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December 19th Nintendo Download

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console

Knytt Underground (Ripstone / Nifflas’ Games) – Rated: M

Knytt Underground is a unique adventure delivering zen-like gameplay, vibrant environments and dynamic characters!

The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas latest creation; Knytt Underground

Humans practically destroyed the planet in a war five hundred years ago and have long since abandoned the world. The remaining population called ‘sprites’ are forced to live in tunnels underground.

“Mi” (that’s you!) is a mute but extraordinary sprite who develops special powers as she embarks upon a quest to ring the six bells of fate; which if not rung every six hundred years will begin a chain reaction that will obliterate the world! With an array of thrilling quests, unique zen-like gameplay and plenty of dynamic characters to meet and guide you on your adventure – Knytt Underground™ delivers a captivating and unparalleled experience that will not disappoint! Can you ring the six bells of fate and save the world before it’s too late? Download today and begin your journey through this vibrant and enchanted underground world!

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November 12th Nintendo Download

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console

RUSH (Two Tribes) – Rated: E

RUSH is the third and last of the Two Tribes classics to arrive on Nintendo eShop. Other games in this range include 2D puzzle platformer Toki Tori and retro inspired platformer EDGE. In RUSH’s fully three dimensional levels, players need to guide cubes to color coded exit points using Conveyor belts, Warps, Stops Signs, Splits and more! The game can be easily controlled with the stylus on your Wii U GamePad allowing your brain to fully focus on the solutions!
Off-TV gameplay supported, Unique 3D puzzle solving gameplay with Conveyor Belts, Warps, Stop Signs, Splits and more; Over 70 levels of increasing difficulty; Hint system, when your brain needs a break; Drag and Drop stylus control system; Highly stylized environments

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December 5th Nintendo Download

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo 3DS eShop

3D Sonic The Hedgehog (SEGA) – Rated: E – $5.99

Sonic The Hedgehog, now in 3D! The evil scientist, Dr. Eggman (aka Dr. Robotnik), has snatched the animals of South Island, turning them into robot slaves. Only one hero can defeat Dr. Eggman and rescue the animals from his vile clutches – it’s the super-cool hedgehog with the blue spiky hair, Sonic! Race at lightning speeds across seven classic zones as Sonic the Hedgehog. Run and spin through loop-de-loops as you collect rings and defeat enemies on your mission to save the world! In addition to its all-new 3D presentation, 3D Sonic The Hedgehog™ now features Zone Select and the classic Spin Dash move to help you zoom through Zones and take down Badniks!

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3D Remastered Sonic the Hedgehog on the Way

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Jason Nason

The next game coming in the SEGA 3D Classics series for the 3DS eShop has been revealed and it’s Sonic the Hedgehog from the Sega Genesis. The first two games in the set were released just last week in 3D Space Harrier and 3D Super Hang-On. Sonic seems like the next logical step to get the 3D treatment.

The game is likely still a ways off from being released, but SEGA put up a lenghty blog post today with an interview from the developers of the project.

Yousuke Okunari, a producer at SEGA, had this to say about the project on the blog. “So far with the 3D Remaster Project, we’ve put out Space Harrier and Super Hang-on. People might have been looking forward to another arcade cabinet game port, but our next release is actually a stereoscopic 3D adaptation of Sonic The Hedgehog.”

“As we discussed in our previous interviews, our previous two releases were games where the player “scrolls into the screen”, something easy for anyone to imagine in 3D. But for the next game, we wanted to put out a game that people wouldn’t expect to see in 3D. With that in mind, we considered multiple titles and in the end we chose Sonic’s debut game, because there’s nothing more SEGA than that.”

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Atlus Announces Persona 5

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

Atlus has released a very cryptic trailer for the newest entry in their Shin Megami Tensei franchise, the highly anticipated Persona 5. A very brief trailer was posted online today, which reveals little about the title. In the less than minute long trailer we see five chairs fade into existence against a red backdrop. The only readable text (for those not fluent in Japanese) teases us about being slaves and craving emancipation – honestly we are just as confused you are at this point.

Persona 5 is currently in development and is scheduled to release sometime in 2014 for the PlayStation 3 in Japan with no solid details for a western release. Those of you hoping for a next-generation Persona are out luck for the time being, but this move shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone.  The last main game in the series, Persona 4, was released on the PlayStation 2 in 2008 – two years after the release of the PS3! It was also ported to the PlayStation Vita with several improvements as Persona 4: Golden last year.

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Sega Purchases Index Corp, Owners of Atlus, For $141M

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

Index Corp, the troubled owner of third party publisher Atlus, has agreed to sell off their stake in the popular company to SEGA for the equivalent of $141 million dollars. Should everything go well the newly formed Sega Dream Corporation will take ownership of Index’s intellectual property and business operations no later than November 1st.

This acquisition gives SEGA an ever-growing portfolio of long standing game franchises that will surely fit well alongside Sonic, Jet Set Radio and other classics. Joining the SEGA family are the popular Shin Megami Tensei series, Persona franchise and other JRPG titles. All of this comes after SEGA purchased the developers of Company of Heroes, Relic, from the now defunct THQ this past June.

If you’re anything like me the first thing you’d be worried about is whether or not this deal will result in Atlus changing their strategy for game releases in the west. Up until this point Atlus has been a large part of the niche JRPG market alongside XSeed, NIS America and to a certain point Square Enix. Each of these companies have taken risks by localizing and releasing titles that are far from guaranteed successes in the West, just look at the mixed reaction Mugen Souls received last year!Read More

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September 5th Nintendo Download

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Jason Nason

Nintendo has released a bunch of new games this week in the eShop, including a couple of games from Capcom and a bunch of nice looking new 3DS eShop games.

