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News TGS 10: So Why Exactly Is The Yakuza Franchise Getting Zombies?
Traditionally, the Yakuza franchise is a fairly serious one
It typically deals with family, politics and friendships. There's some exaggeration to its narrative for sure (it's a video game!), but on the whole it's a pretty grounded franchise. Yakuza: Of The End introduces zombies, however. That's kind of unusual for a franchise so set in reality. So...
News TGS 10: Valkyria Chronicles III Gets Debut Trailer, Screens
Look, we're sorry alright
We know you wanted a PlayStation 3 game, but Valkyria Chronicles III is on the PSP. You're going to have to get over it at some point. We know you're mad, but you can't keep shooting the messenger. Besides, Valkyria Chronicles II was a great PlayStation Portable game by all accounts, and we're certain the ne
News TGS 10: Vanquish Has A Story? Haha, Good One.
Wait, that's not a joke? You mean Vanquish actually does have a story
Oh dear. Well, whatever, the game was stupidly fun when we checked it out a few weeks ago. Hit up our preview for impressions.
News TGS 10: Ok, We're Sold... Yakuza: Of The End Is Going To Be Ay-May-Zing
Yesterday, we weren't too keen on the idea of SEGA shoving zombies into the Yakuza franchise
But after seeing the game's bonkers TGS trailer, we're totally sold on the bizarre marriage. So what if it does away with everything the Yakuza franchise has stood for over the past few years — some might argue it's a change the franchise needed. And to be...
News Sonic Adventure Hits The European PlayStation Store Next Week
SEGA Europe's confirmed that the re-release of Dreamcast launch title, Sonic Adventure, will hit the PlayStation Network on September 22nd for a lowly £ 6
29 / 7.99. Seeing as Sonic Adventure was our first Dreamcast title, we have a bit of a soft-spot for the 3D platformer. The update includes trophies and digitally remastered graphics. We're...
News TGS 10: Valkyria Chronicles III Is Announced For The PlayStation Portable (Sorry!)
Look, don't shoot the messenger, ok? We wanted Valkyria Chronicles III on the PlayStation 3 as much as everyone else
But the fact is, SEGA's making these games for the PSP now. You know, the PlayStation Portable. The system that's supposedly dead and buried according to most publications. The game's been confirmed for PSP in the latest issue of...
News TGS 10: WHY HAVE THEY PUT ZOMBIES IN YAKUZA!?
Call it a kneejerk reaction, but when we read that the next edition of the Yakuza franchise - Yakuza: Of The End - was going to get zombies, we nearly punched ourselves in the balls
The one question running through our mind was, "Why SEGA? Why would you do this?" When SEGA revealed that initial Yakuza artwork, showing a wrecked and ruined...
News You Want Valkyria Chronicles III? Sure, It's Coming...
SEGA's even gone to the trouble of "accidentally" announcing it in fact
While a TGS appearance of Valkyria Chronicles III has been teased for a while, an upload error on SEGA's part has seemingly spilled the full can of beans. See, this ".gif" time-table says nothing more than "Coming Soon" in a couple of the publisher's TGS...
News Ryu Ga Gotoku Of The End? What Do You Mean The End?
Remember that kooky little teaser of the new Ryu Ga Gotoku game [that's Yakuza to Westerners like you and me - Ed]? It showed the franchise's famed Kamurocho district in flames
Well SEGA's revealed a little more about the new PlayStation 3 title (not yet confirmed for Western release). According to the game's official website, it'll be called Ryu Ga...
First Impressions Vanquish on PlayStation 3 Demo
In many ways, Vanquish is exactly what you'd expect it to be
It's Japanese developers attempting to create a Western game. And so it feels distinctly like Gears Of War. Character movement is chunky, targeting is smooth and the gun-play is beefy and responsive. But it's also being developed in Japan; so it's all a bit bonkers. For example, your...
News SEGA In "Amazing Yakuza 4 Boxart" Shocker, More News At Ten
Scrawl's managed to grab hold of the US boxart for Yakuza 4
It's actually proper amazing. Which is surprisingly, considering the utter atrocity that was Yakuza 3's cover. Thanks for learning your lesson SEGA. We forgive all. If you missed the new trailer this morning, you can grab it through here.
