GameSpot's New Year's Bash @ Sega

By:GameSpot Staff - Posted on December 28, 2009

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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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