August2022
Video Here's 25+ Minutes Of Persona 5 Royal On Xbox Ahead Of Game Pass Launch
Royally entertaining
Buried within the depths of Gamescom 2022 is some new footage of Persona 5 Royal on Xbox Series X! Atlus and SEGA have shown a good chunk of gameplay here as the game moves over to Xbox in October, which includes a Game Pass launch. The clip has been pulled from a Japanese livestream, with a full 25 minutes of gameplay showing...
News Two Point Campus Opens Its Doors To Xbox Game Pass Today (August 9)
Fantasy campus
We've got one new title heading to Xbox Game Pass today in the form of Two Point Campus! SEGA's simulation sequel swaps out medical for mathematics as the series moves from a hospital setting to a school campus. We've been playing this one ahead of launch and were very impressed by the game's single player experience. Anyway, here's...
July2022
News Multiple Yakuza Games Have Been Re-Added To Xbox Game Pass
Out of nowhere!
In a bit of a surprise move, Sega has brought three Yakuza titles back to Xbox Game Pass following their departures late last year. Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2 have all re-entered the library today, July 5th. As far as we're aware, there's been no formal announcement from Microsoft regarding this move, but it's a...
June2022
News Alien: Isolation Dev Unveils New Zero-G Shooter 'Hyenas' For Xbox
We're not laughing
So, after a fair bit of hype from IGN about Creative Assembly's next project, the Alien: Isolation dev has finally unveiled its new game and, well, it's not exactly what we were expecting. Hyenas is a new multiplayer shooter coming to Xbox in 2023, and it's also about stealing from rich folk, apparently! Alongside the reveal,...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Sonic Origins
Ahead of launch later this week
The Sonic Origins collection brings a slew of classic Sonic titles to Xbox later this week. Ahead of its June 23rd launch, we thought we'd take a look at some early impressions of the bundle to see how things are stacking up thus far. Here are some early reviews of Sonic Origins: Push Square (7/10): Sonic Origins...
News Sega's Sonic Central Returns June 7th With Upcoming Projects & More
Update: Watch the full show here!
Update: Well, Sonic Central has come and gone! No major announcements here, but we did get a few interesting updates such as an extended look at Sonic Origins and the reveal that Sonic characters are coming to Fall Guys. You can check out the full presentation in the video above. Original story: This just in -...
May2022
News Surprise! Sonic '06 Has Been Relisted On The Xbox 360 Marketplace
Welcome back
It's a big year for Sonic the Hedgehog with Sonic Origins out next month and Sonic Frontiers to follow in holiday 2022. These new releases aren't the only Sonic titles getting released, either. To the surprise of many, Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) has been relisted on the Xbox 360 marketplace. Unfortunately, this means it's only available...
News Sega 'Planning Multiple' Remakes And New Releases In The Next Year
A "significant increase in titles" is due
Sega's parent company, Sega Sammy, has detailed its results for the latest financial year, and the company presentation has dropped some interesting bits of info. In short, Sega is expecting higher sales figures for fiscal year 2023, driven by 'multiple' new games from the company. Those new games will...
News Head To Spy School In Two Point Campus On Xbox Game Pass
The name's Bond
Two Point Campus heads to Xbox Game Pass later this summer, and it's proving to be anything but a normal, civilised school. Last month, Sega revealed a wizarding level for the upcoming sim and now, as it turns out, you can also learn how to be a spy. Yep, the game's latest level reveal is 'Spy School', where lessons about how to...
April2022
Gallery Xbox Japan Website Shows New Screenshots Of Sonic Origins
It's the blue blur's classics redefined
Sega finally lifted the lid on the release date for Sonic Origins this week - confirming it would be arriving across multiple platforms including Xbox Series X|S this June. In the lead-up to the release, Xbox's official page on the Microsoft website in Japan has now released some new screenshots of the blue...
News Two Point Campus Reveals Wizarding Level Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Release
A different school of Witchcraft
You've heard of Harry Potter, and probably the upcoming Hogwarts Legacy at this point, which is one of our most anticipated releases. However, Two Point Campus is now getting in on the act, creating its own world of Witchcraft on Xbox Game Pass. Sega has revealed a new class for its upcoming schooling sim, where...
News Fans Aren't Happy About The Sonic Origins DLC Plan Already
Convoluted to say the least
Earlier today, April 20th, Sega lifted the lid on Sonic Origins; a collection of remasters coming to modern platforms. While the concept will have gone down well with many, sadly, the execution from Sega hasn't been welcomed with such open arms. And it all comes down to DLC. Sega has released a Ubisoft-esque chart to go...
