Filed under: VC Monday Madness
Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)Wii Fanboy says: do not download
Well, this week doesn’t have much for us in the way of Virtual Console releases. All that is available for download is the mediocre platformer Boogerman. For 800 Wii Points, you’d be better off [...]

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Filed under: News
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The House of the Dead: Overkill collector’s edition bundle is one of the best preorder items we’ve seen in a while, so it was understandably upsetting when Sega initially revealed the package as a Europe-only bonus. You can pack that pitchfork away for another day, however, because Sega has confirmed [...]

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Filed under: News, Virtual Console, WiiWare

Well, there isn’t that much in the way of interesting, new gaming content available for the Wii this week. Releases from the previous weeks have been very good, but this week just doesn’t have much for us (that is, unless you’ve been anxiously awaiting the release of Ultimate Band, but [...]

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Filed under: News

Update: Oh, and look, the announcement comes with new screens! Check them out in the gallery below.
Turns out the rumor was true! Sega will in fact be publishing The Conduit, due to release on the Wii during spring of 2009. As one of the most highly-anticipated titles for the Wii, this is obviously [...]

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In the video below, Creative Assembly and Sega detail the Campaign mode in the RTS/turn-based strategy hybrid Empire: Total War for the PC.  Featuring stunning visuals, naval warfare, specialized agents, stream-lined gameplay, alternative territory-conquering options, and the largest campaign map yet… PC strategy fans will have a lot to look forward to when this baby [...]

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I’m of two minds about Valkyria Chronicles, Sega’s anticipated PS3-exclusive alternate-reality WWII tactical-role-playing game from some of the creative minds behind cult Dreamcast RPG favorite Skies of Arcadia: On one hand, it wouldn’t be an understatement to say that it might redefine the always enjoyable — yet somewhat stagnant — strategy-RPG genre. And let’s face [...]

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Filed under: News, Imports

Our urge to start writing Phantasy Star Zero mushy love letters on a daily basis is stronger than ever. Famitsu’s latest two-page spread on Sonic Team’s online RPG is the cause of our infatuation. According to the magazine, PS Zero will be stocked with over 350 weapons spread across sixteen categories, including [...]

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Filed under: Tech stuff, Video, Features, Revolutionary

hertz (hûrts)n. pl. hertz Abbr. Hz A unit of frequency equal to 1 cycle per second.
Arcade kings like Sega and Namco packed some cutting edge hardware inside those cabinets to draw and redraw complex scenes up to sixty times a second. Some of the companies that designed that hardware [...]

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Filed under: Tech stuff, Video, Features, Revolutionary

hertz (hûrts)n. pl. hertz Abbr. Hz A unit of frequency equal to 1 cycle per second.
Arcade kings like Sega and Namco packed some cutting edge hardware inside those cabinets to draw and redraw complex scenes up to sixty times a second. Some of the companies that designed that hardware [...]

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Filed under: Sales

In these belt-tightening, penny-pinching times, it literally pays to have a nose for the bargains. That’s where we, or rather Gamefly, comes in. The game rental outfit has a broad selection of used Wii software for low, world banking crisis-friendly prices, and we chose ten of the best sub-$20 games to tempt you. [...]

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Faithful 1UP FM listeners will know that we had unfinished business with our last Backlog for Indigo Prophecy. With this new bonus episode of 1UP FM, that business can be considered concluded. We’ve invited Sega director of development Constantine Hantzopoulos onto the show to talk about his previous work as a producer on Indigo Prophecy, [...]

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Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles will finally be hitting the States come November 4th and PS3 owning RPG fans will definitely have something to look forward to. This new trailer not only shows off the watercolor like “CANVAS” art design SEGA implemented into the game, but it also takes a look at Welken Gunther, Squad Leader and [...]

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In a poll marking the launch of this year’s London Games Festival, more than 500 UK gamers voted for their favorite video game character of all time, and the results may shock you. Or they may not. Sonic the Hedgehog came out on top in the poll with a whopping 24%, which isn’t all [...]

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Filed under: Culture, Online, Polls

The verdict is still out on the accuracy of the comic, but 2P Start’s Little Big Zone regardless won the popular vote for the week’s best webcomic. Sega, the spiky blue ball is in your court to prove us wrong.
Second and third place goes to Penny Arcade’s The Deluge and Dueling [...]

