]

EDIT

Full press release direct from SEGA:

LONDON AND SAN FRANCISCO (5th October, 2011) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announce that the much requested ‘Yakuza of the End’ will be available in the West from March 2012. Renamed ‘Yakuza: Dead Souls’ this iconic Japanese series will be available exclusively to PlayStation® 3 owners and will feature the entire storyline and a brand new mini-game Pachislot!

Yakuza: Dead Souls brings the Yakuza back to Kamurocho, the famous red light district of Tokyo, which is under attack from hordes of zombies. Players will not only face armies of the undead and incredibly powerful mutants; the treacherous Japanese underworld is just as merciless. Playing through the eyes of four of the most revered members of the series, witness allegiances shift quickly and the line between friend and foe lost. If you thought zombies were bad…meet the Yakuza!

“We know how much people love Yakuza in the West and with Dead Souls being the latest and greatest in the franchise its only right we bring it to them closer to the Japanese release than ever.”– said Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SEGA.

Yakuza: Dead Souls features gunplay for the first time in the Yakuza series, where everything from pistols, machine guns and rocket launchers can be employed against your enemies. Just remember to save some ammo in case you run into something more terrifying than zombies! With all the depth and story of a Yakuza title, plus the addition of exciting shoot-outs and previously unplayable characters Ryuji Goda and Goro Majima, Yakuza: Dead Souls is worth dying for.

For more information please visit www.sega.com/yakuza/

SEGA Bass Fishing and Space Channel 5 Part 2 Now Available on PSN & XBLA

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

The Dreamcast titles SEGA Bass Fishing and Space Channel 5 Part 2 and now available to download on Playstation Network and X-Box Live Arcade. Check out the full press release from SEGA below:

LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (October 5th, 2011) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced that SEGA Bass Fishing™ and Space Channel 5™ Part 2 are now available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®Network. Fans who have been waiting over ten years for the fish to return and to fulfill their passion for music and dance can pick up copies of these games for 800 Microsoft Points or ($9.99 / £6.29 / €7.99 / AUS$12.95.

In SEGA Bass Fishing, players can cast their lines at eight different fishing holes, utilising 14 unique lures while battling realistic weather conditions that affect fish behavior. Players also have the opportunity to master their angling techniques to catch as many fish as possible in four tournaments, where the best of the best cross fishing rods! In addition, exclusive to the PlayStation®3system, you’ll be able to get that realistic fishing experience right in your living room with the PlayStation®Move motion controller. Cast off and reel in with a simple flick of the wrist.

In Space Channel 5 Part 2, follow Ulala, a dancer and reporter from Space Channel 5, on her quest to take down the Rhythm Rogues and their leaders, Purge and Shadow. The dancing Dreamcast diva must prevent them from creating the all-powerful dance-control weapon and ultimately end their pursuit of world domination. Along the way, enlist the help of Space Michael, based on the King of Pop himself, to prove Ulala’s prowess in rhythm and rescue Space President Peace!

For more information on both titles, visit www.sega.com.

[Source: SEGA]

OMG! Looks Like SEGA Are Going To Announce A New Daytona USA!

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

SEGA are running a contest which allows the winner to receive a PS3 digital copy of a new game. The trick is, you have to guess what the game is! Using the video below, you are given a clue as to what the game will be:

And that game is obviously going to be a new Daytona USA! Will it be a new entry in the series? A HD port of the original? Only time will tell!

[Source: Eurogamer]

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