President Obama playing Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Oh, is this some political humor? I’m not this clever, sorry to disappoint you guys. This was made by our forum member Orta (idea by Sanus Uranus).
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Naoya Tsurumi talks SEGA’s failures and future
He had a lot to say, so I will recap it in small points for easy digestion.
- He is disapointed with sales of Mario & Sonic at the Vacouver Winter Games. It shipped 6.53 million units world wide, they expected to sell 7 million. North American sales are to blame.
- Says bigger budget games are expanding in the West. “We won’t be focusing just on this market, but we are developing this type of title,” said Tsurumi. “Vanquish, being developed with Shinji Mikami, is a title that targets the North American and European market trend.”
Alpha Protocol Launch Trailer
Here it is the final and arguably the best trailer for Alpha Protocol. In 60 seconds someone HAS to die. Who’s it going to be?
Japanese Virtual On Force commercial
Microsoft has a new series of commercials rolling out in Japan. They are all based around this X character which has an Xbox symbol for his head… Yeah I don’t get it either but there you go.
It seems there is already one for Virtual-On Force. You gotta admit Temjin looks pretty cool in CGI!
Translation:
Co-Worker1: This thing sure got delivered beautifully!
Co-Worker2: Is this shoe Italian?
Co-Worker1: Hey you! I told you not to use oil on it!
Xboxman: X! (subtitled: I am sorry)
Co-Worker1: How about you big-project-fella?
Co-Worker1: No answer huh? haha!
Narrator: Virtual On is in its way for Xbox.
Co-Worker2: That thing is great!
Shogun 2 Total War press release leaked?
Apparently this is a leaked Press Release of Shogun 2: Total War, It could be a fake so I’m filing it under ‘rumor’ for now, but if it is it’s a very well made one indeed and it promises some pretty cool features!
Hit the jump for the Press Release.
Sony asking if you want a Yakuza HD collection
So you bought a PS3 and never got to play the amazing Yakuza original and the sequel. Sony is now asking if you would purchase a HD collection with both the originals for the Playstation 3. This screen above was caught in a recent Sony survey.
God of War Collection, which Sony released recently, had HD picture (720p), anti-aliased graphics, two sets of trophies (one for each game), and was locked at 60fps. If SEGA can do both of this for the collection, plus cut down on the loading in the first game to match the second, that would be awesome.
[Source: Kotaku]
Alpha Protocol developer not proud of final product
Alpha Protocol has been getting mixed reviews due to its bugs and other issues. Some loved it, guys at Joystiq did not. One of the developers commented on the review, saying SEGA should have canceled Alpha Protocol instead of Aliens RPG. Regardless of drama, I will be bringing you a review in the upcoming days.
To see his full comment, hit the jump.
Yakuza 3 sneaks onto Playstation Home
If you want to be like a dragon, look tough on Sony’s Home, be sure to get the free Yakuza 3 t-shirt that has recently appeared on Playstation Home. Go to the mall section of Home.
“Show your support for the Dragon of Dojima with these official Yakuza 3 tees.”
Damn right I will support Kazuma and at the low, low price of free, how can I refuse? Now Sony should let us beat up people at Home and force them to apologize and give us money. That is how life works on the streets.
[Thanks: Deekman]
Sonic Colors coming out September 24th?
That is what Amazon UK is saying. They are listing both the Wii and DS titles as coming out September 24th, way before the previously announced Sonic 4.
I’m not at all surprised that the title is being released so soon, SEGA always seems to disclose lots of Sonic information till the last minute. No idea way.
[Source: TSSZ]
SEGA 16-bit console war dog tags
SEGA used “Pirate TV” as a advertising campaign for the SEGA Mega Drive (US: Genesis) in Britain. The dog tag above was given to a UKR reader by SEGA during a event to try out the Mega CD and Sonic 2.
This is where I talk about how in my day, console wars where fought on the playground, not behind a computers. You get the idea.
Shogun 2 Total War for E3?
Sega and the Creative Assembly have been hinting at a new Total War game with a teaser count down on their home page HERE. However this is no ordinary count down! In true Total War style instead of counting down in mere days to announcement it is counting down in historically important dates. The date is currently at 1751 but is almost certain to drop further considering the latest news we have heard.
Creative Assembly first hinted to IGN that the next game would be ‘back to basics’ this made it quite apparent that we would be dealing with a sequel. Having had a sequel to Medieval 2 only recently, this leaves Rome: Total War and Shogun: Total War.
And if Turkish site ‘Oyungezer‘ is to believed it will be Shogun Total War we see at E3 2010. The site claims to have been penciled in by Sega Europe for a 2:30pm appointment to talk about Shogun 2: Total War.
While I would take this as a rumour for now, it was either this or the other and now the scales seem to point to this!
Alpha Protocol: PC vs. 360 vs. PS3 comparison
Alpha Protocol is coming out on 3 platforms, but which platform looks the best? I got to say, all three look the same to me. Sure the PC version is a bit sharper. But not by much.
Obviously the site is not running the PC version to its full potential, but since this is the only comparison out so far, it is safe to assume each platform is a safe buy. The game is out today in Europe, out in America on June 1st.
[Source: PCgames]
Hatsune Miku Project Diva 2nd store promo video
Do you work at a game store or like to pretend you do? Well now you can play this on those television sets they have there on repeat and pretend you live in Japan.
The thing says it has over 100 outfits? Imagine if you played this in the store, that would have to excite someone, right?
Get your artwork featured in Phantasy Star Portable 2
So you like doing doodles and like Phantasy Star Portable 2? What if you could get your artwork as an in-game item? The item will be a wall scroll that players will be able to hang in their ‘My Room’. They say you are allowed to submit anything as long as its Phantasy Star releated. Nei lives, come on guys!
- One Grand Prize Winner receive their art included as a wall-scroll in Phantasy Star Portable 2, and a free copy of the game!
- Two First Place Winners winners will each receive a free copy of the game, and their submissions featured on the SEGA Blogs!
- Seven Runner-up Winners will each receive a Phantasy Star T-shirt, and an inflatable Rappy!
The image size will be 374 x 561, or multiples of this as long as the it can be scaled down correctly. E-mail your submissions to communityteam@sega.com. More details on the SEGA Blog.
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.