The story behind Nintendo’s betrayal of Sony — and how it created its fiercest rival
The following is an excerpt from Replay: The History of Video Games by Tristan Donovan. It should have been a coup. On May 28,...
Yakuza is coming to PC with Kiwami and Zero
Sega revealed during the PC Gaming Show at the Electronic Entertainment Expo today in Los Angeles that Yakuza is coming to PC. Two of...
The DeanBeat: E3 is back with dozens of games we’ll want to play
The annual ritual of sacrifice that addles the brains of game journalists around the world is at hand. The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big...
How Total War: Three Kingdoms balances historical accuracy and cultural authenticity
The next stop in Total War’s journey through the ages is ancient China, with a “romanticized history” game Total War: Three Kingdoms. Sega’s Creative...
Total War: Three Kingdoms hands-on — I pursued Lu Bu, and won in single combat
The Total War series has been on a continuous track of making you feel like you’re in an ancient battle since the series began...
Total War: Three Kingdoms — Sega shows first cinematic gameplay and lead characters
Sega Europe and Creative Assembly revealed the first in-engine cinematic trailer for Total War: Three Kingdoms, the next historical title in the Total War strategy...
Team Sonic Racing hands-on — Kart racing fans are getting another lap
It’s almost time to start your Sonic engines. Sega is slowly taking the wraps off Team Sonic Racing, a mascot kart-racing game. It revealed...
How Total War’s developer pushes its games forward — and fans can push back
Creative Assembly has survived for nearly 31 years because it has listened to its fans — and pushed them in a direction they didn’t...
Sega Genesis Classics brings over 50 16-bit classics to PS4, Xbox One, and PC today
Sega today launched Sega Genesis Classics for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The $30 collection includes 53 games. While plug-and-plays like the SNES...
Shenmue III isn’t coming out in 2018 because, well, it’s Shenmue
At the 2015 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, Sony invited Shenmue creator and former Sega developer Yu Suzuki on stage to announce that...