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News New Yakuza 3 Screens Are Rad, Include Helicopters
Joystiq's got a host of new Yakuza 3 images for you to peruse
Despite technically being a year old now, the game still looks nice and shiny, and will easily impress when it gets its long awaited Western release here in March. Get your preorders in folks. Especially if you want SEGA to release Yakuza 4 over here too.
News Confirmed: Sonic Is The Only Character In Project Needlemouse, The Gods Do Listen
SEGA has confirmed this afternoon that yes, there will be just one character in their upcoming franchise reboot Project Needlemouse; the one that matters, Sonic
"In Project Needlemouse, there will be no new characters playable or otherwise. The focus will remain solely on one blue hedgehog," SEGA said on their US blog. Hallelujah. They...
Rumour Chu Chu Rocket Stars Set To Appear In Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
We swear, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing keeps getting more and more bloody awesome
It's also paving the way for a rejuvenation of many classic SEGA franchises that seemed to have been forgotten. Which is great, because for years we've said: hey, why don't SEGA release a PSN update of Chu Chu Rocket? And hey, strengthening that thought, look...
News New Yakuza 4 Trailer Is 101% Badass
Want to see exploding buildings and angry Japanese people? Of course you do
Then you'll need to watch the latest Yakuza 4 trailer, a sub-five-minute epic of lovely PS3 visuals.
News Ulala & BD Joe Hop On Board The Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Roster
You know, the more we hear about Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing the more awesome it gets
The latest trailer (above) reveals Space Channel 5's Ulala and Crazy Taxi's BD Joe as part of the roster. Amazing.
News Project Needlemouse Character Reveal Hopefully Reveals Solo-Sonic
SEGA are playing a little game on their official blog this week
Basically the site has a list of "potential" characters that will show up in the new Project Needlemouse game. SEGA are asking trivia questions, and for every 100 the community get right, they'll remove a character from the list (meaning said character isn't in the game)...
News Bayonetta's Hideki Kamiya Inspired By God Of War, Really Excited For GoWIII
Hideki Kamiya, the man behind SEGA's Bayonetta, has described Sony's God Of War franchise as a key influence on the sense of "climactic action" in the game
was greatly stimulated by the spectacular expression and dynamism in the God of War series in the respect of reflecting the sense of climactic action, Kamiya told XboxLiveAddicts (via...
News Rebellion Confirm Demo For Aliens Vs. Predator
Amazing news if you're interested in Rebellion's upcoming Aliens Vs
Predator</a> title. Not so interesting news for everyone else. AvP's lead designer Alex Moore has confirmed to AvPGalaxy that, "There will be a demo," and, "That's all we can say." No platforms nor dates were mentioned. You can move on now.
News Latest Vancouver 2010 Commercial Reminds Us About The Snow Outside
You know, we spend so much time working inside, we'd almost forgotten there was snow outside
Until SEGA sent through the latest Vancouver 2010 commercial. Which features plenty of snow. Game's due out next week.
News Bayonetta Launch Trailer Features La Roux & Maximum Levels Of Awesome
What do you get when you cross La Roux's "In For The Kill" with some sleek footage of SEGA's Bayonetta? A launch trailer, silly
A rad one. Remember: Bayonetta is the game about the witch with hair that attacks people.
News Platinum Games Post New Countdown Clock, Includes Disco Ball & Seizure Colours
What are Bayonetta developers Platinum Games up to next? Well until the countdown on their website ends, we really don't really know
You know who probably does know though? An employee at Platinum Games. The countdown, well, erm, counts down in seconds. We didn't bother trying to work out the date of Platinum Games' next announcement, but by the...
News SEGA People Already Coming Up With Concepts For Alpha Protocol 2
Alpha Protocol may not be out of the door just yet, but that ain't stopping SEGA from coming up with concepts for an eventual sequel
On the 4 Guys 1 Up podcast, Constantine Hantzopoulos confirmed that folks internally are dreaming up an AP2. As for the first game - it's apparently "content complete," but QA are still ironing out some bugs.
News SEGA: Yakuza 3 Will Have Japanese Voice Actors Only
It seems SEGA Of America's Constantine Hantzopoulos' comments on the 4 Guys 1 Up podcast have been taken out of context, as SEGA's just confirmed to us that the Western release of Yakuza 3 will feature only the original Japanese voice actors with English sub-titles, as previously believed
Reports had earlier indicated that the game might include...
