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SEGA 3D Classics Collection is now available in North America. To celebrate the launch, a new trailer has gone live. View it below.

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A fresh batch of Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice details have emerged via a listing on Play-Asia. The retailer’s overview has information about the plot as well as gameplay.

Here’s the full description:

The super villain, Dr. Eggman, discovers a powerful Ragnium element in Ragna Rock island which can fuel his robots and make them faster than Sonic. He then commands his mining robots to search the mythical island. D-Fekt, as one of them malfunctions and is now able to magnetize everything except Ragnium. With this capability, D-Fekt gains more power and messes up the environment of other islands creating fire and ice! Dr. Eggman makes him one of Island Defenders and now ready to face Team Sonic!

Together with our main protagonist, his friends return in their revamped version with their powers still fully intact. Adding to the lineup of playable characters is their friend, Amy Rose. Stop villains, retrieve islands, and bring back the balance in the environment using Sonic’s speed, Tail’s flight, Knuckles’ strength, Sticks’ boomerang, and Amy’s hammer! Mix their unique abilities with the power of fire and ice to pass through obstacles, solve puzzles, and freeze enemies!

Battle with four huge bosses which occupy both 3DS screens! Test your character’s speed and compete in an all-new Bot Racing game with 2 players local play. Play six exploration-based levels and bonus stages such as halfpipe run like the Special Stage from Sonic the Hedgehog 2, calmer underwater stage where a player pilots the Sea Fox and look for collectibles, and third stage which the player pilots a hovercraft and dodges icebergs.

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice will be out in stores on September 27 in North America and September 30 in Europe.

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All pre-orders and day one launch copies of 7th Dragon III Code: VFD come with a 28-page art book, featuring designs from Miwa Shirow. It shows the game’s numerous character classes, enemies, environments, and more.

SEGA has now readied a preview of the 7th Dragon III Code: VFD art book. Find a sneak preview below.

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A new 7th Dragon III Code: VFD trailer has gone live highlighting the RPG’s character creation elements.

In the game, players can build each of the nine characters in their party from scratch based on 96 appearance variations and 40 voice options. There are also eight character classes to choose from, which are as follows:

• Samurai – The class that loves swords, blades, and anything with a sharp edge.
• Agent – The class that shoots and hacks with extreme prejudice.
• God Hand – The class that heals allies and bruises enemies with nasty hooks and uppercuts.
• Duelist – The class that uses magical cards to summon supernatural beings into battle.
• Rune Knight – The class that deals devastating damage with magical short swords.
• Fortuner – The class that can cast useful debuff effects.
• Mage – The class that can unleash the full power of mana.
• Banisher – The class that likes to smash.

View today’s new trailer below.

Source: SEGA PR

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The Nintendo UK store has opened pre-orders for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS, accessible here. By reserving the title, you’ll get a little bonus in return. Pre-orders come with the Mario hat pictured above.

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IGN spoke with Sonic creators Yakashi Iizuka and Yuji Naka about some of their memories when working on the series at SXSW a couple of weeks ago. See what they had to say in the video below.

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SEGA acquired Atlus back in 2013. That process is still ongoing, but is now starting to wrap up. Going forward, SEGA will be publishing all Atlus USA games as a means to streamline its business operations.

The good news is that this news will have little impact on consumers. SEGA isn’t ditching the Atlus brand, and Atlus will still act independently.

SEGA provided Game Informer with the following comment regarding how the Atlus acquisition has benefited the company:

“Since Atlus U.S.A.—renowned for the award-winning Shin Megami Tensei, Persona, and Etrian Odyssey franchises—integrated with SEGA of America, the ATLUS expertise has allowed SEGA to localize and publish popular Japanese titles in the west, including the Yakuza series, Project DIVA series, and more.”

In other news, Ivo Gerscovich has been named as the new head of the Sonic brand and its related businesses in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. He’ll serve as the Sonic chief brand officer and senior vice president of SEGA of America.

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Earlier this month it was announced that Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice would release September 27 in North America. Up until now European fans have been in the dark about when they would receive this newest offering from everyone’s favourite hedgehog.

Today Nintendo announced that the release date for Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice in Europe is September 30.

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice launches in Europe for Nintendo #3DS on 30/09! pic.twitter.com/vPzTsMw93S

— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) March 30, 2016

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7th Dragon III Code: VFD was previously announced for a summer release in North America. Earlier this week, SEGA revealed a final date on Twitter. You’ll be able to get your hands on 7th Dragon III Code: VFD starting July 12.

Here’s the relevant tweet from SEGA:

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Play Nintendo is continuing its video series to promote the launch of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Take a look at the second episode below.

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