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Gamer reclaims Space Harrier high score

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Nick Hutt from Sutton, UK has taken back the high score for Space Harrier and has been verified by Twin Galaxies website. Really, I did not know the place existed, but then again I never tried to beat high scores myself. Score was submitted by Mr. Hutt on April 30th.

What was his score? 39,495,060. That is  quite a bit and enough to put him on the top once again. His top score was taken down last year by another UK gamer called Philip Campbell with 38,530,220. This puts him in second place.

Apprantly UK gamers have held the high score for Space Harrier since August 1985, when Matthew Preece set the record and his score (31,900,730) lasted all the way till 2005, when Hutt topped it.

[Via Examiner]

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Free Sonic and Iron Man comics!

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I love free stuff, do you? Well, May 1st is free comic book day and you will be able to pick up 30 select titles for free, which happens to include Sonic the Hedgehog and Iron Man.

You can see the site’s FAQ to answer all your questions. Reason they are giving them away for free? Comic sales are going down, trying to get people hooked by giving them a free comics could increase subscribers. Its like crack.

Its really sad, the comic book shop I used to go to when I was in high school is now closed. It would have been cool to stop buy.

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What Thor will look like in the upcoming movie

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No, this has not turned into a Marvel comic book blog. But SEGA is going to publish The Mighty Thor movie game and the models will be based off the movie. So go ahead and have a gander at the actor dressed up as the Norse based comic book hero.

Actor? Chris Hemsworth. Never heard of him? Neither have I. But he looks the part.

[Source: io9]

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Rumor: XSEED to bring Ivy The Kiwi to America?

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XSEED seems to be on a role, bringing cult games over to America. They just released Lunar: Silver Star Harmony on the PSP and are already teasing their next project via Twitter. I have to admit, sounding like it can be Ivy The Kiwi.

“XSEED is poised to announce one of our hidden titles next week. It’s sure to be a feather in our cap…”

Not good enough? How about we add another tweet…

“For those guessing certain titles as our mystery announcement, you don’t really think we’d keep all our eggs in one basket, do you? ^_-”

Their third hint says it will be revealed via Nintendo Power magazine. If that was not enough, their facebook is hinting birds as well. It could most likely be Ivy in the Kiwi, XSEED has published Namco-Bandai games before and this is by Yuji Naka, enough to make a cover story. We shall keep you posted.

[Source: Siliconera]

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Ironman 2 launch trailer

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Here is the launch trailer for Secret Level’s final game, Iron man 2. What can I say? It sure looks like a secret level game! In fact it looks very much like the first Iron man game in motion and we all know how that turned out.

Needless to say I’m not a fan and I’m rather glad Sega have closed down Secret Level. Although I hate to see anyone lose their jobs Secret Level aren’t the right kind of developer for Sega and Iron man isn’t the right kind of game. If Capcom can survive with out movie games in their line up I think Sega should be able to as well.

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Media Create: Yakuza 4 drops out of top 10

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What a tragedy, Yakuza 4 has finally meet its end, at least in the top 10 Media Create charts. It dropped from number 10 last week to number 18 this week (April 19th – 25th), pretty big fall.

Could be worse, could have been No More Heroes’ Paradise that went from number 7 last week to number 29 this week. Now that is a massive fall off. As for other SEGA games on the charts… what other games?

check out the full chart after the jump.

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SEGA Deals: Bayonetta and AvP $29.99 at K-Mart

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You like cheap games? Have a K-Mart near buy that is still opened? You will be able get Bayonetta and Aliens vs. Predator for $29.99 each, on your choice of PS3 or 360.

Not your thing? They also have Final Fantasy XIII. Whats Final Fantasy you ask? I don’t know either.  The prices will take effect on May 4th and last till May 10th. So save your pennies!

[Via Destructoid]

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New Vanquish screenshots!

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Now these are screens worth getting excited about! Bayonetta is easily one of
my favorite games this year and I just can’t wait to see what the boys at Platinum have in store with Vanquish!

Really what I want to see is some game play and maybe some new environments but I’ll take what I can get!

Enjoy these new screens, See more HERE!

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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 screens

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If by some miracle you are the one person still alive that hasn’t yet seen any of the leaked footage of Sonic 4 then BOY do we have a treat for you.

If you’re in the ‘everyone else in the world’ group… humour me.

New Sonic 4 screens!

See the rest HERE!

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SEGA to liquidate GameWorks

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Remember all those GameWorks locations that SEGA has closed down, stating that they might re-open some of the locations in the near future? Well, fuck those plans.
SEGA shut down 15 locations (which we know) and has began liquadating under “general assignment for the benefit of creditors“.

It was only a  matter of time for this to happen, GameWorks needs to change the way they do business if they want to survive against bigger chains that offer the same entertainment.

[Source: Reuter]

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Obsidian CEO says Aliens RPG felt finished

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We know that Aliens RPG has been in development for awhile, then SEGA had to go in and pull the plug.

At a press event last week, Joystiq asked Obsidian CEO Feargus Urquhart some questions about Aliens RPG. So what did he have to say about the unreleased game?

“Oh, if you had come in and played any of the last builds we were working on, you would have said it was a finished game, that’s how close we were. It looked and felt like it was ready to ship.”

Other info he gave out was that you only played as the Colonial Marines in the game, that missions would involve tasks like protecting sentry guns  that were featured in a deleted scene in Aliens the movie.

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Rumour: Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown on Console by Christmas?

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There are rumblings over at VirtuaFighter.com with rumours of Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown recieving a console release for Christmas 2010 or March 2011. Obviously SEGA fans are skeptical with the recent XBLA rumours being debunked, but unlike those, these come from a long time member of the VFDC Forums, and longer time Virtua Fighter fan.

Details are scarce, with one post claiming

It’s happening………………. !

But that’s all I’ll say.

Since then others have reported that the game is scheduled for a Christmas 2010 or March 2011 release, or backed up the initial post.

Fingers crossed, fans have been waiting a long time for the next Virtua Fighter.

[SOURCE: VirtuaFighter.com Forums]

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Iron Man 2 – Prologue Trailer

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Anyone that knows me knows I hated everything about the original Ironman game, which is a shame because Ironman has always been my favorite Marvel hero.

I won’t lie and tell you that I think Ironman 2 is going to be any better, I don’t and it’s just not the kind of game I want to see from Sega. But too give credit where credit is due… This is a cool trailer! I think it captures the whole filthy rich playboy life style of Tony Stark with that crazy Marvel twist. Check it out!

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Bayonetta wins Famitsu’s rookie award

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Famitsu has given Bayonetta their ‘Rookie Award’ , in their 2009 awards thingy. You know, every site gives prizes away for games they fancy, Famitsu is not different, just a bit late.

What does the rookie award mean? It means that the game is an “outstanding original game”, with this I agree with. Yakuza 3 was one of the many games to capture Famitsu’s “Excellence Award” along with heavy hitters like Demon’s Souls, Final Fantasy XIII and Resident Evil 5.

[Source: Siliconera]

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