Capcom’s classic role-playing game Breath of Fire II hits the Wii U Virtual Console today and joins Capcom’s eShop D&D game Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara. Also released this week include original eShop titles Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams and Spot the Differences: Party!

Over on the 3DS we find the eShop release of retail title Sonic Generations as well as the debut of Darts Up 3D! Also available on the 3DS are Boulder Dash-XL 3D and Virtual console title Summer Carnival ’92 RECCA. The Nintendo DSi sees another new DSiWare title with the puzzler Jewel Adventures arriving.

Take a look at the full rundown of releases below.

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Project X Zone | Review

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Broken Joysticks

Namco Bandai × Capcom × Sega. No, you’re not reading this wrong, Banpresto and Monolith Soft have joined together to co-develop Project X Zone. This is not a fighting game (sorry versus fans). Project X Zone is a tactical role-playing game featuring characters across popular series such as Street Fighter, Megaman, Sakura Wars, Resonance of Fate, Xenosaga,and Tales of Vesperia, among others. For the very, very few of you who played Namco × Capcom (not to be confused with Street Fighter X Tekken), this game is no surprise. The story is what is expected of crossover titles: an artifact is stolen from original characters Mii Koryuji and Kogoro Tenzai, which triggers a chain of events where different universes begin to intertwine, which throws characters from different franchises in alternate worlds. Tron Bonne from the future lands at Willamete Mall, where Frank West is from, to give a perfect example. Read More

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Sonic: The Lost World Gameplay Footage Released

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards

A few weeks ago we brought you the news that Nintendo has secured the exclusive rights to future Sonic the Hedgehog titles. The first such title, Sonic The Lost World takes cues from both Mario Galaxy and the IOS free to play game Sonic Dash. In this game Sonic is propelled forwards at a constant rate, similar to Sonic Colors, but he also must travel between floating islands, filled with staple items from the Sonic series, such as rings and boost pads.

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Nintendo Snags Exclusive Rights to Sonic the Hedgehog

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Jason Nason

The next title in SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog franchise will be exclusive to Nintendo’s Wii U home console and Nintendo 3DS portable system. Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata announced the details of a new partnership with SEGA during a new Nintendo Direct video announcement today. Sonic Lost World is a new action platforming game, and more information about it will be announced before the E3 2013 video game trade show begins on June 11.

“These announcements in conjunction with SEGA demonstrate the commitment we have to bringing great games to the Wii U platform, and set the stage for our upcoming announcements at E3.”Read More

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SEGA Reveals Disney’s Castle of Illusion

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Jason Nason

SEGA revealed a new teaser trailer for Disney’s Castle of Illusion, starring Mickey Mouse, today. The teaser is an expanded look at an uber teaser they released last week. And while the game looks like it could be something to see, the most notable thing that I can see is the omission of Nintendo platforms for the game’s release.

The original Castle of Illusion was a a platformer game developed by Sega and released for the Sega Genesis and Sega Master System way back in 1990. That was followed up with a release on Sega’s portable Game Gear system in 1991. It is the first game in Sega’s Illusion series of video games starring Mickey Mouse. It was amongst the second wave of games initially released for the platform which helped seal the console’s reputation within the period until the release of Sonic the Hedgehog.Read More

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Sega Girls! New DLC for PS Vita

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Jason Nason

Sega fan website SGCafe has put up some screen capture from a recent livestream which detailed a new card pack for PS Vita “free-to-play” title Samurai & Dragons.

The first “Segakko 13” pack will contain personified images based on Sega’s home consoles. All thirteen such consoles are represented and artist Kei has turned all of the consoles into ‘anime girls.’Read More

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Bankrupt THQ has been Disolved and Sold

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jason Nason

Today, THQ was officially sold and auctioned off.

The company’s assets have been divided and sold off, though the deal is pending approval. Here is a breakdown of who purchased what:

• Sega agreed to purchase Relic
• Koch Media agreed to purchase Volition and Metro
• Crytek agreed to purchase Homefront
• Take 2 agreed purchase Evolve and
• Ubisoft agreed to purchase Montreal and South Park
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Project X Zone Coming To North America And Europe

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Broken Joysticks

Announced just a few minutes ago via Katsuhiro Harada’s twitter, Project X Zone will be coming out in North America and Europe this summer. For those who don’t know, Project X Zone is a tactical role playing game bringing characters across various series from Capcom, Namco Bandai Games and Sega such as Street Fighter, Mega Man X, Resident Evil, Virtua Fighter, Sakura Wars, Resonance of Fate, Tekken, .hack and Xenosaga to name a few. . This will be third game in Namco’s X series of games and the second to be released in North America after Cross Edge. Below is a fan translated trailer of the game to get you pumped. Project X Zone is slated for Summer of 2013.

 

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The Cave Launch Trailer Introduces The Adventurers

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Joshua Rust

The Cave, a puzzle solving adventure game that takes place in a cave, is set to release next week for PS3, Xbox 360, WiiU, and PC for $15 (or 1200 MSP). It is developed by the fine folks over at Double Fine (Costume Quest, Brutal Legend, Happy Action Theater) and for fans of games like Trine…you should definitely stop and take a look at this game.

Throughout the game you will be able to control 3 of 7 different characters at any given time to solve puzzles – with the ultimate goal of reaching the bottom of the cave! For more on the different playable characters, here is the official trailer:

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Is anyone looking forward to this game when it launches next week?

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