MEDIA ADVISORY: Puzzle-Platforming Adventure Papo & Yo Now Available for Pre-Order, Cinematic Launch Trailer Unveiled!

MONTREAL – August 7, 2012 – Minority Media, an independent game development studio, along with Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), have announced that puzzle-platformer Papo & Yo is now available for pre-order via the PlayStation®Network (PSN) for $14.99 (or $11.99 for PS PLUS members). For the full preorder details, visit the PlayStation blog at blog.us.playstation.com/2012/08/08/papo-yo-the-adventure-begins-on-psn-next-week.

The studio has also unveiled a special surprise for fans: an early look at the official cinematic Papo & Yo launch trailer. Created through a partnership with the experienced filmmakers at Rezolution Pictures and talented Montreal director/director of photography Alfonso Maiorana, this trailer shows the start of Quico’s story through an incredible mix of live-action and in-game footage. To view it online, head to www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn23bgfj_f4.

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Jet Set Radio Skates onto Mobile Devices This Summer

Beloved Dreamcast Classic Announced for iOS and Android Devices

SEGA logoSAN FRANCISCO & LONDON – July 20, 2012 – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today disclosed that their much-anticipated HD remake of Jet Set Radio™ will also be available on iOS and Android devices when the world-famous graffiti game comes to consoles and PC digital download this summer.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: A Surprise Emerges from the Shadows! SEGA Announces the Return of Sonic Adventure 2 for Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network

SEGA logoSAN FRANCISCO & LONDON – July 16, 2012 – In a totally unexpected, surprise announcement at the 2012 Sonic Boom community fan-fest during San Diego Comic-Con, SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. have officially announced the upcoming HD remake of legendary Dreamcast title Sonic Adventure 2™ for PlayStation®Network and Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

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Red Fly Studio and RAW Studios Launch Bad Planet Kickstarter Campaign

Austin-based Game Studio and Thomas Jane-backed Production Company to Bring Sci-Fi Comic IP to PC and Console Gamers

SAN DIEGO, CA – July 12, 2012 –

At Comic Con in San Diego today, independent game developer Red Fly Studio and Hollywood actor Thomas Jane’s RAW Studios have launched a Kickstarter campaign to create a video game based on the Bad Planet comic series.  One of the first comics produced by RAW Studios, Bad Planet is a science fiction series based on a plague of inter-galactic Death Spiders attempting to decimate Earth, and the Convict, a lone alien warrior fighting to save the planet. The Bad Planet video game will be a third-person action game featuring stunning visuals, an episodic format, and brutal melee combat.

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Dreams Do Come True – SEGA Announces the Return of NiGHTS into dreams…

HD Remake of the Legendary SEGA Saturn Title Coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PC Digital Download this Fall

SEGA logoSAN FRANCISCO & LONDON – July 5, 2012 – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA®Europe Ltd. today announced that an HD remake of fan-favorite flying platformer, NiGHTS into dreams…™, will be coming to Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®Network, and Windows PC Digital Download this fall. To prove this news isn’t a dream itself, check out the first official NiGHTS trailer online here!

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Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Launches its Home Console Throwdown

Latest Iteration of Classic Arcade Fighter Available This Week on PSN, XBLA

SEGA logoSAN FRANCISCO & LONDON – June 5, 2012 – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA®Europe Ltd., announced that Virtua Fighter™ 5 Final Showdown launches this week on home consoles. Based on the latest arcade version of the celebrated Virtua Fighter 5 series, the game is available now for PlayStation®Network (PSN) in North America, and will be available tomorrow, June 6, worldwide on PSN and for Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft (XBLA). Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown is priced at $14.99/ £9.99/ AUD$6.25/ €12.99 for PSN and 1,200 Microsoft Points for XBLA.

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Go Hands-On with Graffiti: Jet Set Radio Announced for The PlayStation Vita

Highly Anticipated SEGA Hit Coming to Sony’s Portable Powerhouse this Summer

SEGA logoSAN FRANCISCO & LONDON – May 25, 2012 – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA®Europe Ltd., today confirmed that much-loved Dreamcast classic Jet Set Radio will be coming to PlayStation®Vita Systems this summer, and will be playable for the first time at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, California.

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SEGA Announces the Launch of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II

New Entry in the Epic Sonic 4 Saga Speeds onto Console and PC Digital Download This Week

SEGA logoSAN FRANCISCO & LONDON – May 15, 2012 – SEGA® of America, Inc. and SEGA®Europe Ltd. today announced the launch of Sonic the Hedgehog 4™ Episode II. This new entry in the Sonic 4 storyline has the iconic blue hedgehog taking on two legendary rivals with the help of one of his oldest friends, Miles “Tails” Prower. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II is available today on the PlayStation®Network and Steam for $14.99. The game will be available tomorrow on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 1200 points. On May 17, it will be available for iPhone and iPad on the iTunes App Store for $6.99.

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