May 2014

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Super Monkey Ball Bounce announced

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv-VJ2tI6Jg&feature=youtu.be No stranger to the mobile world, Super Monkey Ball is trying a new take on cell phone games with Super Monkey Ball Bounce. As seen in the trailer above, Super Monkey Ball Bounce is reminiscent of the super addictive game, Peggle, but with a different spin. Bounce will have…

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New FPS Coming to Dreamcast

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdehd9D8_4I] The Dreamcast is a horror of a console; it just won’t die. Indie developers have been pumping out titles for it; and while most of them have been shmups, GOAT Store publishing is taking a Doom style FPS to the table called Hypertension Harmony of Darkness. From what…

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Sega Releasing Plants vs Zombies Arcade

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvOr8bUBLzE] Popular small titles being ported to arcade ticket machines is a lot of fun to see how they turn out, and the latest to be ported is Plants vs Zombies. As seen in the promo video above; however, this is hardly a straight port and is a whole…

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‘Console Wars’ to lift veil on 90s Sega

Blake Harris’ newly released ‘Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation’ has been getting a great deal of media coverage in the non-specialist press. As the PR mantle of spin and image control starts to slip with the ravages of time, ‘Console Wars’ provides a wonderful insight…

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Sega Post Profitable Numbers for Fiscal Year End

Most of the news about video games shows decreasing sales and adjustments for the coming fiscal year, and Sega is no exception, with profits down approximately 8% from the previous year; however, Sega still is showing profits of $300M. This is due primarily to the impressive numbers from Total War: Rome 2, Football…