Arcade1Up has brought many classic arcade machines to the home in their original form, from Pac-Man to NBA Jam, and they’ve done a great job all around. But while they’ve faithfully reproduced maze munchers, fighters and sports games, there’s one genre they’ve ignored entirely: racers. We’ve always found this strange — racing games are one […]
We finally have a definitive release date for Sega’s Yakuza: Like A Dragon. The latest installment in the long-running over-the-top RPG will be released on PS4, XBox One, XBox Series X and PC November 10. George Takei, Kaiji Tang, Andrew Morgado, Greg Chun and Elizabeth Maxwell will all be providing voices in the English dub. […]
Ask any veteran RTS fan and they’ll tell you — Sega’s Herzog Zwei is a true classic of the genre. That’s why it’s great news the game is getting republished for a new generation of gamers as part of the SEGA AGES series (AGES is SEGA backwards!) In Herzog Zwei you command a giant mech […]
it took a while, but Sega’s Yakuza series is now an international hit. You know what that means. It’s movie time! Or at least, that’s what Sega hopes. Variety reports that they are working with production companies 1212 Entertainment and Wild Sheep Content to develop a Yakuza movie. It’s far from a done deal — […]
If you’ve never read Blake J. Harris’s Console Wars, you should get on that. It’s one of the best books around about the video game industry, focusing on the dramatic rivalry between Nintendo and Sega that dominated the culture in the 1990s. You were either a Nintendo kid or a Sega kid (never mind that […]
It has been a weird ride for fans of Yu Suzuki’s RPG-slash-life-simulator Shenmue. The original game, released in 2000 for the Dreamcast, was one of the most innovative of its time, one of the first to attempt an authentic, living, breathing world where people went about their activities as they do in reality. Suzuki managed […]
Sega’s Yakuza series has steadily grown in popularity to become one of its most popular running game franchises, which I’m sure is a relief for those who can remember having to beg the company for an English version of earlier releases. Its biggest title yet, Like A Dragon, was fully revealed today: the voice cast, […]
Can you believe IDW’s Sonic the Hedgehog comic has now been running for two years?? …Maybe it’s not as impressive compared with Archie’s 23-year record. But it’s still proof the ‘hog has staying power in the comics marketplace, even after sabotage from a former head writer caused Archie to lose the license and forced the […]
Sega has been on a “mini” binge recently, creating miniaturized versions of its most popular devices from the past. You know about the Genesis Mini, and we just found out about the Game Gear Micro last month, but they have even more in mind. Not a miniature Dreamcast, not a microscopic Master System, but an […]
Sonic the Hedgehog has been a mainstay of comic books almost as long as he’s been in video games. His first American comic came out in early 1993, and he hasn’t slowed down since then. Many writers have cooked up monthly adventures for the Blur Blur over the decades, and a new one is about […]
When you take the reins as Seijuro Kamiyama in Sakura Wars on April 28, your challenges aren’t only with your own Imperial Combat Revue, but also with every other combat revue in the world. There’s a big battle looming. Almost immediately after being appointed captain of the Flower Division, your boss, Sumire Kanzaki, announces Tokyo’s […]
Today, is the official release for the Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle for Playstation 4 and Xbox One! This combo pack features two of the most popular videos of decade remastered for 4K resolution at 60 fps. In addition, the release features a special Launch Edition, that includes a Steelbook case and Anniversary Artwork. […]