In an unexpected turn of events, SEGA has announced the official launch date for both Football Manager 2017 and its counterpart Football Manager Touch 2017. Coming November 4th of this year, those who buy Football Manager 2017 on PC/Mac/Linux will get a free copy of Football Manager Touch 2017. We’re also told that Football Manager Touch 2017 will be available as a standalone release on the same day, which is always a nice option to have.

Gamers that pre-purchase Football Manager 2017 from a participating digital retailer can also start their new managerial career at least two weeks prior to the official street date through a fully-playable beta version (single player careers started in the Beta can be continued in the full game).

All pre-orders from participating retailers, whether digital or boxed, will come with downloadable content for Football Manager Touch 2017 including “Board over-ride”, “No firing”, “All job applications”, “National management” and 3 brand new challenges to play in the “Challenge” game mode. Continue reading this post ->

Feral Interactive, founded in 1996 and based in London, has announced that they will be bringing ROME: Total War to iPad. Developed by Creative Assembly and published by SEGA on Windows PC, and published by Feral Interactive on Mac, ROME: Total War is one of highest-rated strategy games of all time. In ROME: Total War for iPad, players will experience hundreds of hours of gameplay with this Total War classic in all its full desktop-quality glory.

ROME: Total War is an epic-scale strategy game where players will experience ancient Rome in all of its historic glory. Running from the late Roman Republic to the early Roman Empire with campaigns across Europe and North Africa, ROME: Total War allows players to fight battles, while using diplomacy, to pave the road to victory.

Best of all the game makes no compromises, gamers can take part in a full scale campaign, playing as any one of 11 factions. There’s even the same 3D battles with thousands of on-screen units just like the desktop counterpart and, on the turn-based strategy map, players will manage the economic, civil and religious arms of their empire.

Despite there being no mouse and keyboard controls, the game will use intuitive touch-based controls and gestures, giving an ideal gameplay experience. We’re also told that ROME: Total War will take full advantage of the iPad’s Retina screen and graphics chip, meaning the game should look pretty phenomenal.

Topping off the announcement, Feral Interactive indicated that two expansion packs would be related later this year: Barbarian Invasion and Alexander. While there’s no solid release date, the game will be playable on first generation iPad Air and iPad mini 2 models or better. Continue reading this post ->

In an exciting turn of events, SEGA and Creative Assembly announced that their latest game Total War Battles: KINGDOM is now to download for iOS and even PC/Mac via Steam. From the creators of Total War Battles: SHOGUN, players rule a fledgling realm during the turn of the 10th century. Sporting all-new gameplay mechanics and for the first time bringing the Total War franchise to mobile, Total War Battles: KINGDOM features both realm building and large-scale tactical battles.

As players carve out their own piece of land, they will transform their lands from a wilderness into a prosperous realm while their army to battle other players or AI enemies. In addition, players must take over new territories, overcome their enemies and out-smart their competition as they wage war in a persistent world across multiple platforms.

Features:

• Build and expand your Kingdom, with farms, quarries, blacksmiths and more.
• Alter the land by creating rivers, lakes and mountains.
• Command your army in large-scale battles and battle other players in real-time.
• Cross platform.

Interested? Total War Battles: KINGDOM is available to download on the App Store for free by clicking here, however, there are in-app purchases. Continue reading this post ->

It’s been a while since we’ve last heard from SEGA, however, that’s changes today with their latest game announcement. Dubbed Total War Battles: Kingdom, it’s a challenging free-to-play, persistent-world strategy game that has soft launched on the iPad in Canada and Sweden.

In Total War Battles: Kingdom, players shape their lands to transform the wilderness into a powerful and productive kingdom. Players must also manage their kingdom’s economy, build castles and towns, grow the population and expand their territory.

For wanting to get their lands on Total War Battles: Kingdom before its world release, the game currently in open beta on PC and is available to download for free through Steam. With one persistent world, players can continue their progress across multiple devices.

The game is currently available for the 4th generation iPad, iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 2 and iPad mini 3. Right now there’s no word on the world wide release, however, we do know that it’ll come to Mac and other mobile devices as well. Lastly if you live in Canada or Sweden, you can download the game by clicking here. Continue reading this post ->

Not too long ago, we did our first roundup of all the best app sales this Christmas which featured Gameloft, CAPCOM, Warner Bros and Bulkypix. Now after doing some more digging around on the App Store, we’ve came across for more developers — Activsion, 2K Games, Square Enix, and SEGA — which are doing their own sales as well. It’s safe to say that as time progresses through the week, even more games will go on sale and you can expect that we’ll keep you updated. You should take into account that each developer’s sale will vary in duration, so be sure to get any games you have your eye on. All games listed are marked down to $0.99 unless stated otherwise. To see the list of games, please click the following link. Continue reading this post ->

Just recently, SEGA has released their new rhythm game, Go Dance, for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch that allows players to dance to hit songs aiming for high scores. GO DANCE utilizes Extreme Reality™ motion-capture technology to turn the FaceTime Camera into a motion-sensor to detect player’s movements while imitating avatars dance on screen. Movements are recognized and scored in real-time and gamers can share their scores to compete with others around the world via Facebook or e-mail. Players can move to the rhythms of chart topping hits with additional from LMFAO, Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida and Avicii.

Features:

MORE HIT SONGS ON THE WAY
A steady stream of songs will be released from the world’s top artists.

FIRST REAL-MOTION DANCE GAME
With Extreme Reality™ motion-capture tech your iPad and iPhone Camera is now a motion-sensor. Your moves are captured and scored in real-time.

DANCE ON YOUR HDTV WITH AIRPLAY™
GO DANCE supports AirPlay so Apple TV owners can play on their HDTVs so you can show off your moves on a big screen.

COMPETE WITH FRIENDS
Share and compete with your Facebook friends from all over the world.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR DANCER AND MORE
MIx and match an assortment of tops, bottoms, shoes and accessories to give your dancer just the right look.

Interested? You can download Go Dance on the App Store for $1.99 by clicking here, however, there are in-app purchases to unlock more songs. Continue reading this post ->

SEGA, a super popular video game developer with many titles across a lot of different platforms, has announced the release of a new dance and rhythm game, GO DANCE, for iOS devices coming in the Fall of 2013. Utilizing key technology that takes advantage of the FaceTime camera on player’s devices, scores are determined by a motion-based sensor as players dance to the music following the choreography of their avatars displayed on the screen. For the initial launch of Go Dance, it will be available in 10 countries: U.S, Canada, U.K, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia, Mexico, and Japan.

“GO DANCE is an innovative and fun way for players to interact with their iPhone or iPad and enjoy playing a dance game anytime and anywhere” said Haruki Satomi, CEO of SEGA Networks. “We’re excited to push mobile to the limit and to have the opportunity to explore the possibilities of using this new motion-based sensor technology.”

As of now this is all the information we have on Go Dance, however, we will keep you updated as time progresses. Continue reading this post ->