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Valkyria Chronicles 4 releases September 25 – new editions announced

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SEGA has given an official date for the upcoming Valkyria Chronicles 4! The much anticipated sequel will release in the Americas, Europe and Australia on September 25, 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. Also revealed is a new Launch Edition (MSRP $59.99), which in the Americas will include controller skins (not unlike what Sonic Forces included) and in the EU and UK fans will receive a sticker of the dog Ragnarok. Of course, there will also be the beautiful “Memoirs from Battle” Premium Edition (MSRP $99.99) which includes a collectors box, an art book, DLC and a statue of a freakin’ tank.

Pre-order the Valkyria Chronicles 4 “Memoirs from Battle” Premium Edition
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SEGA News Bits: Team Sonic Racing E3 Reveals

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E3 is over and on this SEGA News Bits, Barry looks back on what was revealed for Team Sonic Racing before and during the conference. Some new details about the roster, tracks and weapons (wispons?) and more are covered! Stay tuned as we have hands-on impressions SEGA News Bits video coming soon.

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SEGA CD classic Double Switch being remastered by Screaming Villains, published by Limited Run Games

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Long teased and finally revealed, Screaming Villains, the developer behind the remaster of Night Trap, will be remastering another Digital Pictures classic: Double Switch! Originally released for the SEGA CD, Saturn, PC and later mobile, the game stars Corey Haim and has the player protecting the tenants of the Edward Arms. It’s a quirky game that plays similarly to Night Trap, though in my opinion is a lot funnier and a bit easier to figure out. The game will release later this year for PlayStation 4.

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Sega Blog: SEGA 3D Classics – 3D Super Hang-On Interview with Developer M2

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Originally published to the SEGA Blog on Nov 27, 2013 – republished here for archival purposes

We continue our SEGA 3D Classic interviews with Super Hang-On, which appears on Nintendo eShop tomorrow alongside Space Harrier. We’re really excited to get these games out to fans and hope these interviews bring all new insight into not only the creation of the games, but also the finer details inside.

Thanks again to Game Watch and Impress, Okunari-san, and Horii-san for their involvement in making these interviews available to our western audience. Thanks to Siliconera for coordinating with us to help spread the word to SEGA fans across the web. And special thanks to our producer Sam for translating these interviews for everyone’s enjoyment.

If you read and enjoy this interview, please take the time to post a comment and let us know. We’ve got a lot of folks looking on reading the feedback, so don’t hesitate to post!

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SEGA Blog: SEGA 3D Classics – 3D Space Harrier Interview with Developer M2

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Originally published to the SEGA Blog on Nov 25, 2013 – republished here for archival purposes

We are extremely excited to present to fans a series of interviews on our upcoming 3D Classics on the Nintendo 3DS. The interview originally took place across the Game Watch and Impress website, featuring both Yosuke Okunari from Sega of Japan and Naoki Horii from the developer M2. These interviews show not only the care that went into making the absolute best versions of these titles on the 3DS, but also a lot of the technical challenges in creating 3D versions of our classic SEGA games.

Big thanks to Game Watch and Impress, Okunari-san, and Horii-san for their involvement in making these interviews available to our western audience. We hope you enjoy these interviews and encourage you to feedback with your own questions or comments. Let’s begin with Space Harrier and information on how the project got started…

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SEGA News Bits: Team Sonic Racing Gameplay Reaction

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Thanks to Shacknews we have gameplay footage of Team Sonic Racing! Coupled with a Famitsu article, we now know a lot more about the upcoming racing game from Sumo Digital. On this SEGA News Bits we discuss the new racers, the team mechanic, the in-game music and more!

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SEGA and ATLUS announce E3 lineup

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SEGA and ATLUS have officially revealed what to expect at this year’s E3! Creative Assembly will be providing a first look at Total War: Three Kingdoms via gameplay presentations throughout the show. Playable on the show floor will be demos of Valkyria Chronicles 4, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Shining Resonance Refrain, and Team Sonic Racing featuring never-before-seen content.

ATLUS will be debuting new footage of Catherine: Full Body and two new ATLUS titles which will be revealed tomorrow!

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Watch nearly 3 minutes of Team Sonic Racing plus a developer interview

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More footage has released of Team Sonic Racing, this time from Shacknews. In the video above you get a look at various racers including Tails, Knuckles and Shadow on the Planet Wisp track utilizing wispons and team abilities. There are also some easter eggs in the video monitors, including an ad for the Tailgator vehicle, which is likely Vector’s car.

There is also a developer interview with Iizuka that you can check out after the break.

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New Team Sonic Racing gameplay video and screenshots released

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Following the Famitsu news, we have more Team Sonic Racing content to share! The SEGA Press site has updated to include new screenshots, seen after the break, as well as gameplay video seen above. Interestingly, the Egg Pawn racer we reported on earlier seems to be more of a spot filler for AI opponents, and there is also a blue Egg Pawn racer. We’ll get to the bottom of these Egg Pawns soon!

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Famitsu reveals new Team Sonic Racing details, including new racers!

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Famitsu has released one of their hilariously small preview images for us to squint at, this time detailing the upcoming Team Sonic Racing. Revealed in the small image are two more racers joining the roster of 15 as well as an idea of who falls into what category. Joining Sonic, Tails and Knuckles are Shadow, Rouge and Omega, seemingly reforming their Team Dark from Sonic Heroes. We also now know that Sonic and Shadow fall into the Speed category, Knuckles and Omega in the Power category and Tails and Rouge in the Technique category. Bomb, Cube and Eagle wisps are also confirmed as weapons.

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Fuego alert! Make your own SEGA Gucci sneakers with Cheap Thrills

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Last month, on a slow news day, we shared a weird collaboration between SEGA and Gucci. The product was a pair of $1,500 sneakers, which is likely out of most people’s price range.

Thankfully, YouTube channel Super Deluxe has you covered. From the same YouTube channel that brings you the topical Vic Berger edits comes a show called Cheap Thrills hosted by DIY king Nate aka Tabasko Sweet. I discovered the series myself a few months ago and have grown to love it. Nate’s ability to remake rare and expensive products out of stuff you’d find at a craft store and a Kmart is creative, and his deadpan delivery is hilarious. Check the video out for yourself and in the comments below let us know if you’ll be buying the originals or making your own cheap imitations.

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SEGA News Bits: Team Sonic Racing reveal reaction

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Team Sonic Racing has been announced! On this News Bits, Barry goes through all the details including the secrets hidden in the cover art and screenshots. What are your thoughts on the newly announced Sumo Digital and SEGA racing game?

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Sonic Mania Adventures Episode 3 releases, co-starring Knuckles

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The third episode of Sonic Mania Adventures has released, and as we were teased last episode Knuckles is takes the spotlight! As usual, the animation and music is top notch and it’s great to see SEGA giving the Sonic Mania brand so much love. Check the latest episode out above and share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Classics now available for Linux and Mac – featuring Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Ecco games

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Following the console release of Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Classics, SEGA has quietly released the collection to Linux and Mac. The game is also available for Windows. The collection features the same features as the console releases, meaning the new multiplayer and challenge modes have been added. Interestingly, this version features more games than the console release. Most notable is the inclusion of Sonic 3 & Knuckles, though it is unknown if the games are available without lock-on. Also included are the three Ecco games, Eternal Champions and Sonic CD. The inclusion of these games are one major drawback to the console release, and it’s nice to see them included here though it does call into question what legal stipulations are holding back these games on home console.

UPDATE: I installed the hub on my Mac and it runs smoothly however it looks like Sonic CD is Windows only and launches separately as it has in the past. It does not appear within the collection.

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