News Sega Reportedly Bringing Back Crazy Taxi & Jet Set Radio As "Big-Budget Reboots"
As part of the company's Super Games initiative
Okay, so, another huge report is coming out of Bloomberg today, April 19th, relating to all things Sega. The report details what the company is planning for its 'Super Games' initiative; a program seemingly aiming to bring its IP into the live service era. It appears the first steps are to bring back...
News Eager For More Sonic? An Official Sonic Game Is Now Live In Roblox
Speed demon
It's been a hot minute since we got a brand new Sonic game. Sonic Forces was the last proper title from developer Sonic Team, although the Genesis-inspired Sonic Mania has also added to the series in recent years. Now though, a new Sonic adventure is upon us. Well, sort of. While we're waiting for Sonic Team to release Sonic Frontiers,...
March2022
News Xbox Reveals Custom Sonic The Hedgehog Series S Bundle
Complete with... furry controllers
Xbox has announced some new customized hardware, themed around Sega's famous mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog. Not only is there an Xbox Series S here — with a custom Sonic design — there are also two rather... different Xbox controllers. The two controllers, based on Sonic and Knuckles, aren't exactly a standard...
November2021
News Sonic's Xbox 360 Games Have Been 'Transformed' Thanks To FPS Boost
Gotta Go Even Faster
As we reported earlier in the week, some 37 games had FPS Boost applied as part of the latest batch of backwards compatibility fun announced during the Xbox 20th Anniversary stream event. Amongst the titles that got themselves a sweet performance boost were a number of Sonic the Hedgehog games, namely Sonic Generations,
News SEGA And Microsoft Partner Up To Bring Next-Gen Games Via The Cloud
"Together we will reimagine how games get built"
In some big news over the weekend, SEGA and Microsoft announced they would be partnering up to form a "strategic alliance that explores ways for SEGA to produce large-scale, global games in a next-generation development environment built on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform." The alliance is said to...
September2021
Soapbox Lost Judgment Is Probably The Closest We'll Get To A Bully Sequel
Trust me on this one
The Yakuza series dips its toes in so many different genres that it's pretty much covered every base. From becoming an investor in Yakuza: Like A Dragon to managing your own baseball team in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, it's incredible how the team at Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio manages to create these experiences in every game that...
News Football Manager 2022 Is Coming Day One To Xbox Game Pass This November
Woah
Good news football fans. Not only is Football Manager 2022 launching on November 9 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC, but it will also be available on day one in Xbox Game Pass! Two versions of the game will be available. The traditional PC version and a console-specific iteration called Football Manager 2022 Xbox Edition. If...
August2021
News Idris Elba Will Voice Knuckles In Sonic's Second Movie Outing
"Knock, knock"
As you might recall, a sequel to the Sonic the Hedgehog movie is currently targeting an April 2022 release. While a lot has already been leaked so far, a new and more official update has now sent the Sonic fandom into an absolute frenzy. Overnight, English actor Idris Elba has seemingly revealed himself as (spoiler alert)...Knuckles...
July2021
News Sega Shows Off Monkey Ball: Banana Mania Gameplay In New Trailer
Get in the ball this October
In case you missed it, AiAi and friends are rolling onto the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S this October in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania. The initial reveal didn't showcase all that much gameplay, so now Sega has made up for it with a proper look at all of the "wondrous worlds" in the game, along with a description...
News Atlus Is Revealing Seven Projects To Mark Persona's 25th Anniversary
Is it time for the series to return to Xbox?
It's been a long time since we've seen a Persona title on Xbox, and even then it was only an arena fighter back on the Xbox 360 under the name of Persona 4: Arena. Since then we've watched Persona 5 get two releases, witnessed various spin-off games, and seen tons of critical acclaim. With the series'...
News Lost Judgment Dev Explains Why The English Dub's Lip Syncing Isn't As 'Silky' As Yakuza
"It is through no shortage of hard work"
If you've been keeping tabs on Lost Judgment recently, you may have noticed the English dub looks a bit off. Don't worry, you're not going crazy - it's now been confirmed to be a step back from previous instalments by the game's localisation director. Scott Strichart shared the process on Twitter,...
News Uh-Oh, Lost Judgment Could Reportedly Be The Last Entry In The Series
Say it isn’t so!
Lost Judgment is the second entry in the Yakuza spin-off series, but it could be ending as soon as it started. A new report has surfaced which claims the upcoming entry may very well be the last. According to a report from the Japanese site Nikkan Taishu (and transcribed by
News SEGA Outlines All The Improvements Heading To Sonic Colors: Ultimate
It's a chunky list
With Sonic Colors: Ultimate making its Xbox debut in just two short months, SEGA has now revealed the full details as to what's new for the remastered instalment. Being a Nintendo Wii title that originally released back in 2010, there's undeniably a lot of work that needs to be done to improve it. Players are looking at...
