What a pleasant greeting from the Black Baron.

Sega want you to play dirty.

Don’t worry, Oinkie’s character description and trailer will help that headline make more sense.

Garuda can transform from robot to a robotic power drill.

Or perhaps we should say “bares his giant cybernetic leg-revolver that he can fire while kicking the crap out of you.”

Sega released a story trailer for Anarchy Reigns that gives you a vague idea of what the plot is about.

“Once we divide the characters into these rough classes, we assign killer weapons and moves that fit their fighting style, personality, and appearance,” Atsushi Inaba, Producer, explained.

Anarchy Reigns is a strange creature. Not quite a traditional action game, but more complex than your average brawler, with a heavy focus on arena combat.

Anarchy Reigns, Platinum Games upcoming multiplayer brawler, has so many different characters ranging from Madworld survivor Jack to a guy with Tesla coil arms. Who is Atsushi Inaba’s favorite character?

When Anarchy Reigns comes up Platinum Games either reveals a new character or discusses the multiplayer mode. Today, in a presentation with producer Atsushi Inaba, I saw the game’s story mode.

Sega and PlatinumGames have revealed another playable character for Anarchy Reigns.

While the delay was only announced in Japan, Sega of America quietly updated the Anarchy Reigns splash page with a new release window. Instead of autumn 2011, it notes Anarchy Reigns will be released in January 2012 too.

This brawler controls electricity, likes to jump on opponents after pile driving them into the ground, and appears to be quite well read.

The Black Baron has received a bit of a makeover since his MadWorld days for Anarchy Reigns.

Oh, and on her giant spiked club, too.