This week Play-Asia is slashing the price of Initial D: Extreme Stage to $34.90, but this is only for the Asian release. Sega removed the online mode in this version of Initial D: Extreme Stage which means you won’t compete in live networked racing or get access to the downloadble cars. The plus side is [...]

Initial D: Extreme Stage just came out in Japan and Sega isn’t wasting anytime selling downloadable content. Five volumes of digital manga are online, priced at 320 yen ($3) a piece. However, the collaboration between Sega and Japanese manga publisher Kodansha only extends to Japan. Singapore has the game, but no manga. We’re really [...]

With less than a month until it comes out, Sega distributed a promotional movie for Initial D Extreme Stage. The video doesn't expunge much on gameplay details, but I think Initial D fans know what to expect. Well, except for PlayStation Network connectivity. The official site settles the score explaining there is no two player [...]

Usually Japanese/Asian PlayStation game releases are pretty similar. They are often identical, minus a foldout sheet with English and Chinese instructions. However, in a strange decision only the Japanese version of Initial D Extreme Stage will have online races. Play-Asia notes the cheaper Asian version has an English manual and it “does not support online [...]

This summer Sega has Initial D: Extreme Stage as one of their Japanese PlayStation 3 titles, which is essentially a port of Initial D: Arcade Stage 4. Previous home versions of Initial D: Arcade Stage included in online racing and Initial D: Extreme Stage is no exception. Players will be able to race rivals over [...]

The same day Sega plans to pull the plug on the Xbox version of Phantasy Star Online, the online ranking system for Initial D: Special Stage and Initial D Arcade Stage Version 3 will be shut off. Also like Phantasy Star Online, Sega supported the leaderboards for five years too. While removing the leaderboards might [...]