Who remembers Pengo in the arcades? Probably not many of us as it was released way back in 1982. But it seems Sega are giving us another chance to catch Pengo in Arcades… Yep it’s coming back on Segas RingWide arcade hardware.
This time with a multiplayer vs. mode, it looks pretty fun too… A bit like Bomberman. Who said Sega don’t remember their classics huh!?
The Nintendo blog WiiNintendo had a ‘Behind closed doors’ interview with Takashi Iizuka at E3 and have spilled some of their rather interesting beans.
Some of the most interesting news being the length of the game, (20 hours), The writers are American and the game is roughly 50% 2D and 50% 3D.
Here is the jist of what they found out in their behind the scenes interview,
Wii Version
DS Version
Overall Info
I considered making the headline different from the one on the SEGA Blog, but hey, it says what it is! The Conduit 2 boxart has been revealed! Big dude in a suit with a gun, I swear I’ve seen this somewhere before…
Well, the flames coming out of the floor is rather cool. Also, the subhead says the game’s best features right there. Works for me! What do you all think?
[source: our gaming overlords at the SEGA Blog]
Didn’t SEGA say they were reassessing their iPod presence? Because it seems to me that they’re doing the same thing they were doing before: the occasional great 3D title and a number of emulated Genesis budget titles. Despite that, I’m glad SEGA has finally released a Genesis game worth buying an iPhone version of: Shining Force!
Offered up on the same emulation software as past Genny titles, Shining Force actually plays very well. As the game doesn’t require precise controls for split-second jumps (a la Sonic), players will barely notice the hiccups that may occur on older i devices. I might even buy the thing for my first generation iPod Touch.
The game is now available in the App store for $2.99
[source: TouchArcade and The Nomad Junkyard]
This my friends is the very first trailer of Shogun 2:Total War, the next game is what is arguably the best RTS series around.
Everything you see in this trailer was taken using the in-game engine. I’m sure you will agree it’s quite beautiful and the animations are superb.
It’s the moment no ones everyone’s been waiting for! Week one results of the Yakuza 5 hostess results.
The results are as follows,
1. Satomi Tateishi – She could get revenge!
2. Haru – She took second place with her enigmatic charms.
3. Ai Sakura – The Agejo maid is in in third place.
4. Yuka Ohnishi – She was apparently cheered on by soccer players. Yuka is a soccer coach.
5. Saaya Kawai – A nail stylist who loves the Yakuza series.
So there you go… One step closer to knowing who we’ll all be fapping over in Yakuza 5.
-Stolen from SegaShiro
Boy I haven’t wanted to play an Arcade game THIS much in years and I love Arcade games. Here’s another BB.TV episode to tease us poor fools in the west and show us exactly what were missing.
It’s like Team Fortress on crack, with robots. WANT!
The Sega of America Blog has a lot of new concept art and screenshots of the Creative Assembly’s up coming ‘Shogun 2 Total War’ a revisit to the shores of ancient Japan in what is arguably the best RTS series ever.
Do your selves a favour and head over to their blog for some really cool artwork and screenshots in high res with info about each one.
RIGHT HERE!
As you may know a well know theme park in the UK, Alton Towers has a new ride based around Sonic the Hedgehog! The ride is called Sonic Spinball, no relation to the video game of the same name. The ride is similar to a roller coaster but the seats actually spin in a round-a-bout style motion as it goes around for maximum vomit inducing fun.
Sonic himself can often be seen walking around the grounds of Alton Park and having pictures taken with fans. There is also a Sonic UFO catcher on the video with Sonic toys inside.
But most interesting of all, when they go into the Sonic branded room (that is now open to the public) when you open the door Sonic says a few phrases… With Sonic’s new Voice Actor Roger Craig Smith. Give it a listen at the 01:33 mark on this video.
I’m afraid I don’t know who took this video but it’s very interesting so well done who ever it was!
Direct from Comic-Con, here is the teaser trailer for SEGA’s upcoming Thor game. It really doesn’t show off a whole lot, but we do at least see a bit of what could be in-game graphics.
In addition, Comics Alliance has some photos of the game’s concept art. Hit the jump for a few choice examples!
Remember ages ago when that Genesis emulator was announced for the iPhone and then SEGA canceled it? SEGA seems to have salvaged what they could from the canned project and have released Ecco the Dolphin ($2.99) and Space Harrier II (99¢) as single releases for the iPhone. The games are reported to run much more smoothly on the latest iPhone 4 than past Genesis releases, but any users on earlier platforms may encounter slowdown and crashes.
So I hear you like walking the streets punching wayward youth in the face and looking at boobs? Who doesn’t? Well good news for all of us! There’s more Yakuza on the way in the form of Yakuza 5 aka ‘That one with Goro playable‘ and with Yakuza comes hostesses to harass. (Apart from in Yakuza 3 lol.)
It’s that time again, Voting time! Sega have picked 16 of the most creepy beautiful looking girls Japan has to offer. It’s up to us mouth breathing, neck bearded internet nerds to pick which one we’re least likely to sleep with.
Check them out and vote HERE!
Alternatively you can see full body shots and info in English HERE!
[Thanks Suzuki Yu]
A new (and FREE) expansion pack for Phantasy Star Universe on Xbox 360 has just been released for download, and not only that, but SEGA has seen fit to give away Ambition of the Illuminus (formerly 800 points) away as well to celebrate!
The Guardians content will offer players new missions, new weapons and new customisation options, breathing some new life into the online game. The expansions can be downloaded from the XBLA Marketplace site, or from your 360 console.
SEGA have recently revealed that Kazuma Kiryu will indeed be starring alongside Goro Majima for the new Yakuza title and carrying on the theme with weapons, Kazuma comes equipped with a large new gun. Not much has been revealed about the game from Nagoshi in the latest Famitsu magazine. On the announcement of Kazuma Kiryu, Toshihiro Nagoshi said;
It’s said that if Kiryu doesn’t appear, Yakuza cannot begin. However, when we revealed Majima as the first main character, in addition to the reaction of ‘You can use Majima this time!’ it was widely said that ‘Kiryu is gone!’ and ‘It’s a game exclusively with Majima,’ so we wanted to quickly get out information about Kiryu’s appearance as well. Please wait just a bit more for the next update.
No doubt that guns will now be playing a bigger part in the series than ever before but in what capacity remains to be seen, before weapons have been largely ineffective in brawls in the game so a massive overhaul on the typical gameplay seems to be on the cards as Nagoshi hinted in an earlier interview. Tokyo Game Show should present fans of the series with a better idea of what to look forward to in this latest installment.
[Source: Andriasang]
The video is very self explanatory, the game is simply about drawing a line that splits the screen directly in half… but there are obstacles in the way!
Still don’t know if Sega is involved with this one but I think they were quite silly to give up Ivy the Kiwi… I think this is a pretty neat idea. Nothing mind blowing but a good distraction.
“Draw a line with your finger to split the area in half. It is a very simple game. If you play this, you will find out just how amazing your powers of concentration and sense of balance are.”
The game is for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.