Original Sonic the Hedgehog coming to 3DS as a 3D Classic

Original Sonic the Hedgehog coming to 3DS as a 3D Classic

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News, Handheld, Nintendo DS/3DS On: 08 May

Sega of Japan has announced that the original Sonic the Hedgehog for Genesis and Mega Drive is coming to the 3DS as part of the system’s “3D Classics” line of downloadable, remastered retro games.

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Latchkey Games: Burning Rangers

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Blog On: 05 May

Latchkey Games is a weekly (sort of, I’ve been busy lately,) column that takes a look at games that perhaps didn’t quite get the amount of love they deserved: whether it was a game that was panned on its initial release only to become a cult classic, one that stirred the ire of series fans, or [...]

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Sega and Gearbox being sued for false advertising

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 On: 01 May

It’s no secret that Aliens: Colonial Marines didn’t live up to expectations: when it was released last February, critics lambasted the game for its poor graphics, brain-dead enemies, and overall boring gameplay. Bad games get released all the time, but it’s rare that a game is so bad that it warrants legal action. Yet that’s [...]

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Second Sega “Pluto” unit discovered

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 19 Apr

A former Sega employee revealed the existence of the Pluto, a scrapped Sega console that merged the Sega Saturn and Netlink into one unit, a few days ago. The guy who revealed the Pluto to the world said that his unit was one of only two prototypes ever produced, and today the owner of the [...]

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Former Sega employee reveals the “Pluto” prototype console

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 17 Apr

It’s been more than a decade since Sega decided to quit the hardware business, but we’re still finding out interesting facts and tidbits about Sega’s old consoles. Today a former Sega employee gave the world its first look at the Sega Pluto, a cancelled console that combined the Sega Saturn and the Netlink adapter into [...]

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Company of Heroes 2 beta invites given out in exchange for Facebook “Likes”

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, PC On: 15 Apr

Do you like Company of Heroes? If you do, you should publicly declare your love for Relic Entertainment’s RTS on Facebook, as doing so will get you a free invite into Company of Heroes 2′s beta test. If you want to be one of the first people to try Relic’s highly anticipated sequel, all you [...]

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Sega teases Castle of Illusion remake/re-release

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 11 Apr

It looks like Capcom’s DuckTales won’t be the only classic Disney game to get a re-release this summer: Sega has just uploaded a teaser video onto their YouTube page that strongly suggests that Castle of Illusion may be getting a re-release very soon.

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Project X Zone Gets Official US Release Date

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Gaming News On: 05 Apr

American Namco, Sega, and Capcom fans, your prayers have been answered! Project X Zone, the most blatant fanservice ever orchestrated, is finally arriving on US shores for the Nintendo 3DS. Namco revealed the game’s so-close-yet-so-far release date of June 25 on it’s official website, and representatives have since confirmed the date to IGN to ensure the [...]

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Wii U version of Aliens: Colonial Marines cancelled

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News, Wii U On:

Do you own a Wii U? Do you love terrible, half-assed first person shooters? Well then, I have some bad news for you: today Sega announced that the Wii U port of Aliens: Colonial Marines has been cancelled.

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Hackers discover entire F-Zero arcade game hidden in F-Zero GX disc

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Console News, Gaming News On: 07 Mar

The F-Zero AX arcade cabinet is sort of like a holy grail for F-Zero fans: the game was intended to be a counterpart to the beloved F-Zero GX, and even featured special connectivity with the Gamecube title. Unfortunately, F-Zero AX arcade cabinets were incredibly rare, and most fans never got to experience the game’s exclusive [...]

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Yu Suzuki wants to do a Shenmue 3 Kickstarter

Posted By: Michael Lacerna In: Gaming News On: 04 Mar

Legendary game designer and Virtua Fighter creator Yu Suzuki retired from Sega back in 2011, but he still hasn’t given up on finishing his most ambitious project: in an interview with French journalist Sebastien-Abdelhamid, Suzuki said he’s thinking about using Kickstarter to fund development of the long awaited Shenmue 3.

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So, What Really Happened? The Truth Behind Aliens: Colonial Marines

Posted By: Vincent Parisi In: Blog, Gaming News On: 24 Feb

By now, I’m sure everyone has heard about the rumors circulating surrounding Gearbox’s recent “development” of Aliens: Colonial Marines. Well, for those who have been waiting for the truth to come to light, that day may finally be upon us. This past Friday, an anonymous Sega employee posting under the name “Bryan Danielson” came forward with his [...]

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