Would you like to be more informed about what's going on in the world of
Sega? Well, I would too! And somehow, here we are in a newsgroup that
hasn't seen more than a handful of new posts in any given year for a
decade or more. How do you expect to get new info here? Well, how
about an old fashioned news roundup!

NEWS:
Puyo Puyo 35th Anniversary
Sega Japan has set up a website for the 35th anniversary of Puyo Puyo!
Right now there isn't much, but there's a video scheduled for Jan 31.
There will also be a pop-up store for anyone in Japan who wants to get
some cool Puyo Puyo merch.
- https://puyo.sega.jp/35th/

Sonic the Hedgehog 35th Anniversary
Arguably a more important property to Sega, but let's be honest, other
than Sonic Mania, his latest outings haven't been able to capture the
same juice as the glory days. Sega apparently has a whole year of Sonic-related happenings planned, so let's see what's coming. In the meantime, they've posted a video to celebrate 35 years of memories to
hype you up!
- https://www.sega.com/sonic-the-hedgehog?tab=35th-anniversary


NEW RELEASES (from the past month or so):
Pro Soccer Club Tsukurou! / Sega Football Club Champions 2026
Sega's long running Soccer management sim gets a new version for a new
year. Released on PC, PS5, PS4, iOS, and Android on 2026.01.22. The downside? It's now Free-to-Play garbage! If you like your Footie sims,
best to buy Football Manager 26 instead. (Or based on the review
scores, maybe not)
- https://segafcchampions.sega.com/en/

Undeadline
A legendary Mega Drive shooter that never left Japan, and became so
sought after that the prices routinely reached 4 digits. Recently got a physical cartridge release from Retro-bit last month. Hope you
preordered! Released 2025.12.??
- https://retro-bit.com/undeadline/


UPCOMING RELEASES (within the next month or so):
Ryu ga Gotoku / Yakuza Kiwami 3 + Dark Ties
A remake of the 3rd game in the RGG / Yakuza series, with more
as-yet-unported Sega arcade games like Slashout, Magical Truck Adventure
and Emergency Call Ambulance! Releasing worldwide on PC, Switch 2, PS5,
PS4, and Xbox X/S on 2016.02.12.
- https://www.sega.com/like-a-dragon-yakuza/yakuza-kiwami-3-dark-ties


That's it for this week. If anyone reads this I'll be surprised, but
feel free to reply with your own sega news bits (and links please) and
I'll include them in the next roundup!

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benstylus wrote:

Would you like to be more informed about what's going on in the world of Sega?ÿ Well, I would too!ÿ And somehow, here we are in a newsgroup that hasn't seen more than a handful of new posts in any given year for a
decade or more.ÿ How do you expect to get new info here?ÿ Well, how
about an old fashioned news roundup!

NEWS:
Puyo Puyo 35th Anniversary
Sega Japan has set up a website for the 35th anniversary of Puyo Puyo!
Right now there isn't much, but there's a video scheduled for Jan 31.
There will also be a pop-up store for anyone in Japan who wants to get
some cool Puyo Puyo merch.
ÿÿÿÿ - https://puyo.sega.jp/35th/

Sonic the Hedgehog 35th Anniversary
Arguably a more important property to Sega, but let's be honest, other
than Sonic Mania, his latest outings haven't been able to capture the
same juice as the glory days.ÿ Sega apparently has a whole year of Sonic-related happenings planned, so let's see what's coming.ÿ In the meantime, they've posted a video to celebrate 35 years of memories to
hype you up!
ÿÿÿÿ - https://www.sega.com/sonic-the-hedgehog?tab=35th-anniversary

NEW RELEASES (from the past month or so):
Pro Soccer Club Tsukurou! / Sega Football Club Champions 2026
Sega's long running Soccer management sim gets a new version for a new
year.ÿ Released on PC, PS5, PS4, iOS, and Android on 2026.01.22.ÿ The downside?ÿ It's now Free-to-Play garbage!ÿ If you like your Footie sims, best to buy Football Manager 26 instead.ÿ (Or based on the review
scores, maybe not)
ÿÿÿÿ - https://segafcchampions.sega.com/en/

