Sega is developing a PlayStation Vita game centered around samurai and dragons. It’s called (wait for it!) Samurai & Dragons. Weekly Famitsu has the first details. Masayoshi Kikuchi, who produced Yakuza and directed Jet Set Radio, is the chief producer on the project. It will feature both action and city building components. During the action segments, you and your friends will complete dungeons, defeat enemies, and take against bosses on … [Read more...]
Konami will release its 3DS port of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater in Japan on May 8, Weekly Famitsu has revealed. The magazine also put a date on Sega’s latest Hatsune Miku, Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai, for 3DS. It’s due on the same day as Snaker Eater 3D. Dragon Age II, released in the west earlier this year, will launch in Japan on February 2 for 8,379 yen. Thanks, News@Vault. … [Read more...]
Earlier this month, Sega held a poll asking fans to vote for Yakuza 5‘s second city, which would appear next to the regular Kamurocho. Looks like it may have been for nothing, as Sega’s putting all four additional cities in this Yakuza sequel. The latest issue of Famitsu has revealed the game will visit Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka in addition to Kamurocho. It’s also confirmed a couple of other unsurprising bits: the game … [Read more...]
Sega is working on a “reimagining” of one of its “most believed IP’s,” according to a job listing on its website. It’s looking for an executive producer responsible for “the timely delievery of a high quality product.” Sega has plenty of IPs. Which franchise do you think they’re working hard at to recreate? Thanks, GamerZines. … [Read more...]
The second part of Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog 20th anniversary documentary brings to focus Sonic‘s evolution from 2D to 3D. Sonic Adventure was a major new chapter for the series, according to the developers, as it introduced the franchise to 3D for the first time. The greater power of newer consoles allowed Sonic to make this jump. Watch the video below. Watch part one here. … [Read more...]
This year is Sonic the Hedgehog‘s 20th anniversary. This month’s Sonic Generations release celebrated the occasion, but that’s not all Sega’s doing to commemorate their hedgehog mascot. A new documentary video series—the “Sonic the Hedgehog Documentary”—was started today. Part one, of the four total to be released, dives deep into Sonic‘s, and about how the idea for a blue hedgehog as the new … [Read more...]
