Sega may not be into making consoles anymore, but look! Zippo has gone and picked up the slack for them. Sort of. Check these out - Zippo has rolled out two new designs for us gamers: the old Sega consoles now bring a different kind of heat into your lifestyle.

A lot of fans of the old Sega games gave a whoop of joy when they announced the Mega Drive Ultimate Collection for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 - then they saw the screenshots. Fortunately, Sega has clarified that the smoothing filters that make the games look "splotchy" can be turned off.

Mega Man 9 must have revived the retro spirit in Sega. The studio will be resurrecting several of its classic games from the Sega Genesis on both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360, including the first three Sonic the Hedgehog games on the platform.

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Fireworks are in the air for Virtual Console users as Nintendo of Europe announced the latest batch of titles now available on the downloadable game service. Included in this week's update are several well-loved Japanese titles as well as the return of one of the most anticipated titles from the NeoGeo platform, Metal Slug. For more information, check out our full article after the jump.

Gamers who enjoy using the Japan Wii Virtual Console service are in for a treat. The list of games that will be available for next week and the entire month of May have already been revealed. To check it out for yourself, head on over to the full article.

To make up for last month's rather sparse Virtual Console selection, Nintendo Japan has released a wider variety of old-school titles for the month of April. In the forefront of the VC scene is Konami's Castlevania X (a.k.a. Castlevania: Blood of Rondo), along with several other notable titles. You can check out the entire list of previewed VC games in our full article.

If you're in Japan and you're looking for a good way to spend those leftover Wii Points, then read on as we give you the latest retro fix that Nintendo has lined up for you lucky gamers. This update heralds the arrival of the Sega Master System onto Virtual Console, as well as the arrival of what could be the MANLIEST GAME EVER. WITH EXPLODING HEADS.

Check out all the details in the full article.

Puzzle fans might be happy to know that Columns III: Revenge of Columns has already been rated by the ESRB for the U.S. Virtual Console. The game was originally released by Sega for the Mega Drive system.

In case you're not familiar with Columns III, you might want to go to the full article which has a short synopsis on the game.

We previously reported on Tectoy's Sega Mega Drive portable. Now it's available on Play-Asia for US$ 39.90. You'll be able to play games such as Sonic and Knuckles, Golden Axe, and Kid Chameleon. If you're not satisfied with the screen sizes of portables devices, you'll be happy to know that this gadget also has a TV out connection.

If you're interested in learning to know more about this device, click on the "read more" link.

Japanese gamers are set to start the New Year with a bang, now that they'll have a bunch of good classic gaming coming their way via the Wii's Virtual Console. From Yie Ar Kung Fu to Super R-TYPE, classic gaming couldn't be even sweeter.