News This Yakuza 4 Trailer Is The Best You'll See All Week
Long time readers of this site will know that we like our music a bit more electronic and a lot less chuggy
But in the case of this Yakuza 4 trailer, we're making an exception. Some trailers go for wild production techniques — flashing lights, catchy slogans, CGI and more. This Yakuza 4 trailer does away with all that. It proves that all you...
News Hang On, Are SEGA Teasing Valkyria Chronicles III?
TGS ain't too far away
Valkyria Chronicles II is out this week. So it seems just about time to talk about a new Valkyria Chronicles title, don't you think? Well, SEGA's not being particularly explicit about anything. But they are teasing an announcement of kinds. You know - like every game publisher does these days. Hot from the rumours of a domain...
News Virtua Tennis 4's 3D Button-Free Play is a Frightening Glimpse of the Future
3D motion control is the way forward
Sega's Virtua Tennis series is the longest-running rendition of the sport, having been going since the days of the much-missed Dreamcast, and it's come a long way since those zombie-like characters skulked up and down grass courts. Virtua Tennis 4 is the next instalment in the series, and has enough features to...
First Impressions Black Panther: New Yakuza Chapter on PSP Demo
Black Panther: New Yakuza Chapter is unlikely to release here in the West
Yakuza's already a niche franchise on the home consoles; spending enormous amounts of money to localise it on a platform in decline (and riddled with piracy) would not make any sense. We realised this a while ago, and to be honest, we didn't really mind. Shortly after Black...
News It's Bank Holiday Monday, Let's Check Out Yakuza On PSP
Made2Game's just dropped word that SEGA and Japanese site 4Gamer
net</a> have teamed up to release a demo of the upcoming Yakuza title on PSP — Black Panther: New Yakuza Chapter. The demo's all in Japanese and weighs in at minor 200mb (though the site appears to be smashed at the moment, we're only getting a couple of kbps). Still, we'll be...
News Sonic Games Should Have Looked Like This For Years
Don't get too excited: this isn't an official SEGA trailer
It's not even a real game. It's the product of 3D artist (and Sonic fan) Robert Medina. A stunning 2.5D recreation of Sonic & Knuckles' Mushroom Hill Zone. It's incredible. Heck, even SEGA thinks it's "awesome". Now imagine this, running on your PlayStation 3 with a 3DTV. Yeah,...
News Is This "The End" Of The Yakuza Franchise As We Know It?
There are scant details regarding the new PlayStation 3 Yakuza game at the moment
Much of SEGA's marketing muscle is going into the upcoming PSP title, which is due much sooner than its PlayStation 3 brethren. Hence why this morning's Famitsu magazine is so shocking. Building up to the game's full reveal at next month's Tokyo Game Show, SEGA's...
News Valkyria Chronicles 2 Trailer Is All Strings & Fancy Names
Valkyria Chronicles 2 is out soon
And by soon, we mean like next week. The game's latest trailer is filled with sketchbook graphics and plot background. We're assuming the people in this trailer are important because they have such fancy names. The Gassenarl family? Still, should tide you over until Valkyria Chronicles 3 shouldn't it?
News Extend Your Vanquish Arsenal With Amazon Preorder Bonuses
If you're in the UK and planning on ordering Platinum Games' speed-shooter, Vanquish, you should probably know that SEGA's giving away some goodies with pre-orders from Amazon
There's a little look at the extras in the trailer above. The game looks fantastic. There's a demo coming next week.
News SEGA Registers Valkyria Chronicles 3 Domain, Everyone Goes Potty Over A Potential Sequel
Valkyria Chronicles is a strange little franchise
Despite being showered in praise, it's yet to really capture a substantial audience. Those few that love the franchise, love it though. Hence the excitement on message boards around the world when it was discovered that the publisher had registered valkyria3.jp in May. One could assume that SEGA...
