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Yakuza Of the End Coming to the West; Renamed Yakuza: Dead Souls

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

SEGA’s batty zombie Yakuza spin-off Yakuza: Of the End is coming to Western shores in March 2012 under the name of Yakuza: Dead Souls.

The only other difference (apart from the name) announced so far is the addition of a brand new Pachislot mini-game.

Toshihiro Nagoshi was quoted earlier saying that if Yakuza: Of the End came to the West, he would tweak the shooting mechanics to be more in line with modern 3rd person shooters that are typical to this side of the world. However, this has not been confirmed at this time.

The game will also be Playstation 3 exclusive like its’ Japanese counterpart.

[Source: Eurogamer]

EDIT

Full press release direct from SEGA:

LONDON AND SAN FRANCISCO (5th October, 2011) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announce that the much requested ‘Yakuza of the End’ will be available in the West from March 2012. Renamed ‘Yakuza: Dead Souls’ this iconic Japanese series will be available exclusively to PlayStation® 3 owners and will feature the entire storyline and a brand new mini-game Pachislot!

Yakuza: Dead Souls brings the Yakuza back to Kamurocho, the famous red light district of Tokyo, which is under attack from hordes of zombies. Players will not only face armies of the undead and incredibly powerful mutants; the treacherous Japanese underworld is just as merciless. Playing through the eyes of four of the most revered members of the series, witness allegiances shift quickly and the line between friend and foe lost. If you thought zombies were bad…meet the Yakuza!

“We know how much people love Yakuza in the West and with Dead Souls being the latest and greatest in the franchise its only right we bring it to them closer to the Japanese release than ever.”– said Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SEGA.

Yakuza: Dead Souls features gunplay for the first time in the Yakuza series, where everything from pistols, machine guns and rocket launchers can be employed against your enemies. Just remember to save some ammo in case you run into something more terrifying than zombies! With all the depth and story of a Yakuza title, plus the addition of exciting shoot-outs and previously unplayable characters Ryuji Goda and Goro Majima, Yakuza: Dead Souls is worth dying for.

For more information please visit www.sega.com/yakuza/

Thor and Captain America are Coming to 3DS, Release Dates Announced

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Marvel movie tie-ins Thor and Captain America will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS this year.

Thor will launch on September 13th for the US and September 9th for Europe, while Captain America comes on October 25th for the US (no EU release date at this time).

There are still no screenshots or video for either game, but we’re expecting both to be scaled down ports of the Wii versions. The 3DS should be able to handle that!

[Source: SEGAbits]

Radiant Silvergun XBLA Version Released September 14th

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

The Treasure developed shoot-em-up Radiant Silvergun that was originally released on the SEGA Saturn will be released on the X-Box Live Arcade September 14th 2011. It will cost 1200 points and it is NOT being published by SEGA.

This will be the first time the game has made it to the West and is easily the most affordable way to play it next to importing a Japanese Saturn copy for well over £80 (yikes!).

[Source: Eurogamer]

Binary Domain UK Release Date Announced

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Eurogamer have revealed the release date for Binary Domain, the third-person shooter from Toshihiro Nagoshi.

Binary Domain will launch on the 17th of February 2012.

Eurogamer also reveal that the game will be playable at the Eurogamer Expo 22nd to the 25th of September 2011.

[Source: Eurogamer]

Sonic Generations US and UK Release Dates Leaked

Sunday, August 21st, 2011

IGN has pulled a whoopsie and revealed the release dates for Sonic Generations in both US and UK territories. Ready?

The US version will launch on Tuesday the 1st of November.
The UK version will launch on Friday the 4th of November.

We’re ready to get our nostalgia on now! November can’t come soon enough!

[Source: The Sonic Stadium]

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