All-Stars Racing iOS Update to add A New Racer and New Track!

Well this is a surprise! According to Maclife, an update is coming to the iOS version of Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing that will add Knuckles and a new track. The update will also allow the game to support AirPlay, allowing players to stream the game from their iPad or iPod to an HDTV. Of course, by that point you might as well be playing the HD version of the game. More news on the new track as it comes!

The NEOGEO X Handheld is Real!?

While this is not SEGA related, SEGA did develop games for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. This new handheld, slated for a Q2 2012 release, sounds more like a NEOGEO AES emulator. No word yet if it will also emulate other Neo Geo consoles. I'd love to see NGP and NGPC support, even if it means hacking the device.

Here's the press release:

The "NEOGEO X" will be released in Q2 2012 following the 20th anniversary of the ground breaking NEOGEO AES console. This Limited Edition handheld console will feature 20 officially licensed NEOGEO games including retro classics such METALSLUG, THE KING OF FIGHTERS and FATAL FURY. 

Along with these 20 built in NEOGEO classic titles, the NEOGEO X will also feature, SD card expansion, a 3.5" LCD screen, A/V output, internal stereo speakers and a headphone socket. 

The full game list is as follows:
1. ART OF FIGHTING
2. BASEBALL STARS
3. CYBER LIP
4. FATAL FURY
5. FATAL FURY SPECIAL
6. FOOTBALL FRENZY
7. KING OF THE MONSTERS
8. LAST RESORT
9. LEAGUE BOWLING
10. MAGICIAN LORD
11. METAL SLUG
12. MUTATION NATION
13. NAM 1975
14. SAMURAI SHODOWN
15. SENGOKU
16. SUPER SIDEKICKS
17. THE KING OF FIGHTERS'94
18. THE ULTIMATE 11
19. TOP PLAYERS GOLF
20. WORLD HEROES

Jonathan Wan of Tommo commented "I am very proud to be working with SNK PLAYMORE, as NEOGEO is a strong brand with an excellent gaming pedigree" 

Jason Cooper of BLAZE commented "The NEOGEO console has always been a personal favorite of mine and I am delighted to be involved with the development of this new handheld console. We hope to re-ignite the excitement many of us felt twenty one years ago, in a more affordable manner, to a much wider audience."

The Limited Edition NEOGEO X will be distributed by Tommo Inc in the United States and retro gaming specialists BLAZE throughout Europe, Middle East and Australia. A distributor for Japan and the Far East will be confirmed shortly.

KONY 2012

KONY 2012 has been one of the top shares in Facebook in the last 48 hours. It has also surge to the top 10 in Twitter's trending list under a few tags, #Kony2012, #stopKony, #Uganda, etc. They all point to the same objective and that is to get KONY 2012 famous. So what is Kony 2012?

 It is about a person named Joseph Kony. Why does the world wants to get him famous? View the video below and you will know why...
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iPad 3, iPad HD, whatever you wanna call it, but its called the "new iPad"

The "new iPad" touted by netizens as the iPad 3 or iPad HD has finally been announced. Anything that we didn't know yet? Anyone who has been actively looking out for Apple's new product launches would have known what to expect during the 7th March 2012 announcement.

Needless to say, the launch of the new iPad have most of the features that we have come to expect. Here is a summary of some of the important hardware features that the new iPad sports:
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Sonic Triple Trouble Coming the the 3DS in March

While I don't get the hoopla over Game Gear games coming to the 3DS, Sonic Triple Trouble fans should be happy to hear that the game will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS in March.  Shinobi and Dragon Crystal are two other Game Gear games set to release alongside Triple Trouble on March 14th in Japan. The games are said to also release in Europe and America in mid-March.

It's great to see Game Gear games rereleased to modern day consoles, but given the file size and game length of these oldies (but goodies!) I wonder why SEGA doesn't just release a Game Gear Collection or release a load of games at once to buy. Staggering the release of a few titles isn't as epic as, say, releasing fifty games in one go. Price them individually or as a massive bundle.

[Source: ONM]

In other news, yes I know MegaUpload is down and with its death went my custom Genesis cart designs of Sonic 4 and Sonic Generations. I have the original files and will fix the links as soon as I can.

Angry Birds now available on Facebook!

Ok, its been a while now but Angry Birds is now available on Facebook. Angry Birds has been the most successful game on the Apple AppStore since its launch and has went on to all other platforms like Android, Nokia S60 and Windows. It was also released on the Google AppStore and have since been integrated into Google Plus social network as well. So yes, you can say that its late to be in Facebook. But...

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Say "I Love You" With the Gift of a SEGA App

From 2/11 through to 2/14, SEGA will be having a Valentine's Day sale on a ton of iOS and Android apps. Given how often they hold sales, a majority of fans already have these apps. Still, the prices are great, especially for games like Super Monkey Ball 2 and Sonic CD. Check out the full list over at SEGA's blog!

In other news, things have been pretty busy over at SEGAbits. Aside from the usual articles and features, the podcast has returned and I was up last night recording another episode with SEGAbits heads George and Sharky. The show should be up later today and is worth a listen, despite it being a rather try news week. We still found stuff to talk about. Perhaps the oddest bit is when we create a new superhero.