Sega to make Transformers Arcade Game

Sega has a Transformers arcade game in the works, here’s AndriaSang with all the details: Sega announced today that it has signed a contract with Takara Tomy to bring Transformers Animated to arcades. Sega will be developing a kids card game (presumably along the lines of the Mushi King series) based off the animated series [...]

Naoya Tsurumi speaks with Gamespot on Sega’s plans

As part of the upcoming 2010 Sega Studios Japan releases, there’s been a lot of interviews with the developers who are making these titles. This time in an interview with an member of the Aussie branch of Gamespot, the japanese head honcho of Sega’s Business Consumer, Tsurumi-san lays it all out, while there is nothing [...]

Sakura Wars is finally leaving Japan.

Yep, the classic japanese SRPG Sakura Wars is finally coming to the US, cortesy of NIS America. The game known as Sakura Wars: So Long My Love is actually the fifth game in the series, which was known as Sakura Taisen V, which unlike previous games in the series, takes place on American soil(minus the [...]

My Saturn madness keeps on growing…

I’ve been remodeling my (late) Sega Saturn collection since the launch of SEGA Neptune. You’ve probably read all about it. While my PAL game list is looking good enough, my Japanese library has been seeing dust as of late. But fear not, fellow Sega Saturn aficionado, I’ve just added these new, special titles to my [...]

Japanese gamers want more sequels to Sakura Taisen and Shenmue.

According to a survey on the latest Famitsu Weekly, Sakura Wars and Shenmue rank nº1 and nº2 as the most wanted sequels in Japan, more here: A series Nonaka previously worked on, Sakura Taisen, is the highest voted entry in the chart with most of the readers say that they want a proper ending to [...]

Watch this Mega Drive/Genesis commercial, a glimpse into the future of SEGA!(?)

Ahah! Back in the good old days, when SEGA was king of console castle, we were treated with a much greater dose of… wacky commercials, including this very special presentation by yours truly. It’s an early ad from the Mega Drive/Genesis era, which introduced us to a very special guest… or planet. See if you [...]

End of Eternity impressive debut gallery, Let the hype begin.

I’m impressed. Really impressed. Tri-Ace’s new rabbit in the hat, End of Eternity, is set to be an amazing looking game, at both the artistic and technical level. The high quality screens below have summoned the little, irritating hype brat inside me.  While the game is already showing some strong textures and character models, the [...]

So, do you want to play 428?

Let’s assume you don’t live in Japan. That’s already one big flaw on your gaming curriculum, but sadly enough, you won’t be able to pick up Chunsoft’s 428 at your favorite retailer. Why? Because shy lady Sega keeps delaying an obvious western adaptation release. Rated by many as one of Sega’s greatest games in recent [...]