WTF Yakuza 3 Will Feature English Language Voice Overs After All
An interview on the latest 4 Guys 1 Up podcast has hinted at an English language track being added to Yakuza 3
The original announcement suggested there would be full English sub-titles to the already stellar Japanese voice-cast, but Sega of America's studio director Constantine Hantzopoulos hinted differently in the podcast interview.The bulk of...
News Heartache: Shenmue's Nozomi Was Cut From Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
Urgh, we hate that title
Really hate it. Everytime we utter the words Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing we die a little. Hint, SEGA - this is how you make your game's title better: Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing. We understand though, commercial reasons. Marketing departments. Etc. Still, if you're anything like us, you'll be massively interested...
News Aliens Vs. Predator Story Trailer Is All About Kicking Ass
This latest Aliens Vs
Predator</a> trailer is dubbed a "story trailer". In actual fact, it's more like a "shoot anything that moves to edgy music" trailer. But who cares, when it looks as inevitably rad as this game does? Can - not - wait.
News Vancouver 2010 Trailer Will Make You Feel Even Colder Than You Do Already
What do you need when you're shivering cold, ravaged by the attacking icicles from outside? No, not a plane ticket to Australia - the latest Vancouver 2010 trailer, of course
News Sony Confirm Q1 Triple Header: MAG, Heavy Rain & God Of War III
This is more of a reminder to save any Christmas money you get this year; as Sony's exclusive line-up in Q1 is particularly strong
The company has confirmed that MAG will launch in January (29th), followed by Heavy Rain in February and God Of War III in March. It's also worth noting on the exclusives front, that White Knight Chronicles will also see...
News SEGA Say "Merry Christmas" With A New Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Trailer
Why, thank you!
Ignore the customary SEGA (Christmas) Rock and there's a neat trailer for the craftily titled Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing here. It looks suitably bonkers. Which is exactly what we want out of the game! Plus, moan as people may about kart racers - we love them. There. We said it. Stop chortling at the back. This looks mad fun...
News Vancouver 2010 Trailer Reminds Us We Don't Like Snow Much, Hits PS3 January 15th
Does anybody really like snow? Sure, making angels and throwing snowballs is fun at first, but then your hands go red, you lose the sense of feeling in your feet and your clothes get wet
And you also get that horrible mixture of mud, ice and cold water which we believe people refer to as "sludge". But hey, if snow's totally your thing,...
News Aliens Vs Predator Coming February 19th
MCV reckons that Rebellion's Aliens Vs Predator will launch on February 19th in three versions: Standard, Survivor and Hunter
The Survivor edition comes in a metal-tin case, and features a code for DLC multiplayer maps, coming post launch. The Hunter edtion includes the same goodies, but throws in a Facehugger model, a Weyland Yutani sleeve badge...
News Yakuza 4 Dated, Screened For Japan, Includes Angry People
No sooner than the West get a release date for Yakuza 3, do the Japanese get a release date for Yakuza 4
SEGA's epic franchise will see its fourth iteration launched on March 18th in Japan. There are a ton of new screens for the game through at Gamikaze. Check 'em out. The game looks amazing.
News Yakuza 3 Announcement Trailer Is All Kinds Of Rad In 44 Seconds
The champers is still flowing from the Western Yakuza 3 announcement mere moments ago, but now we've popped open another cork
SEGA only really needed to show us some cut-scenes glued together alongside ridiculous orchestral music to get us stupidly excited — so that's exactly what they've done. The trailer includes a dude getting stabbed in the...
News SEGA Confirm Yakuza 3 For Western Release, PushSquare Champers Flows
We don't really need to type much here: Yakuza 3 is coming to the West
Confirmed. In March 2010, SEGA will publish Yakuza 3 exclusively for the Playstation 3 in Europe and America.Yakuza 3 was one of the most requested titles for localisation by our European SEGA community," said SOE's Gary Knight, "So we are delighted to be able to...
First Impressions Bayonetta on Playstation 3
After the amount of negative press surrounding Bayonetta on the Playstation 3, we went into SEGA's port of Platinum Games' latest brawler expecting the absolute worst
Perhaps this was the agenda of the press all along. By instilling the harshest of negativity into the consumer's mindset, the game can't realistically ever look as bad as they claim...
News What's The Obsession With Cross-Platform Comparison? - "Twiggy" The PushSquare Opinionator
I play games
I kinda have to, right? When the folks from PushSquare approached me and said, "Yo Twigg-oh, want to write some Playstation 3 columns," I made it my business to play everything available on the system. It didn't change my lifestyle too much though, seeing as I did that in the first place. Hence why PushSquare asked me to write...
