No Gunstar Heroes online fix due to low sales?
Posted by George. Filed under George, North America, Sony PlayStation 3. Tagged with Fixing issues, Gunstar Heroes, PSN, rumor, Sega Help.
When Playstation 3 owners purchased Gunstar Heroes, most of them wanted to fire the game online to play, but couldn’t due to the game being broken. Most fans decided to put in a help ticket at Sega, to let them know that the game’s online mode didn’t work and if there was going to be a fix.
A user over at Playstation boards claims that he got the following response from Sega:
“We have confirmed this issue as having to do with the players having different internet connection speeds and types. We have also found that it does not occur %100 and that at worst you should be able to connect ~%30 of time.
We are looking into options to resolve this but so far have not come up with anything that would be cost effective relative to the game’s disappointing sales. I’ll let you know if there are any further updates.”
There you go, there is no plans (”looking into” sounds like no plans at least) on fixing a game that should have worked to begin with, due to low sales. This is Sega’s way of thanking the few people that bought the game (if the response is legit).
[Source: Examiner]
Alpha Protocol dev diary 4 and box art
Posted by George. Filed under George, Microsoft Xbox 360, News, North America, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Video. Tagged with Alpha Protocol, Box art, Dev Dairy, Release Dates.
Above is the fourth dev diary, this one has some new gameplay footage and shows you how character relationships work. Sounds groovy. Below is the official box art for Alpha Protocol.
The game ships in American retailers on October 6th. You will be able to pick your poison on either Xbox 360, Playstation 3 or a Windows powered PC.
[Source: Sega PR]
Download Columns Deluxe for free this weekend
Posted by George. Filed under George, News, North America. Tagged with Columns Deluxe, Free, iPhone, iPod Touch, Puyo Pop, Puyo Puyo.
You will be able to download Columns Deluxe for iPhone/iPod Touch for free this weekend. This is Sega’s way of telling you guys to have a good 4th of July weekend and keep your thumbs attached for more gaming.
The game comes packed with Puyo Pop for free, so you get two games for the price of none. Free stuff is awesome. iTunes link is right here.
[Source: Sega Blog]
Infinite Space animated video promises Spring 2010 release
Posted by George. Filed under George, News, Nintendo DS, North America, Video. Tagged with Anime, Infinite Space, Promotion, Release Date, Shorts.
We already know that Infinite Space launched in Japan, but what about the rest of the world? Sega of America has been kind enough to translate (and release) one of the short anime web episodes (or webisodes if you are hip), they even have English voices!
OK, so maybe the voice acting isn’t great, but it is better than not understanding what is going on. Sega teases us by telling us this is just part one of four videos to be released, so get ready. In the end of the video they promise a Spring 2010 release date.
Seems that everything on DS gets an anime, what about us console folks?
[Source: Sega PR]
FUNimation to publish Sands of Destruction anime
Posted by George. Filed under George, News, Nintendo DS, North America. Tagged with Anime, FUNimation, Sands of Destruction, World Destruction.
FUNimation has just announced that they will be publishing the anime for the upcoming RPG Sands of Destruction (World Destruction in Japan).
“FUNimation acquires the 1st season of the anime Sands of Destruction from Sega of America. The fantasy series is based on the Sega game .”
The anime was animated by Production I.G. Production I.G. is known for their high quality work, they worked on Ghost in the Shell and Patlabor.
[Source: FUNimation Twitter]
How much did the Sonic brand make in 2008?
Posted by George. Filed under George, Multi-platform, News, Nintendo Wii, North America, Sonic. Tagged with $, Sonic, Sonic and Mario, Sonic Unleashed.
So how much did the Sonic brand make in 2008? According to Wedbush Morgan Securities’ industry report it made $163 million dollars. A even better fact, this only accounts for United States, not Europe, where Sonic is more popular.
Sonic came in at number 11 on their top 30 list of most profitable game brands. This means that it made more money than the Gears of War , The Sims and Tom Clancy brands.
The majority of sales came from Mario and Sonic, a game that has been charting since it was released in 2007 (Wii version) and the release of Sonic Unleashed in late 2008. I’m sure Sonic would have cracked the top ten if they released Sonic Unleashed around spring 2008, instead of in the fall. Another Sonic game that was released in 2008 was Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.
Hit the jump to see the full list.
Obsidian Entertainment no longer working on Aliens RPG
Posted by George. Filed under George, Microsoft Xbox 360, Multi-platform, News, North America, PC, Sony PlayStation 3. Tagged with Aliens RPG, Canceled, Obsidian Entertainment, Rumor buster.
Awhile back we ran a rumor that the Aliens RPG was dead, it seems that the rumors are true. An admin over at the Obsidian forum has confirmed our worse nightmares, the title is no longer in development.
“it is true that we are no longer working on the game, and we wanted to finally announce that officially to everyone who has been following its development.”
I guess we shouldn’t be too sad, since there is going to be plenty of Alien games coming out next year, though I wish all of them weren’t shooters. I was very excited in playing a horror Space RPG set in the Aliens universe. At least we still have Alpha Protocol, which is set to release in October of this year.
Sega have also made a comment, confirming that the game is no longer in production.
“”At this point, SEGA has no plans to move forward with the Aliens RPG,”
Well, developer and publisher have confirmed the rumors, so now we can move on. Even though I might be disappointed by the news, I’m glad they actually came out and confirmed it was canceled, unlike other Sega games that just disappear.
[Source: Kotaku]
The Conduit ‘Final Trailer’
Posted by Graham. Filed under Europe, G, News, Nintendo Wii, North America, Video. Tagged with Gameplay, High Voltage Software, The Conduit, Trailer.
Sega Europe has just released a new and (apparently) final trailer for the Wii FPS, The Conduit. You should hopefully know enough about the game to have decided if you are interested.
So sit back, relax and enjoy the show.
The Conduit is out in Europe July 10th and is out in the US now.
[Source: Sega PR]
How Sega used to preview a Sonic game in 1991
Posted by George. Filed under George, North America, Retro, Sonic. Tagged with 1990's, back in the day, early days, Magazine scans, Sega Vision, Sonic the Hedgehog.
Gameworks hosting racing tournament in Long Beach
Posted by George. Filed under Arcade, George, North America. Tagged with GameWorks: Long Beach, outrun, racing, Tournament.
Hey, it’s more GameWorks tournaments, this one in Long Beach, California. They will test your skills in Maximum Tune 3 (Time Trial Attack on Nagoya Expressway), Need for Speed: Underground (Time Trial Attack on Markel Street) and Outrun 2 SPD (Time Trial on Goal C).
You will have to pay $3 dollars for each game, though you will have the ability to win $150 dollars. Seems like a fun weekend, for those people that live or are going to Long Beach this weekend.
[Soure: SEGA Blog]
