The SEGA Genesis Mini has finally arrived to shower us with all the nostalgia feels – it’s arguably one of the best retro game consoles (opens in new tab) to date – and Walmart have a deal that will increase said nostalgia exponentially. They’re offering the console itself with 50% …
Read More »The Caves Ron Gilbert: The big GamesRadar interview
By the time you read this, multi-character adventure platformer The Cave (opens in new tab) should be out on all its release formats –that is PC, Xbox Live Arcade, PSN and Wii U eShop –and as such you really should be thinking about playing it. Created by the man behind …
Read More »Sega announces Model 2 Collection, bringing its best era of arcade games to 360 and PS3. First trailer here
Sega has released a trailer for a new collection of old games heading to (at least) Japan in the near future. But don’t think this is some pointless collection of old duffers. We’re talking about its Model 2 arcade games from the mid-1990s, arguably some of the finest videogames ever …
Read More »Yakuza 5 TGS 2012 video demo – Punching and kicking our way through Japan
Tokyo Game Show is different from most other industry trade events due to it often giving us a chance to play games we might never see outside of Japan. Take the next entry in the Yakuza series. A monstrous hit in the island nation, the dedicated US/UK fans of the …
Read More »Sonic Adventure 2 HD re-release announced by Sega
At a special fan gathering at the San Diego Comic Con this weekend,Sega (opens in new tab)treated fans to a rather exciting announcement regarding the Sonic series. Sonic Adventure 2, one of the last great 3D Sonic games will be getting the HD treatment in a re-release for XBLA and …
Read More »Rhythm Thief and the Emperors Treasure review
All too often, we as gamers read the cries that too many videogames lack originality. However, even if a game has obvious inspirations, that doesn’t mean it deserves immediate rejection. On Nintendo handhelds worldwide, but particularly in Japan, Professor Layton’s anime-infused, Euro-centric approach to puzzle gaming is exceptionally popular, so …
Read More »NiGHTS into Dreams HD is real, beautiful and coming to PSN, XBLA and PC. First trailer inside
After Sega’s big Facebook tease that we dissected yesterday (opens in new tab), Sega fans’ dreams have actually come true. Saturn classic NiGHTS into Dreams is coming to Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC this autumn in full HD. We’ve got screens. We’ve got video. We’ve got… no idea …
Read More »Double Fine working with Sega on upcoming adventure game?
For the past week, the principle designer behind one of Double Fine’s upcoming adventure games, Ron Gilbert, has been postingcryptic pictures (opens in new tab)of characters on his blog. Characters that will one day populate an adventure game, though not the now-famous Double Fine Kickstarter game. The images he posted …
Read More »Shenmue HD has been ready to go for well over a year [Rumor]
HD ports of Shenmue I and II for XBLA and PSN have been ready to go for over a year, but Sega’s held back on raising fan hopes for the series until it knows the future for the long-dormant franchise. That’s according to a “source who wishes to remain anonymous …
Read More »Take a look at Sonic Generations first DLC
Sega has begun releasing downloadable content for Sonic Generations, with Andriasang previewing the first batch of bonus content newly available for Japanese players. Included are the Spinball-style bonus stage some of you will have picked up as a pre-order bonus, and some animal costumes to sort your XBLA friends into …
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