Category Archives: Sega

Screenshots for Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II have popped up on XBL Marketplace, showing Sonic and Tails doing what they do best.  You can look them over in the gallery below the break. Episode II takes place following the events of Episode I, where Metal Sonic has returned to form an alliance with Dr. Eggman, and Sonic and Tails must team up and race four new Zones in order to put an end to their evil plans. Players will be able to play co-op online or locally. Still no date, but hopefully SEGA will provide a release window not that new shots have been released. It’s out sometime this year at any rate, for XBL, PSN, iOS, and Android. Thanks, Reddit.

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SEGA has announced the launch of The House of the Dead 3 on PSN. The HD release of the classic horror arcade shooter has been fully updated with trophies and Move support. Newly added features such as
interactive “rescue events”, and a ranking and grading system that tracks each agent’s shot accuracy as well as the special bonus of a virtual The House of the Dead 3 arcade cabinet for PlayStation Home. The game will run you $6.99. Check out new shots in the gallery below.

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Sega’s rolled out a video of upcoming Shotgun 2 expansion Fall of the Samurai, featuring behind-the-scenes footage of work being done on the game from inside Creative Assembley, new gameplay and more. Get it after the break. Get Brenna’s recent impressions of the standalone expansion from a recent Sydney event here.

It’s out March 23.

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Sega’s announced that a demo for Binary Domain will be released on February 15 for PS3 and Xbox 360.

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NPCs ignoring your orders because you are incapable of understanding the concept of “teamwork”? Binary Domain also has multiplayer, so you can chum up with thousands of other rubbish players.

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New Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing toys were spotted at the New York Toy Fair this weekend, and Kotaku reports a booth attendent said a sequel to the kart racing title is on the way. We’ve asked Sega for official word. The first game released on practically every possible format in February 2010 and drew a reasonably warm response.

There’s reasoning behind the over the top reactions of Virtua Fighter characters.

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Job cuts at Sega’s Brisbane studio have hit 37 staffers as the studio shifts focus to the digital sphere.

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SEGA’s latest financial report shows a year-over-year decline for its games division during the first nine months of the fiscal year ending December 31.

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Randy Pitchford has described the gameplay experience of Aliens: Colonial Marines as being more akin to “gritty realism” than a typical action-shoot. Don’t you fret though: the “definitely” has plenty of action.

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SEGA has released a new video for Aliens: Colonial Marines, showing off a bit of gameplay from the Gearbox shooter. When we say “a bit”, we really mean it. Originally slated for spring, the game will now be released in the fall on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360, with a Wii U version to come. Thanks, EvilAvatar.

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Don’t be left scrabbling to get on board the strategy bandwagon; jump on this “niche” genre now. Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai may be your best entry point.

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Nintendo looks set to deliver on a promise of classic Game Gear releases for the 3DS’s Virtual Console.

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Sega’s announced its standalone expansion pack, Fall of the Samurai for Total War: Shogun 2, will be released on March 23. It’s to include six new playable clans who will need to “deal with” the foreign powers of America, Britain and France, as well as fighting against domestic factions. It also includes an improved campaign map, new building and technology trees, the introduction of railways and naval bombardments, along with ten new ships, one of which is an Ironclad class battleship and another in the way of torpedo boats. It also contains 30 new units along with the lovely Gatling gun. New shots are below.

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SEGA has released a new cinematic trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines. Originally slated for spring, the firm acknowledged yesterday the Gearbox title will be release during the fall instead for PC, PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360. Thanks, VoodooExtreme.

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Binary Domain game director Daisuke Sato has detailed the shooter’s consequence system, the new voice order system that orders your team of soldiers in battle through voice command. The new system, according to Sato, will enable players to “actively reach out to these characters because we’re focusing on the meaning of their existence,” according to a post on Destructoid.

Sega’s also released a five-minute showing one of the cut-scenes from the game. Get it below the break, but be warned: spoilers. Binary Domain launches on February 24 for PS3 and 360.

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You can’t rush art, Sega advised us when asked about the delay to Gearbox’s Aliens: Colonial Marines.

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Aliens: Colonial Marines looks set to come out this fall instead of the previously-announced spring timeline, according to the game’s official website.

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Sega’s will launch a demon on Nagoshi-made third-person shooter Binary Domain on February 1 in Japan, according to developer Ryu ga Gotaku Studio on Japanese radio. The taster will consist of two levels: Shibuya’s Spain-zaka area from the lower level of Tokyo and the Shinjuku Station-like area in the upper level. There won’t be online play, but it will feature support for the voice command system.

Thanks, Andriasang.

Sega’s new studio in Solihull in the West Midlands is called Hardlight, a new job listing has said.

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