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  • Sega Reveals Its E3 2012 Lineup

    Sega Reveals Its E3 2012 Lineup

    Sega is always a safe bet at E3. They never really try to hide anything and they are usually pretty open about what they’re going to show at the industry’s biggest trade event. To start up the hype, the company has announced the games that they will be showing at E3 2012 next week.

    Since Sega has to show off a Sonic game every year, they have apparently chosen the sequel to the best kart racer this generation – Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. We previously covered the game back during its initial announcement. It looks like more of the same while adding in some new mechanics like transforming vehicles. It’s definitely one to watch for at the show.

    Next up is Aliens: Colonial Marines. The oft-delayed title is finally coming out, but will be missing out this year in favor of a February 2012 launch. Gearbox says it’s for quality reasons, but I think it’s more about not wanting to compete with themselves. Gearbox will be launching the much anticipated Borderlands 2 later this year and Aliens: Colonial Marines could clash with that.

    Sega hasn’t forgotten the Vita as the company will be showing off Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz for Sony’s new handheld. The title is reminiscent of Banana Blitz which was a Wii launch title. It’s looking a new title, but the developers seem to be pushing the Vita’s gyroscope for controls. You can thankfully play the game with the analog sticks though.

    Even thought it was only recently announced last week, Sega will be showing off The Cave at this year’s E3. From our previous report on the title, you’ll know that it’s the new game from Ron Gilbert, creator of Monkey Island and general funny man, and Double Fine, Tim Schafer’s studio that’s currently also working on its Kickstarter funded adventure game.

    One of the less known titles coming from Sega is Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit. If this game has not been on your radar, shame on you. It’s looking to be one of the most stylish 2D action/adventure games ever made. The name itself should automatically sell you on how awesome the game is.

    Rounding out the list are two rereleases coming to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. The first is Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown. For those who have already played more VF5 than you care to admit, this game will probably do nothing for you. For people new to the franchise, there’s never been a better time to jump into the most technical 3D fighter ever made.

    As for the other rerelease, Sega will be showing off its HD remake of Jet Set Radio, one of the gems that really made the Dreamcast something special. Fortunately, Jet Set Radio will be coming to not only Xbox Live Arcade and PSN, but also PC and the Vita.

    On a final note, Sega, like Nintendo, is really embracing the social media movement this year. That’s why the company has set up an Instagram account for E3. During the show, they encourage anybody that’s taking pictures of their games to post them to Instagram with their Twitter hashtag – #SegaE3.

    The company has also created a foursquare account. Why foursquare? Sega claims they know food and want to help those in LA for E3 find the best food in town. If you check out their foursquare account, you’ll see Sega’s recommendations of the best food one can get while running around checking out the wares for the big show.

    While we wont be in LA for E3, you can bet that we’ll be bringing you the biggest news from the show. Expect big things from all the major players and maybe even Sega will have a surprise or two. I doubt it, but I’ve been wrong before and I’m ready to be wrong again.

  • Jet Set Radio Is Official, Coming This Summer

    There was a teaser last week that pointed to Jet Set Radio being the next HD Dreamcast classics release coming out. Turns out we were right!

    Sega announced today on their blog that an HD version of Jet Set Radio will be hitting the PSN, XBLA and PC this summer. For those unfamiliar with the game, it tasks players to take control of Tokyo-to using graffiti. What do you use your awesome graffiti skills on? The usual suspects including walls and billboards, but also rival gang members for the ultimate humiliation.

    Sega provides a better description than I could of what the game’s story is about:

    Jet Set Radio lets players join the GGs, an up-and-coming street gang in the futuristic city of Tokyo-to, fighting for the right to self-expression against an overbearing, corporate-controlled police force. Rolling and leaping through crowded urban environments on magnetically driven inline skates, players take control of gang leader Beat and his growing posse of deviant artists as they steal turf from the local gangs by covering the city with colorful graffiti. Guided by Professor K, DJ for the hottest pirate broadcast in town – “Jet Set Radio” – the GGs will ultimately uncover the sinister plot hatched by the controlling powers of Tokyo-to.

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    While seeing the return of this classic would be cause enough for celebration, there’s also a contest involved that will see winners having their graffiti design placed in the game. The contest is open to U.S. and UK citizens (sorry Canada and the rest of Europe) and tasks them with creating 18 pieces of new art that will be used in the game.

    Winners will get some pretty awesome swag including a Rukus, a Bluetooth sound system that runs off solar power. For more details on the contest and the other awesome stuff you could win, check out the contest’s Web site.

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    As for me and my lack of artistic skills, I’ll be patiently waiting for the release of the first really good game to come out of the Dreamcast HD classics line. This does lead me to wonder when we’ll be seeing the excellent Sonic Adventure 2 announced because that would make my, and plenty of other people’s, day.

  • Jet Set Radio Set For Release On XBLA And PSN

    Sega has been kind of meh lately with their XBLA and PSN releases of classic Dreamcast games. The only really good one in the last release was Crazy Taxi. Before all the Sonic fans pick up their pitchforks, Sonic Adventure 2 would have been a better choice then the original and you know it.

    Anyway, Sega seems to setting things right by bringing one of the best games on the Dreamcast to modern consoles – Jet Set Radio! The publisher posted a teaser video that doesn’t announce the game, but the combination of music and visuals give it away.

    For those who never played Jet Set Radio, it was Sega’s entry into the genre of extreme sports with awesome music. It was also one of the first games to utilize the either you love it or hate it cell shading graphic style.

    The only thing I’ll say is that people should buy Jet Set Radio once it launches so we can convince Sega to make a new one. In celebration, have an amazing trailer for Jet Set Radio from the days when Sega was the coolest publisher around.