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Anarchy Reigns review: A rocket-fist and a hard place
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Jan 14 2013 23:00 GMT
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The world has descended into anarchy as the remnants of governments bomb one another, scramble for power and generally make a mess of our once lovely planet. As a side effect of nuclear war and chemical proliferation, the populace begins to mutate, only able to stave off physical disfigurement with advanced technology. Or something like that. The story of Platinum Games' Anarchy Reigns isn't terribly important, and the premise is conveyed entirely via a long wall of text during the first loading screen.

It's all merely a backdrop for what's really important: punching things with rocket-fists.
Quick Look: Anarchy Reigns
posted by Giant Bomb Jan 10 2013 14:00 GMT
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Ryan and Patrick get pinned down by a relentless hail of mayhem, anarchy, and...trucks?
Anarchy Reigns soundtrack available for download
s0.videopress.com posted by Joystiq Nov 28 2012 15:30 GMT
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Platinum Games and Sega have released the official Anarchy Reigns soundtrack, on iTunes and Amazon MP3 for $8.99/£7.99. The album features a new track by Dilated Peoples, which you can hear in the above video.

It's up to you to decide whether this early soundtrack release counts as a gesture to ease the protracted wait for Anarchy Reigns' Western release, or as a cruel tease. Anarchy Reigns will finally, finally, probably be released in North America on January 8.
Anarchy Reigns in North America on Jan. 8
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Oct 19 2012 21:00 GMT
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After some miscommunication with publisher Sega, Platinum Games has announced that Anarchy Reigns will finally launch in the west this January. It will be available in North America on January 8 and Europe on January 11 for $29.99 and £19.99/€24.99, respectively. Anarchy Reigns has been sowing seeds of institutional discontent in Japan since last July.

Platinum's latest is a free-for-all brawler starring several of the developer's characters, like Jack from MadWorld and Bayonetta from that game with the gun-boots.
Anarchy Reigns - Japanese Launch Trailer
ign.com posted by IGN Jul 21 2012 00:20 GMT
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See all the characters and gameplay modes in this insane 16-player online brawler.
NEWS: Anarchy Reigns Delayed
ign.com posted by IGN Jun 19 2012 18:27 GMT
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Platinum Games anticipated Anarchy Reigns had been slated to launch this July but has now been pushed to a release in early 2013.
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Platinum just now hearing about Anarchy Reigns delay, apologizes to fans
twitter.com posted by Joystiq Jun 19 2012 16:45 GMT
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Yesterday's announcement of a Q1 2013 release window for Anarchy Reigns was a surprise to us. It turns out it was also a surprise to developer Platinum Games. Producer Atsushi Inaba issued a statement to fans today in a series of tweets, expressing his surprise and explaining what he knows.

"First of all," he said, "we are done with all international versions of Anarchy Reigns. The delay is not due to further development of the game." In fact, "Today's Q1 2013 release news was the first we'd heard of it." Inaba apologized to fans for the confusion, and confirmed that the Japanese release will take place on July 5 as planned.
Anarchy Reigns Delayed in the West
inside-games.jp posted by Kotaku Jun 19 2012 11:40 GMT
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Platinum Games upcoming online brawler Anarchy Reigns has been pushed to early 2013 in both North American and Europe, Sega stated today. The game will be released in Japan as originally planned next month. [Twitter Thanks KingKellogg!] More »
Anarchy will Reign in early 2013
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Jun 18 2012 22:30 GMT
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Good news: the restructured Sega has not canceled the western release of Anarchy Reigns. However, Sega has delayed the release of Platinum's brawler again. Once set for July 2012 (which was a delay), then "to be confirmed," Sega has now given the game a Q1 2013 window in a brief message on Twitter. This game was supposed to be released in fall 2011.

If you have access to a PS3 and a Japanese PlayStation Network account, you can download a demo of the game right now, under its Japanese name, Max Anarchy. The Japanese version comes out July 5, right around the time of its former US/Europe release window.
Stalk a Japanese Game Developer
neogaf.com posted by Kotaku Jun 13 2012 10:00 GMT
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Platinum Games, the folks behind Bayonetta and that new Metal Gear Rising game, have a web cam turned on its studio, which offers a peek behind the curtain. As of posting, the camera is facing an Anarchy Reigns poster, so you might want to check back later. You know, after they move the camera. More »
Anarchy Reigns US/EU release date pushed once again, this time to 'TBC'
platinumgames.com posted by Joystiq May 25 2012 18:30 GMT
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Platinum Games told fans on its latest podcast episode that upcoming brawler Anarchy Reigns no longer has a US/EU release date. Wait, seriously? Yes, seriously. According to Platinum, "Sega has decided to change the date to TBC [to be confirmed]." A note clarified the situation further: "While our work on the game is finished, localized, and ready to go, as publisher, Sega gets to make the final decision as to when it is released."

