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As if EA had any chance of surviving when Sega announced that they might be cross formatting! PS2 owners will taste the sweet taste of the fabulous Virtua Fighter, and GBA peeps will get a go on ChuChu Rocket - but how will they play online or against others?
EAT THIS:
Virtua Fighter on PlayStation 2
1.2.2001 Purists ready your hankies...
Shock! Horror! The next instalment of the genre-defining Virtua Fighter series will be a PlayStation 2 exclusive! (Insert shocked expletive here.)
Yes, Yu Suzuki's 3D fist-o-rama will be going head to head with the likes of Tekken and Soul Calibur 2 on Sony's monolithic black console sometime in the not too distant future. In a move that heavily underlines Sega's new "I'll take you all on, you s***s!" attitude to its future publishing formats, one of its prime franchises is jumping ship in what the industry must be viewing as a strong statement of intent.
Slightly less surprising is the news that Acclaim is to publish 18 Wheeler Pro Trucker, Zombie Revenge and perhaps the most Dreamcast-y game of all, Crazy Taxi, on the PS2. This comes as part of a (very favourable) deal struck around their publishing of Ferrari 355, as in Europe Acclaim own the rights to all prancing horse-branded videogames.
Anybody remember Electronic Arts? Their staunch refusal to create anything at all for the DC has irked many and it seems the licence and sequel-obsessed publisher feels just a touch threatened by Sega's impending entry into direct competition with them. EA President John Riccitiello was reported to have said: "They're starting from scratch... It's not quite as though this is GM saying we'll make BMWs, but it's the same kind of proposition. They may look like BMWs, but I doubt if they'll drive like BMWs." Miaooow!
Quite how having 40 years of electronic entertainment experience amounts to "starting from scratch" escapes us, but at least it shows how the notorious arrogance of EA (predominantly based as it is around the continued and baffling success of lukewarm sports titles, bolstered by bland celebrity endorsements and endless streams of identikit follow-ups) was something the DC was probably better without anyway.
X-Box creators Microsoft are currently plotting a complimentary and diplomatic course with regard to Sega's transformation, with a spokesman sensibly saying: "I don't think anyone would deny that Sega have produced some of the most incredible first-party games in existence."
At the moment it seems very much as if most of the videogames world is warmly welcoming this new era in the company's saga, while even the cynical and panicky stock markets have picked up on the general good feelings - Sega's stock jumped 60 per cent on the Nikkei yesterday.
At the end of the day, month or year us Dreamcast owners bougth the machine for one reason, and one reason only - because Sega make the best games - we wanted the best games, we got them and now it's the rest of the world's turn to experience the wonderous pleasures that pump out of R&D teams like AM2 and Sonic Team. Let's have a party!
The future is bright...you know the rest!
EAT THIS:
Virtua Fighter on PlayStation 2
1.2.2001 Purists ready your hankies...
Shock! Horror! The next instalment of the genre-defining Virtua Fighter series will be a PlayStation 2 exclusive! (Insert shocked expletive here.)
Yes, Yu Suzuki's 3D fist-o-rama will be going head to head with the likes of Tekken and Soul Calibur 2 on Sony's monolithic black console sometime in the not too distant future. In a move that heavily underlines Sega's new "I'll take you all on, you s***s!" attitude to its future publishing formats, one of its prime franchises is jumping ship in what the industry must be viewing as a strong statement of intent.
Slightly less surprising is the news that Acclaim is to publish 18 Wheeler Pro Trucker, Zombie Revenge and perhaps the most Dreamcast-y game of all, Crazy Taxi, on the PS2. This comes as part of a (very favourable) deal struck around their publishing of Ferrari 355, as in Europe Acclaim own the rights to all prancing horse-branded videogames.
Anybody remember Electronic Arts? Their staunch refusal to create anything at all for the DC has irked many and it seems the licence and sequel-obsessed publisher feels just a touch threatened by Sega's impending entry into direct competition with them. EA President John Riccitiello was reported to have said: "They're starting from scratch... It's not quite as though this is GM saying we'll make BMWs, but it's the same kind of proposition. They may look like BMWs, but I doubt if they'll drive like BMWs." Miaooow!
Quite how having 40 years of electronic entertainment experience amounts to "starting from scratch" escapes us, but at least it shows how the notorious arrogance of EA (predominantly based as it is around the continued and baffling success of lukewarm sports titles, bolstered by bland celebrity endorsements and endless streams of identikit follow-ups) was something the DC was probably better without anyway.
