It has been a busy 12 months in gaming, but it's not quite over yet. We've decided to count in the New Year with an in-depth look at Sega's upcoming titles for 2010 and have headed straight to Japan to get hands-on with Sega's biggest games and chat to its top developers. During the coming week, you'll see our impressions, interviews, and more information on Yakuza 3, Resonance of Fate, Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll, Valkyria Chronicles 2, and Infinite Space. We'll also have an exclusive interview with Sega head of consumer business Naoya Tsurumi to talk about House of Sonic. So keep it locked to this page all week as we ring in 2010 with Sega.
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Video Interview with Sega's Naoya Tsurumi
VIDEO: GameSpot AU talks to Sega's head of worldwide consumer business, Naoya Tsurumi, about Sega's history and strategies, his thoughts on the current state of the video game industry, and whether or not Sega is thinking of reentering the console market. Full Story
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Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll Video Interview with Yasuhito Baba
VIDEO: GameSpot talks to Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll producer Yasuhito Baba about the reasons behind introducing the Wii Balance Board, the broad appeal of the Super Monkey Ball series, and the possibilities for online play. Full Story
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Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll Updated Impressions
PREVIEW: We chat with Super Monkey Ball producer Yasuhito Baba about the game's simple mechanics and the introduction of the Wii Balance Board into the control scheme. Full Story
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Valkyria Chronicles 2 Video Interview with Takeshi Ozawa and Shinji Motoyama
VIDEO: GameSpot talks to director Takeshi Ozawa and producer Shinji Motoyama about the original game's success, the difficulties in bringing the sequel to the PSP, the multiplayer modes, and the chances of the series returning to the PS3. Full Story
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Valkyria Chronicles 2 First Impressions
PREVIEW: We chat to the development team behind this upcoming PSP sequel to find out some of the motivations and design decisions behind Valkyria Chronicles 2. Full Story
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Resonance of Fate Video Interview with Takayaki Suguro and Mitsuhiro Shimano
VIDEO: GameSpot AU talks to director Takayaki Suguro and producer Mitsuhiro Shimano about Resonance of Fate's unique gun-based tri-attack battle system, its futuristic story, influences on its art style, and more. Full Story
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Resonance of Fate Updated Impressions
PREVIEW: A JRPG with guns and real-time moves is exactly what you can expect from Tri-Ace Studio's upcoming Resonance of Fate. We sat down with two of the developers behind the title to find out all about this new IP. Full Story
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Yakuza 3 Video Interview with Toshihiro Nagoshi
VIDEO: Laura Parker talks to Yakuza 3 producer Toshihiro Nagoshi about Yakuza 3's target audience, Yakuza Kenzan's sequel potential, the differences between the Western and Japanese video game markets, and how Japanese developers approach Western audiences. Full Story
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Nagoshi talks Yakuza 3
PREVIEW: We sit down with Yakuza 3 producer Toshihiro Nagoshi to chat about Tokyo's crime underworld and the success of Japanese-developed games in the West. Full Story
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Hifumi Kouno and Atsushi Inaba talk Infinite Space
Q&A: Nude Maker's Hifumi Kouno and Platinum Games' Atsushi Inaba talk about creating vast universes in the upcoming DS role-playing game Infinite Space. Full Story
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Yakuza 3 heading West in March 2010
NEWS: Sega confirms that modern-day Japanese crime drama will arrive for the PS3 in North America, Europe, and Australia early next year. Full Story
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GameSpot @ Sega--Reader Questions Answered!
BLOG: We talk to Sega developers in Japan and answer some of your reader questions from last week.Full Story
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GameSpot visits Sega's Tokyo HQ
BLOG: We take some snaps to show you what Sega's corporate base in Japan looks like. Full Story
for those looking for news on Needlemouse, check the Sega official blog http://blogs.sega.com/usa/ look down the posts and pages of posts and u will find much relieved.
LynQ, as amazing as powerstone 3 would be (and it would be) sega had NOTHING to do with that game. It was released on the Dreamcast but it was Capcom's game. Thats like saying Nintendo should release Super Mario RPG 2...
..Capcom made power stone
Woo for Sega great job comeing back from death. Now if you can only make Powerstone 3 i would be verry happy
Instead of all this mumbo jumbo they should make Shenmue 3
sega is back for good and are coming back stronger escpically with game like project needle mouse and yakuza 3.