For its part, Sega hasn't announced the delay or even acknowledged it as far as we can tell. Given that the game is still planned for a July 5 launch in Japan, and Platinum's statement that the game is "finished, localized, and ready to go," we expect to hear an updated launch date for US/EU territories pretty soon. At least we hope - the game already got pushed seven months, so you never know!
Platinum Games staff plays Anarchy Reigns just for you
siliconera.com posted by Joystiq Apr 30 2012 01:30 GMT
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The team at Platinum Games, developer of online cross-franchise beat 'em up Anarchy Reigns, has a pretty sweet deal. Those lucky dogs get to sit around and play the games they're making all under the guise of "work." It's almost as awesome as playing and writing about video games other people make for a living. Almost.

The above video shows off 11 minutes of Platinum Games playing Anarchy Reigns, complete with audio reactions and some sweet specialized moves.
Bayonetta to appear in Anarchy Reigns
xbox360.ign.com posted by IGN Mar 22 2012 16:38 GMT
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Bayonetta will be a playable character in the forthcoming brawler Anarchy Reigns...
Anarchy Reigns reined in until July 2012
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Dec 15 2011 16:30 GMT
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Once planned for January 2012, Sega announced that the brawler Anarchy Reigns has been delayed until July 3 in North America, July 6 in Europe, and July 5 in Australia.

Offering a cryptic explanation for the delay in the announcement, Sega West Senior Vice President of Marketing Gary Knight suggested significant new content: "I can't reveal much now," he said, "but it's something to do with scale. Let's just say traditional one on one or two versus two fighters will be a thing of the past ..."

Our guess is that Platinum is having a hard time getting back to work on this when Metal Gear Rising exists.
Ah, So That's What's Happening in Anarchy Reigns
kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Sep 16 2011 20:20 GMT
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#anarchyreigns The Tokyo Game Show trailer for Platinum Games' Anarchy Reigns neatly summarizes the game's story before jumping back into footage of people beating each other up. More »
This Lizard Piggy Went to Anarchy Reigns
kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Aug 10 2011 20:40 GMT
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#anarchyreigns The latest addition to the cast of Platinum Games' battle royale, Anarchy Reigns, also carries the best name of the bunch: Oinkie. More »
Anarchy Reigns' New Robot Driller Killer Channels Antoine Dodson
kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Aug 09 2011 19:40 GMT
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#anarchyreigns "Hide your wife. Hide your husband. They are drillin' everybody out here." So warns the latest character trailer starring Garuda, the one-ton Transformer armed with a pair of high velocity drills. More »
Meet Durga, Anarchy Reigns' revolver-legged tiger man
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Aug 09 2011 07:30 GMT
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In an effort to avoid being confused with Durga the Hutt, or Durga, The Invincible One Who Can Redeem In Situations Of Utmost Distress, Anarchy Reigns' latest character distinguishes himself through his stylish tiger-themed wardrobe, his platinum blonde kitty-cat haircut, and also by having a claw-footed revolver-cannon for a leg. Overall, the effect is subtle, and we think it compliments the title's understated visual style.
Meet Anarchy Reigns' Durga and the Meanest Right Leg in Video Games
kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Aug 08 2011 21:40 GMT
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#anarchyreigns Kotaku readers, meet Durga. He's the latest addition to Platinum Games and Sega's Anarchy Reigns, a man with Wolverine hair, a tiger tail and the camouflage jumpsuit to match—oh, and a mechanical leg with a huge-ass gun. More »
Anarchy Reigns reveals it has a story in this story trailer
joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Aug 02 2011 02:00 GMT
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The characters in Anarchy Reigns aren't just running around, punching each other willy-nilly. Nope, there's a story behind all of that violence -- a tale of redemption, revenge and some sweet robo-suits.
Story Trailer
posted by GameTrailers Jul 26 2011 23:06 GMT
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Preview the story and characters of Anarchy Reigns.
There's a Hard-Hitting Story Behind Anarchy Reigns' Battle Royale
kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Jul 25 2011 14:40 GMT
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#anarchyreigns What, you thought Platinum Games' online multiplayer brawler was just a bunch of super-powered beings battling each other for no reason? No sir, there is some sort of story going on in Anarchy Reigns; it just happens to involve a lot of punching, kicking, and stabbing. More »
Getting to the Bottom of an Ass Man's Latest Handiwork
blog.livedoor.jp posted by Kotaku Jun 27 2011 10:00 GMT
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#possiblynsfw You may like feet. I might like the necks. But Kenichiro Yoshimura likes asses. No, he loves them. More »
Anarchy Reigns Is An Attempt To Revive The Brawler
kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Jun 22 2011 20:00 GMT
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#beatemups Fighting games came back. Adventure games came back. Can brawlers come back? More »
The $50 Million Dollar Shenmue Question
giantbomb.com posted by Giant Bomb Jun 15 2011 14:00 GMT
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Sega has tried to thread the needle with Sonic, but fans haven't responded with an embrace.

"You want what you’ve always wanted, but you also want something new. You want things to look like they always have, but you want the buzz of the new. Contradictions? No problem. They come with the territory. But is it possible to ask, and is it even possible to deliver something for everyone?"

That was Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime at its E3 2011 press conference, as the company made its pitch for merging the hardcore and the casual.

Sega and Nintendo are not very different, both Japanese companies with nostalgia-fueled legacies that help and haunt them.

