The older entries in the Sonic series have been re released so many times that hardcore collectors probably have whole rooms dedicated to them by now. It doesn't look like Sega will be stopping the rehash train any time soon, however.

Sega has released a new video for Resonance of Fate (known in Japan as End of Eternity), the new multiplatform RPG from tri-Ace. This one's long, clocking in at more than 6 minutes. Check it out for a look at the game's customization features and some kickass gunfights, among others.

Sega has some extra good news for our gamer friends across the pond. Sega Europe has put together a special edition bundle for Bayonetta that will be available come the game's January 8 launch. Details past the jump.

A new alpha release of the Sega Saturn emulator for the Nintendo Wii is now available courtesy of the Yabause Team. The latest updates has added some new features, various improvements and bug fixes.


Download: Yabause Wii Unofficial r2411 alpha 9

Sega's introduced some more new characters for Valkyria Chronicles 2, via their official website for the game. Not only that, they've also debuted two new videos that will give you a closer view at what lies in what for you in the game.

Homebrew coder FluBBa has released a new version of S8DS, a port of the SEGA 8-bit emulator SMSAdvance for the NIntendo DS. The latest update has added some new features and some other bug fixes.


Download: S8DS v0.4

Action game fans now have another thing to look forward to for the New Year. Sega has penciled in an early January release for Bayonetta (PS3, Xbox 360) in the US and Europe.

For this offering of our weekly recap, we see a resurgence of all sorts in the gaming industry. Finally we see a PS3 kicking ass in the sales charts, finally we see another big homebrew breakthrough for the PSP, and finally, it looks like things are definitely looking up for the videogame world in general. It is certainly looking like it's gonna be a happy holidays we're having this year.

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.

DS homebrew developer FluBBa is back with the latest update for his emulator, the S8DS v0.3. To those who have yet to hear of this project, it's basically a port of SMSAdvance to the NDS, and is a Sega emulator for the said handheld.