Our favorite Penguin makes a return! An eight player return to be exact, as Triangle Service (them of Trizeal) is currently location testing the game (running on SEGA’s recent RingWide hardware) in CLUB SEGA Akihabara.
Various photos and screenshots can be found HERE. While a trailer can be found HERE. We demand an XBLA release!
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‘Financial results are in for Sega Sammy Holdings, and for the first quarter of FY2011, the company does what Nintendon’t: Earn a profit. The company in whole earned about ¥7.04 billion for the quarter, or more than $81 million in US dollars. Once again, Sega Sammy’s Pachinko and Pachislot division had the most brisk sales and earned the most money.’
Full news story HERE.
*SEGA Europe posted a teaser trailer of their upcoming Marvel game Thor.
*More news by SEGA Europe: Shinji Mikami talks about Vanquish’s various difficulty levels.
*Aaaand (thanks for making our work easier!) another SOE update: a new Shogun 2: Total War trailer.
*Is SEGA Japan planning another Shining Wind game? One might think so, as they recently renewed the game’s copyright/patents. (thanks: Gamefront).
‘Brazilian website Power Sonic relays a report this morning from the magazine Dicas e Truques para Playstation, translated as Playstation Tips and Tricks, which is claiming a general November release date for Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I.’
Full news story HERE.
*’Though SEGA didn’t officially have a booth presence at this year’s San Diego Comic Con–and even alerted other media they wouldn’t be in attendance–at least two SEGA employees were roaming the show floor.
One of them was brand manager Ken Balough, and in an interview with Gamespot he was talking up a title that took audiences by surprise–Sonic the Hedgehog 4.’ (thanks: TSSZ News)
*SEGA Europe posted some concept art of their new Thor game. SEGA USA posted some booth pictures from Marvel’s booth at the Comic Con.
*SEGA USA posted another Tournaments of Legends trailer, not sure why.
*SegaOnline posted three new screenshots of Shogun 2: Total War.
*Jeuxvideo posted some Vanquish artwork as well as some screenshots of Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd.
*Various Japanese magazine will be running Virtual-On Force features. Famitsu’s XBOX expert & GameMaga.
*SEGA Japan added two new Gettenka War History trailers to their Youtube channel. [trailer 1] [trailer 2]
All-format, budget price
[#6](+1) Football Manager 2010
[#10](-) SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
PSP, full price
[#7](-) Football Manager 2010
PlayStation 3, budget
[#4](+1) SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
XBOX 360, budget
[#10](+1) SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
PC, budget
[#1](-) Football Manager 2010
[#3](-1) Napoleon: Total War
‘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.’
Full news story HERE.
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*SEGA Europe posted a Vanquish Q&A with PlatinumGames. Read it HERE.
*Phantasy Star Universe (XBOX360) owners will be able to download the ‘Amibition of the Illuminus’ expansion for free. Full details HERE.
*Want to visit this year’s ‘Summer of Sonic’ fan convention? Better hurry and get those tickets!
*TSSZ News posted some pictures of another batch of Sonic figures by First 4 Figures.
*A whole load of Virtual-On Force screenshots ‘you might have missed’ can be found HERE.
*iPhone users will now be able to buy another two classic SEGA games from the iTunes store: Space Harrier II and Ecco the Dolphin.
*SEGA Japan uploaded a video of a rather trippy new arcade game called ‘Ami no.3′ to their Youtube channel.
SEGA Europe just announced a second batch of Mega Drive games for the PC. Here’s the list in full (and our -hopefully valued- opinion on them):
-Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (Pretty poor, really)
-Bonanza Bros (Classic)
-Columns (Pretty good)
-Ristar (Very playable)
-Fatal Labyrinth (Meh)
-Ecco Jr (Oh please..not again)
-Galaxy Force II (Incredibly outdated)
-Kid Chameleon (Nice one)
-Super Thunder Blade (*sigh*)
-Dr. Robotniks Mean Bean Machine (Alright)
-Eternal Champions (Pretty good, actually)
-Sonic Spinball (OK)
The games will be available via digital partners like Get Games with pricing from £2.99/€2.49/ AUS$3.49. A short trailer can be seen HERE.
*SegaOnline posted some new screenshots and a trailer of K-On! After School Live!! Go check it all out HERE.
*SEGA USA producer Keith Dwyer says Sonic Colors is already nearing completion(!). Full news story HERE.