Sega can't be an easy company to run. Fans are rabid, unrelenting. No Sonic game will satisfy them (though one could argue they haven't been very good), and without fail, every Facebook update has someone demanding a new Shenmue. But do people really want a new big-budget Shenmue, or just think they want one? At what point does the scale tip in favor of pushing something into production? 10,000 Facebook likes?

Former Sega of Europe leader Mike Hayes stepped into the role of running Sega's European and American divisions two years ago. When I talked with Hayes at E3, he described the past few years as a reconstruction. In order to face the future, Sega had to catch up to the present.

"A lot of what we've done in the past two years has been work underneath the water, rather than the swan on the top," said Hayes, as we spoke in one of E3's private meeting rooms, above the roaring show floor, overflowing with pedestrians. "It's the paddling underneath. [EA CEO] John Riccitello mentioned it at the Nintendo conference--it's about transition, and that's the key thing for us. How do we take the IP that's particularly strong at Sega and how do we bring that on to the different platforms [such as Facebook, iOS], rather than just the consoles we're used to?"

Sega's seen critical success with Platinum Games, but it hasn't exactly translated to sales.

A look around Sega's booth at E3 shows a company with scattered priorities. Anarchy Reigns, a multiplayer focused brawler from Platinum Games, a development team founded by former Capcom employees, harking back to when Japan was gaming HQ. Aliens: Colonial Marines, Sega's push to forge an identity around an existing movie property away from the day-of-release game movie business that's seen less and less support from savvy consumers. Sonic Generations, the latest attempt by Sega to please old school fans and today's youth.

I joked about listing off a series of franchises Sega hasn't touched in years and asking for individual updates. Jet Set Radio? Panzer Dragoon? Phantasy Star? Seaman? Skies of Arcadia? ToeJam & Earl? Hayes, and the public relations girl, both laughed. Then, they both sighed.

"We listen and we think [about if] there is a real market opportunity," he said, "but the key thing is...there's a great fondness, but to bring it into the modern world is quite a tricky thing to do. In many instances, it's a very expensive thing to do to try and get to that point. We need to be quite smart. A lot of what we're doing, for example, on XBLA and PSN, is looking at reimagined IP. We can do that far more successfully and more reasonably and actually give players both a bit of nostalgia and a sort of up to date taste of how we can use that technology."

NiGHTS turned out be a product of its time, as the sequel didn't receive the warmest reception.

It's not as simple as identifying a fondly remember franchise and slapping a new developer on it. Golden Axe and Vectorman reboots both imploded. Did you play NiGHTS 2? Heck, look at what happened to Namco Bandai's Splatterhouse--that even had two assigned developers. Memories deceive, and it takes a talented developer to channel what made something magical in decades past and bring that up to speed. Duke Nukem Forever finally launched this week. That was the wait, wasn't it?

"We're really drilling back into the homeland of Sega," said Heyes. "We're very pleased with the progress, but as with all things, it takes time. It takes time. I think, certainly, this year, we're in good shape to perform well in the market. [...] The good news is Sega does have a lot of IP. It may well be that we unlock some of those that we haven't actually seen for a long time, and bringing them back on the new platforms that we have."

Sega has tried reboots in a box, ala NiGHTS 2 and Outrun 2. The company has seen more hits than misses on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, where the games of Sega's past are more primed for reinvention that doesn't alienate those who've demanded their return in the first place. And you might not have liked Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1, but it did sell very well for Sega.

There will be more episodic Sonic, but also more reinventions of classics.

"You'll see a lot more being reimagined and reduxed on XBLA on PSN over the next two years," he said. "[...] We listen a lot to what people want and we've tried, in the past, with some great success and with less success to try and reimagine those. As an example, we're bringing Shinobi onto 3DS, which so far has seem to have gone down pretty well--it's a high-quality game. Hopefully, we do realize that for the consumer that likes that--that it's a fair representation of what we remember Shinobi to be."

Fans have continued to demand a new Shenmue game, something Sega still mull sover.

Even though Hayes has been asked about Shenmue dozens of times, I wanted to touch on the subject, but only to propose how Sega wrestles with the fan demands against the marketplace.

"[With] a $50 million reimagination a Shenmue...are we going to achieve something that, at the end of the day, players are happy with?" he said, letting the question linger, as if asking himself.

Because even when you give fans what they want, maybe that's not what they wanted at all.

E3 2011: Anarchy Reigns Trailer
posted by Giant Bomb Jun 08 2011 21:17 GMT
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It's nice to see Platinum Games really cut loose for once.
E3 2011: Combat Trailer
posted by GameTrailers Jun 08 2011 16:59 GMT
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Combat highlights this trailer from E3 2011.
E3 2011: Aircraft Carrier Gameplay (Cam)
posted by GameTrailers Jun 08 2011 16:56 GMT
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More face-pounding Aircraft Carrier deathmatch gameplay from E3 2011.
E3 2011: Multiplayer Deathmatch Gameplay (Cam)
posted by GameTrailers Jun 08 2011 16:54 GMT
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Bloody melee highlights this gameplay from E3 2011.