Though Sega released Anarchy Reigns in Japan in July, the publisher has really dragged its heels with the western release. Even developer Platinum Games was surprised when Sega delayed its multiplayer beat 'em up into the first quarter of 2013, but at least we now have a solid release date: January 8, 2013 in North America.
One of the greatest lures of an Aliens multiplayer experience is the chance to play as the franchise's iconic Xenomorphs. At a recent event for Aliens: Colonial Marines, I was able to do just that by trying out two of the game's multiplayer modes: Team Deathmatch and Escape.
The Internet had already pieced together the clues heard in yesterday's teaser-trailer, but today Sega formally announced its "Model 2 Collection." The set of re-releases from the company's model 2 arcade boards include Virtua Fighter 2, Fighting Vipers, Sonic: The Fighters, Virtua Striker, and Virtual On.
Though a German ratings board let the cat out of the bag a little early, Sega is continuing on its merry way through its back catalog. We already know about a few of them, but they worked hard on this and we hate to disappoint them, so just look surprised.
When a game makes our weekly release list, it is usually a done deal that it will be out. But Jet Set Radio for PlayStation Vita just had to buck that written-in-mud rule. Sega said it won't be out today as planned, with no word on just when it will be ready.
If you're somehow tired of popping enemies' heads, stinging them to death with bees, mowing them down with an 18-wheeler, or calling in a tyrannosaurs rex to devour them, you may need to freshen up Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit. As luck would have it, two DLC packs are coming later this month for Arkedo's kill-o-platformer, one adding more cosmetic goodies and the other bringing virtual reality missions.
A curious bloody blast from The Creative Assembly's past is coming to PCs next week. The Total War series creator's second console game, the hack-and-slash Viking: Battle for Asgard from back in 2008, is unexpectedly getting a very late downloadable release, seemingly jazzed up a bit.
Confirming an earlier report, both ToeJam & Earl and its sequel Panic on Funkotron are coming next to Sega's "Vintage Collection" on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The games will hit PSN on November 6 for $4.99 each, and on Xbox Live Arcade as a bundle for $10 (800 MSP).
A trio of fighting games from Sega's heyday appear to be coming to current-gen consoles, thanks to yet another ratings board leak. Virtua Fighter 2, Fighting Vipers, and Sonic the Fighters have all been outed for the Xbox 360 (and it seems likely they would land on the PlayStation 3 as well).
Crazy Taxi is getting ready to crash yet another platform, with the announcement that the game will hit iOS sometime this month. An extremely sparse announcement from Sega teased the impending release on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
Do you have a thirst for violence and/or historical accuracy? You're in luck! Today, The Creative Assembly debuted a new cinematic "gameplay" trailer for Total War: Rome 2, showing a fierce battle in Carthage.
The trailer takes place in 146 BC, when Scipio Aemilianus is sent to Rome to break a siege that has been going on for three years. One thing leads to another, and before you know it the battle is raging. The game is due in 2013, or MMXIII for you purists.
Platinum Games' Bayonetta is a masterful joining of splendid face-kicking action and absurd, guns-on-heels, hair-as-clothes, disco-dancing stylings. The PlayStation 3 edition, however, was a bit shoddy, plagued with longer load times, lower framerate, and worse textures than its Xbox 360 kin. This outsourced oopsie, director Atsushi Inaba has said, is Platinum's "biggest failure" so far.
As part of its ever-ongoing process to mine out its back catalog and bask in the fading glow of former glories, Sega today announced that the HD-ified ports of Sonic Adventure 2 and Nights Into Dreams will launch in the first week of October. Sega also confirmed that Nights will include the promo game Christmas Nights.
Aliens: Colonial Marines has outlined its pre-order bonuses: a set of colonial marines. How fitting. Plunking your money down at GameStop will let you throw down in multiplayer as marines from the classic movie Aliens: Hudson, Hicks, Apone, and Drake. So look forward to people quoting Hudson's "game over, man" line every five seconds.
Rhythm Thief & The Emperor's Treasure is heading to another handheld device. Sega's hip rhythm-puzzle hybrid has surfaced on the company's Japanese site, promising the game will hit iOS devices in the region sometime this winter.
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