Sega is back!!!
This is all fine and dandy, but...Sonic?
haha, looked like fun... lol...
When is needlenose coming??
This is awesome
looks likes segas back
Yakuza 3 looks awesome. I'm so glad I got a PS3 for Christmas.
It looks like things are actually starting to come together for Sega... Bayonetta and Yakuza 3 is a pretty good start for the new year don't u think... Keeping my fingers crossed for Project Needlemouse, as much as I hate recent Sonic games, I actually think they might pull it off this time. A new Phantasy Star for home consoles sounds like it gonna be announced this year too... Oh and if that rumor of a new Shinobi running on the Bayonetta engine is true I'm gonna freak... I doubt that's for real tho...
Awesome Asia Overload Prediction....
@ Darkmoone1 ya .. the right time ...well .. we waited very long time for the return of sonic 2D ..doesn't hurt to wait more days or weeks for the news ..
WHY DO GAMES COST 60 BUCK A PIECE??????????????? WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY
@manmen They're most likely to save it for the right time.
huh? what about project needlemouse ?? still nothing??
Realease Yakuza Series in English!!!!!!!!!!!!, god dam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, It will sellll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Honestly, I don't expect Sega to pull out all the stops. Things like this happen when a company that used to make consoles and games with them only makes games now. I haven't seen a good Sonic since Sonic Adventure 2. . .
No Shenmue III...no sale, SEGA! You know where you can stick the rest of your IP's.
I want the Sonic & Tails plush toys/stuff critters.
Happy New Year !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2010 baby! Happy New Years!
Sweet!
ITS 201000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
I want to see Sega to make a new Virtiual Fighter game,A new Daytona USA Game and a New Last Bronx game!
SHENMUE 3 , NOW!!!
WHERE THE HECK SHENMUE3
I'm praying that project needlemouse comes to live or psn. I really don't wanna get a wii just for that.
WE ALL WANT SHENMUE III !!!
i want my shenmue 3 plz :D
I want shenmue III !!!!
GS? Is there a way to ask SEGA if they are going to make another Shinobi Game for the ps3? or remakes on the psp or ds?
I hope sega can jump up to the heights it used to be in, like making thier games better
@menusilect Very true. Maybe it's just me, but does anyone here think that SEGA is becoming more active than usual?? It's like they REALLY want to redeem themselves. Gotta admit, they sure have confidence.
The past is the past.
2010 here we come!
looking forward to seeing what sega can do this year, hopefully they can fix sonic and make it good again
looks like sega really wants its glory back again WOHO awesome :)
With Bayonetta, and Needlemouse (FINALLY 2d!!!) on the way, I am proud to say SEEEGGGAAAA!!! once more. :)
I think Sega is done making systems. Too bad :( :cry: Sega is Awesome!!! :lol:
SEGA and NINTENDO are friends now
@insertwittyid The next Sonic game will NOT be in 3D and SEGA say that it will be built from the ground up in 2D but theres one problem is sonic in it ? I agree that SEGA made very good games when the Dreamcast was out but after SEGA had to leave there console after no one buying it that much and SEGA had to lay off some people and maby some of them where great but if sega didnt do that thay would hav just gone bankrupted and well who know who would happen after that . but i am proud to say SSSSEEEEEEGGGGGAAAA ! happy new year SEGA.
@Ovirew Really? I thought that Sonic Adventure 2 seemed to feature a more refined version of the Sonic Adventure gameplay. I liked how they removed all of those awful fishing missions and Amy levels. I would argue that the two of those games comprise the only good that has ever come out of 3D Sonic. As for hoping for a new 3D Sonic of similar quality, I wouldn't hold my breath simply because from my understanding, very few of the people working at Sega in the Dreamcast days are still with the company. I've finally accepted that Sega will probably never make good games again, so I just leave my Dreamcast plugged in so that I can enjoy what they once were, and not what they are now.
good luck sega in the new year
Does anyone honestly care about sega anymore. I'm so glad they went out of business. Especially considering the rubbish they pulled with bayonetta. Please flush sega down the toilet.
I think the first Sonic Adventure was the best Sonic game, I would like to see them make a nice 3D Sonic game like that again, but get rid of all the new stuff they've added since then like Rouge, Shadow, Silver and all of those new characters. And don't make the gameplay kinda tacky like it was in Sonic Adventure 2.
i want sonic the hedgehog
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