Here’s a chilling fact: Sega has been out of the console business longer than they have been. And while it was the Dreamcast that finally took down the struggling giant, it certainly left a legacy from hell for a platform that’s only been around a few years. You’d think a console that “failed” in 2001 ...
After 56 years, Sega’s arcade history is coming to a close. In fall 2020, Sega sold off 85 percent of its arcade business to Tokyo-based Genda. Now, the company has sold off its remaining stock, and Genda is removing the Sega name from arcades. In its place, Genda will use the “Gigo” name, which Sega ...
If in the early 1990s there was a boom for looking for pets on two-dimensional platforms, with the arrival of Super Mario 64 there were not a few studios that tried to do the same with 3D. Dreamcast was no exception, debuting with Sonic Adventure. But it also gave rise to new faces. Like the ...
If the name of the sparkling Yuji Naka is usually associated with Sonic, Phantasy Star or Billy Hatcher, former developers who worked on the Dreamcast have a completely different memory, much more bitter. In 1998 SEGA could still sell dreams and promise miracles for its future Dreamcast. Among the titles presented at E3 1998 was ...
Cruel practices are nothing new to the business world, but when they happen in a company, you usually don’t hear about them.Turned out to be like this Sega Producer Mark Subotnick (Mark Subotnick) claimed that in the latest episode of the “Retro Time” podcast, it happened in his previous company. (Thanks for your report, NintendoLife!) ...
This is an initiative in collaboration with Wizards of the Coast. From that study of the past, present and future of Magic: The Gathering in which I embarked at the beginning of our Magic Chronicles, one of the topics that I am enjoying as much as playing the game is to continue to delve into ...
For many US SEGA fans, treatment of the release of Shenmue II has long been a difficult pill to swallow. And it now seems that what Peter Moore said at the time wasn’t the truth, the whole truth, just the truth. In fact, a recent discovery shows that SEGA of America turned its plans upside ...
Isn’t it nice when everyone gets along? In the spirit of things, the official Xbox Twitter account shared an image today in celebration of the OG Xbox’s 20th birthday, which brings Nintendo, PlayStation, and even SEGA in on the fun. One of gaming’s best eras #Xbox20 pic.twitter.com/Czh5qvH8oq— Xbox (@Xbox) November 17, 2021 “One of gaming’s ...
Fade to Black, apart from being a great Metallica song from 1984, it is also the name that received the first official sequel to the legendary Flashback 1992. It came out three years later, drawing attention to the radical change in your perspective. To be considered the spiritual successor of an icon like Another World, ...
A playable version of the abandoned one Castlevania: Resurrection because the Dreamcast showed up. The keepers were shown a video of the prototype in actionand shared it on YouTube over the weekend. The prototype is a build from before E3 1999, where Castlevania: Resurrection got a closed demonstration. It’s a 3D platformer with a very ...
