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News Vanquish Was Originally More Open, Reveals Director Mikami
Vanquish director, Shinji Mikami, has revealed that his upcoming action shooter was once envisioned as a more "open" game
However, in a long blog on Platinum's website, Mikami's revealed that the game quickly took on a more linear direction. Vanquish was originally an open battlefield type of game, said Mikami, where the goal was to move...
News Seasoned Protagonist Kazuma Kiryu Returns In New Yakuza Title
Don't fret -- Goro Majima may have been the first character name out of the hat alongside the Yakuza 5 announcement, but SEGA's announced that he's not the last
Seasoned Yakuza protagonist, Kazuma Kiryu, is set to make a return in the next franchise entry. It seems like SEGA are taking the multiple character route again, which was a huge success for...
News SEGA Announce Thor: The Video Game, Due 2011
SEGA's announced today that they're bringing the God Of Thunder to the PlayStation next year
If Thor: The Video Game isn't the perfect place to try and imitate the God Of War formula, we don't know what is. The game will take players on a journey involving an array of enemies from Norse mythology. Thor will be able to use his hammer to command a...
News Valkyria Chronicles II Pre-Order Content Outed
SEGA's dropped details on the slew of extra content you can expect to get out of Valkyria Chronicles II should you choose to pre-order it
The extras include two missions:Exercise vs. Class E An exterminatory war exercise against rival class E using all the areas of Leanbluff Forest. Destroy all enemies in each area to win this challenge...
News Just So You Know: Vanquish Is Hitting North America On October 19th
Completing the set of Vanquish release date announacements, SEGA's confirmed that the Shinji Mikami produced shooter will hit North America on October 19th
If you pre-order the game at GameStop, you'll get exclusive access to the three guns announced alongside the European version of the game.
News Vanquish Hits Europe On October 22nd
SEGA's confirmed that Shinji Mikami's space-shooter, Vanquish, will hit European PlayStation 3s on October 22nd
That's just a day after Japan gets the game. In addition, SEGA's confirmed that certain retailers will be giving out exclusive weapons access to anyone who pre-orders the game. The press release notes:"The Tri-Weapon pack contains a...
News Vanquish Says, "Whaddup Japan, Y'alright?" On October 21st
Vanquish is the next game by industry veteran Shinji Mikami
It looks bonkers. It also looks rad. The game's due out on October 21st in Japan. Apparently a European date is on the way. We're looking forward to it. Of all the mountains of shooters planned for this year (and there are lots of them), Vanquish looks to be the most "different"...
News Don't Hold Your Breath For A Second Alpha Protocol
SEGA's West president Mike Hayes has stated that there's unlikely to ever be a sequel to Alpha Protocol
Talking to CVG, the SEGA exec put the situation very bluntly, "Let's speak very commercially; the game hasn't sold what we've expected, therefore we won't be doing a sequel." Simples. Hayes added that the espionage RPG title never...
SEGA's just confirmed that Valkyria Chronicles 2 will launch on September 3rd in the UK
In addition, they've also confirmed that Phantasy Star Portable 2 will launch a couple of weeks later on September 17th. To be honest, that's all we've got to tell you. Take note though - two big games on PlayStation Portable. Y'know, the system does still get...
News Surprise: Sony Confirm They'll Be Showing Stuff At TGS
E3's only just finished, GamesCom's on the horizon and then
.. Well, then there's TGS. A partial list of Tokyo Game Show exhibitors has been released, including plenty of familiar faces. SEGA, Square Enix, Capcom, Konami; they'll all be there. As will Sony. Over 138 companies are currently confirmed for the show, with that number certain to rise as...
News SEGA Considering Bringing Saturn Releases To The PlayStation Network
SEGA Yosuke Okunari has revealed that his employers are currently considering the potential of porting SEGA Saturn games to the PlayStation Network
SEGA's already announced that Dreamcast games are set to make the jump onto Sony's digital store, but Okunari worries about the Saturn's popularity. When you look globally, the Genesis and Dreamcast...
News Earth-Shattering News: There's Another Yakuza Game In The Works (Honestly!)
We love the Yakuza franchise
Love it. It's consistently brilliant. But with a PSP Yakuza title in the works, we had hoped SEGA would take a break from their annual release schedule and take a bit longer with the next home-console entry in the franchise. They're not — there's a new Yakuza game in development right now for the PlayStation 3. Talk...
