Sega Amusements posts The House of the Dead 4 arcade pics and info from 2005

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Kori

Sega Amusements, a Sega’s arcade company in charge of producing arcades to the market, posted lots of HOTD4 information from the company’s vault to their Facebook Timeline which includes screenshots, booth photos showing of the game, artwork, the Lindbergh arcade system and a G3 article interview with Yashuhiro Nishiyama, the producer of Sega Coporation’s AM R&D Division dated back in 2005. Pretty neat stuff Sega Amusements been posting the past few weeks and the article really intrigues me. Here are some words from the producer back in 2005.

“I personally spend a lot of time in gaming environments with players, in arcades, pubs, bowling centres, just watching the customers, imaging them playing my game in order to build profiles. I would quit this business if I lost this connection to the player, this sense of the games they want to play” ~ Yashuhiro Nishiyama

I believe that Nishiyama-san’s marketing strategy and spending time with players at the arcade really worked well for The House of the Dead 4. Not to forget that The House of the Dead 4 sold pretty well on PSN last April. Hopefully, we’ll get to see a next installment real soon along with ports of the original game and Loving Deads. Check out the gallery below with booth photos, beta screenshots, artwork, and the article. While your at it “Like” and Follow Sega Amusements on their Facebook and Twitter page for more awesome Sega arcade stuff.

Source: Sega Amusement’s Facebook Page

One of Curien’s experiements makes a cameo appearance in Disney’s upcoming film Wreck-It Ralph

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Kori

Guess who makes an appearance in Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph along with Dr. Eggman and Demon Lord Neff……………

It’s Cyril the axe zombie from the first The House of the Dead game. Just look at his ugly mug @1:22.

Wreck-It Ralph is a upcoming movie about a video game “bad-guy”, who is determine to prove that he can be a good guy. Check out the lastest movie trailer below.

The movie is set to be release into theaters on November 2, 2012.

Source: SegaBits

The House of the Dead 4 made #5 Best Selling Game on the PSN Charts of April

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Kori

The House of the Dead 4 sold so well on PSN, that it managed to jump up on the #5 spot on the PSN Best Selling chart of April. I would like to give thanks to all the HOD fans who purchased this great arcade shooter after waiting seven years for a home port and both Oda and Yas for making such a cool game. Continue to support Sega by purchasing III and 4 on the Playstation Network for only $10 each.

Now how about porting the first game and Loving Deads: The House of the Dead EX, Sega AM1?

Source:http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/05/15/april-2012-psn-top-sellers-i-am-alive-survives-the-competition/

Sega of Japan releases Flick of the Dead for the iOS

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Kori

TEXT OR DIE! Sega has just release the Flick of the Dead for iOS in Japan. The game itself is a remake to the Typing of the Dead series. According to Siliconera, “Instead of a keyboard, players type words as if they were texting with a regular phone. Of course, you’ll play Flick of thee Dead key on a more advanced device. Sega added over 25,000 words, a boss rush and a drill mode to Flick of the Dead. You may have to pay extra for those features, though.”

If you live in Japan, you can buy it on iOS app store.

Source: STORM! from SegaBits and Siliconera

Sega announces The House of the Dead 4 Grenade Contest Winners

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Kori

Sega had a contest on HotD 4 not too long ago where readers must find out how many grenades are in this picture. In case your wondering, there are a total of 16 grenades in this picture.