News Vanquish Demo Slip Slides Onto The PlayStation Network Next Week
SEGA's confirmed that Vanquish's Velocity Attack demo will hit the PlayStation Network on August 31st for the US and September 1st for Europe
This is the same demo that was confirmed for Japan during the weekend. We're hyped about this game so we can't wait to check out the demo next week. Hopefully it'll get some buzz flowing around the game ahead...
News Vanquish Trailer Primed For September 2nd Release On The PlayStation Network
Vanquish producer, Atsushi Inaba, has revealed that Platinum Games plan to release a demo for their third-person action game on September 2nd
The date was dropped in an interview with GameSpot Japan. According to Inaba, the demo will be called "Velocity Attack" and will feature a prologue sequence aswell as a boss fight with Argos — no,...
News Why Are These Nice Ladies Holding PlayStation Portables?
Because they're showing off the latest PSP title in the Yakuza franchise, duh
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GamesCom 2010 Virtua Tennis 4 Looks A Bit Like This When Played With PlayStation Move
One of our favourite announcements from yesterday was the that Virtua Tennis 4 will be coming to the PlayStation 3 with full PlayStation Move integration
Despite being 3D, this video from GameTrailers gives a good idea of how the game will play out. It adopts a new camera system that switches into a first-person view-point when the ball comes...
GamesCom 2010 Virtua Tennis 4 Gets PlayStation Move, 3D Support
If there's one genre we love, it's the tennis game genre
Seriously, we just can't get enough of games involving racquets and balls. We know it sounds absurd (you probably like your shooting and killing), but ever since we first tried Virtua Tennis in an arcade we've been in love with the genre. So it's with massive announcement we can confirm that...
News Yakuza PSP Comes With A Cool Shaving Razor... No, Really, It Does!
If you're lucky enough to understand Japanese, you're probably going to be wanting the upcoming PSP Yakuza title, Black Panter: New Yakuza Chapter
If you're picking it up, make sure you buy it from Bic Camera. They're giving away Yakuza branded razors with the game. Doesn't really get much cooler than that now does it?
If Japanese developers have to start appealing to Western tastes, we hope they take a leaf out of Vanquish's book
While the game appeals to the shooter culture this current generation has bred, it still looks and feels distinctly Japanese. The voice acting and dialogue is horrendous, the gameplay is fast-paced and ostentatious, and the environments...
News Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing RC Cars Are All Kinds Of Incredible
Gotta go fast!
SEGA's confirmed via their official blog that Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing RC cars are available in US Toys 'R' Us Stores right now. The remote controlled goods will set you back $25 and are available in Sonic or Knuckles variations. They look awesome too.
News SEGA Posts Impressive Quarterly Profits, Sales Increase By 51%
What the hell? If there was any company we'd have bet on losing money this quarter, it'd be SEGA
Not that we have anything against the company - heck no, we love them - but a lot of their releases this quarter were weak. At least, that's what we thought. Turns out we were wrong. Very wrong. SEGA actually managed profits of 7 billion yen ($80.8...
News Vanquish Gets Casual Auto Mode For Those Confused By The DualShock
Similarly to Bayonetta's automatic mode, Platinum Games has confirmed that their upcoming shooter, Vanquish, is set to benefit from a "Casual Auto" mode -- which will presumably make the game really easy
Director Shinji Mikami said of the mode on Platinum's blog, Before we started work on it, I cant say that I had high hopes; however, once we...
News It's All Hammers & Moody Voices In The Debut Thor: The Video Game Trailer
You know the voices in trailers? The ultra gruff, super low, over-the-top voices? We want you to read PushSquare in that voice from now on
We think it would make things a little more interesting. Especially over the summer months, when there's nothing to talk about but teaser trailers for Thor: The Video Game; which, incidentally, provides no...
News Fatal Labyrinth Rated For The PlayStation 3
It may already be a part of the SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection, but SEGA's not yet convinced you've had your fill of the classic 16-bit Rogue-like, Fatal Labyrinth
An ESRB listing suggests the game is to get a stand-alone PSN release akin to Gunstar Heroes. Whether it actually deserves one, is another question.
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...
