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Sega has just announced that they shall be holding a contest which will allow you to name one of the new enemy races in the upcoming Sonic Chronicles game, for the DS!

Between March 3^rd and March 14^th fans will be able to visit the Sonic City website (http://www.sonic-city.com/) to cast their vote in naming the new race.  After the votes have been counted the winner will be announced on March 15^th and then appear in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhoodwhen the game launches in Autumn 2008.

Imagine that, playing a game where you have chosen the name for the enemy that you, and every other gamer will fight?!

If the Sonic Chronicles really takes off too, I would expect to see the winning race to feature in more games, you will (potentially) be influencing  future Sonic games.

Full details of the contest are yet to be revealed, but I think any true Sega Nerd, or Sonic fan will be jumping at the chance to get their ideas across.

Stay tuned for more!

[Source: Sega Europe]

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Its been like 2 weeks since the contest finished - and I’m the douche who forgot to post up the results sooner.  I hold my hands up - Im sorry.

But fret no more, here are thewinners of the great prizes!

2x Runners Up: Christmas NiGHTS

Question: No question, just had to enter the contest and be picked randomly!

Winners: Emmett the Crab and Will Thoraldson

Bundle 4: Handheld Games

Question: What is the name of the lead female character in Sonic Rush?

Answer: Blaze the Cat (or just Blaze)

Winner: Alex Marsh

Bundle 3: PC Games

Question: Which division of Sega develops the Total War series?

Answer: The Creative Assembly (or just Creative Assembly)

Winner: Kogen

Bundle 2: Xbox 360 Games

Question: What major feature do the Xbox 360 versions of Virtua Fighter 5 and Virtua Tennis 3 have, that the PS3 versions do not?

Answer: Online Play (or Online Features)

Winner: Samuel Evans

Bundle 1: Saturn Games

Question: How many Panzer Dragoon games were released on the Sega Saturn?

Answer: Three (Panzer Dragoon, Panzer Dragoon Zwei and Panzer Dragoon Saga)

Winner: Diogo Rato aka “Charmed699“

So congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who entered.  We had well over 100 entries!

For the winners, if you would still like to receive your prizes (which I assume you do!), could you please Email (graham@seganerds.com) or PM me (via the Forums) your addresses, so I can ship your goodies out to you.

Thanks again to everyone who entered.  I think this was a pretty big success, and hopefully it will mean more contests like this to come in the future…. (not sure how often though - it was pretty expensive!)

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So you fancy winning some Sega goodies do you?

Well you have only 1 day remaining before the end of our New Years contest.  Any entries made after January 31st will not be counted!

So if you haven’t entered, now is pretty much your last chance to try and win some Xbox 360 games, a signed NiGHTS JoD poster, or the much coveted, and truly outstanding, Panzer Dragoon Saga.

The time is now people.

For full details on the contest and great prizes, follow this here link.

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Just over a week ago, we announced the New Years Nerdaway, our special giveaway for the start of 2008.  Featuring 4 great bundles of gaming goodness.

So far we have been inundated with scores of entries, but the contest is not yet over. No sir!

The closing date for the contest is on January 31st 2008.  Which, at the time of posting this article, leaves anyone who has not yet entered, with exactly 1 week (7 days) left, to try and win these fantastic prizes.

For full details, follow this link.

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Sega Europe has recently posted the achievement points, that can be earned on the Xbox 360 version of The Club.

If you’re going to be picking up a copy of The Club on the Xbox 360 when it’s released next month and you’re wondering about the achievements, then wonder no more as we’ve got them all listed here for you. While I feel comfortable being able to unlock the “Sharp Steel” achievement, I’m not so sure about “No, Seriously”.

The list will be coming in a moment, but after I tell you that Sega Europe are also going to be giving away a goodie bag, to the first person to send them a photograph of their achievement screen, showing that they have unlocked the “No, Seriously” acheivement.

