AWKWARD ZOMBIE

Never heard of it; might check it out just for the sake of multiplay though.

The Multiplayer sucks.

Is their Co-op?

Yeah. I didn't even know there was multiplayer other than co-op.

Maybe i'll join ya tonight.

Bring a recorder.

IIITS THE SONIC UPDATE!

-Sonic 4' Episode 2's "Beta 8" was made playable for only a moment, some people got through the whole game, like episode 1, almost the entire game was leaked, even the music!
Unlike Episode 1, people are saying good things about it.

Their are also broken textures, but so far i only heard its with Sylvania castle.


Also, i reguest that you DON'T show gameplay footage. Music is fine, but NO gameplay.
And remember, if you don't want to be spoiled by the music, just don't click the video.

That is all.

New Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing game?! HOLY SHIT



Once again, takes shit that Mario Kart has done (water and air racing) but immediately makes them better. Instead of just weird floaty regular racing on water, the gameplay is more like Hydro Thunder, and the planes work more like planes than racecars, and aren't just gliding around. Not to mention, if it keeps what the last game set, the racers will be actually balanced and expressive as all hell.

Here's the IGN article.

SEGA please never stop making sports games, because every time I see a mario tennis game i cry a little inside and then i remember oh hey there's SEGA and Sumo Digital making actually decent things and not quick cash grabs.

This actually looks like a good racing game, the last one got good reviews so i think i'll get it.

The first one was Mario Kart with more interesting tracks, better controls, characters weren't just sitting there bored and actually had interactions with each other, there was the hammiest announcer in the world, and it was really the most fun with a cart racer I'd had in a long time.

also it's disturbingly balanced (outside the super star moves)
I can't think of a single character who could be considered better than any other. They all cater to any play style you want.

the super star moves can be pretty stupid though. Sonic gets invincibility and a set course and super speed and knocks anyone out who gets too close, AiAi gets regular speed and knocks out anyone who gets too close. Ryu gets faster, and knocks people out of his way, Banjo and Kazooie just drop easily avoidable jigsaw pieces.

it's semi-rare for someone to get that specific power up though, it's a very "holy SHIT you are not gonna win" item.

Hope they'll finally put Jack Cayman in. Madworld was great!

Lets hope they finally add Ristar.

I'm surprised to see people so many praising the first All-Stars Racing game based on what I've seen of it. Here's a video discussing what needs fixing in the sequel. (I'm linking it because the explanations are in the description. Don't worry, it's not just footage some guy ranting, it's gameplay footage with annotations.)
I won't claim to be an expert on the game since I don't have it, but this seems seems to fit with the footage I have seen. I know several of these points amount to 'make it more like Mario Kart', but then Mario Kart's been going for nearly 20 years, so they've had plenty of time to see what works and what doesn't (If the Blue Shell was the unbalanced game-ruiner many people think of it as, it would have been scrapped years ago.) Also, from what I've seen, the more animated characters detract from the experience a little, since they jump out of their seats so much it looks like you're controlling the car rather than them and they're nothing more than elaborate bobble-headed dogs. It's also kind of hard to see when a car's drifting and when it isn't, though that might just be the video quality.
I can't say much for the controls or if the 360/PS3 version is significantly different (the footage is from the Wii version). I should probably say I don't think the game is BAD, I just don't think it looks like 'the kart racer to end all kart racers'.

The best bit about the SEGA sports games is that they're all really close to the more "classic" games in the genre, but mix it up enough to make it feel fresh. It's a lot like what they did with the Sonic series after Adventure 2, except that didn't work out as well.

But I can't think of a single thing you bring up here that's a valid point. Mario Kart hasn't worked out their item system, it's still terrible. The more animated characters hardly detract from the experience, in fact they add to it quite nicely. I was playing a game as Sonic, passed up Eggman, and they had a brief little spat as they drove and it was great. It added to the atmosphere that much more, one of fun and actual enjoyment. Mario Kart doesn't have that, it's cold, and while the tracks are wacky cooky crazy, they're also rather bland as there's no excitement to them.

Also drifting is incredibly easy to tell, because the car bodaciously turns sideways. It is a playing point, however, to be able to drift on straight areas for speed-boosts, so drifting isn't so much insta-turn as it is a more... negotiable turn.

I would have sworn I have already made an account here.

Anyway, I've come to bring some (days-old) news in the form of visuals.

HOLY SHIT VYSE
HOLY SHIT GILIUS
HOLY SHIT JOE MUSASHI
HOLY SHIT

Well, the Golden Axe dwarf looks cool.

Never heard of the other guys though.