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Sega's Australian studio making London Olympics game
For its last Olympics game, set in Vancouver, Sega employed the development talents of the UK-based Eurocom. The 2012 Olympics will be held in London, and Sega has consequently moved development of the tie-in game to Brisbane, Australia. Obviously! Today, Sega announced London 2012 - The Official ...
Microsoft contest pits UK Kinect Sports players against actual gold medalists
Hey, UK-based readers: Do you feel like totally humiliating yourselves? You should look into Microsoft's "Game with Fame" competition, in which one lucky, Kinect Sports-playing family will compete in virtual track and field events against actual Olympians Linford Christie and Mark Lewis-Francis. ...
Vancouver Olympics demo on XBLM
Sega has released a demo of Vancouver 2010 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Winter Games. We're not sure about the gameplay, but the title definitely deserves a medal. Come on, it has the word "game" in it twice. As for the demo, it has a sample of one of the Olympic sim's fourteen ...
Mario and Sonic in a new trailer, at the Olympic Winter Games
We thought we had been cured of all vestiges of Sonic fandom -- the last several years having made caring about Sonic games unbearably painful. But then a speed-skating Metal Sonic showed up in this Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games trailer, and we were, however briefly, thrilled. Other ...
Mario and Sonic's winter outing dated for October 16
We may have ragged on the first Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games a lot, but -- as horrible as we thought it was -- it managed to capture the interest (and money) of almost every man, woman, and child in all of the UK. So, Sega is working as fast as it can to get the latest version of its new ...
Balance Board Bobsledding with Mario & Sonic
Eurogamer recently got a hands-on session with both the Wii and DS Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games, at an event in Vancouver during which Sega tried to soften up the journalists with free curling. The absolute best news gleaned from the session? Every game will have multiplayer ...
Ice those thumbs, Sega announces Vancouver 2010
Get excited kids, Sega -- unsurprisingly -- has announced Vancouver 2010, the official game of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The game is being developed by Eurocom, the studio company Beijing 2008. We're sure the developers have already come up with new and exciting ways to mash buttons and twirl ...
Mario & Sonic head to the Winter Olympics later this year
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games is finally "official." Sega announced this morning that Nintendo's mascot and Sega's cross to bear will compete on Wii and DS in virtual Vancouver, Canada, with all their friends (and "new faces"). As part of Sega's release, it stated that the original ...
Olympics licensing director jumps the gun, reveals new Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
The rumors (that we all knew were true) appear to be true: Sega's got a winter version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games on the way. Dennis Kim, director of licensing and merchandise for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, seemingly revealed Sega's plans to The Province. "Last year, 2008, they ...
Sega acquires 2010 Winter Olympics license
Sega has licensed the rights to produce games based on the 2010 Winter Olympics, taking place in sunny Vancouver, Canada. 1UP notes that more official information will soon be made available on the official website. Of the official games. This licensing agreement brings credence to the rumor that ...
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