First Impressions E3 2010: Yakuza 4 on PlayStation 3
Yakuza is a franchise firmly fixed in familiarity
Of the three Yakuza games that have launched on the PlayStation in the past, not much has changed. Yakuza 4 hasn't changed much either - instead it's tweaked one pivotal element that separates it from its predecessors. Here, Kazuma Kiryu is no longer the lead protagonist - instead he shares that...
News Dreamcast Ports Not Quite The Masterful Remasters You Might Think They Are
We have to preface this post by stating that any Dreamcast ports on the PlayStation Network are better than none
So keep that in mind while we tell you the damage. First up - Crazy Taxi. As expected, the PSN re-release of this title will be without its licensed gubbins. That means no Offspring, no Bad Religion, no "Ya, Ya, Ya, Ya, Ya!"...
E3 2010 Valkyria Chronicles 2 Deploying On August 31st
SEGA's confirmed that Valkyria Chronicles 2 will launch on the PlayStation Portable this August 31st in North America
The game will be available on UMD and digital download from the PlayStation Store simultaneously.
News SEGA Announce Sonic Adventure & Crazy Taxi For PlayStation Network
"Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya
" the Offspring scream as a yellow-cab with a green-headed driver launches himself over a hill of a fictional US city. Name the intro? Crazy Taxi, innit. If you didn't know, you'll soon be able to school yourself, as SEGA's just announced that Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure are heading to the PlayStation Network this Fall. Sonic...
News Get In! SEGA Answer Our Prayers, Announce Yakuza 4 For Western Release!
SEGA's just confirmed that Yakuza 4 will be launching in the West sometime next year exclusively on Playstation 3
The game released in Japan a few weeks ago to both critical and commercial acclaim. Meanwhile, after months of "will they, won't they" speculation, us Western gamers got our hands on the excellent Yakuza 3 in March - albeit a...
News YES! Sonic Adventure Is Coming To The Playstation 3!
Perhaps, just perhaps, we're the only people in the world excited by this announcement
Perhaps. But we still remember that cold, dark winter day sometime after Christmas. We were younger back then, and new games consoles felt like the unattainable holy grail with which every inch of our persona must work towards. The Dreamcast was out, and every...
News Vanquish Looks Properly Incredible, Then
Shinji Mikami's Vanquish looks like a Dreamcast launch title
Re-read that statement and then watch the trailer. There's something about the physics, art-direction and even overlying concept that feels very SEGA. It looks awesome too. We're not too interested in the story and stupid voice-acting — but the dude can boost into cover. It's like a...
News Phantasy Star Portable 2 Heads To The West This Fall
How good was Phantasy Star Online? Very good is the answer - we still have fond memories of the days when we hooked our Dreamcast up to the phone-line in order to spend a little time in SEGA's online universe
Those days are now gone - but at least SEGA's announced the Western release of Phantasy Star Portable 2 to ease our Phantasy Star-cravings...
News SEGA: Yakuza 3 Sales In The West "Positive"
SEGA's made a comment on Yakuza 3's sales, which launched earlier in the year exclusively on Playstation 3
The game's overt Japanese nature made it a tough-sell for many consumers, and many were worried about how the game would be received. But SEGA's come out to say, "hey, it was all good", providing the following statement on the SoA...
News SEGA Drop Six-Minute Yakuza PSP Trailer, Full Of Awesome
We're probably never going to get to play Yakuza PSP - or Kurohyu: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou as the game is known in Japan - but that's not going to stop us from checking out this massive story trailer from the game
The game's due on September 22nd in Japan. We can only dream of a Western port. But it ain't gonna happen folks. (We're hoping reverse...
News Yakuza: Project K Given Formal Title And Release Date
The upcoming Playstation Portable iteration of the Yakuza franchise has been officially named and dated by series' director Toshihiro Nagoshi
Previously announced as Yakuza: Project K, the game's been given the formal title of Kurohyu: Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou — roughly translating as "Black Leopard: A New Yakuza Chapter". There are tons...
News Alpha Protocol's All Done & Dusted, Sent To The Printers
SEGA's just dropped word that Obsidian's espionage RPG Alpha Protocol is all done and dusted
That's right folks, it's gone gold and been sent off to the manufacturing plant. The Dynamic Stance System will allow you to play the game whichever way you see fit. The game's due out on May 28th here in Europe.
News Yakuza: Project K Screenshots & Details Emerge, Make Us Sad
These details regarding SEGA's Yakuza: Project K don't make us sad because of their content
They make us sad because a Yakuza title on the Playstation Portable is almost certainly never going to get released here. As we told you recently, the game ditches usual Yakuza protagonist Kazuma Kiryu and replaces him with eighteen-year-old delinquent...
