SEGA Releasing Vanquish Demo In September

Vanquish producer, Atsushi Inaba, has announced that SEGA will be releasing a demo of his upcoming title in a few weeks. It will be available from the 2nd of September on both PS3 and Xbox 360.

The demo will be dubbed Vanquish Official Demo - Velocity Attack, sounds like it will be the same one the media were able to play through at this year's E3. Players will be able to play through a prologue sequence and then fight against a boss called Argos. More »

Why Japanese Developers Need New IP's (Part One)

Many Japanese developers are struggling to keep up with the big numbers drawn in by western games. This isn't as much speculation, as it is fact. Outside of Nintendo, Square Enix, and Platinum Games (and a few select others), it's difficult to really pin down a developer that's been a hit overseas which Japan can directly claim. But the reasons behind these failures are not hard to identify. In fact, it can all be summed up in one pretty simple question: Where are the new IP's? More »

Bayonetta Budget Release Gets Wicked Box Art

Bayonetta's getting a budget release in Japan under the labels PlayStation "Best" and Xbox 360 Platinum Collection. Not only will the game come with a more economic price tag, it's coming with some pretty hot artwork. More »

Vanquish Sam Gideon Gameplay Trailer Is Off The Rocks

Sega's just unleashed a brand new trailer for Platinum Games' hi-octane sci-fi shooter, Vanquish. It introduces main man Sam Gideon, all the while featuring insane fast paced third person action. Words alone aren't enough to describe what transcribed. Check out the gameplay trailer below for yourself, More »

Vanquish Is Casual Friendly

Recently disclosing some difficulty levels players will face in Vanquish, Platinum Games has announced a casual mode for those not so good as FPS games. Casual Auto, to be exact. The mode sounds very specific, and vague, all at the same time. More »

Sega To Reveal Two Major Hardcore Games

Speaking with CVG, Sega says that they have two major hardcore games that they'll be announcing before the end of the year. As to what they are, we'll just have to wait until they announce it or it gets leaked. More »

The Best Games Of 2010... So Far

I'll cut straight to the chase on this one, 2010 has had some phenomenal games. Most years start out a little slow and then wind up into a big bang, but honestly it's hard to imagine anything better around the corner aside from a few releases here or there.

So before we get all wrapped up in Halo: Reach, or severely addicted to the latest MMO, let's take this time to reflect upon the phenomenal games that the first half of 2010 have brought to us. More »

Sega Announce Vanquish Release Date

Sega have announced that Platinum Games' highly anticipated third-person shooter, Vanquish, will be releasing in just a few months time in both Europe and North America.

The game, which looks to reinvigorate the third-person shooter genre by making things much more intense and action-orientated, will also see exclusive pre-order content available at selected stores. More »

E3 2010: Vanquish Hands-On Preview

If you thought that the shooter genre was over saturated with just too many of them, and that Vanquish is just another rehash, think again. Vanquish may look like yet another third person shooter, but Shinji Mikami, creator of Resident Evil, and Platinum Games is definitely packing all the crazy, over the top action sequences known to games like Devil May Cry and Bayonetta into this sci-fi action game. More »

Debut Vanquish Gameplay Trailer Impresses

Sega have released the first gameplay trailer for the upcoming third-person shooter Vanquish - from the mind of Shinji Mikami, best known for his work on the Resident Evil series. Vanquish puts players in the shoes of Sam, an elite government agent with some futuristic military gear that apparently gives him crazy abilities. More »

Platinum Games Wants to Make New Star Fox

While many of Nintendo's long-running series have gotten new entries in the last few years, the Star Fox series hasn't received one since 2006's Star Fox Command. It's now 2010, and there's been no word on a new game in the series. More »

Sega's Vanquish Set For Release This Winter

Sega has officially confirmed that its newest sci-fi shooter, Vanquish, will see a release date sometime around Winter 2010. Although vague, it does give a rough time frame for this new shooter from the creator of Resident Evil, Shinji Mikami. More »

Platinum Games Announces Latest Project 'Vanquish'

Still working hard after Bayonetta's large success, Platinum Games has recently revealed the trailer for their next big title. Being developed by the creative minds of Shinji Mikami (the creator of Resident Evil) and Atsushi Inaba (producer of Okemi) there's definitely a huge amount of potential for the game. More »

Patch Released For PS3 Bayonetta, Helps Reduce Load Times

There's been no secret made about the fact that Bayonetta performs better on the Xbox 360, but it looks like steps are being taken to address that fact, as a new patch has been released for the PlayStation 3 version of the game. More »

Bayonetta Review

After leaving Capcom following over 10 years of service, Hideki Kamiya, director of Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry and Okami, decided to start up a new company, Platinum Games. His new game, Bayonetta, is a collaboration with Sega and is a game in a similar ilk to Devil May Cry, but with a few notable differences. One, the main character is a sultry female and not a man with white hair. Two, the main character can perform 'Torture Attacks', which allow the players to execute opponents in rather painful ways, like using iron maidens. It all makes for a frantic, action-packed ride, full of angels, witches and lollipops. More »

Sega Announces Bayonetta Demo Date for PSN and Xbox Live

Sega of America and Sega Europe have announced that Bayonetta for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 will have a demo on PSN and Xbox Live on December 3rd. Gary Knight, European Marketing Director of SEGA Europe, spoke about Bayonetta's hype,

Developer Platinum Games has delivered a true masterpiece. The recent perfect review scores in such highly respected magazines as Weekly Famitsu and EDGE show the sheer quality of this title. We firmly believe that BAYONETTA will go on to become one of the all-time benchmarks in action gaming.

The perfect scores Knight notes are in fact a 10/10 from Edge magazine in the UK, and a 40/40 from Famitsu magazine in Japan. Both publications have given less than 13 perfect scores in their respective histories. More »

Bayonetta For PS3 Doubles Xbox 360 Sales

Bayonetta's first day Japanese sales numbers are in, and the PS3 version has outsold the Xbox 360 version by a margin of 2-to-1. Bayonetta for the PS3 sold 93,000 copies, while the Xbox 360 version sold 45,000 copies. More »

Sega Announce Bayonetta Western Release Date

Bayonetta was released a few days ago in Japan and it received rave reviews from the Japanese media, even gaining a perfect score from Famitsu magazine. However, the Western release was only listen as January 2010 - something which has now changed. More »

Bayonetta Revelations: Chapter 1

Bayonetta, a game developed by Platinum Games, has often been compared to Devil May Cry - not surprising considering the person who envisioned Bayonetta also started that franchise. However, while the gameplay is reminiscent of several other games the actual interpretation is far more unique. Some of this has been addressed in the latest developer diary to surface on the internet. More »

Bayonetta Hands On Preview

It's safe to say that Bayonetta is a rather interesting prospect. Developed by the team that originally came up with Resident Evil and Devil May Cry, there's a certain level of expectation about what this title can achieve. From the looks of things, Platinum Games, the developers of the title, seem to be taking it all in their stride. More »