SEGA’S awesome Playstation exclusive Yakuza series has traditionally been pretty underappreciated in the west, and although there’s the obvious cultural rift, I can’t for the life of me fathom why. Showing a slice of life in the seedy underbelly of Tokyo’s Red Light District, it’s the eastern equivalent of the Grand theft Auto series western gamers love so much – …

Please please please please please be true! A new rumour casually strolling through the internet hints at the possibility of a sequel to SEGA’S delicious House of the Dead : Overkill – even though the original didn’t fare all too well at retail. Like all games in the House of the Dead franchise, it’s an arcade-style rail shooter – but …

It’s cooooooool, amazing..and will allow you to have more fun! That’s what this video from SEGA Japan has to say about Sonic Free Riders, the company’s inaugural game for Microsoft’s motion-sensing tech, due for release early next month. Like many of the initial games for the platform, it’s an on-rails affair; a board-racer that utilises motion-sensing to capture your jumps, …

I know I am not alone in the dark pit of Sonic despair hoping that one day Sega will be able to make a new Sonic game that doesn’t entirely suck. And now finally I see a glimmer of light, IGN has posted up their review of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 and all in all it’s a pretty …

Sega, through an interview, have announced they will be de-listing all the poor or average Sonic games in lieu of the upcoming Sonic Colours (available for Wii and DS) and Sonic 4 Episode 1(available on practically everything). According to Sega SVP Jurgen Post, they “have to do this” to “increase the value of the brand.” Noble words, Mr Post, just …

Somebody is being an evil bastard and toying with gamers’ emotions. SEGA have announced a new game that they’re billing as the third Shenmue game – yet it’s not a reason to be out in the streets joyously celebrating. If anything, it’s more likely to make people raise their fists to, and shout at the heavens. Last Updated: October 7, …

Continuing their awesome run of exclusive announcements, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 will be getting not one, but two distinct Kinect-enabled horror games. The first, by Parappa the Rapper (Kick! Punch! It’s all in the mind!) creator Masaya Matsuura is called Haunt is a puzzle game set in a haunted house full of traps, and nasties. It’s an on-rails investigative puzzle experience …

You know Yakuza, that GTA-esque game that uses a shockingly realistic portrayal of Japan while a former Mob man runs around kicking the hell out of bad guys? Well, it seems Sega is bored of realism and plausibility, and decided to shake things up. With zombies. Yes, zombies. [Update 1: Trailer after the jump] Last Updated: September 15, 2010