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The genius behind games like Devil May Cry, Okami, Resident Evil 2 (I could go on and on), Hideki Kamiya, decided to grace us with yet another gem of a game.  Bayonetta sets the bar for the action genre.  It’s that simple.

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On Sega’s Bayonetta blog on IGN, special effects designer, Kudo, talks briefly about his work on Bayonetta.  We all know how special effects can really enhance a game, but have you ever seen video comparisons with and without special effects?  Kudo posted a couple of videos on the blog, one with the special effects and [...]

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Were you afraid that Yakuza 3 would forever remain in Japan?  Did you think that Sega was going to abandon localization for its western audience?  Well, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to assume that because at the 2009 Tokyo Game Show, Sega showcased a trailer for Yakuza 4 while no mention was made for the localization [...]

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One of the best critically acclaimed game on the PS3, Valkyria Chronicles, has a sequel coming to the PSP.  Valkyria Chronicles 2 will appear on the PSP in the summer of 2010.
The sequel takes place two years after the events of the first game.  The story follows a group of Gallian Military Academy cadets, who [...]

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Okay, so we’ve heard the phrase “back to its roots” before in regards to the Sonic franchise more times than I care to remember.  But this time, it sounds like the real deal.
Sega’s new game, code-name Project Needlemouse, is a 2D, high-speed, HD, classic Sonic platformer.  Yeah, it’s about time Sega decided to listen to [...]

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In order to do that though, we need to buy more copies of The Conduit.  Joshua Olsen was asked if the sales of the first game would impact the chances of a sequel.
“I have no idea, it all depends on the fans and sales but it’s a little early for now to assume anything,” Olsen [...]

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PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners in Japan (all five of you) will be able to purchase Bayonetta on October 29.  Meanwhile, gamers in North America and Europe will have to wait until January 2010.  The reason for the delay, taken from Gamespot:
“Bayonetta is an extremely important new IP for Sega and adds a new [...]

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Unable to wait for the actual Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver on February 12, 2010, Sega announced that Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will launch on October 13 for the Wii and DS.  In this minigame fest, Sonic, Mario, and their respective friends will be competing in events such as bobsledding, speed [...]

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The next installment in SEGA’s critically acclaimed Virtua Tennis series will be pushed back to June now for all systems (Xbox, PS3, Wii, and PC).  The goal right now is a release on June 2.  The reason for this delay is probably to coincide with the launch of Wii Motion Plus.  The official reason was [...]

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Tri-Ace’s (the developers of Star Ocean) latest multiplatform RPG, entitled End of Eternity, is coming to the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 with SEGA as the publisher.  A teaser site was launched earlier this month (in Japanese) and the countdown on the site is still ticking.  Once the countdown reaches zero, we’re gonna bust [...]

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