New Whore on the Block. Goodbye Nights

Radrappy · Post by **Radrappy** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 5:30 pm

http://news.spong.com/detail/news.asp?prid=7708

I have nothing to say. Sega has reached an all time low. Nights was my favorite game.

Dache · Post by **Dache** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 5:31 pm

Because Spong is a very reliable news source, of course.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 5:33 pm

One source told us, Ã¢â‚¬Å“Sega of America has pitched the concept of westernising these franchises."

:(

Of the above, Sega designated House of the Dead as being the most important franchise.

Weak.

Golden Axe had the lowest priority.

WEAK.

We can confirm that TravellersÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ Tales is in talks with Sega right now concerning one of the firmÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s franchises that is not listed above.

Sonic? WEAAAAAAAK.

aso · Post by **aso** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:23 pm

Hell no. I refuse to believe this until other sources start to report this.

In fact, never heard of Spong before. Who are they supposed to be, anyway?

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:24 pm

The site isn't even loading over here.

Post by **Delphine** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:47 pm

Ditto LS.

Neo Yi · Post by **Neo Yi** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:02 pm

This news is spreading in other Sonic messageboards I go to like freakin' hotcakes. For me...well, I'm more or less going to wait and see an actual freakin' screenshot of whatever random game Sega gave to whatever company, not to mention details and stuff before I make a complete judgement. As of right now, I'm in my "I don't care" mode...considering I've never played any games on that list kinda helps add to the "I don't care."
~Neo

Post by **Delphine** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:58 pm

Finally got it to load.

Sounds like BS to me, but we'll see. I'll believe it when big_smile posts it.

Blue Gale · Post by **Blue Gale** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 2:59 am

Anyone who posts a news story and gives Spong as their source should be banned without warning.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 5:57 am

Jesus, why Spong? Couldn't you have used someone who has more of an idea of what happens in the industry, like Christian News Weekly?

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 11:25 am

I got it to load. Seems like crap, Naka would go on a rampage if NiGHTS was ever touched again.

And what the fuck is Spong?

Ash Holt · Post by **Ash Holt** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 2:32 pm

I wouldn't be suprised, though; they're more concerned with being a top publisher instead of developer. Besides, I'm not so sure it would be all that bad if someone besides Sonic Team handled the sequel to NiGHTS. They haven't been too hot lately.

Dunjohn · Post by **Dunjohn** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 2:40 pm

Hahahah, class. Altered Beast has a higher priority that Golden Axe? Nice.

Post by **Segaholic2** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 2:42 pm

I don't know why so many gamers have so many fond memories of Altered Beast. The game sucked. I only like it so much because 1) it's horrible, and 2) it's incredibly homosexual. POWER UP!

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 4:40 pm

RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE!
First game I ever played. And I watched He-Man as a kid. Yeah, I got my fill of subliminal homosexuality as a boy.

Radrappy · Post by **Radrappy** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 5:04 pm

I really hope its not true. That would be the best news ive heard all day.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 5:56 pm

First game I ever played.

It was the first game I ever played on the Genesis. It was my uncle's system, actually. He bought it when it was new, so it was before the Sonic era. I was pretty blown away by it at the time. It was a big attraction among the men on that side of the family... even my grandfather played it. (He died just about a year later, though I like to think the game wasn't the cause.)

So I was there when it happened and I respect it in the context of being one of the games that ushered in the 16-bit era, but that considered, it's still impossible to look back on it as a "classic."

Protodude · Post by **Protodude** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:57 pm

Shit, I forgot that Sega and Sammy merged. When does the merger become official again? Oct. something right?

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 8:29 pm

October 1, though it isn't a full-blown merger (at least not yet). They've established a joint holding company to manage the affairs of both Sega and Sammy independent. I want to think I remember reading that the plan is to have the two operations completely melded by 2007 or something.

Light Speed · Post by **Light Speed** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 9:48 pm

To be honest I never played or heard of it until the Sega Smash Pack for the DC. My childhood sidescrolling co-op fighters consisted of Streets of Rage and Golden Axe. Those were the good ones.

j-man · Post by **j-man** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 2:54 pm

The PS2 Altered Beast looked pretty sweet. That was, like, 2 years ago. What the fuck happened to it?

Post by **Esrever** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 4:03 pm

I believe it was cancelled, and then uncancelled.

Post by **Segaholic2** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 4:36 pm

They showed a new trailer for it at TGS. You can see it at <A HREF="http://www.gametrailers.com/">GameTrailers.com</A>. It's called "Project Altered Beast" now, and it actually doesn't look too bad.

Post by **Green Gibbon!** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 5:18 pm

The new trailer is all cutscene, though, I don't think it shows any actual gameplay at all. The only gameplay footage I've seen was the stuff shown at E3 before last, and it looked heinous then.

Frankly, I think it's a horrible idea. Devil May Cry, as good as it was, ruined the action game genre because now that's all anyone ever does anymore, and slapping a "retro" series on it does not increase the appeal to me.

Post by **Popcorn** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 5:53 pm

Ninja Gaiden made DMC obsolete anyway.