X-Box creators Microsoft are currently plotting a complimentary and diplomatic course with regard to Sega's transformation, with a spokesman sensibly saying: "I don't think anyone would deny that Sega have produced some of the most incredible first-party games in existence."
At the moment it seems very much as if most of the videogames world is warmly welcoming this new era in the company's saga, while even the cynical and panicky stock markets have picked up on the general good feelings - Sega's stock jumped 60 per cent on the Nikkei yesterday.
At the end of the day, month or year us Dreamcast owners bougth the machine for one reason, and one reason only - because Sega make the best games - we wanted the best games, we got them and now it's the rest of the world's turn to experience the wonderous pleasures that pump out of R&D teams like AM2 and Sonic Team. Let's have a party!
The future is bright...you know the rest!
SEGA's Sports titles Vs EASports (its in the game) ... This should be good... both as something to watch happen, and produce some rather nifty titles for us crazy. wacky and way out the consumers to buy?!?!?
SNIPER wrote:
> This is getting stupid and your all not funny.
It's lucky that this isn't a forum for young comedy hopefuls then isn't it?
I don't think EA should be too worried about Sega, they're big enough and ugly enough to survive on the licensed games that they'll keep putting out.
Sega will no doubt please millions of gamers with their original and innovative games!
> This is getting stupid and your all not funny.
It's lucky that this isn't a forum for young comedy hopefuls then isn't it?
I don't think EA should be too worried about Sega, they're big enough and ugly enough to survive on the licensed games that they'll keep putting out.
Sega will no doubt please millions of gamers with their original and innovative games!
This is getting stupid and your all not funny.
Then for the love of god, abuse alcahole, drugs, ciggerettes and sex like the rest of us! :)
You helped SEGA?
One person does not a console empire make
One person does not a console empire make
I sometimes feel as though I helped Sega for nothing, but then I imagine how EA will be crushed into oblivion when Sega Unleash their gaming prowess.
In my time I have been loyal, faithful and trusting of Sega - they even told me in an email that they would not let their unqiue offering fail! Perhaps, we, the Dreamcast and Saturn 'scum' were that 'bit on the side' and that now Sega can mess around with anyone - it's gonna ditch us.
But hey! I'm not sadistic - just lost, lonely, hungry and tired with no money - no rules of engagement - the house which controls the games controls Earth. Maybe someday I'll lose myself, find myself again and be a happier, less 'misguided' wounded soldier.
*(Oh shut up)
Dan2Klost
In my time I have been loyal, faithful and trusting of Sega - they even told me in an email that they would not let their unqiue offering fail! Perhaps, we, the Dreamcast and Saturn 'scum' were that 'bit on the side' and that now Sega can mess around with anyone - it's gonna ditch us.
But hey! I'm not sadistic - just lost, lonely, hungry and tired with no money - no rules of engagement - the house which controls the games controls Earth. Maybe someday I'll lose myself, find myself again and be a happier, less 'misguided' wounded soldier.
*(Oh shut up)
Dan2Klost
Dan... U haev great taste in films- I saw Videodrome for the first time a couple of weeks back, and truely is a clockwork orangte like piece. David Cronnenburg at his best!
As for Sega... stop taking things so far!
SonicRav
As for Sega... stop taking things so far!
SonicRav
As if EA had any chance of surviving when Sega announced that they might be cross formatting! PS2 owners will taste the sweet taste of the fabulous Virtua Fighter, and GBA peeps will get a go on ChuChu Rocket - but how will they play online or against others?
EAT THIS:
Virtua Fighter on PlayStation 2
1.2.2001 Purists ready your hankies...
Shock! Horror! The next instalment of the genre-defining Virtua Fighter series will be a PlayStation 2 exclusive! (Insert shocked expletive here.)
Yes, Yu Suzuki's 3D fist-o-rama will be going head to head with the likes of Tekken and Soul Calibur 2 on Sony's monolithic black console sometime in the not too distant future. In a move that heavily underlines Sega's new "I'll take you all on, you s***s!" attitude to its future publishing formats, one of its prime franchises is jumping ship in what the industry must be viewing as a strong statement of intent.
