Things have just been a rollercoaster for SEGA lately, haven’t they? After rumours of buyouts, following a split from its parent company, it’s being reported that it will fully merge with Japanese pachinko company Sammy from October 1.
Continue reading SEGA And Pachinko Maker Sammy Announce Merger
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Xbox players looking forward to getting their Hunt on in Phantasy Star Online might be surprised at this news – according to a new report, there will be additional fees for access to the game on Microsoft’s home console.
Continue reading Report: PSO Episode I & II on Xbox To Have Fees
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As we recently reported, there has been a shake-up at SEGA America. Following this, SEGA’s CEO Tetsu Kayama has announced a new “five tier” strategy for its game releases. In this plan, the Sonic the Hedgehog could see more spin-offs to help support the main franchise.
Continue reading SEGA Plans More Sonic Side-Stories and Spin-Offs
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Phantasy Star Online players confused about the game’s extended downtime over the last week or so have finally been given an answer by Sonic Team. Apparently a rather malicious internet worm that has knackered a whole bunch of other sites and services made its way to PSO’s servers as well, so the developer took the action of taking things offline to fix it.
Continue reading PSO Servers Back Online After Suffering Internet Worm Attack
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The last day has been absolutely crazy, with SEGA announcing that its head of American operations had resigned… only for him to join Microsoft instead to lead the charge with sales and marketing of its Xbox console!
Continue reading SEGA America President Peter Moore Quits, Joins Microsoft and Xbox
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Hey, we thought the Dreamcast was dead! Well, sadly it still is, yes – it wasn’t all a bad dream – but SEGA Europe is somehow still keeping things going with a new official bundle now on store shelves. If you’re on the market for a backup Dreamcast in case your current one goes kaput, this is going to be the best time to get one.
Continue reading Dreamcast Lives A Little Longer In Europe With New Official Bundle
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It’s about time! Sonic Team fans with an Xbox console have been patiently waiting for the launch of Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II, and now it looks like there’s light at the end of the tunnel. The game will be released on Xbox in Japan and the West in early 2003.
Continue reading PSO Episode I & II Gets Xbox Release Dates
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SEGA Saturn fans waiting patiently for a sequel to the Sonic Team classic NiGHTS into dreams… will be in for some bad news today. According to a recent report, the developer has ruled out a follow-up to Yuji Naka’s dreamy masterpiece.
Continue reading Sonic Team: No Plans For NiGHTS Sequel
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Yes, you can play a cut-down version of NiGHTS into Dreams on your Game Boy Advance by hooking it up to Phantasy Star Online on your Gamecube, but soon you’ll be able to get a real taste of Nightopia in Sonic Team’s online RPG with a special themed DLC quest just in time for Christmas.
Continue reading NiGHTS Makes a Full Appearance in PSO in Special Sonic Team Quest
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At long last! After a couple years of non-existence in the region, SEGA has announced that it will work to re-establish itself in Europe with a new base of operations from which it will directly sell games in the UK and across the continent.
Continue reading SEGA is Coming Back to Europe!
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You might (or might not) remember a short-lived, Japan-only collection of games on the Sega Saturn called SEGA AGES. Today, it has been announced that a selection of old-school SEGA titles will hit Sony’s PlayStation 2 in a comeback for the retro-revival series. Classic Phantasy Star games are said to form a part of the lineup.
Continue reading SEGA AGES Retro Series to Be Revived on PlayStation 2
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Chalk this one up to being one MASSIVE rumour at the moment, but reports are circulating that Xbox console manufacturer Microsoft could be eyeing up a takeover of SEGA. Shares in SEGA rose by 17 per cent as a result of the speculation.
Continue reading SEGA Share Price Rises On Microsoft Buyout Rumours
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Recent moves from SEGA’s corporate team suggest that it may soon be parting ways with its parent company, CSK. According to a news story on IGN, the House of Sonic has plans to sell its majority stake in CSK by the end of the fiscal year, and there are analyst predictions that CSK will soon sell its SEGA shares in kind.
Continue reading SEGA Seemingly Separating From Parent Company CSK
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Summer might be over, but SEGA is still planning to continue its ‘Game Party’ series of events throughout Japan. Following a successful ‘Sonic Party’ in August, the publisher will be hosting a number of shows starting on 2nd November focusing on its upcoming Gamecube and Game Boy Advance lineup.
Continue reading SEGA Plans Autumn ‘Game Party’ Events for November in Japan
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Sonic Team is stuffing a bunch of special Game Boy Advance mini-games into the Gamecube version of Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II, but besides one special bonus item it seems that you will need to be connected to the internet in order to truly enjoy them. Yuji Naka recently stated that these bonuses will, for the most part, not come included on the GC disc.
Continue reading Yuji Naka Reveals That PSO’s GBA Unlockables May Need to Be Downloaded
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If you needed any proof that Sonic the Hedgehog was SEGA’s biggest franchise, then maybe this recent report will confirm it. A calculation of SEGA’s third-party game sales were made for the year of 2002, and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle on Gamecube is currently the top-selling game of all of SEGA’s products.
Continue reading Report: Sonic Tops SEGA’s Third-Party Game Sales in 2002
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SEGA has confirmed that there will be a subscription fee to play Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II in North America. The online service will cost $8.95 a month from October 29, but the company is sweetening the deal by giving active players exclusive downloadable quests to expand the game.
Continue reading PSO Episode I & II Gamecube Will Cost $8.95 A Month to Play Online
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There’s an extra incentive to pick up a copy of Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II on Gamecube for Sonic fans. By playing the game, you can unlock a special Tails-style Chao which you can transfer to your GBA and import back into Sonic Adventure 2 Battle.