Undeadline
A legendary Mega Drive shooter that never left Japan, and became so
sought after that the prices routinely reached 4 digits.ÿ Recently got a physical cartridge release from Retro-bit last month.ÿ Hope you
preordered!ÿ Released 2025.12.??
ÿÿÿÿ - https://retro-bit.com/undeadline/

UPCOMING RELEASES (within the next month or so):
Ryu ga Gotoku / Yakuza Kiwami 3 + Dark Ties
A remake of the 3rd game in the RGG / Yakuza series, with more as-yet-unported Sega arcade games like Slashout, Magical Truck Adventure
and Emergency Call Ambulance!ÿ Releasing worldwide on PC, Switch 2, PS5, PS4, and Xbox X/S on 2016.02.12.
ÿÿÿÿ - https://www.sega.com/like-a-dragon-yakuza/yakuza-kiwami-3-dark-ties

That's it for this week.ÿ If anyone reads this I'll be surprised, but
feel free to reply with your own sega news bits (and links please) and
I'll include them in the next roundup!

Looks like I missed a release from last week when I posted this.

Apparently Sega is publishing Farming Simulator Signature Edition in
Japan for the Switch 2. It's not a game I've ever had a whole lot of
interest in, except for curiosity at the Genesis cartridge release of
the game which was a real thing that really happened last year. But for
those who like to get their hay rides on, here it is! https://www.sega.jp/game/detail/farming-simulator-SE/

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Video Games Plus has a big sale going on for Sega/Atlus games right now.
They do it fairly often, so it's not HUGE news, but if you haven't
heard of them, they're a good place to buy from. They are based out of Canada, so make sure to set the currency to US Dollars to avoid sticker
shock at the prices!

Sale link: https://videogamesplus.ca/collections/sales?filter.p.vendor=Sega+%2F+Atlus

Referral link for $5 off for new customers (Disclosure: I'll get a $5
coupon out of it too once you use it): https://i.refs.cc/D3bgLJw9?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJzbWlsZV91aSIsInNtaWxlX21lZGl1bSI6IiIsInNtaWxlX2NhbXBhaWduIjoicmVmZXJyYWxfcHJvZ3JhbSIsInNtaWxlX2N1c3RvbWVyX2lkIjo4MjAwOTI4MDR9


Some Higlights from the sale:
-----------------------------
Shining Resonance Refrain (Xbox One) for $3.66
Two Point Hospital (PS4/Xbox One) $3.66
Soul Hackers 2 (PS5/PS4/Xbox One) for $7.34
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (PS4) for $7.34
Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth (PS5/Xbox One/Xbox XS) for $14.68
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (PS5/Switch) for $14.68
Yakuza Remastered Collection (PS4) for $22.03
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (PS5/PS4) for $25.70


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NO-SPAM is obviously not my email domain. You might try the Roman
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--- PyGate Linux v1.5.8
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benstylus wrote:

Video Games Plus has a big sale going on for Sega/Atlus games right now.
ÿThey do it fairly often, so it's not HUGE news, but if you haven't
heard of them, they're a good place to buy from.ÿ They are based out of Canada, so make sure to set the currency to US Dollars to avoid sticker shock at the prices!

Sale link: https://videogamesplus.ca/collections/sales?filter.p.vendor=Sega+%2F+Atlus

Referral link for $5 off for new customers (Disclosure: I'll get a $5
coupon out of it too once you use it): https://i.refs.cc/D3bgLJw9?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJzbWlsZV91aSIsInNtaWxlX21lZGl1bSI6IiIsInNtaWxlX2NhbXBhaWduIjoicmVmZXJyYWxfcHJvZ3JhbSIsInNtaWxlX2N1c3RvbWVyX2lkIjo4MjAwOTI4MDR9

Some Higlights from the sale:
-----------------------------
Shining Resonance Refrain (Xbox One) for $3.66
Two Point Hospital (PS4/Xbox One) $3.66
Soul Hackers 2 (PS5/PS4/Xbox One) for $7.34
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (PS4) for $7.34
Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth (PS5/Xbox One/Xbox XS) for $14.68
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (PS5/Switch) for $14.68
Yakuza Remastered Collection (PS4) for $22.03
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (PS5/PS4) for $25.70

I guess this belongs in the Playstation newsgroups as well, since most
of the games on sale are for Sony consoles. Also editing to add a date
to the subject line.
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