Archive for the ‘News’ CategoryTails Adventure Rated for Virtual Console Re-ReleaseTuesday, March 5th, 2013
Underrated action-platformer Tails Adventure has been rated by the Australian classification board for re-release on 3DS. Tails Adventure was originally released on the Game Gear in 1995 and is a slower-paced adventure that is reminiscent of early Castlevania games. [Source: VG247]  Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Brazilian Ratings Board Reveals Castle of Illusion Maybe Heading to PS3/360/Vita/Wii-UTuesday, March 5th, 2013
NeoGAF user CrunchinJelly has spotted a listing by the Brazilian ratings board that lists Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse as an upcoming title for PS3, Xbox 360, PS Vita and Wii-U. We assume this title will be re-released digitally. Castle of Illusion was originally released for Mega Drive in 1990 and is highly regarded as one of the best Mickey games ever made. No release date is set at this time. More on this as we get it. [Source: SEGANews.net] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Sonic Dash Revealed to be a Temple Run-Style GameTuesday, March 5th, 2013
It has been revealed that the gameplay of recently announced iOS game Sonic Dash will be similar to that of endless running game Temple Run. SEGA have specifically stated that Sonic will be “making a fast and frenzied 3D dash through stunning stages, as he navigates over, around, and through interminable dangers”. Also included is online leaderboards. Sonic Dash will be available for iPod, iPhone and iPad devices “soon”. [Source: SEGA Blog] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda The Conduit HD Announced for Android DevicesSaturday, March 2nd, 2013
Remember back in January when we reported on The Conduit being ported to Nvidia’s new Project Shield device? Well the game has finally got an official announcement as The Conduit HD and will be available for all Tegrazone supported Android devices. The game launches on March 14th and the first 2 missions will be a free download. Also added is the option to purchase the remaining 6 levels in packs 2 for $2.99 or you can grab the lot at the special bundle priced of $4.99. There are no UK price listings at this time. It also appears that High Voltage Software will be self-publishing the game this time and SEGA have no involvement in this HD re-release. [Source: Eurogamer] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Hardlight Studio Confirm Their New Mobile Game is Sonic DashThursday, February 28th, 2013
A couple of days ago a LinkedIn job adverstisement for Hardlight Studio mentioned the game ‘Sonic Dash’ as a recent success for the studio. After a lot of speculation that this could be a new mobile game from Hardlight we finally have the official word from the studio: “As so many of you have asked, yes we are working on a new mobile game. And yes, it is Sonic Dash. We’re very excited to announce more details very soon.” So that settles that then. Hardlight Studio previously developed the new version of Sonic Jump. [Source: Hardlight Studio on Twitter] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Toshihiro Nagoshi Discusses SEGA’s Future, PSO2 and Relic EntertainmentWednesday, February 27th, 2013
Yakuza director and chief creative officer of SEGA Toshihiro Nagoshi has sat down for a fascinating interview with Famitsu to discuss SEGA’s future, the success of Phantasy Star Online 2’s Japanese launch and the company’s purchase of Relic Entertainment. Key points include: – Regarding SEGA’s future; “To be honest, we still need to solidify our footing and our performance as a company, but given the frenetic cycles we deal with nowadays, if we worried solely about that right now, we wouldn’t have a stable future in three or five years.” Read the full interview at Polygon by clicking here. [Source: SEGANews.net] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Anonymous TimeGate Employees Spill The Beans on Aliens: CM’s Troubled DevelopmentTuesday, February 26th, 2013
Eurogamer have unveiled a feature that sources various anonymous TimeGate Studios employees who reveal the troubled development of Aliens: Colonial Marines. Key points include: – “when TimeGate began to work on Colonial Marines – then codenamed Pecan – as it became apparent that Gearbox had ignored the game for years. According to three staffers, Gearbox had focused the vast majority of its efforts on Duke Nukem Forever, Borderlands, and Borderlands 2.” Read the full feature at Eurogamer by clicking here. Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Arkedo Studio Officially DisbandedSaturday, February 23rd, 2013
Arkedo Studio, the team responsible for Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit have sadly shut their doors. Bizarrely, the studio didn’t go bankrupt or into administration. Arkedo weren’t able to secure a project after finishing Hell Yeah! and decided to disband while they had money and were able to get “good conditions” for all their staff elsewhere. Arkedo have also announced that they have 2 other unannounced games which are complete. These games will be the last from the studio and should be released “soon”. [Source: Eurogamer] Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda New Dreamcast Game LEONA is Looking for Kickstarter FundingThursday, February 21st, 2013
LEONA’s Tricky Adventures is a new puzzle game with exploration elements in development for Dreamcast and Amiga. The game is in development by KTX Software Dev. and the studio are using Kickstarter to fund the game. The studio are after £35,000 to secure development. You can check out a game trailer below: Interested? Click here to be taken to the Kickstarter page which details all the backer rewards. Webmaster and lead writer at SEGADriven. Likes old games, heavy music and too much pizza. Follow on Bluesky @sonicyoda Hell Yeah! Spinoff Game Coming to iOS TonightWednesday, February 20th, 2013
SEGA’s PC/PSN/XBLA title Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit is getting a spin-off title called Hell Yeah! Pocket Inferno. The game is an iOS running game like Canabalt and features a total of 50 stages. The game launches sometime tonight.
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