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Sega Delays Mega Drive Mini in Japan…With Plans For Worldwide Release!

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Going off of the news today that Sony is releasing the PlayStation Classic this Winter, Sega has some news of its own.

Remember that Sega Genesis Flashback last year? According to reviewers and fans alike, it was unfortunately a pile of poo. Sega apparently took it upon themselves to announce back in April the Sega Mega Drive Mini at Sega Fes 2018. What’s the difference? The Sega Genesis Flashback was developed by AtGames, whereas the Mega Drive Mini is an official release.

Now, news today has Sega announcing a delay in the shipping of the Mega Drive Mini. The reason? According to Gematsu, Sega plans to create a Genesis model for North America, and a Mega Drive model for Europe, with plans for a simultaneous worldwide release!

Also, in order to avoid what happened with the Flashback, Sega has “established a system to rethink the design of the device with the original team at its core, as well as cooperate with Japanese developers proven in software development.” In other words, if you want something done right, you do it yourself.

No games have been announced for any version of the console, so begin your wishlists as to what goes into the system. If it doesn’t include Castlevania: Bloodlines, Altered Beast, Mortal Kombat or Splatterhouse 2 or 3, you’re doing it wrong.

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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August

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We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.

A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.

Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.

Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”

“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.

“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”

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