Continue reading Special Tails Chao Unlockable Hidden Within PSO Episode I & II on Gamecube
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Game Boy Advance owners will get another Sonic game to play today, as Sonic Spinball launches on the platform as part of the SEGA Smash Pack compilation cartridge.
Continue reading SEGA Smash Pack Releases on GBA Today
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At Tokyo Game Show this year, Sonic Team reminded the world that they are still working on Phantasy Star Online for Microsoft’s Xbox console. It now has an official name, too – Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II. That’s right, it’s the same game as the recently-released (in Japan) Gamecube version.
Continue reading Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Dated for Xbox
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In news that surprises absolutely nobody, it seems that a bunch of people are already cheating in the newly-released Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II game on Gamecube. The game only came out last week in Japan and yet Sonic Team has already received hundreds of complaints from players about the situation.
Continue reading Now People Are Cheating in Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II
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SEGA has officially announced its lineup of games to show off at the Tokyo Game Show taking place next week. And boy, it’s a lot of games. On the Sonic front, GBA sequel Sonic Advance 2 and Sonic Mega Collection will be on display, while there is the suggestion of a few new game announcements from Sonic Team.
Continue reading SEGA’s Tokyo Game Show 2002 Lineup Revealed – Sonic Advance 2 and Mega Collection Make Appearance
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It begins. After a spell of developing games exclusively for Nintendo’s Gamecube, Yuji Naka has reportedly confirmed that Sonic Team is working on a new project for rival Sony console, the PlayStation 2. What could it be?
Continue reading Sonic Team is Developing a New Game for Sony’s PlayStation 2
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Yeah, you read that correctly. That wasn’t a typo. This past week’s Media Create charts are in for the Japanese video gaming market, and SEGA’s swansong console managed to just about reach double digit sales.
Continue reading Dreamcast Sells Just 10 Units in Japan This Week
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Phantasy Star Online not quite giving you that sci-fi RPG fix you need? Well then, you’re probably looking forward to the classic Phantasy Star Collection on Game Boy Advance then! THQ has shared the first images of the compilation, and revealed some more details on how these games will be presented.
Continue reading Phantasy Star GBA Collection Will Feature New Improvements
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It didn’t take long for more information on the PSO Soundtrack to come to light, and we now have some concrete knowledge on release date and track listing. The official title of the OST will be “Phantasy Star Online: Song of Ragol Odyssey ~Soundtrack Episode I & II~” and will launch in Japan on 19 September.
Continue reading New PSO Soundtrack Releasing 19 September in Japan
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If you’re a fan of the atmospheric sounds of Phantasy Star Online, like we are, then you’ll be happy to hear that SEGA is planning to release a 2CD Original Soundtrack of the upcoming Gamecube version’s ‘Episode I & II’ music.
Continue reading PSO Episode I & II to Get 2CD Original Soundtrack Release
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Looking forward to Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II? Well, hopefully you’re planning on jumping across from the Dreamcast version because according to SEGA, some legacy servers will shut down once the next-gen port arrives on Gamecube and Xbox.
Continue reading SEGA to Close Some Dreamcast PSO Servers Soon
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Japanese Sonic Team fans are being treated very well this Summer! Not only do they have a Sonic Party to look forward to, but according to a new report SEGA will be offering trial versions of GBA games at various Tokyo-based department stores so they can get a taste of Sonic Team magic. Continue reading Free SEGA GBA Demos Available to Japanese Shoppers This Summer
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It sounds like SEGA is in a bit more of a stable situation since exiting the console business a year or so ago, as according to a new report the company is interested in purchasing some third-party publishers to add to its list of development studios. Continue reading SEGA Looking to Buy Up Other Publishers
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With plenty of new Sonic games now incoming, SEGA is celebrating by hosting a number of Sonic the Hedgehog parties in Japan. The ‘Sonic Party – 2002 Summer Festival’ will see a number of SEGA stores participating in special events to promote new and recent games in the series. Continue reading SEGA Announces ‘Sonic Party’ Summer Festival in Japan
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We all know that Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka also likes to ‘go fast’. The programmer and Sonic Team head is famously fond of sports cars, and today featured in an interview with Japanese car distributor Cornes after winning a contest to acquire immediate delivery of the Ferrari 360 F1 Spider. Continue reading Yuji Naka’s New Toy: A Ferrari 360 Spider
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Got some time to kill? Sonic Team certainly has, it seems – in between making incredible hedgehog-focused platforming games, the studio has dabbled in some crude but cute Flash-based micro-games in the form of a ‘MiniToy’. This week, Sonic Team’s website updated with an archive of these internet playthings, along with a new Chao Fortunes toy and a Sonic Adventure 2 jigsaw puzzle. Continue reading Sonic Team Website Launches MiniToy Archive, Sonic Adventure 2 Jigsaw Puzzle
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It feels like we’ve been waiting f-o-r-e-v-e-r for Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II to come out on Nintendo Gamecube, but it seems that we’re finally turning a corner on it. According to a new report, the game will finally launch in Japan on August 8 – and come bundled with more improvements than we originally thought. Continue reading PSO Episode I & II Finally Releases in Japan in August; Level Cap Raised to 200
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Oh no! Remember when we reported on Sonic Team developing a new episode in the Phantasy Star Online series? The studio had a display for this ‘PSO Card Battle’ game, with some model figurines on show. Those prototype models have been stolen! Continue reading Sonic Team Has PSO E3 Models Stolen
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Surprise! If an upgraded version of Phantasy Star Online on Gamecube isn’t enough to satisfy your Sonic Team RPG appetite, Nintendo has decided to let everyone know that a brand new entry in the series is in development. This one, though, involves playing cards! Continue reading New Phantasy Star Online Card Game Announced By… Nintendo?
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