Classic Sega gaming enthusiasts will definitely welcome the latest version of homebrew developer notaz' PicoDrive, the Sega Genesis/Megadrive and Sega Pico emulator. Consisting mainly of bugfixes, this particular update will improve the user's PicoDrive experience. The changelog in the full article.


Download: PicoDrive v1.51

Yearning to play some good old-fashioned 16-bit games? There's no need to hunt for the actual 16-bit consoles of years past, because Blaze managed to come up with a portable version of the Sega MegaDrive, with 20 gaming favorites built-in. The specifics and the video of the handheld in action in the full article.

As promised earlier, SCEE's David Reeves has confirmed that Europe will be receiving its own 80GB PlayStation 3 by the end of August this year. In line with this news, the exec also announced their plans to release the region's PS3 Platinum hits line of budget games. The rest of the details regarding Reeves' announcements are available over in the full article.

A simple blunder may cause some great, irreparable repercussions no matter the intent, and this one may just cause heartbreak to some fans: Sony accidentally showed Valkyria Chronicles as part of the PSP line-up, leaving the audience wondering if the great-looking game will indeed make it into the Sony handheld's line-up. But it's not meant to be: it was just a simple mistake. More in the full article.

If you were previously wondering about the possibility of downloadable content for Samba de Amigo, wonder no more. Sega has officially announced that Samba De Amigo will be getting some DLC for the Wii. Learn more after the jump!

If you're still yearning for some sort-of retro gaming, you can get your fix through the Sega Genesis emulator for the DS, jEnesisDS (previous version here). There are no new features added for the meantime, but has greatly improved performance and sound. More details in the full article.


Download: jEnesisDS v0.7.4

Empire: Total War might not be console-bound, but Sega and Creative Assembly still have something cooking for console and PC RTS fans alike: Stormrise. Hit the full article for more info on this recently announced title as well as a look at its E3 2008 trailer.

Yes, future Napoleons - Creative Assembly has just given what they believe would be the time their latest Total War installment would be ripe for the picking. 2009 may be too long a wait for many fans, but at least the developers, together with Sega, have provided us with a means to tide us over. Watch the newest official trailer of Empire: Total War at the full story.

We might be seeing more of the war-like antics of the Patapon tribe and the cute and adorable LocoRocos by the end of the year. This week's issue of Weekly Famitsu confirmed the arrival of Patapon 2 and LocoRoco 2 for the PlayStation Portable. Find out more about the upcoming games in our full article.

Homebrew developer notaz has released a new build to the popular emulator, PicoDrive. Now on version 1.50, the emulator features support for Sega Pico, an electronic toy released by Sega in the early 90's. More details in the full article.

Download: PicoDrive v1.50
Download: PicoDrive v1.50 (kxploit'ed version)