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Stormrise Gets Demoed by Hardcore Gamer

What better way to make sure that your game gets interest from hardcore players than to hire a hardcore player to look at the game and then say something nice about it? That's the approach that SEGA and Creative Assembly have recently used at the Leipzig Games Convention as they brought in Sanatana Mishra, who h...

26 August 2008
14:11 GMT

SEGA Dates Football Manager Handheld 2008 for the PSP

Owning a PSP or a DS (or both) makes you a very lucky person. The two handhelds support all kinds of titles that look better and better with each new addition, and it especially goes for Sony's PSP. That's why SEGA Europe and Sports Interactive have decided to launch Football Manager Handheld 2008 for the P...

14 September 2007
03:30 GMT

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast Cheats (PSP)

The enchanting draw of the open road has never been so appealing with the choice of one of 12 fully licensed Ferrari models, featuring the all-new F430 and 575 Super America. Gamers will feel the throaty whine and that distinctive Ferrari exhaust note as they power their way across 30 glorious stages from the best of...

10 September 2007
09:44 GMT

Virtua Fighter 5

The first thing you'll notice about SEGA's latest installment in the Virtua Fighter series is that the game is downright beautiful. Virtua Fighter 5 may seem a little difficult to newcomers to the series and even to those who've skipped the game's fourth installment. Although it is clear that SEGA...

8 September 2007
11:06 GMT

Japanese NIGHTS Trailer Out

What do you know, the much awaited sequel to SEGA's NIGHTS has gotten its first trailer. Gameplay looks as expected, graphics too (although the trailer itself isn't of the highest quality), but the music... Bleah! It's the definition of the word "dreadful." I mean, had we been living in the '80s, ...

3 September 2007
08:23 GMT

Movie Based on Condemned: Criminal Origins Announced

Condemned: Criminal Origins is not just another game. Its only problem was that it appeared too early on the Xbox 360 and had the misfortune of absorbing most of the criticism directed at the console. The PC version didn't have too much advertising and the idea behind the game was apparently wasted away. We now ...

16 August 2007
04:11 GMT

Mind Quiz

The PSP's slowly becoming the new Nintendo portable console, providing basic games that don't even fill up 10 percent of an UMD. However, such titles can be more fun than the acclaimed sequels and ports of famous gaming series, simply because they keep you glued to the screen longer than the forementioned ...

10 August 2007
05:57 GMT

Details Revealed on Condemned: Bloodshot - Combat and Puzzles

Ah, Condemned: Bloodshot... How some of you next-gen system owners have been waiting for this news to arrive! An interview with the game's producer over at CVG reveals many aspects about the game and while I took the liberty of selecting a few excerpts, you'll soon realize that the most interesting part con...

31 July 2007
06:17 GMT

PC & Mac - SEGA Discloses a Truckload of Details on Football Manager 08

Yesterday's news (sorry I couldn't bring this one up on time) says that SEGA Europe has dated the Football Manager 2008 for PC and Apple Macintosh for a release before Christmas 2007, also disclosing tons of details on the upcoming game. Football Manager 2008 is the latest installment of the popular Footbal...

28 July 2007
09:57 GMT

Kirby's Dream Course up on the Wii Shop Channel!

Classic gaming is up every Monday for Nintendo's gamers and this Monday is no different as Nintendo has just thrown three more classics up on the Wii Shop Channel: the SNES original Kirby's Dream Course, the Devil's Crush originally found on the TurboGrafx16 and Shining Force from SEGA's Genesis. ...

23 July 2007
11:08 GMT

BioWare Talks More Sonic (RPG) for the DS

BioWare is best known for developing Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire. However, the company has recently made the surprising announcement of teaming up with SEGA to create a new DS title, based on the classic Sega flagship icon, Sonic The Hedgehog. All that was known so far is that this exclusiv...

17 July 2007
05:32 GMT

Sega Has Confirmed Online VS Mode for Virtua Fighter 5 (Xbox 360)

Apparently Sega has made more than just one announcement during the past three days. Just as I've finished writing about Space Siege, their newly announced RPG title for the PC, I stumbled upon this press release saying that the much anticipated Virtua Fighter 5 will feature online versus mode at the time of lau...

9 July 2007
06:58 GMT

Sega's Masanao Maeda: Sony Has to Drop the PS3's Price

In a recent interview with Reuters, Sega's corporate director, Masanao Maeda, claims that Sony is compelled to substantially cut the PS3's price by the end of the year to stimulate low demand, as I found via CVG. Earlier talk was about Sony cutting the console's price by Christmas, but it's practi...

4 July 2007
03:55 GMT

Nintendo DS to Get Sonic Game from Sega and BioWare. BioWare?

BioWare, best known for developing Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire, have made the surprising announcement today of partnering up with Sega to create a new DS title, based on the classic Sega flagship icon, Sonic The Hedgehog. They don't know how they're going to call it yet, but this ...

21 June 2007
12:36 GMT

Virtual Consolers Get 4 More Classics - From The '90s This Time

As every week goes, Nintendo delivers nothing but hot stuff through their Virtual Console service for the Wii. Heck, they even make games available for download on holidays. Anyway, this week the company has rolled out not three (as usual), but four classic titles from the '90s. Here they are below.1 - 'Str...