News No Aliens Vs Predator For You Guys In Australia (Pssst, PS3 Is Region Free)
Australia's ratings board, the OFLC, has refused the release of SEGA's Aliens Vs Predator in the region
In a statement to GameSpot, SEGA Australia said they would "continue to investigate all options available to us, including the possibility of appeal. Why has it been refused classification though?The game contains first-person...
News Sony To Step In & Fix Bayonetta Issues On The Playstation 3
It's no secret that the PS3 version of Bayonetta isn't quite up to scratch
With the game being lavished in such high profile praise (the XBOX 360 version of the game scored 40/40 in Japanese publication Famitsu), Sony have decided to step in and fix the some of the problems. Sony "guarantee" a better version of the game ahead of the...
News Amazon Germany List Yakuza 3 For Retail, SEGA Say Nothing
A mysterious Amazon listing for SEGA's Yakuza 3 seems to hint at a Western release for the popular Japanese Playstation 3 title at last
The listing on Amazon Germany, uncovered by TSA, lists a retail price of 62.99 with a March 2010 release. VG247 got in touch with SEGA and were told, No comment from me, Im afraid." Please let it happen...
News Aliens Vs. Predator Multiplayer Trailer Features People Saying Nice Things
SEGA have decided to lift the lid somewhat on Rebellion's upcoming return to the Aliens franchise, with Aliens vs
Predator</a>. In this trailer, a host of British magazine journalists advertise the game. Which is a bit weird. Because, like, the game's not out yet. Erm. Yeah. We're probably just bitter no one asked us.
News AfterBurner Climax Rated, Probably Headed To The Playstation Network
Before you ask, no you won't have to sit in a giant cage to play AfterBurner Climax; although it would trump any peripherals that Activision might come up with
Still, we're going to assume that AfterBurner Climax - a port of SEGA's classic air-combat title - will be played with the DualShock. The game's been rated by the OFLC and the Korean board,...
News Bayonetta Demo Hitting Playstation 3 Next Week
It's getting rave reviews from the publications gamers are supposed to care about, but we always say that the test is in the taste
Bless SEGA then, for putting their upcoming Bayonetta on a silver PSN shaped platter for us. A Western demo will be released as part of the US/European Playstation Store update next week.
News Sonic The Hedgehog & Friends Are Headed To LittleBigPlanet
Just what we've always wanted: a Sonic the hedgehog costume pack to dress our Sackboy with while we play those countless recreations of Green Hill Zone
Hurrah. Amazingly, this costume pack looks rather awesome, with Dr. Robotnick (Eggman) proving to be the pick of the bunch as far as we're concerned. No word on a price or date yet, just know,...
News SEGA Considering Bayonetta Patch To Improve Load Times
It's well catalogued now that SEGA's port of Platinum Games' Bayonetta is far from perfect
One such problem is the game's extortionate load times (25 seconds for a level!!!). A patch is currently "under consideration" but SEGA don't have a time-frame yet. Hopefully they can at least get the game loading properly before the Western release...
News Yakuza 4 Continues To Look Pretty Damn Rad
GameWatch have put up some awesome screen comparisons of Yakuza 4's "living" world at various points through the day
Day, dusk, night; the world looks vibrant at all periods, with some amazing ambient lighting going on. Please SEGA. Please bring this and Yakuza 3 to the West. If you won't let us have Shenmue III, then at least give us this.
News SEGA Europe Announce A Rather Lovely Bayonetta Special Edition
Europe's Bayonetta special edition looks rather tasty with the inclusion of a single-disc soundtrack, a hardback art book and, of course, the game
The special edition will release alongside the standard game on January 8th. There are no pricing details yet, but we assume it will be in the £60 region.
News Bayonetta Playstation 3 Conquers The XBOX 360 Version Despite Claims Of "Inferiority"
The Playstation 3 version of Bayonetta has conquered the XBOX 360 version despite numerous claims the Sony version is not up to scratch
Japanese publication Famitsu scored the XBOX 360 version of Bayonetta a whole 2 points more (earning it a perfect score) due to performance issues which are somewhat questionable. That hasn't stopped the Playstation...
