Sega Dreamcast Heroes - From 9.9.99 till Now The Challenge Will Always be There!

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EVO 2025 Line-up leaked by YouTube thumbnail!







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHBaAWi_HMI

Lineup:

Street Fighter 6
Tekken 8
Guilty Gear -Strive-
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes
Mortal Kombat 1
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

Source: https://x.com/FGC_Daily/status/1877072094485193023

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Secret Marvel vs. Capcom website from 1998 reveals Howard the Duck was being developed as a playable character
But then Marvel stepped in and said heck no

"For character choices, popularity isn't everything. You want normal character, power character, speed characters... Characters who can fly, bastards who shoot beams... You think about a lot of these things while picking your roster.
"So with all these things to consider, we decided our roster to be Captain America, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hulk, Iron Man, The Mighty Thor, Psylocke, Venom, Jubilee, Mr. Fantastic, Howard The Duck...
"Howard the Duck is a character who's a duck, do you all know about him? People who know know, there was a movie with Lea Thompson in the '80s and he was the main character, that DUCK right there. Did you know that's a Marvel character?
"And finally, for the boss we decided on Galactus, the VS series was already well-versed in gigantic bosses (At that point, we figured Onslaught would be impossible to get permission for...)

"BUT THEN, when we submitted this list to Marvel, what we got back was 'NO!!'
"Iron Man? No. Fantastic Four? No. Venom? No way. Howard the Duck? Absolutely not... No, no way, no how, a complete STORM of rejections."

Article : https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2024/dec/22/secret-marvel-howard-duck/

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The secret MvC website drops more revelations on the game's development

Among the site's sections was a multipart Producer's Essay written by Capcom's Kenji Kataoka that provided some fascinating insights into the development of the first Marvel vs. Capcom.

"First, Iron Man... We really wanted him to replace Cyclops as our resident 'Beam Bastard' character..."
"But, 'No'.
"There was nothing we could do. I'm so sorry to all the fans. A different company held the copyright for the character, and since he was still under contract for games we couldn't use him. The reason War Machine came into the picture was actually from Marvel's suggestion at this meeting. 'Change the color and use him and it's fine.' ... You say it like it's easy, but in Japan the Iron Man fans won't accept that, YOU KNOW... Haha.

"At the same time, it turned out that the Fantastic Four and The Mighty Thor were under similar restrictions. We even lowered our request to ask for them as background characters... But in front of the contracts in place, we were powerless."

Article: https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2024/dec/30/marvel-capcom-character-rejects/

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THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2: Remake Launches Spring 2025!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6s1WedJ3K4

Here are the details on features that will be in the remake:

Game Features:

- Remastered music (with the classic soundtrack also available in the game)
- Modern graphics
- Gameplay faithful to the original game
- Co-op mode
- Multiple endings and branching levels

Various Game Modes:

- Classic Campaign: ...

Article: https://segabits.com/blog/2025/01/10/the-house-of-the-dead-2-remake-launches-spring-2025/

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Director Talks About the Importance of Sega Dreamcast Music in the Movie

In an interview with ComicBook, director Jeff Fowler talked about the importance of bringing that track over from the games, and the effort that was put into weaving it throughout the film.
“Honestly everything that’s in this third movie was very purposely there. I think ‘Live and Learn’ and Crush 40 are such inseparable elements from Sonic Adventure 2. We just knew that was essential to this film. Tom Holkenborg, our composer, very smartly identified opportunities all over the movie to weave it through and make it inseparable from Shadow, including the very first scene in the movie where we get a few notes of it on Maria’s guitar. So it’s like from the beginning of the movie to the end of the movie, we just knew it had to be there. We knew fans would just ..."

Article: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/sonic-the-hedgehog-3-jeff-fowler-sega-dreamcast-live-and-learn/

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Space Channel 5 Pine Fan Art by どらごどらご



Source: https://x.com/Dragodragodran/status/1868672003508711507

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SEGA has filed a new trademark for Ecco the Dolphin, hinting at a possible revival of the cult-classic franchise.