News SEGA To "Court" PS2 Crowd With Playstation Move
Remember SEGA Superstars? Probably not but let us tell you it was awesome
Kind of. It was a Playstation 2 EyeToy game that was very much designed with the casual gamer in mind. Simple actions, simple gameplay, pretty cool results for the traditional gamer who could get starry eyed over a new product featuring Nights. SEGA wants to recapture the SEGA...
News Yakuza: Project K Gets New Protagonist, Hopes To Bring A Younger Audience To Franchise
We told you this morning that the next game in the Yakuza franchise, Project K, will actually be on the Playstation Portable, and now Andriasang's got some hard details on the game courtesy of Famitsu magazine
First, why the switch to Playstation Portable? Director Toshihiro Nagoshi reckons the move is to encourage younger audiences, and to deliver...
News Latest Yakuza Title In Development For Playstation Portable
We're still itching and praying that SEGA will bring Yakuza 4 to Western shores, which recently launched in Japan
Alas, attention in the East has already turned to "what's next" - with Yakuza: Project K the topic on fan's lips. The game was teased back in March (which many including us assumed to be Yakuza 5), with no real details given at...
News SEGA Confirms San Francisco Studio's Closure
SEGA's confirmed this morning that their San Francisco studio - responsible for the Iron Man and Golden Axe: Beast Rider games on the PS3 - has been shut down
SEGA issued a statement to IndustryGamers offering condolences to those employees whom are now unemployed. "Sega of America is sad to announce the closure of Sega Studios San Francisco...
News Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown Isn't A Real Video Game
It starts
The worst day in a bloggers life, April Fools' Day. This one comes out of SEGA, who've apparently decided Virtua Fighter's next installment should be a bit more like Street Fighter. Nice try guys. Nice try.
News After Burner Climax Hits The Playstation Network This April 22nd
Yes
After Burner is coming to the Playstation Network, get in! That's right, SEGA Of America has dated their blue-skies flight combat title After Burner Climax for April 22nd in the USA. No price has been announced as of yet, but expect it to be in the $10 ballpark. Update @ 16:47: the date's been confirmed for Europe now too.
News Yakuza 4 Shifts 384,000 Copies In Its First Week On Sale In Japan
SEGA's Yakuza 4 has topped the Japanese software charts for this week, shifting a hearty 384,000 copies
The numbers are a little lower than those of Yakuza 3, but still extremely respectable. Elsewhere, the God Of War Collection managed to place 13th in the Japanese software charts this week, with Battlefield: Bad Company 2 not far behind it in...
News Iron Man 2 Trailer Features Chugging Guitars, Giant Robotic Crab Things
The latest trailer for Iron Man 2 reveals just a glimpse of what you will be fighting in SEGA's latest tie-in
Among the highlights: giant robotic crab like beings. Sweet. The game's looking good so far, with some great character models. We'll be watching this one closely.
News Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Website Gets Updated, Includes Splash Hill & Free MP3
Hey, whaddup Sonic fans - excited? You bloody should be, 'cos SEGA's just updated the Sonic The Hedgehog 4 website including new screens, character information and a free MP3
It's all related to Splash Hill Zone, presumably Sonic 4's Green Hill. Get all the content through the link. The song's great.
News Stretch Hummer Reminds Japanese Gamers: Yakuza 4 Is Out Now
This stretch hummer rolled around Shinjuku, Shibuya and Roppongi in order to celebrate the release of Yakuza 4 on the Playstation 3
Is it awesome? You bet it's awesome. (Now get to work on that Western port SEGA. Please. We only want subtitles.)</em> [Pic: Ryugagogotoku]
News SEGA Announce Yakuza 5 In Japan... Brapppp!
We only just got Yakuza 3 in the West last week
Japan gets Yakuza 4 this month. And guess what? SEGA's just announced Yakuza 5. SEGA announced the game at a press event in Tokyo last night. The trailer SEGA showed starts with a shot of Yakuza's Kamurocho night-spot, followed by the words, "A young guy appeared in Kamurocho. The young guy knew...
Feature Justified: Why You Need Yakuza 3 In Your PS3 Collection
We've been playing Yakuza 3 this weekend and have fallen in love
We're in head-over-heels admiration for Sony's risky Japanophile experiment. But why's it so good? Well ahead of our review (check back mid-week for that), we wanted to justify the reasons why you should rush out to your local game store and pick up this under-rated gem right now...
