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With the new year coming quickly there is a lot of interesting stuff going on in the SEGA fan universe…and we’ve collected everything we missed or couldn’t get too under one roof. Check out the following stories on the web:

1. DOES SEGA WANT YAKUZA 3 To Fail?

The team over at Insert Disc have an interesting op-ed piece about SEGA’s current release date for Yakuza 3. It was a great success for core SEGA fans to get this title to the West but is SEGA launching the game at a time it won’t be noticed outside of the niche audience that got the title here?

I like that the title is just getting a subtitled and English menu localization instead of full blown voice-acting. Hopefully, this will help SEGA re-coup money and confidence in the franchise. Check out the article.

2. Should Panzer Dragoon Get a Sequel or a Spin-Off or Stay Dead?

I love the Panzer Dragoon series so much so that I tried to purchase the White Panzer Dragoon Orta Xbox from Japan when it was launched (I couldn’t get it). The team at Diehard GameFan has an intriguing article that weighs in on where SEGA should take the beloved franchise.

3. Arrgh! House of the Dead Overkill One of the Top Wii Pirated titles.

SEGANERDS has run an article that discusses the number of times House of the Dead: Overkill has been downloaded – it is an interesting read. Check it out.

4. GameSpot’s New Year’s Bash with SEGA

Gamespot has a collection of interviews and game related to our favorite gaming company. Check it out.

5. SPACE CHANNEL 5 Cosplay Tribute to MJ

Kotaku has some shots up Japanese Cosplayers paying tribute to not only a great SEGA game but the POP king. Check it out.

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