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After mounting a resurgence that would make even Olympian giant Carl Lewis raise an eyebrow, Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has claimed the top spot in the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 for the fourth time. The game’s resurgence is largely thanks to the release of the …
Read More »iPod ‘flawless’ for games, says Sega
Sega has praised the ‘flawless’ distribution network of Apple’s iPod after signing up to provide games for the platform – calling the device ‘the most pervasive cross-demographic piece of consumer electronics today’. The publisher agreed to provide Sonic The Hedgehog as a download via iTunes back in December. And despite …
Read More »Segas Alien-based FPS named
More or less nothing is known about Sega’s upcoming Alien FPS as of yet – but the next issue of US games mag Game Informer claims to have the scoop on the game’s title. Aliens: Colonial Marines is being developed by Gearbox, the US studio behind WWII FPS Brothers in …
Read More »Mario and Sonic take gold down under
Franchise fusion Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games takes the number one spot in the Australian software charts for the second week in a row, reported Next Generation. Elsewhere, DS titles perform particularly well, taking four of the top ten spots, led by The Simpsons Game at number two. …
Read More »Sega and THQ expand retail event
Nearly 400 retail and distribution delegates from across Europe, Africa, Australia and beyond will descend on Lisbon in Portugal for a strictly non-media event running between Wednesday June 4th and Friday June 6th. The 2008 Business Partners Summit follows the success of last year’s inaugural Malta event, which was praised …
Read More »Sega outlines marketing for The Club
Sega has outlined its marketing campaign for upcoming action-shooter The Club – and both specialist games and men’s press are set to be blitzed as part of the promotion. The publisher will have demos of the title and double-page adverts featured in Official Xbox 360, Official PlayStation and GamesMaster magazines. …
Read More »Sega bags official Beijing 2008 licence
Sega is hoping to claim a major summer hit with its newly-announced official Olympics licence. Beijing 2008 will be released on Xbox 360, PS3, PC and mobile phones in the summer. Gamers will be able to compete online for the first time in an olympics title as they compete in …
Read More »Sega develops facial animation tool
Magical V Engine automatically matches facial expressions to vocal data
Read More »We can win Xmas sales race, says Sega
Sega believes that its marketing campaign for Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games could help it scoop the Christmas number one. Speaking to MCV, Sega product manager Phil Lamb said: This will be a leading title at Christmas. We have fully set our sights on it being the number …
Read More »Heard About: Sega Rally
In our monthly look at the audio production of a recently released or upcoming game, John Broomhall speaks to Sega Rally audio director Tim Bartlett on the rebirth of a classic racing franchiseâ?¦
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