1 June 2007
08:57 GMT

Sonic Using Unreal Engine 3

That is of course if SEGA decides to use it for the Sonic series. And what would they use Epic's Unreal Engine 3 for, other than Sonic, NIGHTS? Sure that one too, but it's not enough reason for adopting such powerful technology and NIGHTS is for the Wii remember? The console lacking horsepower.The company h...

18 May 2007
03:26 GMT

Worst Consoles Developed by Man

If you're the proud owner of one of the following consoles listed below, don't feel bad about yourself. GamePro's list of "10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time" says that these particular consoles just didn't sell well, but for all we know, they could have rocked many kids' childhood. Look a...

7 May 2007
19:06 GMT

Sega MEGA DRIVE Frenzy - Virtua Fighter 2 on Virtual Console

Although today's news brings yet another oldie to the Wii's Virtual Console service, I'm not going to criticize the lack of next-gen titles, over the abundance of old NES, SNES and Sega systems titles, because this is one of the most beloved classics ever. Originally released for Sega's MEGA DRIV...

4 May 2007
06:29 GMT

Wii NIGHTS First Screens Emerge

The first NIGHTS screens have been unraveled. Cute, what can I say? I know that buying a Nintendo Wii makes you a gameplay loving gamer and not a graphics loving gamer (God I have the worst possible explanations today), but for a game so rumored and so speculated like Sega's NIGHTS, I have to say that in-game v...

25 April 2007
02:46 GMT

SEGA - Captain America, Hulk and Thor Video Games for Handhelds

Marvel Entertainment, SEGA Europe and SEGA of America, have expanded their relationship to include the rights to develop and distribute games inspired by Marvel's Hall-of-Fame franchises: Captain America, The Incredible Hulk and Thor, for the PC and handheld consoles like Sony's PSP and Nintendo's DS. ...

18 April 2007
05:56 GMT

Record Downloads for Cellfun

There is nothing more relaxing on your way to work than playing a good mobile game on your handset. More and more people are downloading games for their mobiles. So many, that the game providers are becoming increasingly rich over night. Easy to foresee after reading the latest research data regarding the matter.Such...

17 April 2007
09:05 GMT

'SEGA Presents Touch Darts' - That's the Name...Honestly!

Nintendo's DS has seen some of the best games a handheld could support, having two quite large screens, out of which one has touchscreen capabilities. Most games launched on the DS use that feature and very well too, yet I can't possibly imagine how a darts game will perform.As SEGA Europe announced yesterd...

6 April 2007
10:45 GMT

More Details on the Newly announced NIGHTS for the Wii

Well, if there are any doubts out there, everyone should know that Sega has finally admitted releasing NIGHTS: Journey of Dreams for the Wii system from Nintendo. The rumor began when pictures published on Nintendo's official periodical Official Nintendo Magazine immersed, showing what seemed to be the acrobatic...

4 April 2007
10:36 GMT

NIGHTS: Journey of Dreams - Confirmed...Twice

Remember the NIGHTS on Wii rumor? 'Course you do, who wouldn't? Well, it seems it's true after all as 1UP posts this piece, emphasizing that it most certainly isn't any hoax, or an April Fools' and that it was confirmed. Wait a minute...wasn't it confirmed already? However, I stumbled up...

3 April 2007
05:21 GMT

Another Kingdom for Medieval 2: Total War - New Expansion Pack

Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms expansion pack. For how long have you PC Total War gamers have been waiting for this? Too long, I know. Medieval II: Total War is one of 2006's biggest PC strategy games, due for release on PC in Autumn 2007 and with Kingdoms, as Sega Europe and Sega of America announced that Medi...

2 April 2007
11:06 GMT

Sega: No More Sonic

Sega's done some thinking recently and decided to "refresh" Sonic a bit. How come? Sonic and the Secret Rings was a massive success on the Wii platform and Sega's cute, blue hedgehog is still on for the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, so why is there a problem with the character. Speaking with Newsweek,...

31 March 2007
06:03 GMT

Sonic Rivals - Gameplay Hints (PSP)

What starts as a friendly competition between Sonic and Knuckles quickly gets intense as other rivals jump into the action. Sonic's rivals trip, shove, and vault over Sonic using boost moves and power ups while hurtling toward the finish line at breakneck speeds. Players will negotiate wildly twisting 3D tracks ...

16 March 2007
11:41 GMT

Sega's Crush on Sony's PSP This Summer

Remember that someone said one day "what if these games were on the DS?" Well, if you don't, then click on it and seep; but meanwhile, let's ask this question again only replacing the DS with the PSP. That's right, Sony's handheld is getting a Sega title, thought to by some to be an exclusive: Cru...

13 March 2007
12:40 GMT

What The Heck Is A Mu-Bot?

So, here we go writing about some pictures depicting a piece of technology and try to figure what's on. Now, this is truly weird: seeing some headphones looking that unusual and nobody actually knowing what they're really about (maybe except for the producers and those who know Japanese) is quite something....

8 March 2007
06:24 GMT




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