Archive for the ‘News’ CategoryJapanese Figure Skating Duo Compete to Total War SoundtrackThursday, February 13th, 2014
The Japanese mixed pair figure skating duo of Cathy Reed and Chris Reed competed in the Ice Dancing event at the 2014 Winter Olympics to the tune of ‘Shogun II’ from the Total War: Shogun II soundtrack. There basically isn’t anything I can add to this! Just look at that picture! [Source: SurrealBeliefs on Twitter]  Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Snatcher Devs Working on New Adventure GameTuesday, February 11th, 2014
Now here’s an interesting little development (even if it is only slightly related to SEGA)! Key developers behind Mega-CD and Saturn game ‘Snatcher’ have joined forces to create a new Japanese adventure game called Blakemore. The game is set in a steampunk, alternate universe version of London. The game is being directed by Jeremy Blaustein, the man responsible for the English-language version of Snatcher on Mega-CD (this has been the only time the game was ever available in English). Art is being handled by Satoshi Yoshioka who worked as the character designer on the original Snatcher and music is being handled by Motoaki Furukawa who did the soundtrack for the original Snatcher. Snatcher is famous for being Hideo Kojima’s second ever game and features some small references to Metal Gear. Curiously, David Hayter is being brought on board for Blakemore (famous for voicing Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid) to voice one of the characters. If you’re interested in helping the development of Blakemore you can back the game on Kickstarter. The game is due for release on PC and MAC in early 2015. Click here to go straight to the Kickstarter page. [Source: Siliconera] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Round-UpMonday, February 10th, 2014
There’s quite a bit of new information floating around regarding SEGA’s new arcade fighting game Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax. While the game features a cast of characters from various anime and manga series’, SEGA fans will be interested in the Sonic the Hedgehog stage (see above). The graphics seem to be taken from Green Hill in Sonic Generations. Also announced is that Akira from Virtua Fighter will appear as a boss character. Other character announcements include the inclusion of Kirito from Sword Art Online. Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax is due to hit Japanese arcades this spring with demos available to play at the Japan Amusement Expo on February 14th and 15th at Makuhari Messe near Tokyo. [Source: Anime News Network] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Everything You Need to Know About Sonic BoomThursday, February 6th, 2014Lots of Sonic news coming out of New York today! At a press event called “2014: Year of Sonic”, SEGA properly revealed a new animated series called Sonic Boom featuring new character designs for Sonic the Hedgehog, Knuckles the Echidna, Tails the Fox, Amy Rose and Dr Eggman. You can see the new character designs below:
Along with the character reveal, a trailer for the series was also uploaded. Take a look at Sonic in battle with Dr Eggman’s Burnbot and with Tails providing some bizarre lazer-whip thingy that I don’t quite understand at this time: To tie in with the series, SEGA are publishing a tie-in video game as well. The real shock comes in the choice of developers. Sonic Team will NOT be handling the Sonic Boom game. The Wii-U version will be developed by Big Red Button Entertainment (a new studio) and Sanzaru Games on 3DS (famous for various Sly Raccoon games). Check out the announcement trailer for the game below: Screenshots for the Sonic Boom game can also be found in this gallery over at The Sonic Stadium. Also confirmed is that the Sonic Boom continuity does not mess with the “official” Sonic the Hedgehog canon. The Sonic you know and love from games like Sonic Lost World, Generations and Colours belongs to the official canon with the Sonic from Sonic Boom existing in an alternate universe. Basically Sonic Boom does not replace the Sonic you currently know. [Source: The Sonic Stadium and The Sonic Show] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Project Diva f Vita Launches in MarchThursday, February 6th, 2014
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f’s PS Vita Western release has been narrowed down to March 2014. The Western launch of the game comes with all the additional Japanese exclusive DLC which includes the Snow Miku 2013 DLC, the Extra Character Modules Pack and the Extra Songs pack. Check out the new trailer below: [Source: SEGA Blog] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Sonic Dash S Appears on Japanese iOS and Google Play StoresThursday, February 6th, 2014
Japan has received an exclusive version of Sonic Dash for iOS and Android devices called ‘Sonic Dash S’. This new version appears to be similar to the original but with a couple of new features that include Dr. Eggman boss battles, a fever mode and the addition of Chao which provide stat boosts. If you have access to the Japanese App Store or Google Play store you can download the game for iOS by clicking here or Android by clicking here. There is currently no word on whether this updated edition will make it to the West. [Source: RadioSEGA] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Sonic Boom Now Has a Subtitles and the 3DS Version Will Have an Increased Focus on PlatformingTuesday, February 4th, 2014UPDATE The Wii U version of Sonic Boom also has a subtitle and it is Rise of Lyric. ORIGINAL STORY The 3DS version of Sonic Boom will be called Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal and will have a much larger focus on platforming. This is at a juxtaposition with the Wii U version which focuses more on action and exploration. Another interesting confirmation is that Sticks the Jungle Badger is actually playable and not just a non-playable character stuck in the game to flesh out the story. You can see a screenshot of her in action in the above screenshot. [Source: Siliconera] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Video Spotlight: Game Grumps Play Night TrapTuesday, February 4th, 2014
It’s been a long time since Game Grumps have played anything SEGA-related, but recently Arin and Danny got stuck into cult trap-em-up ‘Night Trap’ for the Mega-CD. The 2 part series ends with a finale you might not have been expecting: Part 2 Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Nuremberg Toy Fair Confirms New Sonic Game for PS4/Xbox One/Wii U in 2015 UPDATE Sega RespondsMonday, February 3rd, 2014
UPDATE “Sega is yet to announce details of upcoming console video games for Sonic the Hedgehog or further details regarding the new Sonic CG TV series. The recent information coming out of Nuremburg Toy Fair was incorrect. For official and up to date news regarding Sonic the Hedgehog please go to www.sonicthehedgehog.com or follow Sonic on Twitter (@sonic_hedgehog).” ORIGINAL STORY Other small details have also been confirmed such as the new CG animated cartoon ‘Sonic Boom’ airing on Cartoon Network this autumn. There will be a 52 episode run of 11 minute episodes and there is also confirmation of a CG animated film. SEGA are declining comments on the leak at this time. [Source: Eurogamer] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Atlus Rumoured to Be Working on SEGA Ports “Don’t Rule Out Yakuza 5″ UPDATE Atlus Debunk RumourMonday, February 3rd, 2014
UPDATE Jason Schreier of Kotaku has apparently been in contact with Atlus USA who have said that they are unaware of any work being done on a Yakuza 5 port. He adds that, “they’re not a big company and they just announced like 4 new Persona games. Seems pretty unlikely to me.” Are Atlus USA covering up a leak or is this EGM just speculating? Thanks to TimmiT for bring this information to our attention. ORIGINAL STORY SEGA’s acquisition of Atlus may result in one of the most fan-requested ports in recent years. Rumours posted in this month’s EGM magazine confirm that Atlus is working on ports for SEGA and that we shouldn’t “rule out Yakuza 5 coming to America under the Atlus banner”. Nothing has been confirmed at this time and it’s not clear whether EGM are just speculating or whether they have some insider information, but the feature comes with the huge Yakuza 5 header which hints that the magazine might know more than they’re letting on. One can only hope! [Source: Yakuza Fan] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda |
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