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Feature: SEGADriven and Emerald Coast Interview Takashi Iizuka and Yuji NakaJune 28th, 2011 I still can’t believe I’m writing these words. Myself and Phil “Vger” Sims actually interviewed Takashi Iizuka and Yuji Naka! 2 of our heroes! Click here to be taken straight to the interview! Massive thanks to both Iizuka-san and Naka-san for taking time out of their busy schedule to answer questions from 2 crazy fanboys! An extra special ‘thank you’ also goes to Svend Joscelyne for organising this for us. We are forever in your debt! Feature: Summer of Sonic 2011 Round-UpJune 26th, 2011Another year, another Summer of Sonic. Except this time, you cannot fob it off so lightly. This year’s SoS was THE SoS. Julien-K? Jun Senoue? Takashi Iizuka? YUJI NAKA!?!? It literally had everything a Sonic fan could want. But how about a little insight from the perspective of member of staff? Well look no more! Fan Scene: Sonic Origins 2 ReleasedJune 23rd, 2011It’s the 20th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog! You know what that means? A complete, 8-bit Sonic fan game! Darkleo over at the Sonic Fan Games HQ forums has released Sonic Origins 2; a Sonic fan game that features more than 20 levels and is completely based on the Sonic games released for the SEGA Master System. Take a look at some screens below:
To download this fantastic little game built on pure nostalgia follow this link. Happy 20th anniversary Sonic! [Source: SFGHQ Forums] Video Spotlight: Aliens – Colonial Marines Is Not Dead!June 1st, 2011SEGA have revealed a new teaser for Aliens: Colonial Marines; the FPS from Gearbox that’s been in development since 2006. The game is due for release in January 2012 and is confirmed for show at E3 2011 which takes place in Los Angeles this month. Check out the teaser below: [Source: SEGA Blogs] Review: Thor – God of ThunderMay 16th, 2011Movie games are a right old mixed bag, aren’t they? For every Spider-Man 2 there’s a hundred Enter the Matrix’s. But they’re so tempting! I mean, who doesn’t want to play one of their favourite action movies? So here comes along Thor: God of Thunder. Marvel video games tend to be better than most but does Thor hammer this one home? Click here to find out in our full review! Guest Feature: Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 8-Bit RetrospectiveMay 11th, 2011The wonderously cheerful Helen Doherty is at it again with a charming little retrospective on the Game Gear/Master System versions of Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2. You can go straight to the feature via this link or by selecting the ‘Features’ section from the menu to my left. Happy reading! Guardian Heroes Coming to XBLAMay 5th, 2011Treasure’s classic side-scrolling brawler Guardian Heroes is coming to X-Box Live Arcade this autumn. SEGA are re-releasing the Saturn title with their love-it-or-hate-it smoothed graphics option seen often in their Mega Drive collections. New game modes and online co-op is also confirmed. SEGA executive Haruki Satomi released this comment, “Ever since we began to make SEGA’s classic Dreamcast and the Mega Drive titles available for modern systems, the fan response has been overwhelming – and the demand for their favorite games has been pouring in. Players have been clamoring for this treasured favorite from the Saturn days, and we cannot wait to show them what we have got for them.” Hopefully this re-release will pave the way for other SEGA Saturn games to come to XBLA and hopefully Playstation Network. Fingers crossed! [Source: Eurogamer] WTF Mate: Al Qaeda Were Using SEGA Carts As BombsApril 26th, 2011Eurogamer have reported that a report released by Wikileaks details Al Qaeda plans to use SEGA cartridges as bombs in attacks during 2002. The report specifically mentions that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed had stockpiled bombs hidden in “black SEGA videogame cassette cartridges”. “These RCFDs (remote controlled firing devices) were built inside black Sega videogame cassette cartridges to protect the RCFDs and to make them appear innocuous.” Guantánamo inmate Hassan Mohammed Ali Bin Attash was also shown how to make remote detonators out of the game cartridges. The report doesn’t detail that the devices were ever used so if you’re ordering loose Mega Drive cartridges off eBay, be careful they don’t explode! (This is a joke. Only a select few of my MD carts have ever exploded.) [Source: Eurogamer] Fan Scene: Beats of Rage mods for your DreamcastApril 25th, 2011Trust the fan scene to keep the Dreamcast alive! DCEvolution have put together a page of Beats of Rage mods for the Dreamcast. Some are old and some are new. They all use the fantastic OpenBOR engine and generally offer some great beat-em-up action for Dreamcast owners needing to scratch that itch. There’s some wonderfully weird mods like an Ed, Edd & Eddy one, an Elfen Lied one and of course, a Kill Bill one! Click here to be taken to the download page for the mods. So what are you waiting for? Click here to grab some great, free, beat-em-up action for your Dreamcast. Grab a copy of Discjuggler from here (to burn the game images) and some blank CDs and you’ll be on your way! [Source: DCEvolution] Video Spotlight: First Gameplay Footage of Phantasy Star Online 2April 25th, 2011Phantasy Star Online 2 is the next game in the acclaimed series of RPGs. It’s a direct sequel to Phantasy Star Online which first appeared on Dreamcast in December 2000. Take a look below to see the first gameplay footage of the game: The game is due to be released later this year for PC. No details of a console version have been revealed at this time. [Source: SEGAShiro] |
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