News Aliens vs Predator To Get Downloadable Content Next Week
If you've not been torn away by Battlefield: Bad Company 2 yet, SEGA would like you to know that they have DLC planned for Aliens vs Predator next week
The content's the same as what you might have got if you bought the Special Edition SKU of the game when it launched last month. For those of you that didn't get the SE though, you'll get four bonus...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Character Casting Will "Please Fans"
In Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode I, Sonic is going it solo
But in Episode II, it looks like he's getting some company (sigh). Speaking in the latest issue of GameInformer, SEGA's Takashi Iizuka c0nced that fans will be very pleased with the cast in Episode 2. Obviously, fans are most pleased when Sonic's doing his thing against Eggman alone —...
News Hustle Kings & AvP Hit Playstation Home
Hustle Kings has officially hit Playstation Home, occupying the Playstation Events Space
Players will be transported to a huge pool table where they'll have to live life on the edge, avoiding multiple shots from all over the table. Survive ten shots and you'll earn yourself a cape for your avatar. Top the leaderboards and you'll earn a crown too. In...
News Mikami Confirms Vanquish Is Coming To Playstation 3, Due In The Winter
Platinum Games and Shinji Mikami's latest title, Vanquish, will release this year (in Japan at least)
The game's been announced for release on the Playstation 3 in this week's Famitsu. Mikami's revealed that the game is 80 percent finished and, contrary to popular belief, is a third-person shooter. We posted the debut trailer a few weeks back.
News Continue Your Yakuza 3 Preperation With A Yakuza 4 Demo On The Japanese Playstation Store
Hey folks, how are you finding the wait for Yakuza 3? Yeah, it's been a long year hasn't it? Still, at least we have a firm March release date to look forward to an announcement of a demo for, erm, Yakuza 4
Yep, Yakuza 4 is on the horizon for Japan, so if you have a Playstation Store account for the region you'll be able to check out the next...
News Alpha Protocol Is Still A Video Game Product You'll Be Able To Buy
Update @ 19:21GMT: SEGA Europe's told us that the game will hit European stores on the 28th May
Awesome.</em> Following a hefty delay, SEGA's announced that Alpha Protocol will finally hit US stores on June 1st. The game was originally due in Q4 of last year, but has been MIA in more recent weeks. Obsidian's espionage RPG will put players in...
News Yakuza 3: Now With Less Hostess Clubs
Sadly, SEGA's confirmed to IGN that the Western release of Yakuza 3 will have less content than the Japanese version
Apparently, due to time constraints and cultural differences, the hostess clubs have been removed from the experience. Hostess clubs are somewhat a Japanese tradition, in which males essentially pay for female company. Sure it sounds...
News Leaked Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Screenshots Are Practically Brimming With Win
Study the above image carefully
It is from Sonic The Hedgehog 4 (shhh, don't tell, it's kinda leaked). It depicts an old-school boss battle with the Eggman himself. It looks properly amazing. There's more through here, only, don't tell.
News Aliens vs Predator Shoots Straight To The Top Of The Pops... Erm, Charts
Another week and another shooter has taken the crown from Ubisoft's current Wii phenomenom, Just Dance
Amazingly for Rebellion, Aliens vs Predator has become the fastest-selling game in 2010, topping last week's record holder, Bioshock 2 (now in third). Of course, they're both gonna get crushed by Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Either way, big congrats...
News Celebrate The Impending Release Of Yakuza 3 With, Erm, Yakuza 4
We may well be waiting for Yakuza 3 here in the West, but for the folk in Japan, that game is old news
Y'see, the Japanese are hotly anticipating the release of Yakuza 4. And as you would imagine, the latest trailer for that game is sick as hell. We've embedded it above for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy.
News Sonic Team Not Working Solo On Sonic The Hedgehog 4, Joining Forces With Dimps
Sonic Team has enlisted on developer Dimps to help them create Sonic The Hedgehog 4, so Joystiq has confirmed
Dimps previously worked with Capcom on Street Fighter IV, so it seems like a fitting collaboration. Interestingly, Dimps also developed the excellent Sonic Advance titles for GameBoy Advance. Sonic Team's output has been rocky lately, so the...
First Impressions Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing on PS3
It's just typical isn't it?
You wait four or so years for a great Mario Kart clone on your platform of choice and then two come along at once. Modnation Racers looks to have all the makings of a great kart racer, and then some; though we are concerned with the some of the performance issues that were apparent in the beta. Sonic & SEGA All-Stars...
