*Andriasang reports: ‘G-Mode issued a statement today announcing that its CEO Takeshi Miyaji died suddenly on July 29. Miyaji was 45 years old.
[..]He worked on a number of Gamearts classics, including Silpheed (PC, Mega CD), Gun Griffon (Saturn), and the Grandia series.’ R.I.P. Takeshi-san.
*SEGA USA added some new screenshots of The House of the Dead: OVERKILL -Extended Cut to their Flickr account.
*Several SEGA games made the Golden Joystick Awards 2011 shortlist. Make sure to cast your votes HERE.
*SEGA announces US GameStop-exclusive Rise of Nightmares pre-order content. [full news story]
*SEGA reopened its official suite of forums, their blogs still aren’t back online, though (thanks: TSSZ News)
*SMS Power! released several new games today; Cyborg Z, Congo Bongo, Yamato..see the full list HERE.
*SEGA Japan added a 7th Dragon music video to their Youtube channel.