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Sega Nerds

May 14th, 2008

Three free Sega games on your mobile

That’s a bit of a mouthful eh? Well Sega Mobile is offering it’s US residents the chance to download three of their titles for nothing.
Sonic Jump, After Burner II and Golden Axe are all on offer, from GameJump. The game’s are being offered for free through a partnership deal with GreyStripe. There […]

By Graham -- 3 comments

January 24th, 2008

ATEI 2008 Introduction

A couple of days ago, I informed you all, that I (which would ultimately mean Sega Nerds) would be attending the ATEI 2008 show.
The whole show is dedicated to the different sides of gaming, which includes Slot machines, Pinball machines, Quiz machines and even money counting equipment (for casinos, I would presume).  But most importantly, for […]

By Graham -- 1 comment

March 19th, 2007

Much success! Sega ships five titles this week

This is the week all the Sega Nerds (Well, at least the ones in North America) have been waiting for since Sonic and the Secret Rings was released. Sega is shipping five … count ‘em, five games this week!
I like that Sega is supporting several platforms in this batch of releases:

After Burner: Black Falcon (PSP)
Full […]

By Chris -- 0 comments

March 9th, 2007

EGM reviews Sega’s Games of March - not good

In our first Sega Nerdcast, Graham and I talked extensively about the importance of Sega’s new games releasing this month. And according to EGM’s April issue, it doesn’t look like we should get too excited for what Sega has in store for us.
Here’s how Sega’s games stacked up.

After Burner: Black Falcon (PSP) – 6.5, 2, 5.5 
Armored […]

By Chris -- 5 comments

March 5th, 2007

Pre-order After Burner, Full Auto get $5 off

Once again Sega is working with Gamestop to offer its loyal, pre-ordering fans the opportunity to save $5 when they throw down their cash in advance for After Burner: Black Falcon or Full Auto 2: Battlelines.
I don’t think Sega is the best company out there in terms of consumer appreciation, but I really do appreciate […]

By Chris -- 0 comments

March 5th, 2007

New After Burner: Black Falcon screens released

Sega has released the new round of After Burner: Black Falcon screens that showcase the Air Force’s SR-71 Blackbird and the Navy’s F-14 Tomcat.
The Planet Moon developed air-combat game features more than 15 officially licensed military aircraft (no Cessnas here, baby), online multi-player and a single-player mode that puts you up against the vile Cruise […]

By Chris -- 1 comment

February 13th, 2007

ATEI Show 2007 - Part 7 - After Burner: Climax

 
At the show many of the games on display had only a few cabinets to play with, but After Buner Climax was different.  While it may not have been the Sega’s star display, they were certainly keen to show it off. 
They had some six  or seven stand alone cabinets, in three varieties.  The actual games […]

By Graham -- 0 comments

February 1st, 2007

GameSpy previews After Burner: Black Falcon

GameSpy have a new Preview for After Burner Black Falcon, the newest game in the After Burner series developed by Planet Moon Studios on the PSP. In case you can’t be bothered to read it, They loved it! But I’m sure you can So here’s the link!
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By Ryan -- 0 comments

January 31st, 2007

1up previews After Burner: Black Falcon

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There’s no quicker way for a handheld game to go down the shitter than when the game just doesn’t run very smooth or if the controls suck.
Thankfully, After Burner: Black Falcon has none of those problems, according to 1up, who just sat down with the game’s newest build.
“The key here is how smoothly everything moves. […]

By Chris -- 2 comments

January 27th, 2007

First footage of After Burner: Black Falcon

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Sega has just released the first-ever footage of After Burner: Black Falcon for the PSP. As you may already know, this is another old-school Sega title that Sega has outsourced to another company, this time Planet Moon Studios.
Black Falcon features 19 real military aircraft, and gives the gamers the power of full customization. There’s also […]

By Chris -- 1 comment