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Merchandise: The Total War Series is Getting NovelisedMay 23rd, 2013
The Total War franchise will receive a novelisation come September. SEGA Europe have struck a deal with Pac Macmillan to create a series of novels based on the strategy franchise from The Creative Assembly. The first book will launch alongside the release of Total War: Rome II in September and will be written by David Gibbins. [Source: SEGANews.net] Official Space Channel 5 Twitter Account Appears, Sparks New Game RumoursMay 23rd, 2013
An official Space Channel 5 Twitter account has appeared and Tweeted the following two messages: “・・・・・ザッ・・・・・ ・・・・・ガ・ガガガ・・・・・” Loosely translated these mean “…Se-…” and “…Ga… …GaGaGa…”. It’s not much but does this mean the Space Channel 5 brand is being brought back to life? Could a new game be on the way? Only time will tell! [Source: RadioSEGA] Video Spotlight: Game Grumps are Playing Typing of the DeadMay 21st, 2013
That wacky duo of Jontron and Egoraptor have started playing The Typing of the Dead over on the Game Grumps channel. If anyone is familiar with the classic Dreamcast type-em-up then you should understand what sort of hi-jinks the pair are in for. WARNING: Game Grumps contains strong language: Video Spotlight: Yakuza 1&2 HD Wii-U TrailerMay 20th, 2013
The first trailer for the Yakuza 1&2 HD collection for Wii-U has been revealed. Also revealed is the box art which you can see above. Check out the trailer below: [Source: Yakuza Fan] Sonic Lost World Will Feature New Gameplay, Enemies and CompanionsMay 20th, 2013
SEGA president John Cheng has revealed that Sonic: Lost World will feature all new gameplay and enemies, as well as some new friends to accompany Sonic. Cheng has said: “With ‘Sonic Lost World,’ we’re going to introduce new gameplay and enemies, which is always fun. In terms of Sonic and his friends, he’ll have his same friends there, and I think there’ll be some new ones as well. It’s not a reiteration. It’s going to be all new.” Cheng has also commented on the deal between Nintendo and SEGA which means the next 3 Sonic games are Nintendo exclusive: “It should be a win-win situation. Don’t count Nintendo out.” [Source: Official Nintendo Magazine] SEGA Publishing New Guilty Gear GameMay 19th, 2013
SEGA are publishing the new Guilty Gear game. The game is titled Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign and is the first in the series to use the Unreal Engine as well as polygonal graphics instead of sprites. Check out the rather stunning announcement trailer below: Arc System Works fighters generally launch in the arcade before they receive a home console release so as a system wasn’t announced in the trailer we can assume this is arcade exclusive for the time being. [Source: Arc System Works YouTube Channel] Nintendo and SEGA Announce Worldwide Partnership for the Sonic FranchiseMay 17th, 2013
Nintendo and SEGA have announced a worldwide partnership for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. This will mean that the next 3 Sonic titles will be completely exclusive to Nintendo platforms. This also includes an unannounced title. President and COO of SEGA of America, John Cheng has said: “Sonic the Hedgehog has proven incredibly successful on Nintendo platforms and we are pleased to continue our long-standing relationship with Nintendo. As we initiate this new exclusive partnership with the next three titles we believe that Wii U(TM) and Nintendo 3DS(TM) are ideal platforms to showcase the evolution of the Sonic brand.” [Source: The Sonic Stadium] New Game Gear Titles Announced for 3DS eShopMay 17th, 2013
The 3DS eShop will be getting a slew of new Game Gear titles. The newly announced additions include: Sonic the Hedgehog No release dates have been announced at this time. [Source: The Sonic Stadium] Mario & Sonic at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games Announced for Wii-UMay 17th, 2013
A new entry in the Mario & Sonic Olympic game series has been announced. The new title is based around the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Gameplay footage can be seen below: [Source: The Sonic Show and The Sonic Stadium] Yakuza 1&2 HD Announced for Wii-UMay 17th, 2013
Also announced at today’s Nintendo Direct is Yakuza 1&2 HD for Wii-U. It appears the game will still be a Japan exclusive title though. The game releases in Japan on 8/8/2013. [Source: Yakuza Fan] |
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