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Swingin’ Report Show #26: New Start, New Year

Posted by George on Feb 10th, 2012


New year and we are starting fresh this year with a new podcast. Catch up on your SEGA news and enjoy some off topic discussions with George, Sharky and Barry the Nomad. We discuss SEGA’s new studio, lay offs and a new second podcast? Hit the jump to read our outline on all the specific topics we cover.
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——Introduction——–

- What we have been up to?
- What games have we been playing?

——Site News————

- Sonic CD site contest gets 280+ comments
- Podcast joins SEGA Media.
- We are back on Google
- Talking about a Sonic only podcast.

——SEGA News————

- SEGA Demos: What we played and like. Demos released: Binary Domain (Japanese), House of the Dead III (PSN PS+ exclusive) and Mario and Sonic (3DS)
- SEGA opens up a new studio called Hardlight
- SEGA-Sammy releases Q3 2012 earings…
- SEGA Australia lays off 37 people, studio now working on digital content.
- Sonic CD tops the PSN charts for the month of December
- Rumor: There is a Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing in developement
- Aliens: Colonial Marines gets pushed to Fall 2012.
- Fans make PC mod for Sonic Generation to play as Sonic’s friends.

——Topic Questions———

- SEGA is having a ‘Name your opponent’ for VF5, this will allow users to put their own name on their favorite fighter and their own catchphrase. If you could pick a name & catchphrase for a VF character what character would you rename and pick a catchphrase for?
- Summer of Sonic want suggestions from the community: Hit it!

——Twitter Questions——
- “With Valentine’s Day coming up, what would recommend to do to it make it romantic and sensual SEGA evening? (partner optional)” – Matty_125

- “OK, here’s a few questions for the podcast: Do you guys think that Sonic CD strays too much from the average Sonic game formula?” – @Carlos_MaxCady

- “With House of the Dead 3 hitting PSN soon, are there any Xbox/PS2/GC era games that are worth bringing back?” – @ Carlos_MaxCady

- “Finally, would you guys think that an open-world sandbox approach like Red Dead Redemption be a good fit for Jet Set Radio?” @ Carlos_MaxCady

*Note: We are still working on RSS & iTunes. I know. I’m stuck on it, but won’t give up.

Comments:

  • CrazyTails says:

    FINALLY!!!!

  • Kori-Maru says:

    That’s true I would buy all copies of a All Stars game as long as Sakura Shinguji will get her chance to shine along with some Saturn franchises.

  • -nSega54- says:

    Death to Smoochy ftw.

    Hahahaha for the record, I was sort of right about Sega making a mistake with the Alien license, since they wound up cancelling a ton of their planned games, and released that “meh” Alien vs Predator game. I will admit though that Colonial Marines is showing promise.

    I love you too, Sharky! :]

  • Barry the Nomad says:

    If I sounded a little stuffed up, it was because I’m getting over a cold.

    Fun show! Even though I was in it, I like listening once it’s all recorded and up. The major trends in this podcast were comic books and Eerie, Indiana.

  • matty says:

    I say herb, the hell is Aki talking about?
    Oh, and welcome back, Swingers! Only took half the time than usual.

  • Sharky says:

    I always find I always get on best with people I start of arguing with…

    <3 nSega

  • CrazyTails says:

    Great podcast guys. Laughed my heart out ;)

  • SEGA_Portuguese says:

    Very good, George and Barry The Nomad are so funny haha ^^.

  • Emmett The Crab says:

    You didn’t get it on iTunes, did you?

  • Emmett The Crab says:

    Okay. I don’t remember seeing that there before, but maybe I didn’t read so carefully. Anyway, like I said before, I know a really easy way to get your podcast into iTunes.

  • SEGA MAN says:

    Funny as always guys!

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