Looks like Sega’s really intent on keeping the community alive for their most recent MMO, Phantasy Star Universe. With the release of the long-awaited Guardians Advanced Content, Sega made the Ambitions of the Illuminus expansion pack free for download on XBLA, giving new reason for anyone who’s never given the…
If you initially read that and got a little excited that it might have read ‘Shadow Hearts’ instead, we can be best friends. Instead, this is actually a new entry into the Shining series, one of Sega’s incredibly few RPG franchises. Going the same route in fact as Phantasy Star…
Superheros lend themselves perfectly to games. They have a story you don’t need to explain in great detail because people have already watched or read about the characters’ histories, values, and battles. Many a great game has come from the medium of comic books, but sometimes developers ignore all the…
Tonight is the recording of Episode 22. Topics of discussion: Sega news, The Club for PS3/360, and a main topic of puzzle games. Also, don’t forget about our new weekly contest where you can win a copy of the game featured in the podcast’s Sonic Gems segment. If you’ve got…
If you’re like me, you won’t be in England this weekend, which is unfortunate. Partly because its delightfully quaint in some areas, but mostly because you’ll miss out on the ‘Summer of Sonic’ festival where Crush 40 will be appearing. HOWEVER, there is an upside to this otherwise disheartening truth….
In a time where arbitrary variety, sandbox gameplay, and intricate complexity for the sake of a depth has seemingly overtaken the lexicon of popular gaming, it’s not surprising that so many developers have lost sight of the intrinsic draw of conceptual simplicity. Now that they can finally emulate the emotional…
If you ever went to the arcades back in 1982 the game Pengo might look familiar. One of Sega’s earliest arcade hits, Pengo has been one of Sega’s most ignored franchises with the most recent release being a Japanese only Megadrive game. It appears that Sega has decided to bring…