Slightly less surprising is the news that Acclaim is to publish 18 Wheeler Pro Trucker, Zombie Revenge and perhaps the most Dreamcast-y game of all, Crazy Taxi, on the PS2. This comes as part of a (very favourable) deal struck around their publishing of Ferrari 355, as in Europe Acclaim own the rights to all prancing horse-branded videogames.
Anybody remember Electronic Arts? Their staunch refusal to create anything at all for the DC has irked many and it seems the licence and sequel-obsessed publisher feels just a touch threatened by Sega's impending entry into direct competition with them. EA President John Riccitiello was reported to have said: "They're starting from scratch... It's not quite as though this is GM saying we'll make BMWs, but it's the same kind of proposition. They may look like BMWs, but I doubt if they'll drive like BMWs." Miaooow!
Quite how having 40 years of electronic entertainment experience amounts to "starting from scratch" escapes us, but at least it shows how the notorious arrogance of EA (predominantly based as it is around the continued and baffling success of lukewarm sports titles, bolstered by bland celebrity endorsements and endless streams of identikit follow-ups) was something the DC was probably better without anyway.
X-Box creators Microsoft are currently plotting a complimentary and diplomatic course with regard to Sega's transformation, with a spokesman sensibly saying: "I don't think anyone would deny that Sega have produced some of the most incredible first-party games in existence."
At the moment it seems very much as if most of the videogames world is warmly welcoming this new era in the company's saga, while even the cynical and panicky stock markets have picked up on the general good feelings - Sega's stock jumped 60 per cent on the Nikkei yesterday.
At the end of the day, month or year us Dreamcast owners bougth the machine for one reason, and one reason only - because Sega make the best games - we wanted the best games, we got them and now it's the rest of the world's turn to experience the wonderous pleasures that pump out of R&D teams like AM2 and Sonic Team. Let's have a party!
The future is bright...you know the rest!
EAT THIS:
Virtua Fighter on PlayStation 2
1.2.2001 Purists ready your hankies...
Shock! Horror! The next instalment of the genre-defining Virtua Fighter series will be a PlayStation 2 exclusive! (Insert shocked expletive here.)
Yes, Yu Suzuki's 3D fist-o-rama will be going head to head with the likes of Tekken and Soul Calibur 2 on Sony's monolithic black console sometime in the not too distant future. In a move that heavily underlines Sega's new "I'll take you all on, you s***s!" attitude to its future publishing formats, one of its prime franchises is jumping ship in what the industry must be viewing as a strong statement of intent.
Slightly less surprising is the news that Acclaim is to publish 18 Wheeler Pro Trucker, Zombie Revenge and perhaps the most Dreamcast-y game of all, Crazy Taxi, on the PS2. This comes as part of a (very favourable) deal struck around their publishing of Ferrari 355, as in Europe Acclaim own the rights to all prancing horse-branded videogames.
Anybody remember Electronic Arts? Their staunch refusal to create anything at all for the DC has irked many and it seems the licence and sequel-obsessed publisher feels just a touch threatened by Sega's impending entry into direct competition with them. EA President John Riccitiello was reported to have said: "They're starting from scratch... It's not quite as though this is GM saying we'll make BMWs, but it's the same kind of proposition. They may look like BMWs, but I doubt if they'll drive like BMWs." Miaooow!
Quite how having 40 years of electronic entertainment experience amounts to "starting from scratch" escapes us, but at least it shows how the notorious arrogance of EA (predominantly based as it is around the continued and baffling success of lukewarm sports titles, bolstered by bland celebrity endorsements and endless streams of identikit follow-ups) was something the DC was probably better without anyway.
X-Box creators Microsoft are currently plotting a complimentary and diplomatic course with regard to Sega's transformation, with a spokesman sensibly saying: "I don't think anyone would deny that Sega have produced some of the most incredible first-party games in existence."
At the moment it seems very much as if most of the videogames world is warmly welcoming this new era in the company's saga, while even the cynical and panicky stock markets have picked up on the general good feelings - Sega's stock jumped 60 per cent on the Nikkei yesterday.
At the end of the day, month or year us Dreamcast owners bougth the machine for one reason, and one reason only - because Sega make the best games - we wanted the best games, we got them and now it's the rest of the world's turn to experience the wonderous pleasures that pump out of R&D teams like AM2 and Sonic Team. Let's have a party!
The future is bright...you know the rest!