Might as well JUMP … for a Sonic Jump sale on the Amazon App Store!

Sonic Jump is on sale from now until May 13th — get it before it’s gone!

What: Sonic Jump (for Android devices)
Where: Amazon App Store (U.S. only)
Discount: 50% off! $1.99 99 cents
When: Now until May 13th!
Jump: Jump!!!

A trio of Sonic games for mobile devices are on sale this weekend — get massive savings as you Jump, Dash, and drive your way to maximum distance and speed!

This global sale will go from today, March 22nd, through the weekend until Sunday, March 24th.

How high can you Jump?
Sonic Jump is discounted to 99 cents/ 69p / 0.89 euros on Android devices!

• Get it on Google Play!

How long can you Dash?
Sonic Dash is discounted to 99 cents/ 69p / 0.89 euros for iOS!

• Get it on iTunes!

How fast can you Race?
Sonic and SEGA All Stars Racing is also at 99 cents/ 69p / 0.89 euros for iOS!

• Get it on iTunes!

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Drive!

Jet Set Radio on the App Store and Google Play is on sale this week for just 99 cents (prices may vary slightly by region, but the sale is global).

Additionally, Nyko is featuring Jet Set Radio as their Game of the Week: Nyko, maker of the Nyko Playpad for Android devices, is also offering you a chance to enter and win a free Playpad!

The Nyko Playpad works on all Android 3.0 devices with Bluetooth, and give you the chance to upgrade your control and finesse for Jet Set Radio (as well as many other compatible games).

Thanks to Nyko for helping make gaming-on-the-go that much more awesome — you can check out their own Facebook page for more info on the Playpad, including information on other featured games.

Take to the skies on the go — the one-of-a-kind arcade action of After Burner Climax is now live on the App Store for iPhone and iPad!

Here’s where you can go get the game right now:
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id560524987

This is the same AM2-developed arcade game already brought to digital console download, and now – as if you needed proof we were living in the future – on your mobile device. And oh yes: the game is just around the corner for Android. More details available soon!

Get Ready!

After Burner Climax brings blistering jet fighter arcade action: easy to pick up and play, difficult to master, with tons of customizable settings and game modes. You can blaze through a single game “storyline” in no time, but mastering every path and exploring every level is always what gave the game depth and purpose.

The After Burner series was at the heart of SEGA’s arcade heritage in many ways – from the 1987 arcade original to the stunning translation to 8-bits on the Master System, through After Burner Climax and its iterations, this series has always been about combing terrific hardware and technology with fast action, clever tactics, and infectious replayability.

The Sky is the Limit

Gorgeous graphics and smooth, intense gameplay aside, one of the defining features of After Burner has always been the wide range of options. We’re happy to say those have made it to mobile: You can select from the F-14D Super Tomcat by Northrop Grumman, the F-15E Strike Eagle or F/A-18E Super Hornet by Boeing; each plane has four custom paint jobs to choose from.

The game also features secret levels, power-ups, and different game modes including Arcade Mode and Score Attack. Returning from the XBLA/PSN version of the game are the EX Options — unlock the power of your arsenal and other power-ups such as unlimited lives and continues, auto lock-on and persistent Climax Mode.

The game will even feature leaderboards – test your mettle against pilots the world over, because there are, as they say, no points for second best when you’re in the danger zone.

iOS Features

In addition to bringing the arcade action and options to the App Store, there are additional iOS features we’ve added:

• Airplay Support
• HDMI Support
• Retina Display on iPhone 4/4S/5 and iPad 3rd and 4th Gen
• Support for iPad Mini

Time to Fly!

In what has become something of a tradition — wherein we show our thanks, by giving, in the form of a sale, to our fans who support us throughout the year — we are announcing a sale. A sort of “thanks-giving” sale, if you will.

We are having a Thanksgiving Sale!

What does it entail, this Thanksgiving Day sale? It entails all the things. Well, a lot of them: a variety of downloadable games and game packages are discounted on both console and for mobile, across Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, Android, and iOS.

Also! Members of PlayStation Network+ will receive an additional discount on select products.

Here’s what’s on the table, as it were:

Console Games
(November 20th through December 4th)

Mobile Games
(November 21st through November 26th)  

Some quick notes on these:

• That’s right: The Sonic 1 & 2 bundle will be free for PSN+ members!
• Sale prices will vary slightly depending on currency & region, but all discounts are 30% – 60% off, or more. Check your area for specific pricing details!
• Console sales apply to North America only; mobile sales are worldwide.

