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SEGA mute on OutRun Online Arcade News

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News by Robert Purchese

18 November, 2008

SEGA has declined to comment on speculation that a brand new OutRun game is in development.

Rumblings began after the media age classification body for Australia, the OFLC, produced a rating for OutRun Online Arcade. This, the website claims, is a multiplatform collaboration between THQ and SEGA.

However, this may simply be a hangover from the days when THQ used to distribute for SEGA in Australia.

No further details on the game were offered, although the name as well as a "gaming experience may change online" warning point toward online races being at the heart of the project.

We hope this does turn out to be true, because, as we've said before, SEGA is a dab-hand at five-minute racing games - as proven by OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast, the most recent instalment in the series.

Head over to our OutRun 2006: Coast to Coast review to find out more.

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indafunkyhouse
18/11/08 @ 09:45
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I hope they are doing one! love these games
klem578
18/11/08 @ 09:48
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YES PLEASE !

Also, don't fucking destroy the franchise like Sega rally...

merkdot
18/11/08 @ 09:51
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apart from silghtly bizarre omissions on the online side of things, the PC version of coast 2 coast was by far the superior version. Hopefully there will be some PC love for this episode.
adamamosa
18/11/08 @ 09:57
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hmmmmm . . . I cant think of ant THQ game that was really any good.
mfnick
18/11/08 @ 10:02
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I love Outrun & Outrun 2 on Xbox was superb. & by superb I mean fan-bloody-tastic! I should be really looking forward to this but 3 letters are really worrying me - T, H & Q.

Please dont ruin it...... :(
LittleSacky
18/11/08 @ 10:11
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THQ often partner with SEGA for publishing in territories such as Australia. I wouldn't worry about seeing their name, as they'll be purely be involved in publishing the title, not actually developing it.
asphaltcowboy
18/11/08 @ 10:15
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Give it to Sumo, give it to Sumo!
Eurolamer
18/11/08 @ 10:18
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Surely THQ are just in it for the publishing rights? Doubt SEGA would let them have any direct hand in development.

Right....?
superjag86
18/11/08 @ 10:42
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Just release Coast to Coast on PSN/XBLA and I'd be ecstatic!
(I own a PS3 but have love for all)
merkdot
18/11/08 @ 11:45
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Why would Sega need THQ for publishing? Sega are a mega-publisher themselves...
Stuz359
18/11/08 @ 11:49
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Just to be fair, the latest Sega Rally they did was actually a pretty great game, it just diddn't innovate enough.
I am definately looking forward to this. I loved outrun 2 on Xbox
Mattb90
18/11/08 @ 11:51
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I think THQ are only involved for the publishing in Australia (and probably New Zealand too). I don't know if Sega actually has offices down there, and it's not uncommon for even the big publishers to rely on a local partner (Konami in Australia too, and Rockstar using Capcom in Japan).
Toothball
18/11/08 @ 13:37
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I loved Outrun 2 so much. I'd be rather happy if this turned out well.
johnny_death
18/11/08 @ 15:14
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Loved Outrun 2006 and I still play it from time-to-time, hope this turns out well too.
Ryze
18/11/08 @ 17:50
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THQ?????????????????????????????????????????????/

/expects shite.
BuckoA51
18/11/08 @ 22:59
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Please a high-def version of Outrun 2!

"the PC version of coast 2 coast was by far the superior version"

PC version was a bit sucky, I like it but it lacked the space shuttle in the background on the last stage and the shadows on the cars for some bizarre reason, oh and the Network play was hit and miss and it crashed if you had a creative sound card and didn't turn down the audio acceleration. Oh and the Safedisk protection on the disk interferred with other safedisk games.. PC gaming for the lose eh?

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