Nerdaway: One day left on our Virtua Tennis giveaway
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News, Worldwide. Tagged with Contest, Giveaway, Nerdaway, Tennis, Virtua Tennis, Virtua Tennis 2009.
This is a reminder to everyone that our Virtua Tennis 2009 contest will be ending tomorrow (Friday) late night, GMT (give you US folks a bit of a chance to still get entries in).
You have the chance to win one of five Virtua Tennis 2009 goodie bags, featuring:
- 1 x Virtua Tennis sports bag
- 1 x Set of Virtua Tennis balls
- 1 x Virtua Tennis/Sega sports top (zip)
- 4 x Pairs of finger sweat bands
- 1 x Virtua Tennis head band
- 1 x Wig (for that natural ‘pro’ look)
So if you haven’t already entered, check out the full details and contest question here.
Just who are you following on Twitter?
Posted by Graham. Filed under Europe, G, News, Sonic. Tagged with Fan Stuff, Followers, Football Manager, Phantasy Star, Shenmue, Sports Interactive, Total War, twitter, Valkyria Chronicles, Virtua Tennis.
What with Twitter being a relatively new, trendy medium in which to hassle and obsess over your favourite stars (or indeed video game company), Sega has made it just that little bit easier for you to follow them by pointing out which of their Twitter accounts are actually real.
The official SEGA accounts are:
SEGA - Official SEGA community team for Europe and America
sonicgames - Official Sonic The Hedgehog
phantasystar - Phantasy Star
valkyriatribune - Valkyria Chronicles
totalwar - Total War series (Creative Assembly)
TheConduit - The Conduit
FootManLive - Football Manager Live
and si_games for Sports Interactive (Football Manager)
Those are the main accounts, but Sega also has a couple of other accounts they use, including a Shenmue account - which clearly needs a bigger following. Get on it people.
There are also accounts for Virtua Tennis (virtuatennis) and Shenmue (shenmue) but these are not as active, your main ports of call on Twitter for SEGA interaction are going to be @SEGA, @sonicgames and @phantasystar.
So if you are on the Twitter bandwagon, but haven’t been sure if the Sega-related account you’ve been following is real, then just check the above list.
And if you want to follow us, we are also on Twitter - @SegaNerds - because we are just as trendy as Sega.
[Source: SoE blog]
[Special Thanks: Fulvio, Via Email]
[Update] Nerdaway: Win some cool Virtua Tennis sports gear
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, News, Nintendo Wii, Worldwide. Tagged with Contest, Giveaway, Nerdaway, Sports Gear, Virtua Tennis, Virtua Tennis 2009.
Like tennis? Like Virtua Tennis? Then you’ll want to win this latest Nerdaway.
To celebrate the European release of Virtua Tennis 2009 for the Wii, (which is today by the way), we have teamed up with Sega Europe to give away some limited edition Virtua Tennis branded gear, so you’ll look like a real (Virtua) tennis pro playing in your living room.
The prize bundle features:
- 1 x Virtua Tennis sports bag
- 1 x Set of Virtua Tennis balls
- 1 x Virtua Tennis/Sega sports top (zip)
- 4 x Pairs of finger sweat bands
- 1 x Virtua Tennis head band
- 1 x Wig (for that natural ‘pro’ look)
Now we aren’t just giving away one prize bundle. Sega has kindly donated FIVE of these bundles for us to give away and all you have to do is answer a simple Virtua Tennis-related question (after the break).
Review: Virtua Tennis 2009
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Microsoft Xbox 360, Multi-platform, News, Review. Tagged with Sumo Digital, Tennis, Virtua Tennis, Virtua Tennis 2009.
Even if some of their more recent console games have been less-than-stellar, one of the things that Sega has always been best known for is creating some cracking arcade titles. Virtua Tennis became a much loved franchise, with the first three titles seeing success on both the arcade and console systems.
But with Sega and Sumo Digital’s latest instalment to the series, Virtua Tennis 2009 has completely skipped the arcades and gone direct for the living room experience. So, bearing that in mind, has Sumo Digital managed to keep that arcade fun, while delivering a solid home console experience? Or has the franchise run its course?