Congradulations to the following readers who’ve earned the prizes.
James P. in Washington – Grand Prize

John H. in Oregon – First Prize

Gilbert M. in Florida – First Prize

Edward C. in California – First Prize

Charles C. in Florida – First Prize

Enjoy The House of the Dead 4 on PSN AMS agents and don’t go inside the house alone…

Source: SEGA Blogs

Sega and Sumo Digital announces Sonic & All-Stars Racing: Transformed

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Kori

Fasten your seat belts and drive through the ocean in some Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing: Transformed. Sonic and his friends are at it again to see who is the fastest racer of the Sega universe. Judging from the screenshots, the characters so far has been confirmed to be in this exciting installment are: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Eggman, Alex Kidd, Amigo, Beat (in JSR attire), B.D. Joe, Gilius Thunderhead and Skys of Arcadia’s Vyse. Gameplay also varies from driving on ground and racing through water (Wave Runner reference?) Stages from Super Monkey Ball and Panzar Dragoon has been included as well. Richard Jacques, a well known musician of a number of Sega titles, is set to be the composer yet again this with his own remixes of the soundtrack. Check out more information over at SegaBits and Sonic Stadium, they have tons of awesome information on this game than I do. Check out the trailer and screenshots

As for Zobio and Zobiko, they are not seen in the screens but don’t give up hope. They may still be in further announcements and the final game. Just in case…..

Zobio & Zobiko: Please don’t drop us from the final cut Sumo! Were begging you!

Source: SegaBits and The Sonic Stadium

SEGA talks House of the Dead 4 boss battles

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Kori

Over at Siliconera, Sega talks about the boss battles in The House of the Dead 4 and reflects the creation of one the bosses such as Temperance. Here’s a few quotations from the site,

A member of the development team highlighted the genesis of the obese Temperance creature, commenting: “In the House of the Dead series, all of the boss’ names are inspired by Tarot cards.”

“For example, the name of the stage four boss, Temperance, literally means ‘restrict from something.’ We came to the idea that if you did not restrict food you would become overweight, which led to the design.”

This particular enemy is noteworthy for being able to follow the player throughout the entirety of the chapter, as opposed to just showing up as the end-of-level boss.

“From this initial profile, we created a suitable attack method for this large body type – rolling. We also made full use of the game’s unique force feedback system with Temperance. Overall, we tried to make each boss encounter a unique experience for the player,” the firm added.

Source: http://www.siliconera.com/2012/04/16/how-sega-created-bosses-for-the-house-of-the-dead-4/

After seven years of waiting, The House of the Dead 4 finally hits home to the PSN with Launch Trailer

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Kori

Rejoice fans as The House of the Dead 4 has finally made it to home consoles. The game is available on the PlayStation Store for only $10. However if your a PlayStation Plus member, you get a 30% discount on the game ($7 to be exact) The game features levels from The House of the Dead 4 and Special straight from the arcade version. You can use the PlayStation Move to blast through waves of evil creatures and don’t forget to bring a friend along the ride. Put an end to Goldman’s legacy and destroy the source of the creature infestation in Venice. One last thing AMS agents, don’t give up hope. Hope is such a splendid thing.

New Gameplay footage/Spanish Review of The House of the Dead 4

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Kori

Spanish gaming site Sensession gave fans their own review of the House of the Dead 4 on PSN. From what has been told on the video, their view on the game seems to be very positive and gave it a rating of 7.9/10. Here’s the youtube description translated in english
“Available only via download, The House of the Dead 4 comes to Playstation 3. Identical to the arcade arcade that could play for many months, also includes interesting unlockable extras.
Short as recreation, but with good quality / price (less than 10 euros), the shooter on the rails offers the same mechanics, playability and addiction than their predecessors.”

Personally, I’m digging the chapter 2 music in SPECIAL after watching this video.

New screenshots of The House of the Dead 4 including SPECIAL

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Kori

The Japanese Playstation website posted brand new screenshots of the PSN version of The House of the Dead 4 a week ago display the first chapter “ESCAPE” and the two chapters from SPECIAL. This game is actually looking pretty good for a perfect arcade port of the orginial game. Tomorrow, the House of the Dead 4 will officially be released on the Playstation Network servers. Get your PS Moves ready, because a old friend will be waiting for you in the source. Click below to view the screenshots

Source: Japanese Playstation Blog
http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/jp0177npjb00198_00thod4extendedcut.html