Yakuza boss hesitant to put the series on Switch, feels they’re a mismatch
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Despite some fans hoping it would happen, the Yakuza series has stayed off Switch. That doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon, with executive producer and Ryu Ga Gotoku studio head Masayoshi Yokoyama now weighing in.
Yokoyama spoke with GameSpot about the situation, explaining that the two are a mismatch. He feels Switch is considered to be more family-friendly in contrast to the underground attitude of the Yakuza series.
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Sonic Frontiers TGS 2022 trailer
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SEGA has readied a new trailer for Sonic Frontiers to celebrate the game’s appearance at the 2022 Tokyo Game Show. It provides more gameplay, a first look at Super Sonic, and more.
We have the following overview for Sonic Frontiers:
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles DLC characters Entertainment District Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibira out this week
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Publisher Aniplex and developer CyberConnect2 have set a release date for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles DLC characters Entertainment District Tanjiro Kamado, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibira. The full set is due out on September 16, 2022.
Nezuko Kamado (Advanced Demon Form) previously released as DLC for the game. The character launched last month.
Video: First look at Sonic Frontiers’ fishing mini-game with Big the Cat
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Back when we published our Sonic Frontiers hands-on preview a few months ago, we noted that the title would include a fishing mini-game. An off-screen video has now surfaced that provides a bit of footage, including a look at Big the Cat who we haven’t seen until now.
It’s assumed that the video was recorded at Gamescom 2022 last month. Sonic Frontiers was playable at an expo for the first time, giving many fans a hands-on opportunity.
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Sonic boss again says he’s interested in making Sonic Adventure 3, but would require a lot of investment, dev time, and content
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Each time Sonic team boss Takashi Iizuka is interviewed, it seems like Sonic Adventure is often brought up as well as the possibility of Sonic Adventure 3. That’s something Iizuka addressed once again recently.
When asked by Dot Esport what Iizuka would want to do if he had free reign to add anything he wanted to a Sonic game, he actually pointed to creating “the next Sonic Adventure game”. However, he acknowledged that a third title “would take a whole of investment from the company, a lot of development time, and a lot of game volume to really bring something to market”.
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Sonic Frontiers will have “the most amount of content ever included in a Sonic game”
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Sonic Frontiers will have the most amount of content in a game the series has seen so far, according to Sonic boss Takashi Iizuka.
Iizuka shared that news in an interview with Everyeye. He also mentioned wanting to make Starfall Islands “stimulating” for players with various elements while exploring.
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Sonic Frontiers shares main theme “I’m Here”
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SEGA is back with another music preview for Sonic Frontiers, and this time around has highlighted the main theme song “I’m Here”.
Vocals and lyrics were done by Merry Kirk-Holmes (To Octavia). Tomoya Ohtani handled the composition and arrangement. Takahito Eguchi did the strings arrangement. MEG was in charge of guitars and programming, and lastly, Muroya Strings was in charge of strings.
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Football Manager Touch 2023 releasing on Switch in November
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The Football Manager series has appeared on Switch for a few years now, and we have confirmation that we’ll be getting Football Manager Touch 2023 as well. It’ll be out on November 8, 2022.
Like previous iterations, the game will offer the latest football management simulation experience. More specifics, including details about improvements, will be shared in October.
Sonic Frontiers shares preview of “Vandalize” ending theme from One Ok Rock
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SEGA has teamed up with popular Japanese rock band One Ok Rock for a track that will act as the ending theme for Sonic Frontiers, and has offered a glimpse at the tune – known as “Vandalize” with a new preview today. The clip comes in at just over a minute long.
Here’s some information about Sonic Frontiers:
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Sonic Origins devs on how the title came to be
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Two of the primary developers behind Sonic Origins have briefly discussed how the release came together. Producer Nobuya Ohashi, along with director Katsuyuki Shigihara, chatted with Japanese magazine Famitsu in a recent interview.
With Ohashi, he started out by explaining that SEGA had renewed interest in focusing on the Sonic IP, but things picked up even further after the popularity of the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie. He said:
