In Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One the name given to gamers who specialise in 80s arcade games/retro-games are Gunters. The Gunters are searching for the famous Easter Egg that will give who ever finds it control of the Oasis. It’s a bit like the quest for the Holy Grail. We don’t yet have a virtual […]
Sega offers apology for calling a Sonic character “Boob”
Sega’s Sonic Runners mobile game has a character called “Boob”. Oops. Sega has explained the Halloween update was supposed to introduce a character called Boo. The name “Boob” is a mistake. I'm dead pic.twitter.com/dEOVZwbw27 — Paul Veer (@pietepiet) October 23, 2015
The gorgeous sci-fi art of Kenichiro Tomiyasu
Kenichiro Tomiyasu is a freelance concept artist and designer at INEI, Inc. He’s worked for the likes of Square Enix, Sega and Capcom. I’d describe his work as bold that makes careful use of colour. These are pictures that have depth and the ability to lure you in. You should check out INEI Studio and […]
Bored at work? Check out Ebuyer’s Odyssey
Ever need to buy, browse or research computer parts, software and business equipment while at work? Yes? Then you might need to visit Ebuyer.com. As it happens, Ebuyer happens to be running an interactive tour through the history of gaming consoles. Did I say “interactive tour”? I suppose that’s one way of putting it. Another […]
Short movie: Sonic the Hedgehog
This fan film, produced by Blue Core Studios, is clearly a not-for-profit spec film. There’s no ads on the video. There’s no need for Sega to do anything other than sit back and enjoy. I watched it cautiously at first, expecting to get bored early on, then mid-way through and then towards the end. Sure; […]
Sega find a new business stream – urinal game consoles
Did you imagine Sega would return to the hardware business and start building consoles again? Okay. Perhaps you did… for the sake of argument let’s say you did. Did you imagine Sega would start to build $2,000 urinals though? And build games into them? Actually, I’m not sure we want to know! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YprsmfrdDew
Phantasy Star Online 2 opening movie
Sega have released the opening movie to Phantasy Star Online 2. Phantasy Star is a Japanese computer RPG with a proud history and fan base to match. That doesn’t mean the success of the online version is a sure-in, though. Just ask Square Enix about their Final Fantasy experiences.
My Megadrive
Did you know that the Mega Drive was called the Genesis in North America? Er, also, did you know the Genesis was called the Mega Drive outside of North America? I had no idea. Mind you, it was 1990 and I was 20 years younger and 20 years less wise. Step forward 2080. No, not […]
Sega give away free Rise of Nightmares comic
Back in June we published a rather weird video from Sega called Rise of Nightmares. It’s a horror survival game with plenty of WTF. In order to promote the game they teamed up author Al Ewing and artist Marc Olivent to put together a free comic for it. It shows the side story of Private […]
Captain America: Super Solider trailer
Captain America: Super Solider is a third person action game from Sega. You get to play Captain America in an adventure written by Christos Gage – who heads up Marvel’s Avengers: The Initiative. Gage’s story is designed so that setting overlaps with the movie but includes new twists designed to enhance gameplay. Marvel and Sega […]