It’s not going to be easy, and you’ll see why.  Check the full (extensive) list after the jump, “No Seriously” is at the very bottom…

The Achievements:
Sharp Steel - Complete the Steel Mill on any difficulty level in Tournament
Sprint the Gauntlet - Complete a Run the Gauntlet with 20 seconds left
Rack em Up - Achieve your first x10 combo in either Tournament or Single Event
Hard Steel - Complete Steel Mill on Insane level
Splash Down - Complete Ocean Liner on any difficulty in Tournament
Watery Grave - Complete Ocean Liner on Insane level
Out on Probation - Complete Prison on any difficulty in Tournament
Hard Time - Complete Prison on Insane level
Waterway to Go - Complete Venice on any difficulty level in Tournament
Wet and Wild - Complete Venice on Insane level
Crate Work - Complete Warehouse on any difficulty level in Tournament
A Crate Effort - Complete Warehouse on Insane level
A Stately Achievement - Complete Manor House on any difficulty level in Tournament
Full House - Complete manor House on Insane level
Defcon 3 - Complete Bunker on any difficulty in Tournament
Bunker Buster - Complete Bunker on Insane level.
Warlord - Complete the game on any difficulty level in Tournament
Skillzone - Complete Warzone on Insane difficulty
Join the Club - Play an event with every one of the 6 unlocked characters in either Tournament or Single Event
The Awards Show - Achieve one of every ‘in game award’ either in Tournament or Single Event
Show Off - Achieve every ‘in game award’ in one level in either Tournament or Single Event
Save Our Souls - Spell the word SOS in the Warehouse in either Tournament or Single Event
Listmania - Save 5 Playlists in Gunplay
Premium Membership - Finish a Tournament on any difficulty with all 8 characters
Hidden Treasures - Shoot all Secret Skullshots in every level in either Tournament or Single Event
Scavenger - Shoot all Skullshots on one level in either Tournament or Single Event
Bag them Bones - Shoot all Skullshots on every level in either Tournament or Single Event
Melee the Elephant - Kill 30 enemies in a level with a melee attack in either Tournament or Single Event
Combo Killer - Reach the level objective with a maximum combo in either Tournament or Single Event
Efficiency - Kill every enemy on a level using less than 50 bullets in either Tournament or Single Event
Breakthrough - Smash 50 doors in either Tournament or Single Event
Scores on the Board - Get in the top 100,000 on any leaderboard
Tabletopper - Get in the top 5,000 on any leaderboard
Top Gun - Get more than 10,000 points for a single kill in either Tournament or Single Event
SkullMaster - Hit 5 Skullshots in a row (without killing a bad guy in between)
Welcome to the Club - Win your first ranked match
Taking part that counts - Be on the winning team in a ranked team game
Capture King - Capture the base 25 times in Ranked matches
Club on Tour - Win a ranked match in every location
First Blood - 25 ‘First Kills’ in any Ranked Multiplayer game mode
Big Game Hunted - Survive for 120 seconds as the hunted in Hunter Hunted
Target Man - Shoot 100 Skull shot targets in Team Skullshot
Fox Hunter - Kill the Enemy Fox 25 times in Ranked matches
Points Mean Prizes - score 10,000 points in a Score Match
Free For All Elite - Win any free-for-all game without dying
Siege Breaker - Your team survives for more than 2 minutes in Team Siege
Demolition Man - Get 100 Explosive Kills in Ranked Matches
One Shot - Get 100 Sniper Kills in Ranked Matches
Brawler - get 100 Melee Kills in Ranked Matches
No, Seriously - Kill 10,001 people in multiplayer Ranked matches

So do you guys think you got what it takes to kill 10,001 people?  That could take quite some time and practice.  But if you must practice early, please do so using the demo, and not in real life!

[Source: Sega Europe Blog Via SegaPR]

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Finally it is here! Apologies we had planned to hold it sooner, but… well I won’t fob you off with any excuses, it was held off, it’s here now.  That is what matters!

Previously we had teased you with the outline of prizes we had on offer, and now I give you the rules, regulations and (most importantly) the questions, with which you will need to win.