Virtua Tennis 2009 delayed till June
Posted by Chris. Filed under Chris, Multi-platform. Tagged with Virtua Tennis, Virtua Tennis 2009.
Originally set to be released this month, Sega has now confirmed that Virtua Tennis 2009 has slipped until June.
“As you may have already noticed, VT2009 has now been pushed back to a June ship date. It’s kind of a bummer as I know everyone is looking forward to the game, but believe me when I say it’s almost always worth it to add an extra level of polish and make sure the game is top-notch, as opposed to shipping early with problems,” Sega forum admin RubyEclipse posted.
She said an exact ship date isn’t ready to be announced, but we should hear something shortly. Frankly, we’re not disappointed at all. I always appreciate it when developers realize a game needs a little more time in the oven, and they take that time to make a better product.
[Via Eurogamer]
Sega announces Virtua Tennis 2009
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Microsoft Xbox 360, Multi-platform, News, PC, Sony PlayStation 3. Tagged with Sports, Virtua Tennis, Virtua Tennis 2009.
Sega has just announced a brand new addition to the highly popular Virtua Tennis franchise, Virtua Tennis 2009.
The game is set to include brand new additions to the player rosta, new (more realistic) player movements/animations, enhanced online play and the official Davis Cup license. Plus a whole new range of mini-games will be available.
Coming to the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC platforms, the game is due out this May. Full press release after the break.
Sega twits about Virtua Tennis
Posted by George. Filed under George, North America. Tagged with Serious Business, twitter, Virtua Tennis.
Sega has been crazy on twitter lately, adding new feeds all the time. They have a Phantasy Star and Valkyria Chronicles feed and just added a Virtua Tennis feed today.
Here is the question, why add a feed to a franchise that had their latest entry in 2007? I wouldn’t be surprised if Sega is cooking up another dose of Virtua Tennis or maybe someone at Sega of America just likes their Tennis video games?
[Source Sega]
Sega Deals: Virtua Tennis 3 for $20 at Amazon
Posted by Nathan. Filed under Microsoft Xbox 360, Nathan, News, North America, Sony PSP, Sony PlayStation 3. Tagged with Sega Deals, Virtua Tennis.
If you happened to miss out on the excellent Virtua Tennis 3 (for shame!), then now’s your chance to redeem yourself. Amazon has Sega’s latest in human-based virtual tennis entertainment in three different flavors: Xbox 360 ($20), PlayStation 3 ($26) and PlayStation Portable ($17).
What are you waiting for? Get cracking!
New Years Nerdaway - Winners!
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Japan, Microsoft Xbox 360, News, Nintendo DS, PC, Retro, Sonic, Sony PSP. Tagged with Condemned, Crazy Taxi, Crush, Exclusive, Fan Stuff, Giveaways, Handheld, House of the Dead, Medieval Total War, Nerdaway, NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams, Saturn, Sonic Rush, Super Monkey Ball, Total War, Virtua Fighter 5, Virtua Tennis.
Its been like 2 weeks since the contest finished - and I’m the douche who forgot to post up the results sooner. I hold my hands up - Im sorry.
But fret no more, here are the winners of the great prizes!
New Years Nerdaway - 1 week remaining!
Posted by Graham. Filed under G, Japan, Microsoft Xbox 360, News, Nintendo DS, PC, Retro, Sonic, Sony PSP. Tagged with Condemned, Crazy Taxi, Downloads, Emulation, Exclusive, Fan Stuff, Giveaways, Handheld, House of the Dead, Imports, Nerdaway, NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams, Saturn, Sonic Rush, Super Monkey Ball, Total War, Virtua Fighter 5, Virtua Tennis.
Just over a week ago, we announced the New Years Nerdaway, our special giveaway for the start of 2008. Featuring 4 great bundles of gaming goodness.
So far we have been inundated with scores of entries, but the contest is not yet over. No sir!
The closing date for the contest is on January 31st 2008. Which, at the time of posting this article, leaves anyone who has not yet entered, with exactly 1 week (7 days) left, to try and win these fantastic prizes.
For full details, follow this link.
