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July 9, 2021

Microids and Forever Entertainment Announce Distribution Deal For Panzer Dragoon, House Of The Dead

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Encouraging news just came from two game distributors today, if you’re a fan of the Sega cult hits Panzer Dragoon and House Of The Dead. Microids and Forever Entertainment have entered a deal to publish and distribute physical versions of “future games” based on these properties…which we take as a very encouraging sign there could be future games. What kind of games could they be? The most recent release for Panzer Dragoon was a remake of the first game (a physical edition was printed, but not by Microids). Are more remakes on the way, or is Sega working on something new? And seriously, why haven’t they republished Panzer Dragoon Saga already? We’d be satisfied with a mere port. “Microids is incredibly grateful to work on these mythical IPs and we’re glad Forever Entertainment entrusts our teams to deliver the best possible products. This new partnership consolidates our growth strategy revolving around video game distribution worldwide” declares Stéphane Longeard, CEO of Microids. “We are delighted to collaborate with Microids and we

December 11, 2018

Panzer Dragoon Remakes Coming In 2019

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Sega’s Saturn had some good games, even if the machine itself was a flop in the US. The problem is that due to multiple factors, most people will never play those games. The main issue is that the Saturn’s chipset was needlessly complicated (due to their bolting a 3D chip onto it at the last minute) and emulation of that hardware is very hard as a consequence. Also, most software companies never seem to save the source code of anything. Ever. If you can’t bring back the originals, why not remake them? It’s a question no one inside Sega was asking until now. Polish publisher Forever Entertainment has announced a deal with Sega to remake Panzer Dragoon parts 1 and 2 for modern consoles. “The new version of the game will be characterized by a completely new graphics compatible with today’s standards and several modifications of the game, making it more attractive to modern players, while remaining faithful to the original in terms of story,” said Forever in a public