Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown – New moves trailer
Here is a brand new trailer showing off some of the new moves you will be pulling off in Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown… If you ever get to play it that is!
SEGA News
New Bayonetta info coming this week
It seems all the big news these days has to be processed through twitter for whatever odd reason. New Bayonetta news is not any different, a tweet from director Yusuke Hashimoto informs followers that there will be some news, although to the extent of which, from a spinoff, sequel or DLC, is not address;
“Good morning. It looks like we’ll be able to share new information related to Bayonetta this week. Look forward to it”
So there you have it, if you’re a fan of Bayonetta, expect some sort of news this week.
[Source: Andriasang]
Vanquish difficulty modes revealed
Check out this screenshot of the Vanquish start menu, it seems to suggest that Vanquish will follow in Bayonettas footsteps with an ‘Easy Automatic’ mode now called ‘Casual Auto’. I’m not entirely sure how that would work with a 3rd person shooter so that’ll be interesting to see.
It also has a ‘God Hard’ mode, Always a pleaser with the more hardcore gamers out there… I wonder if that could be a little nod to ‘God Hand’ one of Mikami’s pervious games at Capcom? Who knows.
Pengos back!
Who remembers Pengo in the arcades? Probably not many of us as it was released way back in 1982. But it seems Sega are giving us another chance to catch Pengo in Arcades… Yep it’s coming back on Segas RingWide arcade hardware.
This time with a multiplayer vs. mode, it looks pretty fun too… A bit like Bomberman. Who said Sega don’t remember their classics huh!?
Conduit 2 Official Boxart Revealed!
I considered making the headline different from the one on the SEGA Blog, but hey, it says what it is! The Conduit 2 boxart has been revealed! Big dude in a suit with a gun, I swear I’ve seen this somewhere before…
Well, the flames coming out of the floor is rather cool. Also, the subhead says the game’s best features right there. Works for me! What do you all think?
[source: our gaming overlords at the SEGA Blog]
First Shogun 2:Total War trailer is beautiful.
This my friends is the very first trailer of Shogun 2:Total War, the next game is what is arguably the best RTS series around.
Everything you see in this trailer was taken using the in-game engine. I’m sure you will agree it’s quite beautiful and the animations are superb.
Yakuza hostess voting – First Week Results!
It’s the moment no ones everyone’s been waiting for! Week one results of the Yakuza 5 hostess results.
The results are as follows,
1. Satomi Tateishi – She could get revenge!
2. Haru – She took second place with her enigmatic charms.
3. Ai Sakura – The Agejo maid is in in third place.
4. Yuka Ohnishi – She was apparently cheered on by soccer players. Yuka is a soccer coach.
5. Saaya Kawai – A nail stylist who loves the Yakuza series.
So there you go… One step closer to knowing who we’ll all be fapping over in Yakuza 5.
-Stolen from SegaShiro
BB.TV Vol.010 Border Break action!
Boy I haven’t wanted to play an Arcade game THIS much in years and I love Arcade games. Here’s another BB.TV episode to tease us poor fools in the west and show us exactly what were missing.
It’s like Team Fortress on crack, with robots. WANT!
Shogun 2 – New Screens & Concept Art
The Sega of America Blog has a lot of new concept art and screenshots of the Creative Assembly’s up coming ‘Shogun 2 Total War’ a revisit to the shores of ancient Japan in what is arguably the best RTS series ever.
Do your selves a favour and head over to their blog for some really cool artwork and screenshots in high res with info about each one.
RIGHT HERE!
Sonic Spinball Ride and Sonic’s new voice!
As you may know a well know theme park in the UK, Alton Towers has a new ride based around Sonic the Hedgehog! The ride is called Sonic Spinball, no relation to the video game of the same name. The ride is similar to a roller coaster but the seats actually spin in a round-a-bout style motion as it goes around for maximum vomit inducing fun.
Sonic himself can often be seen walking around the grounds of Alton Park and having pictures taken with fans. There is also a Sonic UFO catcher on the video with Sonic toys inside.
But most interesting of all, when they go into the Sonic branded room (that is now open to the public) when you open the door Sonic says a few phrases… With Sonic’s new Voice Actor Roger Craig Smith. Give it a listen at the 01:33 mark on this video.
I’m afraid I don’t know who took this video but it’s very interesting so well done who ever it was!
Thor Video Game: Off Screen Teaser Trailer
Direct from Comic-Con, here is the teaser trailer for SEGA’s upcoming Thor game. It really doesn’t show off a whole lot, but we do at least see a bit of what could be in-game graphics.
In addition, Comics Alliance has some photos of the game’s concept art. Hit the jump for a few choice examples!
Vote for the next Yakuza hostess models
So I hear you like walking the streets punching wayward youth in the face and looking at boobs? Who doesn’t? Well good news for all of us! There’s more Yakuza on the way in the form of Yakuza 5 aka ‘That one with Goro playable‘ and with Yakuza comes hostesses to harass. (Apart from in Yakuza 3 lol.)
It’s that time again, Voting time! Sega have picked 16 of the most creepy beautiful looking girls Japan has to offer. It’s up to us mouth breathing, neck bearded internet nerds to pick which one we’re least likely to sleep with.
Check them out and vote HERE!
Alternatively you can see full body shots and info in English HERE!
[Thanks Suzuki Yu]
Phantasy Star Universe: Guardians Advanced Content and Ambition of the Illuminus out now and FREE!
A new (and FREE) expansion pack for Phantasy Star Universe on Xbox 360 has just been released for download, and not only that, but SEGA has seen fit to give away Ambition of the Illuminus (formerly 800 points) away as well to celebrate!
The Guardians content will offer players new missions, new weapons and new customisation options, breathing some new life into the online game. The expansions can be downloaded from the XBLA Marketplace site, or from your 360 console.
Kazuma to star alongside Majima in Yakuza game
SEGA have recently revealed that Kazuma Kiryu will indeed be starring alongside Goro Majima for the new Yakuza title and carrying on the theme with weapons, Kazuma comes equipped with a large new gun. Not much has been revealed about the game from Nagoshi in the latest Famitsu magazine. On the announcement of Kazuma Kiryu, Toshihiro Nagoshi said;
It’s said that if Kiryu doesn’t appear, Yakuza cannot begin. However, when we revealed Majima as the first main character, in addition to the reaction of ‘You can use Majima this time!’ it was widely said that ‘Kiryu is gone!’ and ‘It’s a game exclusively with Majima,’ so we wanted to quickly get out information about Kiryu’s appearance as well. Please wait just a bit more for the next update.
No doubt that guns will now be playing a bigger part in the series than ever before but in what capacity remains to be seen, before weapons have been largely ineffective in brawls in the game so a massive overhaul on the typical gameplay seems to be on the cards as Nagoshi hinted in an earlier interview. Tokyo Game Show should present fans of the series with a better idea of what to look forward to in this latest installment.
[Source: Andriasang]
By the beard of Zeus! A Thor: The Video Game press release!
SEGA has released an official press release for the long expected Thor video game, aptly titled “Thor: The Video Game”. The game will release on all five gaming platforms and is touted as being Thor’s “first solo video game adventure”. Check out the press release after the break!