Sega and Deep Silver have announced that Valkyria: Azure Revolution will be released to North America and Europe some time in Q2 2017, under the name “Valkyria Revolution“. It will release for Playstation 4, Vita, and the Xbox One, in a rather surprising move. The PS4 version of the game will have a physical copy while the Vita version is digital only. John Hardin has also recently confirmed the inclusion of dual audio tracks in the Western releases of the game, as well!
Major Nelson posted another update today, informing people that Operation Flashpoint: Red River and Guardian Heroes have been made backward compatible for Xbox One. Previously released for Xbox Live Arcade on the Xbox 360, Guardian Heroes was an enhanced version of the original 2D side-scrolling beat ’em up game, which was first released on the Sega Saturn. The Xbox Live Arcade version was ported by Treasure and published by SEGA.
Microsoft has announced yet another set of games that are joining the ever-growing list of Xbox360 games that are backward compatible with Xbox One, and one of them is SEGA’s Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. Aside from being a great racing game in and of itself, it also includes countless references to many classic SEGA franchises. You get to play as characters from Sonic, Skies of Arcadia, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio, NiGHTS and many other SEGA games, and the tracks are similarly based on classic SEGA franchises (including the Sega Saturn classics Panzer Dragoon and Burning Rangers).
If you consider yourself to be a SEGA fan, this really is a game you need to play. Aside from Xbox360, PS3, PS Vita and now Xbox One, the game is also available on PC (often at a very low price). There’s a mobile version as well, but I’d recommend the console/PC versions as they’re far superior and don’t include in-app purchases.
After announcing backwards compatibility for Bayonetta on the Xbox One earlier on, Microsoft have now announced another SEGA Xbox360 title that can be played on Xbox One, namely Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown. Microsoft has been steadily working on making more and more games backwards compatible with the Xbox One, and these include plenty of past Xbox Live Arcade SEGA games such as Crazy Taxi, NiGHTS into Dreams, SEGA Bass Fishing and Jet Set Radio. Earlier on, it was revealed that the game would be included in Yakuza 6 as well. At this point it’s not clear if a complete version of the game will also make its way to PlayStation 4.
MIcrosoft has updated its list of backward compatible Xbox One games, and it includes SEGA and PlatinumGames’ Bayonetta. Over a year ago, SEGA has already confirmed that the game would be made backward compatible, and now we’re finally seeing the result of that. At the time of release Bayonetta received very favorable reviews on Xbox360 and PS3 (although SEGA’s PS3 conversion was criticized for its poor performance).
Although it’s often referred to as a commercial failure, the game still went on to sell 1.1 million copies worldwide. A number that plenty of other SEGA games never managed to reach. The sequel was picked up and published by Nintendo for the Wii U, and it’s therefore unlikely to ever appear on any non-Nintendo platform. Along with Vanquish, the original Bayonetta is a much requested PC port from fans, so hopefully it will eventually make its way to that platform.
Sega and Game Freak’s TEMBO THE BADASS ELEPHANT will be released tomorrow for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. To prepare for the launch, Sega have posted a new launch trailer. If you’re curious about what this game is actually about, the trailer will give you a good idea of what to expect. Read on for the official press release and the launch trailer.
Sega is working with Pokemon developer Game Freak for the first time since Pulseman (on Sega Genesis) for a new sidescrolling platformer titled Tembo the Badass Elephant for Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC. It is scheduled for release in Summer 2015 and will only be available for digital release. It’s a bizarre choice of platforms given Game Freak’s relationship with Nintendo, however, keep in mind that Game Freak is an independent developer and have worked outside Nintendo Platforms from time to time. Sega’s blog detailed what the game is about and shared a debut trailer for us to watch.
It’s been a while since we’ve written about Puyo Puyo Tetris. Last week on December 4th, the Playstation 4 and Xbox One versions of Puyo Puyo Tetris hit retail shelves in Japan; this means that Puyo Puyo Tetris now exists on a total of six platforms!
Leading up to its release, Sega released a two-minute promotional movie explaining some basic concepts of Puyo Puyo Tetris. It’s a crossover of two prominent puzzle gaming franchises, also featuring a colorful story mode and online play options. Beyond that, there are a variety of multiplayer mode options. Puyo Puyo and Tetris both have long histories of competitive play, so these choices will hopefully have something to offer for everyone:
Players can compete globally for rankings in the National Puzzle League mode. The article also notes that replays of your gaming sessions can be saved and shared with other Puyo Puyo Tetris players.
Check out the movie after the break!