<a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/segaamerica/8114433557/” title=”Zaxxon Escape by SEGA of America, on Flickr”><img src=”http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8324/8114433557_6e0374738b.jpg” width=”500″ height=”244″ alt=”Zaxxon Escape”></a>

Good news, Escape artists: Following the successful launch of Zaxxon Escape onto iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, an update has been released for all devices.

The update optimizes game performance across the board for all supported devices, fixing issues that prevented the game from running on some Android devices, and adds support for the larger screen of the iPhone 5.

If you’d like to check the game out, here are links to the store pages:

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sega.zaxxonescape&hl=en
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zaxxon-escape/id559568792?mt=8

And, here’s a full rundown of the updates:

iOS Updates:

• Improves iOS6 compatibility
• See more of Zaxxon on your iPhone 5 with full screen resolution support!
• Game performance has been optimized across the board for all supported devices

Android Updates

• Android ‘back button’ functionality fixed to have same function as on-screen ‘back button’
• Galaxy Note devices: Fixed issues with accelerometer sometimes getting stuck
• Nexus S running ICS: Fixed issue with game crashing at loading screen.
• EVO 4G: fixed a number of performance issues — game runs smoothly now!
• Nexus 7 device: Fixed issues with accelerometer.

Because more platforms to play on means more monkeys, and more monkeys means more fun.

Yes: Super Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition is now at the Amazon Appstore — for Android devices, and now, additionally, for Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire Gen 2, Kindle Fire HD, and Kindle Fire 8.9.

The game is available for the low price of $2.99 USD (please check your region for specific price details).

You can pick up Monkey Ball 2: Sakura Edition here, directly from the Amazon Appstore.

Also, for our iOS users: We’ve updated that version of the game with additional gameplay optimizations, Facebook connect, and added more games to discover!

Game Features:

The infectious fun of the craziest taxi game possibly ever is now available for your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad!

Crazy Taxi is out now — you can get it here, at the App Store.

The game is currently available worldwide except for Asia, but will be coming soon to those territories!

Optimized for mobile, featuring the gameplay and music of the original, this is Crazy Taxi at its delightful best. Dash and drift your way through the hill-filled streets of a bay-side city to deliver everyone to everywhere (or just take them all to the beach).

You can view the launch trailer below — and we’re happy to let you know that Crazy Taxi is also coming soon for Android! Stay tuned for details!

Zaxxon escapes at warp speed, indeed — this past Monday we announced Zaxxon Escape, and today it arrives!

The revisiting of the arcade original is available now on iPad, iPhone, and Android devices!

• Click here to get the game on iPad and iPhone
• Click here to grab the game for Google Play devices

Let’s not waste precious time going over the details. There’s escapes to be made — Here’s the launch trailer and some screenshots to give you an idea of how the game plays. Enjoy this return to SEGA’s classic arcade heritage!

Launch Trailer & Gameplay Footage

Screenshots

Thirty years ago, a primal force from the back of the alphabet invaded arcades in an isometric science fiction environment: Zaxxon, one of SEGA’s oldest of old-school salvos in the arcade wars of the early 80s.

Now, we are proud to announce the return of Zaxxon — or more appropriately, the escape: Escape From Zaxxon is coming soon to iPhone, iPad, and Android devices!

The all new game follows in the arcade footsteps — a fast-paced game to challenge your skills and take command of the ship from Zaxxon all over again.

Thirty years ago, the first wave of arcade fever was hitting America: a communal electronic experience unlike anything else, early arcade cabinets would bind a generation of kids together as shorthand for their shared experiences with an emerging art form (even if back then, no one wanted to call it that).

Let’s not be too fancy, though: arcade games were about fun and challenge. The best games had to be hard enough to take in money, but fun enough that you’d want to keep coming back. Zaxxon was indeed painfully difficult, but wanting to fly a starship against an alien horde is one of the most primal forces known to humankind.

Here’s a look at two different versions of the Zaxxon arcade cabinet — that wood paneling is how you know you are in for a quality experience:

Zaxxon was ported to a ‘who’s who’ of old-timey game systems, including the Amiga 1000, Apple II, Atari 400/800, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari XL, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Dragon 32, ColecoVision, Intellivision, Sega SG-1000 (the forerunner to the Sega Master System, for which the game also appeared in a 3D version) and TRS-80 Color Computer.

And just in case that whole video game fad thing didn’t stick around (and for a while, it seemed like it wouldn’t), there was even a board game version that Milton Bradley put out in 1982:

Stay tuned for more, and check out the teaser trailer: