Jet Set Radio is returning in glorious HD across PlayStation Network and PS Vita as part of Sega‘s Heritage Collection! Originally launched on the SEGA Dreamcast in 2000, Jet Set Radio has always been regarded as a true SEGA classic – offering a genre-bending mix of rollerblading and stylish graffiti, set to a soundtrack that people are still talking about to this day.

Set in Tokyo-to, Jet Set Radio is the name for the pirate radio station which fuels the local street gangs called ‘Rudies’. The game follows a group of Rudies called The GG’s as they challenge the rival gangs for control of Tokyo-to. Powered by magnetically enhanced in-line skates, they grind, jump and tag their way while avoiding the ever present and increasingly ruthless police force.

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Hello Everybody!

Well it’s that time again when a small town in England known as Wimbledon becomes the ‘centre court’ of attention in the sporting calendar because of some tennis event they host there.

However, I know not everyone can attend so I’ve arranged this weekend sale for you.

Here is what we have to offer for tennis games on sale:

Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition (PS Vita)

Was €39.99/£34.99 – Now €19.99/£16.99
Compatible with PlayStation Vita only.
Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition combines the unique new features of the PlayStation Vita with the realistic graphics and gameplay of the Virtua Tennis series.

Providing a full console experience in the palm of your hand.

Top Spin 4 (PS3)

Was €29.99/£19.99 – Now €14.99/£11.99 – PS Plus member get 10% extra off!
Top Spin 4 redefines the way you experience tennis. With the deepest player roster to date featuring 2K’s Signature Style and an enhanced Player Creator with a new My Player career mode, do you have what it takes to become #1 in the world?

These deals will start on today and finish on Monday 9th July. So grab your rackets and smash out some aces with these discounts whilst they last.

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This year’s exciting summer of sport is well underway and has this week arrived in London for the Wimbledon Tennis Championships!

To celebrate this, some of our friends at SEGA met up with World Number 4, Andy Murray to see if he was ready by getting hands on with Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition on PlayStation Vita, but how did he fare?

Andy also talks to us about Virtua Tennis, PlayStation Vita and his gaming exploits on tour. To catch the full interview with Andy, go to the Virtua Tennis Facebook page here.

In a further celebration of summer Tennis excitement we are pleased to offer you the chance to win a signed Andy Murray training shirt and copy of Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition on PlayStation Vita, plus three runners up prizes of a signed copy of the game.

To enter the competition all you have to do is pop over to the Virtua Tennis Facebook page and answer one simple question.

Best of luck!

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We’re extremely pleased to be able to announce that Metal Sonic is making a return to the Sonic universe.  Not only is Metal Sonic returning to wreak havoc in the boss battles of Sonic 4 Episode II, but he’s making a star appearance in exclusive content for owners of both Episodes I and II! In other words, now you can play as Metal Sonic.

In the same way as Mega Drive owners who owned Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles got additional content if they ‘locked on’ one cart onto the other, so too do gamers who own both Episode I and Episode II.  Simply put, gamers who own both Episodes get exclusive access to Episode Metal as part of Episode II.  This is an exclusive zone telling the story of what Metal Sonic was up to during the first episode, following his mysterious revival.  Set in the world of Episode I, you can play stages that have been rearranged for Metal Sonic.

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Not only are we pleased to announce this news about Metal Sonic, but we also have a release date and pricing information to reveal too, so from Wednesday the 16th May for £9.99/€12.99 you can enjoy Sonic’s latest adventure.

In addition to this, the game will be accompanied with the release of the first ever Sonic PSN avatars.

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As you’re no doubt aware, Sonic 4 Episode II will be upon us in due course. I’m just here to give an overview of one of the features we’re most proud of in the upcoming game – Collaborative Gameplay between Sonic and Tails. Sonic can now team up at any point in the game with Tails, by utilising one of three combo moves in order to progress through some of the more challenging parts of a level.

Firstly, we have the Copter Combo (fans of the earlier Sonic titles will remember this from Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles) which allows players to take control of Tails to lift Sonic up and over objects or onto previously unobtainable platforms.

Secondly, the Submarine Combo allows players to overcome Sonic’s big weakness, his inability to swim. Tails can now pick up Sonic and swim through the water scuba style, meaning that Sonic now has a way to speed through the underwater parts of a level. Meaning that whilst you still need to collect those all-important air bubbles to stay alive, you’re in much less of a hurry thanks to Tails support.

Finally, the Rolling Combo combines Sonic and Tails into a giant spin dash increasing their speed and giving the opportunity to unleash some devastation on opponents, and the environment, alike. This can be used to mow down even the biggest enemies, knock down large objects and even plough through snowdrifts.

This is available in both the single player adventure, where players control Sonic and only control Tails when in the combination moves, but also in two-player mode (both online and local) where a player controls each character and they share combination move duties.

In addition to this there’s also going to be other opportunities for collaborative play in the game – but we are not allowed to talk about them just yet!

Furthermore Episode II features a brand new graphics and physics engine so the game looks better than ever and Sonic feels like he did in the days of the Mega Drive.

The game is going to be hitting PlayStation Store later in the spring so look out for upcoming updates where we might reveal new stuff for the future.

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