Rules:  We have 4 seperate bundles of prizes to give away.  Each bundle has a question to go with it.  All you need do is choose which of the prizes bundles you would like to try and win, and answer the corresponding question, and then send your answer(s) to us (contact info coming up).

You can enter to win as many of the bundles you want to, however, we will pick the winners for each bundle in order (starting with 4, ending with 1), and should your name be chosen for Bundle 4, you will not be eligeble for any of the other bundles.

So if you really want to win Bundle 1, it could be wise not to enter for all 4 bundles, in case you ‘accidentally’ win a different bundle.  But, then again, if you just want to win some Sega gaming goodies, then go ahead and enter for all the bundles!

The full list of prizes and questions coming up after the jump.

Bundle 4:  Handheld Bundle

What we have here is a selection of Nintendo DS and Sony PSP titles.

DS: Super Monkey Ball DS, Sonic Rush and Touch Darts (with limited edition stylus)

PSP: Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars, Sega Megadrive Collection and CRUSH

Bundle 3: PC Bundle

House of the Dead III, Sonic Mega Collection Plus, Sonic Adventure DX and Total War: Eras (Collectors edition boxset with; Shogun: Total War & Mongol Invasion Expansion Pack, Medieval: Total War & Viking Invasion Expansion Pack, Rome: Total War & Barbarian Invasion and Alexander Expansion Packs, plus more)

Bundle 2: Xbox 360 Bundle

Five Xbox 360 games; Chrome Hounds, Full Auto, Condemned, Virtua Tennis 3 and Virtua Fighter 5

Bundle 1: Saturn Bundle

Three fantastic Saturn classics.  Enemy Zero, Christmas NiGHTS and Panzer Dragoon Saga.  Plus a NiGHTS Journey of Dreams poster, signed by Iizuka-san, the game’s creator (not shown in picture).  And a Xbox 360 controller.

You may be wondering what the Xbox 360 controller is for?  Well, I have to warn you that the three Saturn titles are from Japan, so you will need either a Japanese Saturn, a Convertor cartridge or a Saturn emulator. 

We suggest using a Saturn emulator, in particular SSF.  This allows you to play all region Saturn games on your PC, and the Xbox 360 controller works with SSF allowing you to play these Saturn games with ease.  (See we do care).

Questions

Bundle 4 - Handheld Question:  What is the name of the lead female character in Sonic Rush?

Bundle 3 - PC Question: Which division of Sega develops the Total War series?

Bundle 2 - Xbox 360 Question: What major feature do the Xbox 360 versions of Virtua Fighter 5 and Virtua Tennis 3 have, that the PS3 versions do not?

Bundle 1 - Saturn Question: How many Panzer Dragoon games were released on the Sega Saturn?

So there we are, the full list of questions and prizes on offer for you.  I, perhaps, should add that there are no trick questions here and anyone interested in gaming should be able to answer them with ease.  However, if you cannot, there is always Wikipedia and hundreds of search engines to help aide you. (Really it cannot be more easy!)

How to Enter

To enter the contest all you need do is sign up to be a member here at Sega Nerds (don’t worry it is free) and then PM me  (G) in the forums, with your answers.

Or you can also email me - graham@seganerds.com - giving the email header as “New Years Nerdaway” and then the answers to the questions of the prizes you want to win.

Simple eh?  Any questions, feel free to either PM me or just leave a comment at the end of this post.

 Good luck everyone!

[Update:] Whoops!  I forgot to add.  The closing date for the contest will be on the 31st January 2008.  So that is a little over 2 weeks away. 

Any entries after this date, will not be counted.  We shall then randomly draw the names for each winner and post them on the site the following week.

Thanks, in advance, to everyone who enters.

~G~

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That’s right my fine nerdians, we here at Sega Nerds, want you to kick start your new year with a bang!

Which is why we are going to be giving away a butt load of Sega games, for your enjoyment.

Our New Years contest will see 4 lucky winners, walking away with a bundle of goodies, plus 2 runners-up prizes to be had.  That’s 6 winners overall!

