MacNN | Sega News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Sega, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Sega tips PS3 motion control in March, return of PS2 support http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/22/sega.leaks.ps3.motion.control.date/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/ps3motioncontroller-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sega has inadvertently left an SCEA meeting document (since pulled) on its server that appears to confirm major details of Sony's future PlayStation 3 plans. The notes appear to put the PS3 motion controller on store shelves in Japan for March, narrowing down the official spring launch window to the very early part of the season. Sony also expects to sell between four to five million of the peri... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/22/sega.leaks.ps3.motion.control.date/ Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:30:00 GMT Ex-SEGA exec to serve as ngmoco publishing director http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/15/sega/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0905/jeffery.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iPhone game developer ngmoco has appointed former SEGA president and COO Simon Jeffery to serve as the chief publishing officer of the Plus+ Publishing group. The gaming industry veteran also brings experience from LucasArts, Virgin Interactive and Electronic Arts. At SEGA, Jeffery helped the company shift from a hardware manufacturer to a software developer.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/15/sega/ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:45:00 GMT Sega Vision a multimedia player, not gaming device http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/06/sega.vision.not.a.ds.rival/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/segavision.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Late last week, rumors started appearing, touting a new portable gaming device is being brought out by Sega, following up its Genesis portable gaming system from the í90s. The device, to be called the Vision, would compete with the likes of Nintendoís DS and Sonyís PSP, many believed. But another Friday report dispelled the misconceptions, by getting confirmation from Sega USA itself that, while t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/06/sega.vision.not.a.ds.rival/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:15:00 GMT Jobs: "kill switch" real; 60m iPhone apps downloaded http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/11/60m.iphone.app.downloads/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/iphone3g-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Over 60 million iPhone and iPod touch apps have been downloaded in the one month since the iPhone 2.0 firmware has been available, Apple chief Steve Jobs tells the Wall Street Journal. The electronics company co-founder in a rare interview reveals that while most App Store downloads are free, paid apps in the first month have averaged about $1 million in sales per day for a total of $30 million f... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/11/60m.iphone.app.downloads/ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:45:00 GMT First iPhone app cracked? Super Monkey Ball for all? http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/24/iphone.monkey.ball.hack/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/monkeyballhack.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A group of hackers say they have cracked Apple's close Fairplay DRM on Sega's Super Monkey Balll for iPhone. A posting on Haklabs points to a download link for the pirated game. A number of users who commented on the site say they were succesfully able to run Super Monkey Ball on a jailbroken version 2.0 iPhone using SSH. Other users, however, said they couldn't get the game to work and questione... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/24/iphone.monkey.ball.hack/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:10:00 GMT Sega: iPhone hardware as powerful as Dreamcast http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/17/sega.on.iphone.hardware/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/jefferysega.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The hardware in the iPhone is about as powerful as the now-defunct Dreamcast console, according to Sega of America president Simon Jeffrey. The comparison comes from an interview at this week's E3 gaming expo, and refers to Sega's last official hardware, released in 1998. While outdated in terms of living room consoles, most other phones are relegated to performance closer to Sony's original Pla... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/17/sega.on.iphone.hardware/ Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:50:00 GMT Sonic the Hedgehog arrives on iPods http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/18/sonic.the.hedgehog.on.ipod/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0712/sonicipod.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Game giant Sega has released a new port of its classic game Sonic the Hedgehog, now formatted for iPods (iTunes link). The platformer is iconic to Sega, much as Super Mario Bros. represents Nintendo; the game was originally released in 1991 for the Sega Genesis, and has spawned numerous sequels which continue to this day. Players control Sonic as he races through loops, jumps and other obstacles... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/18/sonic.the.hedgehog.on.ipod/ Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:55:00 GMT Sega, NeuroSky to develop mind-controlled toys http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/11/sega.mind.controlled.toys/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0712/11-neurosky-esta.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />While Nintendo's Wii continues to soar off game store shelves with its intuitive motion-sensitive controls, Sega Toys and NeuroSky look to do one better and are teaming up to produce mind-controlled toys, using wearable bio-sensors to monitor brainwaves, courtesy of the latter company. NeuroSky says that this is Sega's latest venture in "taking play to the next level", and that with the ThinkGear ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/11/sega.mind.controlled.toys/ Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:10:00 GMT