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'MadWorld' Dated: Coming March 10

Black, white and red action/beat-em-up MadWorld has a U.S. street date. The stylish, ultra violent Wii game will be here on March 10. Put on your waiting shoes, buddy. Expectations are running high for this title -- the first from Platinum Games -- and early looks at the game have been positive. This game marks a departure from most Wii games....

Posted February 3, 2009| 20 Comments
ESPN News + SEGA = 'MadWorld' Death Watch TV Trailer

Still think the Wii is for babies? The minds that brought Viewtiful Joe, Okami, and the Resident Evil series to life returns in the form of developer Platinum Games. Back in the day, they helped to give the ailing Gamecube some street-cred with mature Nintendo gamers. The latest trailer depicts their upcoming graphic action game MadWorld for the...

Posted February 2, 2009| 7 Comments
PlatinumGames Promises To "Get It"

Just this morning, I was hanging out with G4 mini-bosses Billy Berghammer and Robert Juster, jawing about how it often seems that Japanese game companies make idiosyncratic games in their own little "gaming" bubbles that sometimes don't translate to the Western world. Then, just a few minutes later, I'm checking out the front page of...

Posted January 30, 2009| 7 Comments
Sessler's Soapbox: Videogame Violence

Ah yes, the tried and true topic of video game violence! An oldie but a goodie. This week on the Soapbox, Adam discusses a moment at work where someone brought up that they were offended by X-Play showing some footage of the upcoming Mature Wii game, Madworld. Now, obviously we're all very excited about this game, but the issue got Adam...

Posted December 24, 2008| 97 Comments
'MadWorld' Trailer Gets Seasonally Censored

Sega and Platinum Games would like to wish you and yours a happy holiday season... filled with gruesome censored video game beat 'em-up action in this new trailer for MadWorld. Expect the censorship flags to fly off sometime in 2009 when MadWorld goes live on the Nintendo Wii. MadWorld Seasonally Censored Holiday Trailer Watch Larger...

Posted December 15, 2008| 15 Comments
'MadWorld' Uses The "Full Power" Of The Wii?

IGN Australia has done an interview with MadWorld producer Atsushi Inaba and he answered a couple questions about the game and the Wii One of them stands out: IGN AU: What are some of the technical tricks you're using to achieve this look? Atsushi Inaba: It is visually very difficult to play a game in black and white. Sometimes you cannot see...

Posted November 19, 2008| 33 Comments
'Mad World' Brings Back Violent Game Debate

Back in 2005, California law makers attempted to pass a law that banned the sale or rental of violent video games from being sold to anyone under the age of 18, fining establishments who violate this law $1,000 per offense. The law was slapped down by the San Jose courts in 2007, saying that it violated the First Amendment. However, new games...

Posted October 31, 2008| 18 Comments
'Grand Theft Auto': Wii Bound?

Take-Two CEO Ben Feder said in a conference call yesterday that his company's "developing" partnership with Nintendo, the possibility of slipping a Grand Theft Auto game disc into your Nintendo Wii may come to reality. He said during the conference: "With respect to GTA Chinatown I will tell you that we’ve spent an enormous...

Posted September 5, 2008| 17 Comments
Sega Avoiding 'Madworld' Ban With BBFC

To avoid the Manhunt 2-ban fiasco with Sega's upcoming action title Madworld, reports are stating that the company is in full cooperation with the BBFC and PEGI British ratings board to assure their title's availability. Sega executive David Corless said in the report: "Yes, [Madworld's] violent. We don’t try to hide that, but as...

Posted August 25, 2008| 6 Comments
New 'Madworld' Screens

Check out the blood stains in these new screens for Sega's stylistic action game Madworld for the Nintendo Wii available March 31st 2009. Read More?

Posted August 22, 2008| 4 Comments
Sega Leipzig Line-up

Sega will be showcasing some impressive titles at next week's Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, including an unannounced "world premiere". Check them out: Samba De Amigo Wii Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Sonic Unleashed Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games More games after the cut. Read More?

Posted August 15, 2008| 9 Comments
'MadWorld' Ruins the "family fun image of the Wii"

MadWorld, which is a SEGA title exclusive to the Wii is getting some flac from some Brits for its violent content. John Beyer, director of Mediawatch-UK said, "I believe it will spoil the family fun image of the Wii. I hope the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) will view this with concern and decide it should not be granted a...

Posted August 12, 2008| 39 Comments
'MadWorld' Trailer

Things get bloody on the Wii with the new trailer for MadWorld from SEGA and PlatinumGames, which should be released in early 2009. Watch Larger Version of this Video

Posted July 16, 2008| 9 Comments
SEGA Spills Guts on New Releases

The fall looks to be a big time for SEGA as they're letting fly many a title, in many a various gaming style in that stretch of time warming up for the holidays. Then, some biguns in the first quarter of 2009. Take a look upon the jump!Read More?

Posted June 6, 2008| 26 Comments
SEGA Unveils 'Platinum Games'

At a press conference last night, SEGA announced a new publishing arm: Platinum Games. The division of Sega will come out of the gate with three original games: Devil may Cry creator Hideki Kamiya's Bayonetta for the 360 and the PS3. The game features a heavily armed witch battling angels. Serious! That's a confusing shot of it above. ...

Posted May 15, 2008| 1 Comment