What you see in the picture above, is the entire goodie bag, but those prizes will be split down into 4 seperate (but very good) prize bundles, which go as follows;

• Bundle 4: Hand-held - a selection of DS and PSP games.
• Bundle 3: Sega PC games.
• Bundle 2: Xbox 360 games.
• Bundle 1: Saturn games, plus a signed (by Iizuka-san) NiGHTs Journey of Dreams poster.

We shall be starting the contest very soon, when we shall give you the full details of how to win these prizes!

Happy New Year everyone!

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Not only are all you American gamers lucky enough to receive NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams about a month before us poor Europeans, but Sega is also giving away special limited edition ‘Making Of’ DVDs to people who pre-order the game.

The deal appears to be exclusive to GameStop, so one would need to pre-order their copy from there to receive such a fine gift.

The DVD features an exclusive interview with the game’s creator, Iizuka-san, who we interviewed not so long ago (I’m sure you all remember), plus you can find out how the franchise was originally conceived and see how Journey of Dreams was made.

But stock is limited, so hurry!

The game is due out in the US on December 18th, and should be out (hopefully) in Europe on January 18th.

For more information, check out the official (US) NiGHTS page.

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Yes, it’s the 9th year of the Dreamcasts life, as we ALL know, the Dreamcast is not dead… Shhh! You. Quiet at the back!

Well, we could argue whether or not it’s ‘alive’ till the cows come home, but that won’t be very productive, now would it?

The point being, it was some 9 years ago, on November 27th 1998, when the Dreamcast was first born to the Japanese gaming market.  To celebrate this great date, Dreamcast-Scene have managed to setup quite an interesting sweepstake;

Dreamcast Scene presents - in cooperation with Sega Germany, redspotgames and Van Basilco - a sweepstake that haven’t been there in this form. Good Dreamcast knowledge is required and the prizes grow from day to day.

Rules

• The sweepstake starts on November 27th 2007 and ends on December 9th 2007.
• Within this peroid we present a new “gift” (prizes, annoucements) every day.
• The quiz starts on November 28th 2007 and lasts until December 7th 2007. A new question will be added on every of these days.
• To participate to this sweepstake you have to answer all quiz question and send those answers to “sweepstake_at_dreamcast-scene.com“.
• You have to be 18 years or above to enter this sweepstake. If you are under 18 years you have to send a signed agreement from a legal guardian.

Sounds pretty interesting, eh?

As the above states, the questions will not be put up, until November 28th… which happens to be tomorrow!  So be sure to check out Dreamcast-Scene in the next 24 hours, to get ahead of the game.

Also, as the Sega-Germany are also involved with this contest, there is a German translation, right here.  Fantastic.

[Special Thanks: Cube_b3 Via The Forums]

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UK-based sports channel, Sky Sports have teamed up with Sega and Sports Interactive, to give away a great prize for one lucky winner, plus a copy of Football Manager 2008, for five runners up.

“To celebrate the release of FOOTBALL MANAGER 2008™ for PC and Apple Macintosh, we have teamed up with SEGA and Sports Interactive to give away a fantastic Laptop, five exclusive Toffs ‘custom-made’ Football Manager shirts for 5-a-side team and a copy of Football Manager 2008. We also have five games for runners up. “

Football Manager 2008 is the next installment in the award-winning series, from Sports Interactive, and is heading to PC and Mac formats, on October 19th.

For you’re chance to win the goods, all you need do is answer a very simple question…. I’ll give you a clue, the answer is in the last paragraph you just read, and the title image…

Also, from reading the terms and conditions, the contest isn’t limited to the UK.  So you US types, who obviously love ‘Soccer,’ can also enter!  Chances are Football Manager 2008 won’t be released state-side, or will be later than in Europe, so you could be the first American holding a copy of the game… plus getting a laptop.

For full details and to enter the contest, follow the link, here.

For now, here is the official trailer for you to enjoy:

[Source: SkySports.com]