Mailbag From Jan 31, 2001 |
The Magic 8-ball says life is now a meaningless ball of goo. We however, have interviewed the goo, and to be honest, its responses tended to be quite profound.
With Sega "dumping" the Dramcast, what's gonna happen to Shenmue?? I know they're still gonna give us Shenmue 2, but there's no way they can cram 16 chapters into it. Will they just get someone else to publish it??
Cullen Meade
Brandon Responds: The jury is still out on that one. Shenmue 2 will contain 4 "chapters" of the saga, it remains to be seen what will happen with the seires beyond that. While Sega claims it will continue to support DC if it proves to be profitable, it is hard to imagine the game remaining a Dc exclusive beyond the next installment, and even a bit of s stretch to think the series will start and end on the DC alone.
So, SEGA is gonna release 30 more games this year? what about all those other cool companys, like capcom and stuff? are they still gonna release games? or do you know? help me out!!
Jeff
Brandon Responds: Jeff, buddy, 2001 is not the year to panic. Start trippin' in 2002. Some cool 3rd party titles on the way in the first half of 2001: Half-Life, Coaster Works, Unreal Tournament, Mars Matrix, <>Stupid Invaders Alone in the Dark, Illbleed, Evil Twin, Soul Reaver 2 and more. All of these are in addition to the great titles on the way from Sega themselves.
Just curious if anyone has heard anymore info on this genre of sports games. Ever since the news of DC's liquidation, I would suspect that developers are only going to finish the titles they have started and are not going to go out on any sort of limb for DC people (they know NFL2k2 will make money, so they will finish it) but dont want to take a chance on an NCAA game. Am I sutck getting the PS2 and waiting for a College game to come out next fall?
Rives
Brandon Responds: Let's just say that this season, chances are you'll be happy with your Dreamcast *wink*.
Is FV2 still US Bound, or will fans have to import? I've looked all over the net and have found nothing.
Ben
Brandon Responds: Sega of America has informed us that they will not be publishing the title in America, and it this point, they are unaware of any 3rd parties who might be after the title, but we will keep you posted.
Can you please tell me if Sega still plans to release Headhunter and Agartha?
James
Brandon Responds: As far as we know, both titles are still being evaluated, but no decisions have been made as of yet. We're betting that at least Headhunter has a good shot.
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