SEGA releases an “extremely brutal and highly-explicit trailer” for their upcoming game, The House of the Dead: OVERKILL – Extended Cut. Watch the video below for a look at the over-the-top shooting action in this PlayStation Move exclusive HD re-release. If you missed out on the Wii game, definitely do not miss out on this grindhouse horror style game on the PlayStation 3.
Details from SEGA:
“Using a host of weapons, watch your back as mutants go mad for blood! Blast bloody pieces out of their wretched bodies and uncover the mystery behind the Bayou County outbreak. New goodies like PlayStation trophies, new game modes and new content are outnumbered by only one thing: Bullets! Will you defeat everything this freakish nightmare town throws at you or will you become mutant chowder?”
Can you remember all the Sonic console games since the original Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991? My memory is somewhat hazy in the mid-90s, but SEGA helps everyone remember some of Sonic’s milestones in a new trailer for Sonic’s 20th Anniversary. Watch as SEGA speeds through Sonic’s origins on the SEGA Genesis, through the SEGA Dreamcast and up to 2011′s Sonic Generations in the video below.
SEGA also released some artwork for Sonic’s sidekick, Tails, which you see here to the right. Sonic characters will be presented in their original stubbier style and recent slimmed down style too in Sonic Generations.
SEGA has released a new gameplay trailer for their upcoming game, Binary Domain. In this “Core Weapons” video, the player’s weapons are featured. It is going to take some heavy artillery to dispose of the relentless machines. Highlighted in the latest Binary Domain video are the player’s pistols, shotguns, assault rifles, rocket launchers, sniper rifles, and grenades. See the weapons in action in the gameplay video clip below.
Binary Domain will be available for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in February 2012 from SEGA. Visit the official website for Binary Domain at www.sega.com/games/binary-domain.
Happy birthday Sonic! The little blue hedgehog turns 20 years old today, since launching in 1991 for the SEGA Genesis 16-bit game system. Sonic the Hedgehog launched on June 23, 1991, featuring the unstoppable “blast processing” (no slowdown and flicker during super fast side-scrolling speeds!). SEGA’s iconic mascot has since gone on to sell over 70 million Sonic the Hedgehog games worldwide and appeared in other mediums including TV shows, comics and even as a Macy’s Day Parade balloon (which SEGA today confirmed Sonic will be returning for in the 2011 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade).
For Sonic’s 10th Anniversary, SEGA released Sonic Adventure 2 for the SEGA Dreamcast. This year, for Sonic’s 20th Anniversary, the original Sonic returns alongside the latest Sonic character design for Sonic Generations on the PS3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo 3DS. SEGA has a surprise today for Sonic’s big day. A demo for Sonic Generations is now available for download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace (queue it up here). For more details on Sonic Generations, check out sega.com/games/sonic-generations.
Among my memorable Sonic the Hedgehog game release moments after the release of the original in 1991 were Sonic CD, Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast), and Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (from BioWare on the Nintendo DS). Back in 1991, no one would have ever thought Sonic would break out of SEGA’s own console. It was far from imaginable that he would have gone on to a Nintendo system for some competitive play alongside Nintendo’s Mario and company in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS). Flashback in the video below from SEGA and Sonic’s earlier years! Sonic has truly outgrown his roots and gone on to become an icon from the video game world.
At SEGA’s E3 2011 exhibition space, a bunker for Aliens: Colonial Marines provided a preview look at Gearbox Software’s Aliens: Colonial Marines. Randy Pitchford, CEO and president of Gearbox Software, enthusiastically presented a gameplay demo of Aliens: Colonial Marines. The game is placed as a sequel to Aliens and drops marines on the remnants of Hadley’s Hope, the human colony as seen in the film.
In the gameplay demo, signature elements of the Aliens movie were evident. Fidgety facehuggers in glass containment chambers. Pulse rifles packing motion trackers. Heavy power loaders. And of course, xenomorphs. Plenty of them. One scene had the marines pinned down in a room. It didn’t take long for Xenomorphs to break through a welded barrier and scurry along the walls like roaches. A larger queen alien soon followed and tossed marines aside. Expect plenty of these tense encounters in the game.
Deployable turrets also were dropped during the demo, which helped suppress a huge wave of xenomorphs scurrying through a corridor. The turret, and several marines, couldn’t withstand the onslaught. A quick retreat was called for. There are also new species of xenomorphs. One xenomorph was like a battering ram, hurtling marines out of their way. Several close encounters with the aliens provided a nice level of detail, before the deathly puncture from it.
It’s clear that Gearbox Software is focused on creating an exciting, visceral gaming experience for fans of the Aliens films. From the rainy planet surface to claustrophobic interiors, Gearbox Software has given plenty of attention to assuring the environments of the Aliens film will be a blast to explore and battle in. As a big fan of the Aliens films, I can tell you Aliens: Colonial Marines is a game to be excited about, and the best looking game on it yet.
Aliens: Colonial Marines is estimated for a spring 2012 release on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Aliens: Colonial Marines was also announced by SEGA as “being prototyped and considered” for Nintendo’s Wii U system. Gearbox Software has a dedicated team working on the Wii U version. No details were revealed on any Wii U specific control methods being implemented. With motion trackers and facehuggers, you can only imaging the possibilities.
See several new E3 2011 screenshots from Aliens: Colonial Marines below, or here in fullscreen. For more details on Aliens: Colonial Marines, visit SEGA.com.
Among my memorable Sonic the Hedgehog game release moments after the release of the original in 1991 were Sonic CD, Sonic Adventure (Dreamcast), and Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (from BioWare on the Nintendo DS). Back in 1991, no one would have ever thought Sonic would break out of SEGA’s own console. It was far from imaginable that he would have gone on to a Nintendo system for some competitive play alongside Nintendo’s Mario and company in Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii, DS). Flashback in the video below from SEGA and Sonic’s earlier years! Sonic has truly outgrown his roots and gone on to become an icon from the video game world.
![Aliens: Colonial Marines from SEGA and Gearbox Software [E3 2011]](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5120/5811654085_83c13c343d.jpg)
