Marketing means everything as far as today’s game market is concerned. For better or for worse, no matter how good or bad your game is, chances are it’ll sell if you put the right kind of marketing behind it.…

The first title from the Sega and Platinum Games partnership has always been Madworld. We’ll see it this March, but gamers in Japan may have to import it. Madworld is currently in confirmed for release in North America and Europe only. No doubt the ultra-violent “creative” killings and decapitations played a role in this [...]

Madworld is getting quite a bit of positive feedback in North America, but the bloody Wii game may not see a release in Japan where it is being developed. Sega got around to announcing their Platinum Games partnership in Japan and the official article states Madworld is only confirmed for Europe/North America. Regarding Japan, Madworld’s [...]

You may have seen these trailers before, the leaked version of them. However, since the embargo is up Sega posted less fuzzy and less shaky trailers of Bayonetta and Mad World online.
 
This one is for Bayonetta an Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 game scheduled to come out in 2009. Every time I see this I [...]

Let’s end the speculation. Sega is working with Platinum Games. In 2009 they will release three titles developed by the studio, a fourth one in the pipeline. It looks like the ultraviolent, black and white Wii game Madworld will be first to come out. Sega plans to release Madworld in Q1 2009. Here’s a look [...]

The rumor about Sega and Platinum Games linking up seems more and more true. Leaked shaky-cam videos for Bayonetta and Mad World have been removed “due to a copyright claim by Sega of America.” Since Sega pulled the videos they’re pretty much confirming their involvement with Platinum Games.
 
Here’s the trailer for Mad World, a grusome [...]

Perhaps you've already heard that PlatinumGames' very own Shinji Mikami is hard at work on the studio's first video game endeavor and are interested in reading the blog where, indeed, Mikami made such a mention! If reading the Japanese blog for PlatinumGames isn't your forte, then perhaps you'd be interested in knowing that PlatinumGames has [...]