This console generation has seen a resurgence in popularity for the Yakuza series. Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza 6 all launched on the PS4 to great reception. Last year, SEGA announced that it would be bringing the series to PC as well. So far, we’ve seen Yakuza 0 and …
Read More »Two Point Hospital’s free Interior Designer update adds Steam Workshop support
Sega’s Two Point Hospital managed to capture almost everything that made classic management simulator Theme Hospital a delight, from the wacky diseases to the charming comedic presentation. Fortunately for returning players, developer Two Point Studios has now introduced Steam Workshop support, allowing users to create their own content. Steam Workshop …
Read More »KitGuru explores retro gaming in 2019
KitGuru’s Storm and Damien visited the Retro Games Fair in Leeds, a celebration of video games, merchandise and the technology of yesteryear.
Read More »Yakuza Kiwami to launch on Steam next month
Back in June 2018, Sega announced that it would start bringing the Yakuza series over to PC, starting off with the highly regarded Yakuza 0 and Yakuza Kiwami. Yakuza 0 landed on Steam in August and while a Steam listing for Kiwami has been present since November, we are now …
Read More »Sonic Team’s vice president wants to remake Sonic Adventure
SEGA’s blue mascot successfully made the transition from 2D to 3D in 1998, with the widely praised Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast. Sonic Team’s VP of Product Development Takashi Iizuka has now set his sights on the best-selling game, expressing his desire to have it remade. Sonic has enjoyed quite …
Read More »Yakuza Kiwami will be launching on PC very soon
Over the last couple of years, Sega has been doing a fantastic job of bringing the Yakuza series to the west. Not only did we get a brand new prequel game in the form of Yakuza 0, but all of the original games are being remade with modern graphics. For …
Read More »Deep Silver finally sets a release date for Shenmue 3
Although fans of the Shenmue series can rejoice at the prospect of a third entry, Shenmue 3 has suffered from numerous delays throughout its development. Fortunately, the folks over at Deep Silver can see the end in sight, announcing that the title will finally land on shelves August 27th, 2019. …
Read More »Shenmue 1 & 2 remasters launch next month, with PC locked at 30Hz
Update (04/07/18): This week, Sega announced that the remasters of Shenmue 1 & 2 were set to launch on August 21st. Following the reveal, the publisher launched a short FAQ on its website that delves into what we can expect, including the unfortunate revelation that the PC version will only …
Read More »The Yakuza series is finally heading to PC, starting with Yakuza 0 in August
Over the last couple of years, Sega has been making a big push for its Yakuza series in the west, and so far, it has been paying off nicely. Both Yakuza 0 and Yakuza 6 rated highly in sales charts on the PS4 and soon, all seven Yakuza titles will …
Read More »Shenmue 1 and 2 are heading to PC and consoles this year
It has been a few years since Shenmue 3 was first funded on Kickstarter, and while news has been slim, we did hear back in January that we should expect a release later this year. In the meantime though, Sega will be re-releasing Shenmue 1 and 2 on PC and …
Read More »Sega will be releasing a Mega Drive Mini later this year
Over the last couple of years, Nintendo has found plenty of success with the launch of the NES Mini and the SNES Mini. Now, Sega is getting in on the nostalgia fueled trend, with plans to launch a Sega Mega Drive Mini this year. Sega announced its miniature classic console …
Read More »XMA, Blizzard, Playstation and more back innovative project for computing in schools
For most of us, it’s hard to imagine a world where you don’t have access to powerful computing devices and high speed internet 24/7. While a quarter of UK pupils are now classed as ‘extreme’ internet users (spending up to 3 times the international average online), as many as 10% …
Read More »Sega pulls Yakuza 6 trial after accidentally releasing the full game for free
Sega has been making a big push for Yakuza over the last year. In 2017 we received Yakuza 0, a prequel to the entire series and Yakuza Kiwami, a remake of the first game. Now this year, fans are eagerly awaiting the release of Yakuza 6. To help promote the …
Read More »Sega’s Two Point Hospital revives the simulation antics of Theme Hospital
It seems that this generation of gaming is built upon nostalgia, bringing back the classics in various different ways. It seems that isn’t limited to any type of genre as Sega and Two Point’s newly announced Two Point Hospital channels its inner Theme Hospital. Released way back in 1997, Theme …
Read More »Sonic Mania PC patched to allow offline play, Denuvo DRM now clearly labelled
Yesterday, we learned that Sega and the development team behind Sonic Mania were butting heads a bit, as the publisher snuck some additional DRM into the PC version of the game. One particular member of the development team made it clear that this was not their decision and asked fans …
Read More »Sega to release arcade racer in partnership with Super GT
