Despite the disappointing Alpha Protocol, 2010 looks to be an overall solid year for Sega in terms of keeping in line with the “hardcore” audience. Bayonetta garnered glowing reviews, Sonic 4 will be with us by the end of the year, and Vanquish has just been confirmed for October. Once…
I was like a lot of Genesis kids back in the early 90s – almost gameless. The couple titles I did own smelled of melting plastic from the incessant use they received. Finding jobs was always an iffy prospect for us 8-year-olds, and the only ones available were at Nike…
Comic books and videogames – if there’s any two forms of media that consistently and repeatedly mirror each other in tone, content and character, it’s these two. The goal of so many videogames is to empower the player by imbuing them with superhuman qualities that set them above and beyond…
Hey, remember that thing about Sega having something for us soon on the western release for Vanquish? Well, apparently they weren’t kidding. Sega announced today that game will be released in the US on October 19 and in Europe on October 22nd. Yes! It has also been confirmed that a special…
If you’ve never gotten to check out the Retronauts comic on 1Up’s retro blog, now’s the time for any Sega Addict to pop the cherry. Their latest installment in the series is all about Rocket Knight Adventures, and it’s really damn good. The comic does a great job of balancing…
Famitsu has revealed in their latest issue that both the PS3 and the XBox 360 versions of Platinum Games’ Vanquish will be released in Japan on October 21st. Unfortunately, this info doesn’t come packaged with any specifics for the western release (“winter” is all we get), but VG247 did manage to…
Shenmue’s dedicated fanbase is pretty steadfast, and there’s no better evidence of that than the multitude of fansites that feed the fire. One such site that had for a long time served as the primary stomping grounds for fans, Shenmue Dojo has recently relaunched with a new look, and it…