Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Monday, January 12th, 2015
A fascinating new interview with M2 employees Yosuke Okunari and Naoki Horii about 3D After Burner II has gone live on SEGA’s official blog. The new interview details the difficulties in porting the game to 3DS and the increased game difficulty that was brought about by the addition of stereoscopic 3D. It’s a fascinating little read that will be continued in a second part which will go live tomorrow.
The first part of SEGA’s interview with Yosuke Okunari and Naoki Horii about 3D After Burner II can be read by clicking this link.
3D After Burner II is released on the 3DS eShop this Thursday the 15th of January 2015. It is the first release in the second season of SEGA 3DS classics and it will be priced at £4.49.
[Source: SEGA Blog]
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Tags: 3d after burner II, 3ds, after burner II, arcade, digital, download, eshop, handheld gaming, interview, m2, Naoki Horii, Yosuke Okunari
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2015
A surprise announcement from Hucast! The developers of DUX, Redux: Dark Matters and the upcoming Ghost Blade have revealed a new Dreamcast platformer called Alice’s Mom’s Rescue.
The game features 3 worlds and 25 stages to explore. There is currently no gameplay footage available but the game looks to be a traditional platformer in the same vein as Super Mario Bros or The Great Giana Sisters.
You can order the game from the Hucast store via this link for a very reasonably priced €24.95 or alternatively you can order the 2 disc limited edition via this link for €42.95. The limited edition contains an expanded booklet and a soundtrack CD.
Alice’s Mom’s Rescue launches in March this year.
[Source: SEGAbits]
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Tags: alice's mom's rescue, dreamcast, dux, ghost blade, hucast, indie game, platform game, redux: dark matters
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2015
3D After Burner II marks the first game in the next series of SEGA 3D Classics for the 3DS and it’s coming to the European eShop on the 15th of January.
These games are remastered with stereoscopic 3D visuals as well some other additional features like saving, gyroscope controls and extra gameplay modes.
The game will be priced at £4.49 for the UK and €4.99 for the rest of Europe.
[Source: SEGA Nerds]
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Tags: 3d after burner II, 3ds, after burner II, arcade, digital, download, eshop, handheld gaming, pricing, release date
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Sunday, December 28th, 2014
Sonic Team have revealed a new Sonic game at a recent event at the SEGA Joypolis. The new game will be called Sonic Runners and it will be a mobile-only title.
Not much else is known outside of this. There is currently no art, screenshots or video available on the game but we’ll be sure to update you when anything becomes available.
Please be aware that a pretty convincing fan-made reveal picture featuring hoaxed screenshots is currently circulating. Do not be fooled!
[Source: Famitsu. Image Source: Cobi]
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Tags: android, ios, mobile gaming, sega joypolis, sonic runners, sonic team, sonic the hedgehog
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Thursday, October 30th, 2014
All the Japanese DLC for Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd will be making its way west for the US and European launch of the game.
Individual songs for the game will be priced at £1.99 and modules AKA costumes will be priced at £1.19. 10 songs and 45 modules are promised for the game so there’s a fair bit of content to keep you busy with upon completion of the game’s standard content.
SEGA have also announced 2 season passes for the songs and modules. The Song Club offer gets you all 10 songs for £19.99 while the Costume Club offer gets you all 45 modules for £39.99.
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Tags: dlc, hatsune miku, hatsune miku: project diva f 2nd, project diva, ps vita, ps3, vocaloid
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Thursday, October 30th, 2014
Valkyria Chronicles’ upcoming PC release was recently announced but now we have the full details as to what this version of the game will include and how it’s priced.
The game is available to pre-order digitally for £14.99 which is considerably cheaper than a boxed PS3 copy. It will release on the 11th of November and pre-ordering will also get you 10% off the price.
The game will also include all the DLC that was released for the PS3 version as standard. This includes Hard EX Mode, Edy’s “Enter the Edy Detachment” mission, Selveria’s “Behind Her Blue Flame” mission and an additional six challenge missions.
[Source: SEGAbits]
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Tags: dlc, pc, pre-order, ps3, steam, strategy game, valkyria chronicles
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2014
Valkyria Chronicles returns!
The cult-classic, 3rd person strategy game will be re-released on PC courtesy of SEGA but sadly that’s all we know at this time. We’d speculate that Hardlight Studio are behind the port as they previously ported The Creative Assembly’s Viking: Battle for Asgard to PC back in 2012.
SEGA have promised more information soon but other than that it’s pretty exciting to see that one of the PS3′s underrated gems is now getting a wider release.
[Source: Eurogamer]
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Tags: 3rd person, pc, ps3, re-release, strategy game, valkyria chronicles
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2014
We’ve spoken about Centiment in the past because the British metallers have quite the penchant for old SEGA games. Their debut album Streets of Rage released earlier this year and features the songs Defenders of Oasis, Bloodshot and Zero Tolerance.
Now the band embark on a UK tour in December in support of their new EP, Retro. Creatively titled The Retro Gamer Tour, the band are setting up multiplayer Mega Drive action at the merch desk of every show on the tour.
If heavy music with a retro gaming twist is up your street then you might want to catch Centiment on one of these upcoming UK tour dates:
1/12 – Think Tank, Newcastle
2/12 – Audio, Glasgow
3/12 – Fibbers, York
4/12 – The Compass, Chester
5/12 – Alfie Birds, Birmingham
Centiment feature 3 of the 4 members of British rockers InMe. You can stream and buy their album Streets of Rage by clicking this link.
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Tags: bloodshot, centiment, defenders of oasis, game gear, inme, mega drive, metal, music, streets of rage, tour, zero tolerance
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2014
In what has to be one of the most peculiar decisions regarding Sonic Boom, the CG animated series that ties in with the video games will air in Europe in Autumn 2015 despite the games based on the series being released in November of this year.
The Sonic Boom cartoon airs in North America and France later this year which ties in nicely to the releases of the Sonic Boom video games which act as prequels to the series. The closer release windows for both the series and games in these territories are obviously designed to compliment each other and boost sales of the game as well as interest in the show.
So how does SEGA Europe intend on promoting the Sonic Boom games in the rest of Europe now the cartoon as fallen to late next year? Only time will tell but we’d bet some serious cash that the games are not going to sell as well in this territory when compared to France and North America unless SEGA Europe are willing to put some money into a big marketing campaign.
[Source: The Sonic Stadium]
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Tags: 3ds, cartoon, sega europe, sonic boom, sonic boom: rise of lyric, sonic boom: shattered crystal, sonic the hedgehog, tv, wii u
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Friday, September 26th, 2014
Above you will see the cover art for the new SEGA 3D classics collection SEGA 3D Reprint Archives. The game will be exclusive to Japan and will include the 3D ports of Space Harrier, Fantasy Zone, Out Run, Ecco the Dolphin, Streets of Rage and Shinobi III that were released on the 3DS eShop.
What’s really interesting about the collection is the 2 new inclusions that are exclusive to the collection. Remastered ports of the Master System 3D versions of Space Harrier and Out Run will also be included. These games were originally released for SEGA’s 3-D Glasses peripheral that worked with the Master System. Only 8 games made use of the peripheral and this is the first time any of the games have received a port to another system.
More details on SEGA 3D Reprint Archives can be found at the game’s official website.
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Tags: 3-d glasses, 3ds, arcade, ecco the dolphin, fantasy zone, master system, mega drive, out run, out run 3d, sega 3d reprint archives, shinobi III: return of the ninja master, space harrier, space harrier 3d, streets of rage
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