*Famitsu magazine rated another SEGA game: Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd received 9/9/8/7. Not bad!
No, it’s not a sequel to Story of Thor (Legend of Oasis) it’s a game based on the Marvel™ comic.
‘Thor: The Video Game will delve deep into the heroic tales of the Thor universe. Eisner Award-winning writer and lead Thor comic book author Matt Fraction brings authenticity to the narrative as a story consultant, and elevates the story beyond the comic and movie universe throughout the video game.’
Full news story HERE.
All-format, budget price
[#7](-2) Football Manager 2010
[#10](+5) SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
Nintendo DS, full price
[#10](+4) Sonic Classic Collection
PC, full price
[#7](+4) Empire: Total War
PSP, full price
[#7](-2) Football Manager 2010
PlayStation 3, budget
[#5](+1) SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
PlayStation 2, budget
[#10](-2) Sonic Unleashed
PC, budget
[#1](-) Football Manager 2010
[#2](-) Napoleon: Total War
Yes, it’s actually rather interesting. Players need to balance the crane with their feet, keep an eye on the time and avoid the rods. SEGA Japan uploaded a video of the game in action to their Youtube channel.
The official site can be found HERE.
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*SEGA Europe posted details of some special Valkyria Chronicles 2 pre-order bonuses.
*Another new Vanquish trailer was added to Youtube.
*TSSZ News posted 10 new HD screenshots of Sonic Free Riders.
*This made our day: someone created an Billy Hatcher themed chicken coop!
*Some final Tournament of Legends review scores:
-8/10 (GameCritics)
-4.9/10 (Gametrailers)
-4.7/10 (Hooked Gamers)
-3/10 (HonestGamers)
-3.5/10 (PALGN)
*No more support (=patches) for Aliens vs Predator? This is what this post by a SEGA USA forum moderator seems to imply. Hmm.
*TSSZ News posted a link to some more gameplay footage of Sonic Free Riders (XBOX 360 Kinect).
*SMSpower released a special sound test of the unreleased Lethal Weapon 3 game for the Master System.
*Gametrailers added a trailer for the recently released Napoleon: Total War ‘Peninsular’ campaign.
*Who says games aren’t art? A 6ft Temjin figure will be displayed at the Aomori Museum of Art as a part of the ‘Robots and the Arts -Visual Images in the 20th Century Japan’ exhibition. More pictures on SEGA Japan’s Virtual-On Force blog.
*SEGA USA posted the voice-actors for the upcoming games Sonic Colors and Sonic Free Riders.
Our friends at SegaOnline posted a new trailer and some screenshots of Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou. Go check it out!
*Computer and video games did another interview with SEGA West CEO Mike Hayes. They talk about the E3, Kinect, Alpha Protocol, the Nintendo 3DS and the upcoming Dreamcast games.
*Computer and video games also posted a whopping 49 new Sonic Colours screenshots.
*Living in the USA and planning to pre-order Sonic Colors? Take a look at this crazy offer.
So, did Tournament of Legends make any impact? See below.
All-format, budget price
[#5](-) Football Manager 2010
PSP, full price
[#5](-) Football Manager 2010
PlayStation 3, budget
[#6](-) SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
XBOX 360, budget
[#8](+16) Bayonetta
[#9](+3) SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
PlayStation 2, budget
[#8](+1) Sonic Unleashed
PC, budget
[#1](-) Football Manager 2010
[#2](-) Napoleon: Total War
We already posted the news that SEGA wouldn’t attend this years Gamescom event (because of financial reasons) but now rumour has it they won’t be at this years Comic Con either! More to this story HERE.
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*Yet another Yuji Naka feature? You betcha. Read a feature called ‘How Yuji Naka Creates Characters’ on Siliconera.
*NeoGAF posted the boxart of Conduit 2. It reminds us of the Vanquish boxart.
*Speaking of Vanquish; its U.S. release date will be Ocotober 19th.
*Again, Vanquish: director Shinji Mikami talks about his game.
*Sonic Colors with support both the Classic Controller and the GameCube controller. Full story HERE.
*Just Push Start posted details of Ryu ga Gotoku Shinshou’s multiplayer mode. Also, check out the game’s official website for a new wallpaper (see the ‘download’ section)
*IGN reviewed Tournament of Legends: 5/10 (no surprises there).