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Anarchy Reigns; the new multiplayer brawler from Platinum Games was due for release in Europe on the 6th of July and in the US on the 3rd of July. However, Platinum Games have revealed that the Western release has changed to ‘to be confirmed’.
A note on the Platinum Games website says, “We break the bad news about Anarchy Reigns US/EU release date – Sega has decided to change the date to TBC. While our work on the game is finished, localised, and ready to go, as publisher, Sega gets to make the final decision as to when it is released. The Japanese release date, however, remains unchanged for 5th July 2012.”
Fingers crossed that SEGA release a new Western release date soon and that the game’s Western release has not been shelved. Platinum Games have delivered some stunning entertainment this generation and it would be a massive shame if Anarchy Reigns becomes Japan exclusive.
A further wave of 200 tickets to Summer of Sonic will become available tonight at 6pm BST. They’re “group” ticket offer has now been limited to 2 people per ticket.
Also confirmed to be appearing at this year’s event are Takashi Iizuka; the current director at Sonic Team and the wonderful Sonic the Comic duo of Nigel Kitching and Nigel Dobbyn (who had previously confirmed himself anyway!).
Also announced is that a third wave of tickets will become available at a yet-to-be-announced date. More info on this as we receive it.
Summer of Sonic 2012 takes place on the 7th of July at the Hove Centre in Brighton.
And now we have footage! Check out the gameplay trailer for the newly announced Double Fine game from Ron Gilbert of Monkey Island fame ‘The Cave’ which SEGA are publishing!
Anybody else getting a Blackthorne vibe? Interesting stuff!
We reported earlier today that Alex Kidd in Miracle World was now available for XBLA and PSN. Well it turns out it’s actually a part of a wider SEGA Vintage Collection that includes a vast array of other classic SEGA titles. Here’s the breakdown:
Playstation Network All titles $4.99 (US) or £3.69 (UK)
Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Arcade)
Wonder Boy in Monster World (Mega Drive)
Monster World IV (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Super Hang-On (Arcade)
Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System)
X-Box Live Arcade Each pack of 3 games is worth 800 MSP
Monster World Collection
Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Arcade)
Wonder Boy in Monster World (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Monster World IV (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Alex Kidd & Co. Collection
Super Hang-On (Arcade)
The Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System)
Golden Axe Collection
Golden Axe (Arcade)
Golden Axe 2 (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Golden Axe 3 (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Streets of Rage Collection
Streets of Rage (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Streets of Rage 3 (Genesis/Mega Drive)
The Double Fine developed game that SEGA are publishing is called The Cave. The title is being directed by Ron Gilbert and now there’s some screenshots of it that illustrate the game’s art-style.
Details on the game have also emerged. The title will be released on PC, PSN and XBLA in early 2013. The game is an adventure game where you assemble a team of explorers who must explore and underground amusement park for ‘inter-continental ballistic missiles’. Rappelling and spelunking in the caverns is also featured.
Yakuza 5 will be releasing in Japan this December exclusively for Playstation 3. The engine running the game is completely new and built from the ground up specifically for this title.
In a surprise turn of events, classic SEGA platformer Alex Kidd in Miracle World will see a re-release on X-Box Live Arcade and Playstation Network today.
Details regarding pricing as scarce at the moment but once we get them we will update this story.
UPDATE
US PSN users can expect to pay $4.99 for Alex Kidd. Thanks Game Guru. Still no word on UK pricing.
The SEGA Community Roundtable is back from a longer absence than usual (my bad)! This time we dicuss the best SEGA Platformer that isn’t a Sonic game. The usual rules apply, any SEGA published game qualifies as well as any game that was released on a SEGA console; Mega Drive, Dreamcast etc.
A huge thanks to our contributors who make this feature so special! There’s some brilliant writing in this feature which you should all take some time to read over; probably some of the best work I’ve seen on the roundtable!
SEGA recently teased the above cryptic image in regards to the announcement of a new game and some clever-clogs over at SEGABits has managed to match it to a piece by Double Fine artist Ron Gilbert on his blog.
So there you have it, SEGA and Double Fine are joining forces. Let’s hope this partnership produces something unique! More details on this title as we get it.
Yakuza 5 is being built from the ground up with an entirely new engine. This means Yakuza: Dead Souls was the last game to use the engine that has powered the series since the Japanese exclusive Yakuza Kenzan! in 2008.
Yakuza 5 is reported to take place across five cities; Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka. It will also feature five playable characters; Kazuma Kiryu, Taiga Saejima, Shun Akiyama, Haruka and newcomer Tatsuo Shinada who is a former baseball player who is banned from the sport after gambling his way into debt. The twist is he’s innocent. Here is a detailed coverage of the US market that one can get and more info on the very fun online gambling that many are into these days.
As for the other characters, Kiryu is now working as a taxi driver in Fukuoka, Saejima is locked up again for some reason, Akiyama has relocated to Osaka on a business trip, Haruka has left Okinama for Osaka to become a teen idol, but her talent agency is up to something behind the scenes.
The game is apparently 70% complete and is due for a Japanese release exclusively on Playstation 3 this December. No word from SEGA Europe or USA currently exists regarding a Western release for the game. Toshihiro Nagoshi returns as the game’s designer.
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