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House of the Dead 3 & 4 Releasing for the PS3

Christen McGregor, Jan 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sega's classic arcade shooter House of the Dead will be making another appearance in the land of console gaming this year. House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut, once Wii exclusive, was released for the PlayStatoin 3 last year. Soon that won't be the only House of the Dead title available to PS3 users. Today Sega announced that House of the Dead 3 and House of the Dead 4 will be available as downloadable titles via the PlayStation Network. Read The Full Story

NVIDIA high-fives Sega for Sonic the Hedgehog 4 mobile release

Chris Burns, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [2]

Sega is coming on strong on the Sonic tip here at the end of 2011, first with Sonic CD for the mobile platform, now with Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 for Android devices sporting either an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core or Tegra 3 quad-core processor onboard! What you'll be playing here is a new vision of Sonic in the classic setup: complete with the rebirth of an old enemy and the return of no less than everyone's favorite sidekick: Tails! And just wait until you hit the go button on the video to hear that classic "SEGA" sound effect - flawless victory! Read The Full Story

Sonic CD available for iOS tomorrow, Android and WP7 must wait [UPDATE: Android version live now!]

Christen McGregor, Dec 14th 2011 Discuss [10]

The blue hedgehog we grew to love in 1993 is back again and pocket-sized! Both players who have loved the blue hedgehog from the early 90's and those from the younger generations can expect some new features and familiar faces. Starting tomorrow iOS users will be able to play Sonic CD, according to an announcement made by Sega. Other mobile device users will have to wait until into the new year. Read The Full Story

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It’s the Early-90s All Over Again with iOS Gaming

Don Reisinger, Oct 7th 2011 Discuss [16]

At the iPhone event held earlier this week in Cupertino, Calif., Apple showed off how the iPhone 4S could deliver a level of gaming that so far, has been unmatched in the mobile space. And developers, hoping to capitalize on the new technology, have already sounded off on how impressed and excited they are to start developing for the device.

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Why I’d Feel Fine Playing Mario & Zelda On the Xbox

Don Reisinger, Aug 25th 2011 Discuss [25]

If you’ve followed my work here, you know that I’ve been a little tough on Nintendo as of late, saying that the game company is in deep trouble, and by the look of things, doesn’t have a strategy in place to turn things around so quickly.

Over the last several weeks, I’ve received some e-mails from folks about Nintendo and my comments on the company. Those folks say that Nintendo will always be a hardware-focused firm, and the very thought of playing its titles on other consoles is a joke.

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Is Nintendo the Next SEGA?

Don Reisinger, Jul 31st 2011 Discuss [96]

If you’ve been following Nintendo news as of late, you know that the company is in trouble. During its last-reported quarter, its revenue slid considerably, it posted a loss, and hardware sales plummeted. In order to revive the ailing 3DS, Nintendo was forced to cut its price from $249.99 to $169.99.

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Sega confirms 1.3m hacked accounts: Names, emails & more

Chris Davies, Jun 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

Sega has confirmed that 1.3m users of its Sega Pass online network have had their personal information stolen, after the service was hacked last week. "We are deeply sorry for causing trouble to our customers" spokesperson Yoko Nagasawa told Reuters, "we want to work on strengthening security." Although credit card information is not among the looted haul, there's plenty of information that could lead to phishing attempts or account hacks. Read The Full Story

LulzSec Denies Sega Pass Hack, Offers Revenge

Rue Liu, Jun 17th 2011 Discuss [6]

Sega confirmed this morning that its Sega Pass network was hacked and has been offline since yesterday as the company investigates the extent of the breach. No hacker group has yet to step forward, and the usual suspect LulzSec has surprisingly denied responsibility for the attack. Read The Full Story

Sega Pass Gets Hacked, Accounts Compromised

Rue Liu, Jun 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

The myriad of cyber attacks of recent months in the wake of the PlayStation Network breach continue with the latest victim being Sega. The gaming network called Sega Pass, which includes its gaming forums and press resources websites got hacked yesterday, with the company sending out emails this morning to its Sega Pass users to confirm the network breach. Read The Full Story

Sega Jumping into Facebook Games with Baseball

Samia Perkins, Feb 22nd 2011 Discuss [3]

Sega will be entering the US social games business this month with an American version of Sega Play! Baseball, according to Total Telecom. Sega has done social games in Japan up to this point, and now is going to try its hand in the US, competing with Zynga, among others. They will be releasing a line of Facebook and Hi5 games in the next few months. The baseball game is pictured below (still mostly in Japanese). Read The Full Story

Virtua Fighter 2 out for iPhone

Rue Liu, Jan 26th 2011 Discuss [0]

SEGA is bringing the game console and arcade classic to your pocket by giving you Virtua Fighter 2 on your iPhone or iPod Touch. The game looks to be exactly how it was when you played it long ago with no new levels or characters added. You will be stuck with the original eight characters and eight stage levels. Read The Full Story

Dreamcast Collection Coming to Xbox 360

Chris Burns, Jan 14th 2011 Discuss [2]

Also coming to your PC, but noone cares about PCs. Never fear, Don Reisinger, your lost love of video games will be revenged (unless I read that article wrong.) On the 22nd of February, 2011, a Dreamcast Collection package will be being released for Xbox 360. Joy unto the mountains, the greatest console gaming system is back in the form of a pack. Read The Full Story