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Japan is going to have to wait to get its hands on Sega’s latest addition to the Sonic franchise, Sonic Unleashed. Originally slated for release December 18th in Japan, the title’s PS3 and Xbox 360 versions have both been delayed until spring next year. The PS2 and Wii versions of …
Read More »Sega Mega Drive Collection goes HD
Sega has announced that it is to release a 720p enabled 16bit collection entitled Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection on Xbox 360 and PS3 early next year. Whether or not this is the rumoured Sonic Collection hinted at in September is unclear. Sonic is included, however, in both his first, …
Read More »Sega pulls Samba De Amigo ad
Japanese games publisher Sega has pulled an online ad for its Wii rhythm-action title Samba De Amigo following a successful campaign from animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). PETA’s blog reads: We’re officially bananas about Sega. In fact, we’re sending them a thank-you card and …
Read More »Sports Interactive signs with Steam
Sega's Football Manager studio to use Steamworks Services for retail and download games
Read More »Publishers plead: Stop the price wars
Following a spate of aggressive promotions from the likes of Morrisons, Woolworths and Asda, leading industry figures have urged retail to hold fire on further cuts to new release pricing. With fears over the economy at an all time high, ultra-crowded release schedules and retailers fighting for supremacy, many are …
Read More »Yuji Naka’s back(a)
Sonic creator's studio teams up with Sega for a game that 'even penguins can play'
Read More »Brutal Sega ads banned
The UK’s Advertising Standards Agency has outlawed two ‘brutal’ and ‘realistic’ Sega TV adverts for Condemned 2. The watchdog received just nine complaints over the duo of ads, with three people recommending that the ads were ‘inappropriate for broadcast at any time’. The ads appeared in post-9pm and post-11pm slots …
Read More »Peter Moore: I killed the Dreamcast
In an interview with British daily broadsheet The Guardian , current EA Sports boss and the ex head of hardware for both Xbox 360 and Sega has admitted that it was he who made the final decision to pull Sega out of the hardware market. We had a tremendous 18 …
Read More »Sega plots Samba De Amigo chart shake-up
Returning Dreamcast classic Samba De Amigo is to dance its way onto Wii next month, and Sega has told MCV that the game will embrace a whole new audience. Samba De Amigo became a cult sensation when it was released back in 2000, and now Sega is preparing to bring …
Read More »UK CHART: Mario Kart races back to No.1
Team GB’s gold medal haul at the Olympic Games this week has helped Sega’s official Beijing Olympics game bound up the UK charts – but it still can’t top sales of Nintendo’s Wii Fit and Mario Kart. According to official GFK-ChartTrack/ELSPA data Mario Kart Wii climbs from third spot to …
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