SEGA News Articles
Friday26th Mar 2021
News Yakuza Producer Wants To Remaster Binary Domain With 'A Few Changes'
"I'd like to make some changes that I couldn't make at the time"
Binary Domain was an incredible third-person shooter on the Xbox 360. It was way ahead of its time with truly satisfying combat, as robots shattered to pieces from your firepower. Almost ten years after its release, the Yakuza series' producer has said he would love to remaster the...
Wednesday10th Mar 2021
News SEGA's Latest Survey Has Got Xbox Fans Asking For More Ports
It's time to rise up and make your needs known
SEGA is currently running a survey looking at players' gaming habits, but additionally, it's asking what the company can do to enhance people's games. Obviously this has Xbox fans talking and there's one thing on everyone's mind - ports. The survey delves into what games people typically play, which...
Tuesday23rd Feb 2021
News Yakuza Producer Wants To See More Games In The Franchise Come To The West
“I would like for these titles to be localized"
Over the last few years, the Yakuza series has grown in popularity as more games have become localised in the West. However, the franchise’s producer doesn’t want to stop there, as he wishes to bring even more of the franchise to the West. In a translated interview with JPGames, Daisuke Sato was...
News No, Sega Hasn't Given Any Support To The Crazy Taxi Inspired Taxi Chaos
Despite some previous suggestions
Today sees the launch of Taxi Chaos, a game which seems to relish the nostalgic love of the Crazy Taxi series. It also was to be believed that Sega had some involvement with the game, but that isn't the case. As discovered by our sister site Nintendo Life, Sega has denied claims of its involvement with distribution...
Monday22nd Feb 2021
News Jet Set Radio Future Celebrates Its 19th Anniversary Today
And sadly still no backwards compatibility
The classic original Xbox game, Jet Set Radio Future first released 19 years ago today on February 22, 2002. Feeling old yet? The game, which acted as a sequel to the original Dreamcast title, tasked players to skate around and spray graffiti, all while avoiding the cops as they made their mark. It was...
Wednesday17th Feb 2021
News SEGA Is 'Really Happy' With The Results Of Xbox Game Pass
"We wanted to take advantage of a great new opportunity"
Xbox Game Pass is the gift that keeps on giving to consumers, but developers and publishers have also expressed their admiration for the service over the years - including SEGA, which is "really happy" with the results. In an extensive rundown about Xbox Game Pass over at Eurogamer, SEGA...
Thursday4th Feb 2021
News It's Official, Sonic The Hedgehog Is Getting A LEGO Ideas Set
It's gonna go fast!
After months of fan submissions and many championing for it to be approved by LEGO Ideas, the Sonic the Hedgehog inspired set is finally becoming a reality. Based on the absolutely fantastic Sonic Mania, the new LEGO set takes the classic Green Hill Zone and turns it into a wonderful display. Over 10,000 supporters were...
Tuesday2nd Feb 2021
News Judgment Makes Its Way To Xbox Series X This April
With refined visuals and 60FPS gameplay
Ryu Ga Gotoko Studio is continuing its relationship with Microsoft, as Judgment has been announced to be arriving for Xbox Series X|S on April 23. Originally released in the West for PlayStation 4 back in 2019, Judgment joins the library of previously released Yakuza titles across the Xbox family. The Xbox...
Saturday26th Dec 2020
Soapbox Why Yakuza: Like A Dragon Is My Game Of The Year For 2020
It's about the journey, not the destination
When I first dived into the Yakuza series a few years ago, I had no idea what to expect. To be honest, up until that point my knowledge on Japanese games was scarily low. But after watching reviews on Yakuza 0 and looking for something new, I dived in. 100 hours later I emerged the other side hungry for...
Monday23rd Nov 2020
News Yakuza 15th Anniversary Stream To Reveal 'Future Developments'
Hopefully some news on titles coming to Game Pass
SEGA has announced a Ryu ga Gotoku 15th anniversary stream for December 8th at 6AM EST / 11AM GMT, which looks to focus on the future of the increasingly popular Yakuza series. While the series has been massive in Japan and other territories for a while now, the last few years have seen a huge...
Tuesday29th Sep 2020
News Sega Confirms Xbox One And PC Launch Date For Yakuza: Like A Dragon
Will arrive alongside the Xbox Series X
After bringing forth the release for Yakuza: Like a Dragon on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X earlier this month, Sega has now officially re-confirmed the launch date for the Xbox One and Microsoft Store versions of the game. Instead of 13th Novemb
Wednesday23rd Sep 2020
Random The Internet Thinks Microsoft Is Buying Sega Now
Update: No acquisition news at the Tokyo Game Show, confirms MS
Update: Microsoft has confirmed it has no plans to announce any acquisitions at this week's Tokyo Game Show. Original story: It doesn't take much to ignite a rumour nowadays and after Microsoft acquired the parent company of Bethesda earlier this week, some people on the
Friday24th Jul 2020
News Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis Arrives On Xbox In 2021
"reborn in all aspects"
One of the many games announced during the Xbox Games Showcase was Sega's online action-RPG, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis. It'll be arriving on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC in 2021. According to the official Xbox Wire news post, this is the "latest entry" in the PSO2 universe. Although, as Eurogamer points out -...
Tuesday26th May 2020
News Sonic Games Are Releasing More Slowly For Quality Reasons, Says Sega
"It used to be like every year there was a new Sonic game"
In a recent livestream on the official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel, social media manager Aaron Webber was asked a question about when new information or a trailer would be revealed for an upcoming Sonic game. In response, Webber revealed that Sega made a conscious effort a few years...
Thursday7th May 2020
News Yakuza: Like A Dragon Will Be A Day One Xbox Series X Launch Title
Rise from rock bottom
The eighth entry in Sega's long-running Yakuza series has been confirmed by the creator Toshihiro Nagoshi as a "day one" launch title for Xbox Series X. As the headline suggests, it's officially titled Yakuza: Like A Dragon and was originally released on the PlayStation 4 in Japan at the start of this year. As the player,...
Wednesday22nd Apr 2020
News Yakuza Kiwami Is Now Available On Xbox Game Pass
"Fight to survive"
At Microsoft's Inside Xbox event earlier this month, the company announced multiple new titles coming to its Xbox Game Pass service in the near future. One of these was Sega's Yakuza Kiwami. The game, which is a remake of the first installment in the action-adventure beat 'em up series, is now available to download on Xbox Game...
