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News Yakuza's Creator Is Leaving SEGA, Like A Dragon Sequel In The Works
"As of today, a new Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is born"
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the development studio behind the Yakuza and Judgment series', has announced it's undergoing a shakeup in which Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi and series producer Daisuke Sato are leaving SEGA. As a result, Masayoshi Yokoyama is taking over as director of the studio and...
News Idris Elba Will Voice Knuckles In Sonic's Second Movie Outing
"Knock, knock"
As you might recall, a sequel to the Sonic the Hedgehog movie is currently targeting an April 2022 release. While a lot has already been leaked so far, a new and more official update has now sent the Sonic fandom into an absolute frenzy. Overnight, English actor Idris Elba has seemingly revealed himself as (spoiler alert)...Knuckles...
News SEGA's Humankind Is Launching Day One With Xbox Game Pass For PC
"This is more than history, it’s your story"
We've got some good news for PC players, as it's been announced today that SEGA and Amplitude Studios' 4X strategy game Humankind will be available with Xbox Game Pass for PC at launch. The most recent delay for Humankind arrived a few months ago, where the release date was rescheduled to August 17, so...
News Sega Teases Sonic The Hedgehog X Minecraft Collab
So fast, you might have missed it!
Minecraft is teaming up with Sega's blue blur Sonic the Hedgehog for a special 30th-anniversary collaboration. Yes, in case you missed it - during a segment of Sonic Central, Sega teased a number of smaller announcements. One of them was an incredibly brief shot of a So
News SEGA Might Be Thinking About Reviving Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio
Along with a bunch of other classics
It looks like SEGA hasn't necessarily given up on the likes Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio and other classic IP, as they've been listed for potential remasters, remakes or reboots as part of a new end-of-fiscal-year results presentation. As highlighted by IGN, the slideshow gathers a bunch of examples of past IP...
News SEGA's Latest Survey Has Got Xbox Fans Asking For More Ports
It's time to rise up and make your needs known
SEGA is currently running a survey looking at players' gaming habits, but additionally, it's asking what the company can do to enhance people's games. Obviously this has Xbox fans talking and there's one thing on everyone's mind - ports. The survey delves into what games people typically play, which...
News SEGA Is 'Really Happy' With The Results Of Xbox Game Pass
"We wanted to take advantage of a great new opportunity"
Xbox Game Pass is the gift that keeps on giving to consumers, but developers and publishers have also expressed their admiration for the service over the years - including SEGA, which is "really happy" with the results. In an extensive rundown about Xbox Game Pass over at Eurogamer, SEGA...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Hits Movie Theatres In April 2022
Gotta go fast... again!
The first Sonic the Hedgehog movie enjoyed superb success upon release back in early 2019, so it's no surprise to hear that Paramount is making a second one, with a targeted release date of April 8th, 2022. No details appear to have been unveiled on the movie as of yet, but we've got a short teaser as you can see above, and...
News SEGA Restructure Leads To Xbox Speculation Once Again
The company is splitting its game and amusement divisions
Here we go again! There has been a lot of speculation over the past six to twelve months that Microsoft might be interested in acquiring SEGA, and that speculation has just started up once again. It's the result of an organisational restructure by the Japanese firm, in which its video game...
News Xbox Posts Picture Of A Hedgehog, SEGA Rumours Start Up Again
It's been a strange year...
Cast your mind back to September, and you might remember a series of rumours that suggested Microsoft might be either acquiring former console manufacturer SEGA, or entering into a partnership with the company. Nothing ultimately came of it, but those rumours have been sparked into life once more today - the result of a...
News Sega Confirms Xbox One And PC Launch Date For Yakuza: Like A Dragon
Will arrive alongside the Xbox Series X
After bringing forth the release for Yakuza: Like a Dragon on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X earlier this month, Sega has now officially re-confirmed the launch date for the Xbox One and Microsoft Store versions of the game. Instead of 13th Novemb
Random The Internet Thinks Microsoft Is Buying Sega Now
Update: No acquisition news at the Tokyo Game Show, confirms MS
Update: Microsoft has confirmed it has no plans to announce any acquisitions at this week's Tokyo Game Show. Original story: It doesn't take much to ignite a rumour nowadays and after Microsoft acquired the parent company of Bethesda earlier this week, some people on the
News Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis Arrives On Xbox In 2021
"reborn in all aspects"
One of the many games announced during the Xbox Games Showcase was Sega's online action-RPG, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis. It'll be arriving on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC in 2021. According to the official Xbox Wire news post, this is the "latest entry" in the PSO2 universe. Although, as Eurogamer points out -...
Rumour Sega To Rebrand The Xbox Series X In Japan? Don't Count On It
Key opinion leader weighs in
Last week, a Japanese tech journalist teased he would reveal a "huge scoop" relating to SEGA on June 4th, as pointed out by Gematsu. But according to new reports, it won't be related to Microsoft. Various Xbox rumours were thrown around over the weekend, including that SEGA might be rebranding Microsoft's next-gen...
News Sonic Games Are Releasing More Slowly For Quality Reasons, Says Sega
"It used to be like every year there was a new Sonic game"
In a recent livestream on the official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel, social media manager Aaron Webber was asked a question about when new information or a trailer would be revealed for an upcoming Sonic game. In response, Webber revealed that Sega made a conscious effort a few years...
News Yakuza: Like A Dragon Will Be A Day One Xbox Series X Launch Title
Rise from rock bottom
The eighth entry in Sega's long-running Yakuza series has been confirmed by the creator Toshihiro Nagoshi as a "day one" launch title for Xbox Series X. As the headline suggests, it's officially titled Yakuza: Like A Dragon and was originally released on the PlayStation 4 in Japan at the start of this year. As the player,...
Review Alien: Isolation (Xbox One)
"The perfect organism."
Throughout cinematic history, very few films have influenced a genre like the Alien saga has. In 1979, Ridley Scott's initial vision of horror far away from home resonated so strongly with audiences that the film almost immediately became a cult hit and introduced us to Ellen Ripley, one of the most dynamic heroines ever to...
News SEGA's 2012 Olympics Game Gains Kinect Support
Back on track
SEGA' has today announced London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games will include Kinect features. By the sounds of it you won't be able to take on all 30 events with Kinect: the press release only mentions 110m hurdles and beach volleyball, already seen in the likes of Kinect Sports of course. Here's the first trailer,...