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The editor in chief of Play magazine, Dave Halverson, has some harsh words for anyone who scored Sega’s Golden Axe: Beast Rider below a 7 out of 10: “Be wary. The majority of these people (can’t call them critics) either didn’t complete a fraction of the game, don’t understand game design, or just plain suck [...]

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The best thing about this tiny little teaser-ish trailer for Sega’s spy-action title Alpha Protocol? Looking back over my life, they could have played this clip before I started any job I’ve ever had and it would be completely appropriate. This business changes you. You never know who to trust. Do they really [...]

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Filed under: Culture, Online, Polls

The verdict is still out on the accuracy of the comic, but 2P Start’s Little Big Zone regardless won the popular vote for the week’s best webcomic. Sega, the spiky blue ball is in your court to prove us wrong.
Second and third place goes to Penny Arcade’s The Deluge and Dueling [...]

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Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles will finally be hitting the States come November 4th and PS3 owning RPG fans will definitely have something to look forward to. This new trailer not only shows off the watercolor like “CANVAS” art design SEGA implemented into the game, but it also takes a look at Welken Gunther, Squad Leader and [...]

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Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles will finally be hitting the States come November 4th and PS3 owning RPG fans will definitely have something to look forward to. This new trailer not only shows off the watercolor like “CANVAS” art design SEGA implemented into the game, but it also takes a look at Welken Gunther, Squad Leader and [...]

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In a poll marking the launch of this year’s London Games Festival, more than 500 UK gamers voted for their favorite video game character of all time, and the results may shock you. Or they may not. Sonic the Hedgehog came out on top in the poll with a whopping 24%, which isn’t all [...]

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In a poll marking the launch of this year’s London Games Festival, more than 500 UK gamers voted for their favorite video game character of all time, and the results may shock you. Or they may not. Sonic the Hedgehog came out on top in the poll with a whopping 24%, which isn’t all [...]

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Meet Welkin Gunther, the leader of your band of Gallian nationals in Sega’s action, tactical RPG Valkyria Chronicles exclusively for the PS3.
Step into his shoes, but more importantly his inherited tank November 11th for the PS3.
Valkyria Chronicles Welkin Trailer

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Meet Welkin Gunther, the leader of your band of Gallian nationals in Sega’s action, tactical RPG Valkyria Chronicles exclusively for the PS3.
Step into his shoes, but more importantly his inherited tank November 11th for the PS3.
Valkyria Chronicles Welkin Trailer

Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version

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Meet Welkin Gunther, the leader of your band of Gallian nationals in Sega’s action, tactical RPG Valkyria Chronicles exclusively for the PS3.
Step into his shoes, but more importantly his inherited tank November 11th for the PS3.
Valkyria Chronicles Welkin Trailer

Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version

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Filed under: Virtual Console, Imports, WiiWare

Nintendo of Japan has slowed down the rush of Virtual Console and WiiWare releases this week, but the releases are still quite high-quality. Even the least interesting game is probably considered pretty good: Donkey Kong Country 3: Okay Guys I Think We Can Stop Releasing Donkey Kong Country Games Now, [...]

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Filed under: DS Daily

With Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood finally releasing and all of us having ample time to play it, we’d like to know: has it changed your opinion of the blue, spiky hedgehog? It’s quite the good game, which is weird for us considering Sonic hasn’t been in one of those for quite [...]

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Street Fighter Alpha made it to PlayStation Network recently after eight months of waiting. Now it’s time to start marking our calendars as we wait for both Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Street Fighter Alpha 3.
Siliconera is reporting that the ESRB has rated both Street Fighter Alpha 2 and 3, widely regarded as two of [...]

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The editor in chief of Play magazine, Dave Halverson, has some harsh words for anyone who scored Sega’s Golden Axe: Beast Rider below a 7 out of 10: “Be wary. The majority of these people (can’t call them critics) either didn’t complete a fraction of the game, don’t understand game design, or just plain suck [...]

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The best thing about this tiny little teaser-ish trailer for Sega’s spy-action title Alpha Protocol? Looking back over my life, they could have played this clip before I started any job I’ve ever had and it would be completely appropriate. This business changes you. You never know who to trust. Do they really [...]

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I grew up pumping quarters into Sega’s 1989 classic side-scroller Golden Axe, which earned its arcade cred by allowing you and a friend to ride beasts while slashing foes and wielding magic. Although you do at least ride beasts in Golden Axe: Beast Rider, a numbingly unnecessary PS3/Xbox 360 sequel, you can’t do so with [...]

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