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Ikaruga Now Available on Android Devices

Saturday, January 19th, 2013

Dreamcast classic Ikaruga is now available to by for Android devices. You can get the Treasure developed shmup for £5.62.

Click here to be taken to the listing for Ikaruga on the Play store.

[Source: SEGABits]

Claim Your Kingdom Conquest II Special Rewards

Saturday, January 19th, 2013

Now that SEGA’s new MMO Kingdom Conquest II is available on Android and iOS devices you can now register for 4 special rewards if you played the original game.

Visit this website now which details the method in which you can register for the rewards.

[Source: SEGA Blogs]

Screenshots of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed for PC Appear

Friday, January 18th, 2013

The Sonic Stadium have uploaded a bundle of new screenshots from the PC version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. These specifically focus on the PC exclusive characters.

Click here to be taken to the gallery now and get a better look at the PC version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed.

[Source: The Sonic Stadium]

Kingdom Conquest II Now Available for iOS and Android

Friday, January 18th, 2013

Kingdom Conquest II is now available for iOS and Android. You can download the free-to-play MMO now. Check out the full press release from SEGA below:

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON – January 17, 2013 – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe, Ltd. today launched Kingdom Conquest II on the App Store™ and Google Play™. Kingdom Conquest II is the sequel to the 2010 blockbuster, Kingdom Conquest, that to date has had over 3.5 million downloads. Developed by SEGA Networks, Kingdom Conquest II is a universal app compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and is available for free on the App Store and for all Android devices on Google Play.

It is a time of war and chaos in the land of Magna and massive armies battle for resources and ultimately, domination. Which alliance shall capture of the soaring Debris Towers of Magna to find glory in the land of monsters?
With its deep multiplayer experience and console-quality graphics, Kingdom Conquest II brings mobile strategy games into the next generation. Taking the best elements from card battling, real time strategy, and MMORPGs, Kingdom Conquest II allows players to engage in a truly massive campaign of conquest and submission with a level of complexity unseen until now. Players can choose from five classes and then dive into a world of high stakes diplomacy where alliances with other players can be forged in battle and the conquered submit to your will. Kingdom Conquest II allows up to four players in co-op mode to battle through dungeons in real time to capture monsters. Ambitious conquerors can purchase monster packs to assist in their war for domination. With in-game auto translation assistance, alliances can be made with players form around the globe. Rich, breath-taking visuals bring battles to life and keep players immersed in their virtual kingdoms.

“Kingdom Conquest II will be a benchmark for mobile gaming in 2013. The quality and depth of Kingdom Conquest II makes it a worthy sequel to a franchise that already has over three million downloads worldwide,” said Chris Olson, vice president of Digital Business at SEGA of America.

For more information about Kingdom Conquest II, please visit http://kingdom-conquest2.com”

[Source: SEGA Blogs]

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Gets 3 Exclusive PC Characters

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is finally making its’ way to PC on January 31st and to celebrate SEGA have announced the addition of 3 PC exclusive characters.

The new characters are a manager from Football Manager, a Shogun from Total War: Shogun and a trio of characters from Team Fortress 2; 1 for each transformation (Heavy for boat, Pyro for car and Spy for plane).

Check out the announcement trailer below:

[Source: The Sonic Stadium]

Star Strike and Bug Blasters Re-Released for Mega-CD

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

Star Strike and Bug Blasters are 2 Mega-CD games released long after the console’s demise. Their original print ocurred in 2001 in an extremely limited European run of 5 copies each by Good Deal Games.

A user called mr_gibbage over at Retro Collect has managed to secure the rights to the games and has produced a much larger run of 100 copies which is available to purchase from eBay now. The games are on-rails/FMV shooters in the same vain of games like Cobra Command and Sewer Shark.

Click here to be taken to the listing.

[Source: Retro Collect]

Aliens: Colonial Marines Delayed for Wii-U

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

Aliens: Colonial Marines will not be making it to the Wii-U on February 12th.

SEGA have insisted that Aliens: Colonial Marines was never due for release on the Wii-U on February 12th. Eurogamer have quoted SEGA saying, “the Wii U version is due out in the Wii U launch window”. The Wii-U launch window runs up to March 2013.

SEGA have not released a hard release date for the Wii-U version of Aliens: Colonial Marines at this time. The Wii-U version of Aliens: Colonial Marines is being developed by Demiurge Studios and not Gearbox Software.

[Source: Eurogamer]

First Screenshot of New Dreamcast Shmup Ghost Blade Revealed

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

The first screenshot of the new Dreamcast shmup Ghost Blade has been revealed and you can see it above.

Hucast have also revealed some more detail behind the screenshot:

“You can see a huge bomb in the middle of the screen that is part of a “bomb style” mode. The player ship shoots out bullets in front and back direction to blast off enemies all around the screen. You can see a life stock and a hiscore display in the left corner, and since this is a competition type of shooter we’ll have an online leaderboard (very important feature we forgot to mention yet!) as well.”

Ghost Blade is a new vertical shmup from Hucast, the team responsible for Dux and its’ upcoming sequel Redux: Dark Matters. Ghost Blade is expected to see release on Dreamcast sometime this year.

[Source: Hucast]

PSN Plus Subscribers Get Jet Set Radio Vita Free This Week

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

PSN Plus subscribers who own a Vita are in for a treat this week; Jet Set Radio is free to download through the service for this week only.

This is the HD remastered version of Jet Set Radio which is also available for X-Box 360, PS3, PC, iOS and Android. It launched back in November 2012.

[Source: Eurogamer]

Save 25% on Aliens: Colonial Marines PC and Receive Exclusive Weapon for Free

Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

Pre-ordering Aliens: Colonial Marines on Steam for PC gives you 25% off the retail price and an exclusive weapon for free.

The offer is available until the 12th of February (the game’s release date) and drops the price to £29.99 instead of the full £39.99.

The exclusive weapon is the S.H.A.R.P. Stick as referenced in Aliens by Hudson. Check it out below:

[Source: SEGA Blogs]

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