News The Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Team Head To The House Of The Dead
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing has gone all Hallowe'en in its latest trailer
Heck yes, the team are headed to the House Of The Dead for some grindhouse racing action. This game is turning out to be everything SEGA Superstars Tennis should have been - completely bonkers and totally self-aware. We love it. Apart from the name. The name's terrible.
News Bayonetta's Getting Frisky In The West Very Early Into 2010
So when we suggested you might want to import Bayonetta from Japan earlier today, perhaps we were a little hasty
The wait's not going to be as long as anticipated. In fact, it's not going to be very long at all. SEGA have announced that the "climax action game" will hit the US on January 5th, with Europe getting in on the action January...
News Would You Like To Know All About Bayonetta?
Introducing, Bayonetta Revelations, a behind-the-scenes look at the development of Platinum Games' latest "climax action" title
This first dev diary explains the protagonists origins and some of the design choices for the character. If you're itching to play the game, this probably will make you scratch harder.
News Valkyria Chronicles 2 Getting Japanese Playstation Store Demo On November 2nd
You ready for more Valkyria Chronicles? More importantly, more Valkyria Chronicles on your Playstation Portable? Then you're totally in luck, because the upcoming Valkyria Chronicles 2 - lovingly scaled down to the PSP - is totally getting a demo on the Japanese Playstation Store this coming November 2nd
You've been told.
News Japanese Bayonetta Totally Has English Text, Is Region Free
As with all PS3 games, Bayonetta is totally region-free
That means if you're not happy waiting months to play the Western game, you can totally import it and play it now. Even better, the Japanese version is totally English. Text, dialogue; you're all sorted according to Siliconera. We're considering it.
News Bayonetta's Secret Costumes Are Obviously Raunchy
Bayonetta is a game in which the lead protagonist - a super-stylised sex object - attacks enemies with her hair that also doubles as a costume to save her modesty
Were you expecting anything less than raunchy unlockable costumes? Thought not. Kotaku have images of the full set including a mini-skirt and white t-shirt and some kind of whores...
News Oh Hey Look, It's A Bayonetta Advert
Don't you just love Japanese adverts? "Non-stop climax action - BAYONETTA
" We love that little Playstation 3 ident thing at the end aswell. Brilliant. It's going to be interesting how the spread of sales for Bayonetta actually turn out — with the XBOX 360 version scoring a 40/40, two marks more than the Playstation 3 version due to...
News Resonance Of Fate Hitting Japan On January 28th
Resonance Of Fate, known as End Of Eternity, is due to hit Japan on January 28th SEGA have confirmed via a cool little "count-up" website they launched
The North American version of the game is still slated as Spring 2010, so we guess it'll be a little while before we get concrete details on that.
News Phantasy Star Portable 2 Gets More PH - This Time Pizza Hut
They're really going to town with this in-game promotion stuff in Phantasy Star Portable 2
Check it out, they're slapping Pizza Hut in there now — alongside Phanta (gettit?). You'll be able to visit real life Pizza Huts in the game and sport this epic pizza box sword and shield. No, we're not making this stuff up. It's real. AndriaSang.com said...
News Ryo Hazuki Returns In Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, We Go NUTS!
Tears!
You can't expect us to type anything after a trailer as epic as that can you? Shenmue is one of our favourite video game franchises ever, and to see Ryo Hazuki riding his iconic motorcycle (and then latterly his forklift) through Green Hill Zone puts us close to tears. Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing may be the clumsiest name in video...
News The Power Of The Cell: Dude, Look At Yakuza 4!
When you develop games for the Playstation 3, they generally look pretty bloody amazing
When you develop games only for the PS3, well, they look out of this world. It's a shame more developers don't take the time to focus on the platform because, well, you'd have more screenshots akin to the Yakuza 4 one above. German site VideoGamesZone.de have...
News Quit Worrying About The Playstation 3 Version Of Bayonetta
Kotaku have spread the word - Bayonetta PS3 is fine
There have been some concerns that the game is vastly lagging behind its 360 counterpart. Kotaku aren't quite sure about that."But when we did get our hands on a DualShock to play Bayonetta, it felt largely the same as the Xbox 360 demos we'd played. That may be due to the familiar settingit...
News TGS 09: Hey Everyone, Here's That New Yakuza Trailer
We've known there's been a new Yakuza coming for a while now
But now we can all finally see what it looks like via this Yakuza 4: Heir To The Dragon Tokyo Game Show trailer. And the verdict is... It looks a lot like a Yakuza game! It's hard to get excited when us Westerners are still waiting for the release of Yakuza 3. Yeah.
