Why didn’t anyone tell me you could download DS demos? Too bad I don’t live in Europe. A demo for Sonic Colours has been posted in the Wii’s Nintendo Channel.
The demo lets you play through Tropical Resort Act 1 and try out the white Wisps.
[Source: Sonic Stadium]
“Did you see that ludicrous display last night?”
SEGA and Sports Interactive have released the demo for Football Manager 2011. You will be able to get it in two flavors, Vanilla and Strawberry.
Vanilla is a smaller download (300 mb) that comes in only English language and has quickstart with only 2 leagues (English & Scotland).
While Strawberry (download size 1gb) has 11 in-game languages (English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, Polish) and 12 in-game leagues ( England, Scotland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Brazil, Argentina, Chile).
Seems that pal customers have the best deals from SEGA! Before we ran a Play.com pre-order bonus that gave you Bayonetta for free, now Tesco is offering a free copy of Alpha Protocol to purchasers of Vanquish.
If you have been waiting to try Alpha Protocol, this might be your chance! Especially a good deal if you where planning on picking up Vanquish anyway.
[Source: CVG]
I don’t know what goes through the heads of producers, that think gamers want less content in there games. But it happens. Masayoshi Kikuchi, Producer of Yakuza 3, admits that their decision to cut content out of Yakuza 3 was wrong.
“We did what we thought would be good for the Western market, but after the game was released we received a lot of feedback from users in the complete opposite direction, asking for complete content. It was a big surprise for us. I’m definitely pleased that people wanted to see more, but at the same time, I feel sorry for the fans who were let down by the cut content.” – Masayoshi Kikuchi, Producer for Yakuza 3
It is OK Mr. Kikuchi, just give us a patch to put in that extra content? No? Well, just give us a complete package with Yakuza 4 and we will call it even.
[Via: Destructoid]
Jesus, the graphics in this game are amazing and this is only pre-alpha footage. Check out the first Battle Report for Shogun: Total War. You have 6 and a half minutes of pure gameplay bliss.
Looks like Creative Assembly has another winner on their hands. Now if only they would try doing another ‘action game’ that has as impressive graphics as this game….
Here is the Yakuza 4 announcement trailer, a bit late, since it was announced awhile back. Regardless, its coming out Spring 2011, for those of you who want to skip to the end.
I noticed that in the Western trailers, SEGA is afraid to let the characters talk, because they assume all Americans are afraid of Japanese speak. Well, we are, thank you SEGA.
Redspotgames, a publisher that has pushed out many Dreamcast titles well after SEGA has stopped supporting the console, will 1up SEGA once again and actually be at Gamescom this year. If you didn’t read, SEGA has said they will not attend the event. Redspotgames is said to be showing off Solar Struggle, a Xbox Live Indie game. But that is not all…
They are also set to announce a new game, which a lot of people think will be Nintendo related do to their presence so close to their booth. They already stated it will not be on Xbox Live Indie Game. If your going to the event, the new game will be playable and redspotgame’s booth will be located at Hall 8, booth A-012. They will also be selling Dreamcast games, shirts and the like at their booth.
*I know that this was posted almost a week late, but I was not here to post it, so enjoy and shut up*
[Source: RedSpotGames]
We know that Valkyria Chronicles 2 has had DLC made in Japan, if you pre-order your game now, you will get two free DLC missions.
• Exercise vs. Class E – An exterminatory war exercise against rival class E using all the areas of Leanbluff Forest. Destroy all enemies in each area to win this challenge.
• Exercise vs. Class F – A defense exercise against rival class F. Break through their stonewalling defense and take over their encampment to win this mission.
The DLC is for both Europe and America, in America the promo is being ran by Gamestop. The game hits America on August 31st and Europe on September 3rd.
We already know that Vanquish is hitting Japan on October 21st, but a day after, everyone in Europe will have the pleasure of getting the game. The three weapon pack will be for pre-order customers as well, only in Europe it will be selected retailers.
The DLC for pre-orders are the same as the Japanese release. That means Boost Machine Gun, Laser Canon and Anti Armor Pistol. If trend goes like the Japanese release, the pre-order DLC will be up for sale after the game comes out.
[UPDATE:] North American release date for Vanquish announced, October 19th. Take that Europe and Japan, last to be announced and first to come out. [/UPDATE]
[Source: SEGA]
You might have seen posts around here about Neptune RPG for the Playtation 3, which is set to be publish by SEGA in Japan. It is even going to feature classic SEGA cameos. What about us in America and Europe? No fear, NIS America is here.
“All I can say now is Idea Factory asked us to localize the game for the US and Europe. We are eager to do that. We are in discussion about the conditions for licensing the title. The deal is almost done. ” – Haru Akenaga, President of NIS America
Glad that are looking into the licensing issues and I hope they do not have to change too much stuff.
[Source: Siliconera]
Code Master’s GRID was a hit on consoles back in 2008 and had high acclaim. Now SEGA will help bring the game to arcades. The game sits in the SEGA Racing Classic cabinet. But what will the arcade version feature? In test locations it featured quick race for both mutliplayer and single player; also ‘championship mode’ that had 3 tiers.
The game will feature a ton of licenses cars; like Dodge Viper, Saleen S7, Aston Martin DB9, Bugatti Veyron, Pagani Zonda, and Jaguar XKR. Real world locations of San Francisco, Washington and much more.
The game will feature damage, but will not effect how the car handles, so crash up your cars just to see them break!
[More info: Arcade Heroes]
Here is the European box art for GunBlade NY and La Machineguns collection that is coming to Wii. The European box art uses in game assets, compared to the American one that has the two arcades displayed and a ton of bullets.
What box art do you fancy more? The American or the European?
[Source: GoNintendo]
In the West, Yakuza 3 had cut content like Hostess clubs; but in Yakuza 4 they will return. AAUK from the SEGA Europe blog has confirmed it.
“I don’t know all the ins and outs of the game at this stage I can at least confirm to you that the much loved Hostesses will return in Yakuza 4 in all their alluring glory.”
This is great, especially for those that want the full experience when they buy their games.
[Source: SEGA Blog]
For some reason, I thought SEGA already made this announcement. Not the Fall 2010 date, but the “it is coming west.” Seriously, I was expecting a summer release date.
Fall? A bit too close to heavy hitters, no? If it is coming this fall, I hope SEGA at least tries to market it. Protip: make ‘pirates’ and people that buy it used pay for a key to play online. Piracy on PSP is really bad and I want the game to do well.
Press release after the break
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SEGA has trademarked KINGDOM CONQUEST via the European trademark database. What will the game be? The forums have been buzzing from anywhere to a new Total War game to a Sonic game.
Your guess is as good as ours. Could even be one of the 15 Xbox 360 games that SEGA has planned for the year. Hit the jump to see all the details about the trademark.
[Thanks: F-D_M]