Holy smokes! Another Dreamcast game arriving through the tubes to the Xbox Live Arcade! Saturn games might be just around the corner! Sonic Adventure will join the ranks of Ikaruga and other popular titles as another Dreamcast release on the digital arcade scene.
Major Nelson’s latest schedule confirmed it for the 15th at 800 MSP ($10).
Now we wait with bated breath for a date on the confirmed Crazy Taxi, and hopefully this means games like Shenmue will make appearances on the service.
Hello again, all my friends here at TGV.
I’m happy to announce that on YouTube I have reached 2000 subscribers! I wanted to say a little something special to all of you and let you know of some fun new things going on for the EMU Review! I also have a little extra treat at the end of the episode. Something else that I do, related to Audio and music. I hope you guys enjoy it.
Looks like its not all bad for Japanese devs this week. Nintendo may have seen their worst financial quarter in years, and Capcom’s money pit may be diving faster than a sinking ship, but Sega, on the other hand, has inexplicably managed to turn a profit.
In a move surprising absolutely bloody no one Marvel and Sega announced a third person action-adventure game based on the God of Thunder himself, Thor. It probably has nothing to do with the upcoming film adaptation. Oh wait…
“We are proud to be bringing Thor to his first solo video game adventure”, commented Gary Knight, senior VP of marketing at Sega.”
Sega West big-wig Mike Hayes has gone on record today with a revelation that will shock… absolutely nobody; an Alpha Protocol sequel will never see the light of day.
Chatting CVG today, Hayes stated that, although he was happy with the concepts Obsidian’s spy based RPG, the game simply didn’t sell enough to warrant a sequel.
Surprised? No, me neither.
“Let’s speak very commercially; the game hasn’t sold what we’ve expected, therefore we won’t be doing a sequel,” he said. “The concept was brilliant, though. You know this whole thing with Metacritic where you have to be in the high 70s to mid-80s minimum [to have any success] – well, with RPGs you have got to be in the late 80s.”
Obsidian is currently hard at work on Dungeon Siege III for Square Enix. Here’s hoping these fair a little better.
SEGA producer Yosuke Okunari said today while talking with Game Watch Impress that the firm is considering releasing digital downloads of Sega Saturn titles in the future.
My first real taste of the showroom floor was at the Sega booth and Sonic Team’s upcoming entry into their mascot’s fabled career. Both the Wii and DS versions were on display.
In the demo, each of the four playable characters (yes, four) got a chance to show their fisticuffs as they battled the scum of the streets in their own unique fighting styles. They may all be rough and heavy men, but each of your choices vary in their stats. You have the highly agile, the slow and powerful, the grappler, and, of course, my main man Kazuma, the all-arounder.
I can already tell that being able to play multiple characters will certainly add dozens of gameplay hours to the completionists everywhere. Using any of the assorted weapons on the ground with the game’s over-the-top special moves also left me smiling from ear to ear the entire time that controller was in my hands. It was a short demo, but that is all it took to really get me hooked!
Gametrailers has just revealed the first ever gameplay trailer of Platinum Game’s Vanquish, and as it turns out, it’s just as insanely over the top and awesome as we’ve come to expect from them.
By the looks of it, Vanquish is going to take the kind of gameplay seen in third person shooters such as Gears of War, which we’re all familiar with… and cranks it up to 11! Super fast movements, bullet hell movements, and the kind of slick and instant reaction gameplay that made Bayonetta such a joy to play.
Platinum Games, you can do no wrong.
Hit the link to see the video for yourself.
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They are rough, they are tough, they will kick your face in… These toads are THE BIGGEST BADDEST creatures you’ll ever encounter! When Rare decided to come out with this knock off “Ninja Turtles” style game I don’t think they knew how much of an impact they were about to make. The first for its time, combining a side scrolling beat em up, action, and platformer all in one!
I am Jason Heine, this is the Emulator Review, and we are diving into “Battletoads” for many different platforms, enjoy!
What’s that? You like video games? On your PC? Specifically SEGA games? Boy, are you reading the right article right now!
Steam has a holy-crap-MASSIVE sale on a bunch of SEGA titles including Alien vs. Predator, Empire: Total War (and every expansion available), and tons more.
Individually priced, this whole pack would run you $406.06. However, this bundle deal will significantly reduce the price to $89.99. Talk about savings!
The offer ends May 24th, so act fast!
Back in the 90’s I wasn’t much of an After Burner guy – I was always more into Hang On and Space Harrier – but part of that was because I never owned a home conversion of the After Burner games – they were always something I played, loved, but could never get good at.
Following on from the success of OutRun Online Arcade, After Burner Climax takes the classic formula of that SEGA arcade hit and puts it in beautiful high definition, 3D graphics. You take control of a fighter jet as it flies through a variety of different settings at horrifying speeds, from city skies to perilous mountainous regions and even deep in the heart of the enemy base.
OutRun and After Burner share that in common, as they both sport branching paths and simplistic transitions between areas that have wildly differing art styles. There are fewer branches in the levels here, but the presentation is the same, and still works as well in 2010 as it did back in the day. Read the rest of this entry »
Sega has announced that Obsidian’s espionage RPG Alpha Protocol has gone gold and is now entering the manufacturing stage so that the game will be ready for its release on May 28th in Europe and June 1st in the US.
Obsidian are a studio with plenty of RPG pedigree, but Alpha Protocol bears a striking resemblance to Bioware’s Mass Effect series with a similar style of dialogue choices, action-packed combat and a deep, branching storyline.
The UFF Network will be bringing you all the Alpha Protocol news in the run up to its launch, and a full review before the game hits, so stick with RPGSite for all the latest details!
Speaking with IndustryGamers, president of SEGA Mike Hayes has stated that 36 SEGA West staff in San Francisco, as well as and 37 SEGA West staff in London, have been left off due to company restructuring – about12 percent of the division’s workforce.
The plan is apparently to refocus the San Francisco studio as a digital products company for consoles, mobiles and PC, while the London offices would continue to focus on “traditional package goods.”