The two trademarks, Ecco and Ecco The Dolphin, were filed by Sega in December last year and is the first rumbling from anything in the series in 25 years.
The first Ecco game was released in December 1992 for the Sega Genesis, with three sequels, The Tides of Time, Ecco Jr, and Ecco Jr. and the Great Ocean Treasure Hunt coming in the years that followed.
Sega then attempted to bring the franchise to a modern audience when Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future released for the Sega Dreamcast and ...

Article : https://www.thegamer.com/ecco-the-dolphin-is-seemingly-the-next-franchise-sega-is-reviving/

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EVO 2025 title lineup's officially announced

The official title lineup is as follows:

- Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (first appearance at EVO)
- Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (second appearance at EVO)
- Guilty Gear: Strive (fourth appearance at EVO)
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (10th appearance at EVO)
- Mortal Kombat 1 (second appearance at EVO)
- Street Fighter 6 (third appearance at EVO)
- Tekken 8 (second appearance at EVO)
- Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes (second appearance at EVO)

The extended lineup (tournaments run by EVO, that take place on EVO stages, showcased on EVO streams, and earning EVO medals for the top eight) includes:

- Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.
- BlazBlue: Central Fiction
- ...

Article : https://www.gematsu.com/2025/01/evo-2025-title-lineup-announced

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie Makes Sonic Games Soar in Price

This has been most notably found with Sonic Adventure 2, which is the first game that Shadow appeared in. Prior to the release of Sonic 3, complete copies of Sonic Adventure 2 on Sega Dreamcast were selling for about $140 on average. Now, that value has spiked to well over $200 with the average price now sitting around $210. Some copies of the game, however, have sold for even more and have eclipsed the $300 mark.
The GameCube port of Sonic Adventure 2, dubbed Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, has also been hit with an enormous jump. Leading up to the ...

Article : https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/sonic-the-hedgehog-3-sonic-games-shadow-price/

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SONIC WEEKLY: Shenmue Trilogy + Sonic Movie Trilogy w/ Jack of Old Games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMonDmCGUR0

This week, we’re giving flowers to the Shenmue trilogy from Yu Suzuki. Our guest Jack of Old Games also has some unique hot takes on Sonic Movie 3 and that trilogy, too!

Article : https://segabits.com/blog/2025/01/20/sonic-weekly-shenmue-trilogy-sonic-movie-trilogy-w-jack-of-old-games/

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Virtua Fighter wasn’t meant to be a fighting game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cjZIkb4QbQ

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Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. - "Burning Souls" recording session with SEGA legend Takenobu Mitsuyoshi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMkmQh8g8R4

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Phantasy Star Online merch up for preorder at LRG

Choose from your favorite PSO heroes or bundle all 9 of these custom acrylic standees together!
And for fans of the Dreamcast Trading Cards, our PSO-themed accessories protect and store your favorites!
Reserve your favorite merch today!

Link : https://buff.ly/4g7THV1

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SEGA Forever Discord Emoji by Jared Plink

Finally got the OK to share the rest of the emoji I made for SEGA.
Here are the new ones, along with all 114 of them.

Source : https://x.com/DJGRAYcomic/status/1882628755400835391

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Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O - Launch Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKDD80JCv_o

As a reminder, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. – 30th Anniversary Edition is also available for purchase on Steam. This special edition, which retails for $49.99 USD, is also available with the special limited time launch discount of 20% off and includes the following items:

- 30th Anniversary Soundtrack Collection including more than 220 unreleased tracks
- Exclusive Artbook containing sketches and other never-before-seen art from the original game’s pre-production
- 30th Anniversary Swimsuit Costume Set with beachwear outfits for all characters
- DLC Legendary Pack including customization items, stages, character models and background music from the original Virtua Fighter
- Yakuza Series Collaboration Pack with character costumes, background music, and stamps from the “Yakuza” series
- 30th ...

Article : https://segabits.com/blog/2025/01/27/virtua-fighter-5-r-e-v-o-now-available-on-steam-with-launch-discount-new-trailer/