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Read More »MadWorld dated for March 20th in UK
The uber-violent MadWorld will hit shelves on March 20th, MCV can reveal. The title, which is developed by Japanese studio Platinum Games, is targeting the elusive adult Wii market. And the game’s producer Atsushi Inaba is confident that MadWorld can plug a gap in the format’s release schedule. The Wii …
Read More »More Mario and Sonic details revealed
The next edition of Official Nintendo Magazine contains further details on the newly-announced Mario and Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games. The new Sega-published title, announced earlier today, follows on from the mega-selling original. The Wii version was the fifth best selling individual SKU of 2008, so the sequel, due …
Read More »Labels retreat from new IP
The world’s biggest publishers have been forced into reducing investment in new IP – as recession-hit consumers and a crowded market strong-arm them into relying on established brands. THQ and EA have both blamed ‘unfocused’ product slates for contributing to their disappointing Q3 results – and pledged to concentrate more …
Read More »Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games confirmed
Publisher Sega has announced that Mario and Sonic will unite once again this Christmas on Wii and DS. The announcement has been expected since Sega secured the Vancouver Winter Olympics rights last week, and the game was even confirmed by the Winter Olympics’ director of licensing, Dennis Kim. We are …
Read More »Aliens vs. Predator game in the works
Sega has revealed another weapon in its Aliens armoury – a new Aliens vs. Predator game being developed by UK developer Rebellion. The studio was also behind the 1995 release of the same name on Atari’s ill-fated Jaguar console – a game regarded by many as by far the best …
Read More »New Mario and Sonic confirmed
Sega will publish a sequel to Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, based on the 2010 Winter Olympics. The title was confirmed to The Province by the Winter Olympics’ director of licensing Dennis Kim, while MCV understands an official announcement will be made later in the week. "Last year, …
Read More »Sega confirms job losses after $119m loss
Sega Sammy Holdings has revealed a net loss of YEN 10.8bn, around $119m, for the nine months ending December 31st 2008 – an improvement of around 33 per cent compared the YEN 15.7bn loss seen in the same period in the year before. Sales for the period were down 15.4 …
Read More »Virtua Tennis 2009 takes to the court
Sega has announced that Virtua Tennis 2009 will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in May. The game will feature real-world tennis stars such as Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams. And, for the first time, British number one and world number three Andy Murray …
Read More »Sega confirms Winter Olympics deal
Japanese publisher Sega has confirmed that it is to remain the International Olympic Committee’s exclusive video game publishing partner for the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics – though it has stopped short of announcing its believed-to-be-in-development Mario and Sonic at the Winter Olympics. A press release from the firm stated …
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