Video Gaming News - April 2004
San Francisco, CA (April 23, 2004) - SEGA today announced the
development of SEGA SuperStars – a new game for the EyeToy interactive camera
add-on for the PlayStation 2.
From SEGA:
The new game, which will feature a collection of SEGA's best known
properties, is due to be previewed with selected teaser levels at the
forthcoming E3 2004 Expo, May 12-14, Los Angeles.
SEGA SuperStars for EyeToy, currently in development at SEGA's Sonic Team
studio, will leverage the camera control-method featured in EyeToy to bring a
new level of interactivity to the company's core brands such as Sonic the
Hedgehog, Samba de Amigo, Virtua Fighter and more. Visitors to E3 will be able
to sample the game on the SEGA stand – Room 151, Concourse Hall, Los Angeles
Convention Center. SEGA SuperStars for EyeToy is due for a global release
towards late 2004.
Yuji Naka, President, SONICTEAM, commented, "EyeToy is a whole new way of
interfacing with a game and in this respect, a very interesting proposition for
a game developer. I think there are many creative ways we'll be able to use the
camera with great potential for fun. It's great to have the opportunity to reach
a wider audience through a new system like this and I'm really excited to be
developing a game like SEGA SuperStars for EyeToy."
"With innovative peripherals like EyeToy, Sony demonstrates how new, interactive
experiences will extend the PlayStation 2 lifecycle," said Scott A. Steinberg,
Vice President of Entertainment Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. "SEGA
SuperStars offers up many of our marquee franchises - Sonic the Hedgehog, Virtua
Fighter, and Samba de Amigo - all enhanced for this fresh, social, and
interactive gaming medium."
Matthew Woodley, European Marketing Director, SEGA Europe Ltd, commented "EyeToy
is such a perfect way of engaging a broader base of consumers in a very social,
fun style of gaming. With a huge portfolio of recognisable IP, and popularity
with diverse groups of gamers, we're really excited to be able to revitalize
some of our greatest stars using this great new technology."
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