Sega is at its strongest when it hearkens back to its glory days of 16-bit platformers and arcade treasures. With its push on not just one Sonic game, but two this year, old-school fans have had something to get excited about, but the company isn’t stopping there. Sega of Japan …
Read More »World of Tanks developer to publish Total War Arena
The publishing arm of the World of Tanks developer, Wargaming, is set to take the reins of Creative Assembly’s still in-development, Total War: Arena. Although Sega will still have some say in the whole process, it was officially partnered with Wargaming Alliance to handle the majority of the heavy lifting. …
Read More »Sega now owns Endless Space developer, Amplitude Studios
Sega has purchased Endless Space developer, Amplitude Studios, acquiring the company’s staff and assets, including the Endless franchise, which now includes Endless Legend, Dungeon of the Endless and the future Endless Space 2, still in development. Amplitude Studios is quite a young developer, having only been founded in 2011. However its …
Read More »Want to be a ’90s videogame tester? You’ll need training
Feeling rad this Friday morning? Do you smoke and want to work ungodly hours? Then maybe you’d be perfect for a career in ’90s games testing. Just make sure you watch Sega’s full instructional training video first: you need to know what you’re doing and be ready for 60+ hour …
Read More »Update: Relic releases Dawn of War 3 debut trailer
Update: Relic was indeed planning on announcing a third Dawn of War title today and it’s debuted a new trailer alongside it. [yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_ZgyNoHtjw’] The trailer showcases Space Marines, Orks and Eldar, brawling it out on a minute, man-to-man scale and a much grander one with Titan-size mechs. Original story: …
Read More »Streets of Rage II soundtrack to be released on vinyl
If you’re the type of music fan that believes vinyl offers a superior sound, it must be disappointing that in-game music is something you can almost never experience in that format. Sometimes there is an exception though. One of the most beloved Mega Drive soundtracks, the one that accompanies Streets …
Read More »Sega is giving away some of its classics on Steam
As part of its Make War Not Love campaign, Sega is giving away some of the classics from its back-catalogue on Steam. Charging players to game away at their favourite warring titles in order to select a favourite among Dawn of War II, Total War: Attila and Company of Heroes …
Read More »Randy Pitchford thinks fans were wrong to sue over Aliens: Colonial Marines
Aliens: Colonial Marines was a highly anticipated game a couple of years back. It had an amazing E3 demo that fooled press and fans alike with an impressive vertical slice of the game that turned out to be nothing like the final product. As you would imagine, fans were upset …
Read More »Dawn of War 3 domain name registered by Sega
Although Games Workshop seems to have finally cottoned on to the fact that it’s sitting on a goldmine of nostalgic and competitive gaming IPs, announcing more projects in the past six months than it has in the past decade, its flagship Warhammer 40k product of a few years ago, Dawn of …
Read More »Gearbox dropped from Aliens: Colonial Marines lawsuit
The lawsuit against Sega and Gearbox over false advertisement claims with Aliens: Colonial Marines has been on-going for quite some time now. However, it looks like Gearbox is about to get off the hook as court documents reveal that the studio has been dropped from the lawsuit entirely. The case …
Read More »Total War: Warhammer announced
Creative Assembly has been a very busy studio recently, it launched the critically acclaimed Alien Isolation towards the end of last year and just a short while ago, it launched Total War: Attila. Now the team is back at it with Creative War: Warhammer. Total War: Warhammer has been rumored …
Read More »Sonic not set to become mobile only
The Sonic franchise is a pretty difficult one to manage. Although it has a series of classic games back in the ’90s and an even better remembered duo from the Dreamcast era, Sonic games have otherwise been pretty hit and miss. The latest Sonic Boom was very indicative of that …
Read More »Sega to expand mobile division with new buyouts
Sega Networks, the mobile arm of the classic gaming publisher and developer is looking to expand its influence in the West, by investing heavily in two mobile game developers and buying one out entirely. With plans to launch more than 30 free to play mobile titles in the near future, …
Read More »Sega’s Alien Isolation sold well, Sonic Boom on the other hand…
SEGA recently revealed its latest financial results, showing that Creative Assembly’s widely praised title, Alien Isolation, managed to sell around 1.8 million copies since its launch towards thee end of October last year. This is a jump from January’s reported figure, which showed that the game had surpassed 1 million …
Read More »Creative Assembly is making Total War: Warhammer
You never really believed that even after its hit with Alien: Isolation, that Creative Assembly would stop making Total War games did you? Despite Rome II’s somewhat lacklustre reception, another Total War game has been in the works for a couple of years already, but it steps into the world …
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