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Black Panther: New Yakuza Chapter character design not so original
I have been on a mission lately to watch all the Takashi Miike films, so recently I sat down and watched his film Crows Zero, who has a lead character that seems to be ripped off by SEGA’s upcoming Black Panther: New Yakuza Chapter game. I’ll admit, I’m not a Japanese expert, but I have not seen many characters that look like both the leads.
Some fun facts, Takashi Miike, director for Crows Zero also directed the mini series of Yakuza short films and the full featured film based on the games. I guess if they want to make a movie based on Black Panther, they already found a director and Shun Oguri can play Tatsuya Ukyou in the film.
SEGA characters invade Modnation Racers
Even though SEGA released their own racing game, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, doesn’t mean SEGA characters can’t crash Sony’s Modnation Racers party. Since the game features some pretty deep create a character tools, it was expected that a SEGA fan would create their favorite characters in the game.
Our forum member Monkeroony has done just that. Creating Sonic, Shadow, Beat, Aiai, and even Ryo Hazuki. If you own the game, search for his creations or you can check them out here.
Games SEGA could announce at E3 2010
So we have been hearing a ton of rumors around the web for the past few weeks about games that SEGA might or might not have at E3, we will now give you a list of those games and the percentage chance that they will show up at this year’s E3.
Review: House of the Dead: Overkill
Fan-fucking-tastic.
Every now and then, you get a game so beautiful, so deep, and so well written, that it makes you think. It makes you think about the effects of technology on the future of the human race, the meaning of war and why we fight. A game that tells stories of love and loss, sacrifice and greed. A game that makes you think about the human condition. A game filled with effeminate boys, or gruff, eye patch wearing super soldiers.
This, thankfully, is NOT one of those games. This is a game with nothing but balls to wall action and explosions, undead mutants, ice cream trucks, guns, and lots…and I do mean LOTS, of cursing. Ladies and gentleman, I give you the subject of today’s review, House of the Dead: Overkill.
Giveaway: Win an Alpha Protocol iPod Touch
With the help of SEGA, we will be giving away one Alpha Protocol iPod Touch (pictured above) to a lucky winner. To enter the contest all you have to do is design a spy gadget or weapon. You don’t have to be ‘artistically talented’ to enter, just pop open your Microsoft Paint and be creative. When you are done with your gadget/weapon image, upload it, send us (header: AP Gadget) the image link with a small description of your gadget.
Contest open world wide. Contest ends on Monday, May 31st; the day before Alpha Protocol hits store shelves.
Remember that Alpha Protocol comes out on June 1st in America. Amazon has the game a few bucks cheaper, so drop in that pre-order if you haven’t yet. The game is coming to the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.
The Last Boss: Red Eye
Red Eye is an unwilling agent for the notorious Redrum gang (Try reading that backwards! Mind blowing right?) from Sega’s 1996 fighting game Last Bronx. In a move befitting an evil organisation with such an evil name, their method for recruiting Red Eye (formerly known as Ken Kono) was to offer him something called the Redrum challenge (which I can only assume is a blind taste test of various cola brands). He refused them, and so they naturally set him on fire, causing him to go insane and rather than suffering horrible burns, his skin just turned an odd shade of bright red. He also got a pair of cool night vision goggles, giving him that little bit of extra weirdness/style to cement his image as the ‘crazy evil guy’ of the game.
The Resonance of Fate winner is…
So it is time to announce the winner for the Resonance of Fate giveaway, the winner is… Joseph Carter. Funny thing, he is one of the few people to actually get the comparison right. If you didn’t know, there were 4 things wrong with the photo.
- Sonic Team logo in the left, top corner. (you did not have to say it was a Sonic Team logo. Just that there was something)
- Leanne ‘s flower is missing in the doctored shot.
- Leanne’s necklace is missing in the doctored shot.
- One of Zephyr’s buttons is missing from his coat.
The items will be shipped out tomorrow (this includes the Valkyria Chronicles ones as well). Talking about tomorrow, we will also have a BIG prize to give away. Details posted tomorrow.
SEGAbits All-Stars: Goro Mihashi
Shenmonth continues with a new segment called SEGAbits All-Stars! Unlike the similarly named ‘SEGA All-Stars’ series of games, SEGAbits All-Stars will highlight the underdogs of the SEGAverse. The characters who weren’t the star of a game, nor were they playable, but they still made enough of an impact to be memorable.
Gotta take a leak before reading more? You should probably hold it in, because our first SEGAbits All-Star knows all the best spots to relieve oneself.
Giveaway: Resonance of Fate swag
All you have to do to win is look at the original and doctored photo below, contact us (header: RoF contest) with the differences and you will be entered to win.
Contest will run for one week, ending on Monday, May 24th. The contest is open world wide, so don’t be shy.
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Valkyria Chronicles contest comes to a close
Our Valkyria Chronicles swag give away has come to a close. We had an outstanding number of you submit your entries, probably one of the most popular contest I have been a part of.
In a few hours I will post a Resonance of Fate swag give away. But for now, hit the jump to find out the winners…
SEGA-Sammy earnings report
Here we go, I usually dread these things because I have to post how much money SEGA loses, but this time around I get to talk about how much money they earned. So put your spandex pants on and get ready.
SEGA-Sammy’s fiscal year ends on March 31st, 2010. The company, as a whole, saw a 10.4% drop in sales to ¥384,679, but saw a 399% increase in operating income to ¥36,712 million.
Hit the jump for a break down…
The Last Boss: Captain Onishima
Lieutenant Columbo, Inspector Zenigata and Dirty Harry.
Just let those three names roll around in your head for a bit. They’re all really great characters aren’t they? Now imagine them all combined into one person, cell shaded and then put into a video game.
Now go change your underpants and come back to read about Jet Set Radio’s Captain Onishima.
Giveaway: Valkyria Chronicles game, artbook and strategy guide
What do you have to do to win the above? Simple. Just look at the original and doctored photo below, contact us (header: VC contest) with the differences and you will be entered to win.
The contest will run for 1 week, ending on May 17th, 2010. The contest is open to anyone in the world. One submission per person. 3 runner ups will get a Sands of Destruction wrist bands and Resonance of Fate sampler cds.
Another contest will start next week. To get information on that follow us
Review: Iron Man 2
[The European cover looked way cooler!]
SEGA has been swearing up and down that Iron Man 2 will not be crappy like the first game was. Did they deliver on their promise or was it a ton of PR lies?