SEGA Racing Games - You Don't Just Play at Steering, You Live It

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"Initial D THE ARCADE" x "Wangan Midnight" Crossover !!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXP-KkN1Ivo

"Initial D THE ARCADE" Official Live Broadcast # 2 - Pre-Launch Special Program

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXP-KkN1Ivo

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Wow...Turned out all the news before were false...

Sega Denies It Has Anything To Do With Crazy Taxi Clone Taxi Chaos

SEGA : "A game resembling SEGA’s Crazy Taxi is currently being promoted by an external company.
As inaccurately reported in some news, this title and its publisher and developer have no official or unofficial support from SEGA CORPORATION and its international divisions.
We are currently investigating this situation."

Article : https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/02/sega_denies_it_has_anything_to_do_with_crazy_taxi_clone_taxi_chaos

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Race of AGES !!!

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii & DS was released on this day in North America, 11 years ago (2010)
Segata Sanshiro carrying a giant Sega Saturn on his back can be seen riding the rocket from his final commercial around the boat section of the 'Race of AGES' track.
It can also be clearly seen above when entering the final lap in first position.

Source : https://twitter.com/OnThisDayGaming/status/1364292910188003335?s=20

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Floating arrow in a driving game

Believe it or not, but only Sega can put giant floating arrows in racing games.
The massive green pointer in hectic cab sim Crazy Taxi seemed like such a smart idea that the Dreamcast developer filed it as a patent.
This is more than likely the reason that you're stuck with GPS-style map screens in Grand Theft Auto, and the incredibly awkward indicator lights in PS2 crime sim The Getaway.

Article : https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/029914/5-video-game-patents-you-didnt-know-existed/

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Ya ya ya ya ya!

Happy 22 Years Anniversary for Crazy Taxi !!!
Crazy Taxi has been helping players make CRAZY money - and causing infectious earworms - since it launched in Japanese arcades in February 1999!

Source : https://t.co/N6a16AMScy

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Sega's Daichi Katagiri - Famitsu interview Translation
OutRun is a puzzle game!?

From a Strategic Point of View, OutRun is a Puzzle Game!?
We Ask Former Sega AM2 Member Daichi Katagiri About the Best Days of His Life Spent in Arcades + Secret Development Stories of Virtua Fighter 

Article : http://www.onemillionpower.com/daichi-katagiri-outrun-and-virtua-fighter/

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I figured OutRun was more of a "casual drive" game where the racing elements were second to driving. Which is why there is the flock of birds, mountain scenery, view of the oceaon or the occasional dragon that may show up.

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I figured OutRun was more of a "casual drive" game where the racing elements were second to driving. Which is why there is the flock of birds, mountain scenery, view of the oceaon or the occasional dragon that may show up.

Yes, you're right, the article said the basic concept was that of a driving game, and Yu Suzuki loves driving so much.
The allure here is the sensation of enjoying the beautiful scenery in such a way as to seem more like you’re just driving through it, as opposed to actually racing.

"(Katagiri) Yu Suzuki drove a Ferrari 348, a 355, then next he bought a Lamborghini Diablo 6.0.
He gave me a ride in one of his Ferraris, but I don’t think I got to ride in his Lamborghini.
He gave me a ride in a Jaguar or something too."

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Team Sonic Racing Parked on the Amazon Luna Service

Another Sega game is available on Amazon Luna, as the company confirmed Team Sonic Racing is available on the streaming service.
As usual, folks currently part of the early access phase can now check out the racer and see how it runs on various devices and internet connections.

Link : https://www.siliconera.com/team-sonic-racing-parked-on-the-amazon-luna-service/

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Happy Anniversary Daytona USA.
Daytona USA made its rolling start into Japanese arcades 27 years ago this month!
Here's an Artwork commissioned from 2DForever to celebrate it.

Source : https://t.co/yWet4haeA2

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SEGA Amusements’ Roger Pennington leaves company after 31 years

“It has been an enjoyable 20+ years working with Paul and building a new team which has become a second family.
We have seen our own game development grow and no longer rely solely on Sega Japan for games.
Rebranding the company to Sega Amusements International Ltd (SAI) a few years ago and focusing on becoming an international company selling machines all over the world to major operators and distributors."

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/03/17/sega-amusements-roger-pennington-leaves-company-after-31-years/

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PS3 and PSP Stores Shutting Down Permanently in July With Vita Following In August

The PS3 and PSP stores will permanently close on July 2, 2021, while the Vita store will remain available until August 27, 2021.
That's according to The Gamer, which claims a "source familiar with the situation" revealed details about the closure.

Article : https://www.ibtimes.com/ps3-psp-stores-shutting-down-permanently-july-vita-following-august-3167152

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Limited Run Games releasing an English package version of the SEGA Astro City Mini

The Limited Run version of the SEGA Astro City Mini will only be limited to 3,500 units, which will probably make this version sought after in the collectors market compared to the regular Japanese version.
As far as I know, the SEGA Astro City Mini unit included inside the English packaging is exactly the same as the Japanese retail unit.

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/03/22/limited-run-games-releasing-an-english-package-version-of-the-sega-astro-city-mini/

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SEGA is #1 on Metacritic’s Annual Game Publisher Rankings List

Metacritic has released their list of the publishers with the highest average metascore for games released in 2020, and it comes at no surprise that SEGA is NUMBER ONE.
We here at SEGAbits have seen SEGA’s 2020 output and can easily see why they’d take the top spot. Release good games, get good results!

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/03/25/sega-1-on-metacritics-annual-game-publisher-rankings-list/