To celebrate the video game release of Daisy Fuentes Pilates, Daisy Fuentes will be at the Huntington Park (Los Angeles) location of La Curacao this Saturday (August 16th from noon – 5:00 PM) to meet fans and sign autographs! Buy a copy of Daisy Fuentes Pilates at the store, and Daisy will sign the cover for you. After you get her autograph, you can also learn basic pilates poses at the store. Daisy will be signing autographs from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.

You can RSVP on our Facebook event page, or just come to the store this Saturday!

The latest episode of our podcast is now live! This time around we’ve got interviews with people like Yasuhito Baba (Producer, Super Monkey Ball Step N’ Roll), Hideki Kamiya from Platinum Games joins us to talk about Bayonetta, and even Matt Fraction (co-writer of the upcoming Iron Man II video game) is here to discuss what it’s like writing stories for video games!

A way-past-cool member of our PD department, Michelle, also joins us to talk about what it was like getting Daisy Fuentes Pilates ready and out the door. Add in fan music from Project Chaos, three mystery tracks with some real-life Sonic Gloves as the prize, a little something extra at the end, and you’ve got Episode 3 of The SEGA Show: The Next Level!

Right click here to download the podcast, or left click to stream directly! As always, let us know what you thought of the show, and feel free to drop any song suggestions, comments, or other random feedback right here on the blog.

Enjoy guys!

Daisy Fuentes was on Good Day LA this morning to discuss Daisy Fuentes Pilates. If you missed it, you can check out the video on Good Day LA’s website.

Looking to get in shape before the holiday season? Daisy Fuentes Pilates is in stores now, and can help you reach your goals!

To celebrate, we’ve got some new screen shots.

You can see the rest on our Flickr feed. We also recently released a new trailer, to help you get a better feel for what doing pilates with Daisy is like.

We also have a version of the trailer in Spanish, if you prefer.

Still need more information? No problem. Check out our website for tutorial videos, game details, and more.

An all new Daisy Fuentes Trailer is out today, showing off a bit of the exercises you’ll be doing in our upcoming game for the Nintendo Wii and features Daisy Fuentes herself! If you speak spanish or are bilingual, we also have a trailer for you that featues some additional footage of the upcoming game.  Take a look and let us know what you think across the blogs, or within our forums.

Just in time for next week’s release, the new website for Daisy Fuentes Pilates is now live! The site has tutorial videos, game information, screenshots and more. Check it out at http://www.daisyfuentespilates.com!

The first Pilates game for the Wii is hitting stores in just a few weeks, on August 4th! The game features customizable workouts, fitness tracking and real-time coaching from Daisy herself and is compatible with the Wii Balance Board™.

Along with this announcement, we’ve also launched a new site — http://www.daisyfuentespilates.com — with more information about the game as well as some tutorial videos. The site has tutorials in both English and Spanish. Here’s just one of the trailers you’ll find there.

The latest episode of The SEGA Show is now live! Our newest episode, E3 and Blast Processing, is a full recap of our time on the E3 show floor, some very cool interviews (including a special guest), free SEGA related swag, and more classic SEGA tunes!

Episode 2 Updates:

- Added SEGA Startup sound to the beginning of the show. SEEEGAAAAA!
- Less music during interviews, focused more during transitions and other segments.

Coming soon:
- Adding in SEGA Shout outs starting with our next Episode! More details coming soon.
- Adding in Fan Remix spotlight, starting in the August Episode! E-mail us your nominations: communityteam@sega.com

E3 and Blast Processing – Episode Synopsis:

1:00 – SEGA Community: Our impressions from the E3 Show Floor
7:00 – Aliens V Predator - Interview with Rob Bartholomew from SoE
9:08 - The Conduit – E3 Interview with a special surprise guest
16:20 - Alpha Protocol – E3 Interview with Andy Alamano, Producer at SoA
21:47 - Sonic and SEGA All Stars Racing – Interview with Dan Gallardo, Brand Manager at SoA
25:58 – Planet 51: The Game – Interview with Jose Manuel, head of development at Pyro Studios.
35:04 - Closing and New Additions to the August Ep
36:00 – Special Thanks

??: ?? - Hidden Contest for special Conduit Swag! It’s in there somewhere – listen in and find it for your chance to win.

Click here to listen to the episode, or right click to download to your PC! We hope you guys enjoy the new episode – would love to hear what you guys thought!

Also, we’re totally serious about the Starbucks gift cards.

This is the pack front/cover art for Daisy Fuentes Pilates, which is due to release later this summer. Here’s more info on the game:
Are you ready to get fit in a fun new way? The first Wii™ Pilates title is coming! You’ve heard celebrities talk about the wonders of Pilates, now you can firm, tone, and strengthen your body in the comfort of your home. Set in a lush tropical resort hosted by Daisy Fuentes, a world famous TV celebrity and Pilates spokeswoman, expertly guides you through 10 fundamental exercises from the Beginner level all the way up to Advanced using the Wii Remote™ and the Balance Board™. You can also create and customize your own Pilates workouts with your favorite exercises. Voice prompts from Daisy and the in-game timing bar provide you with instant feedback on your pacing of each exercise. You will love what Pilates can do for your body!

FEATURES:

• Learn the Essential Core Pilates Exercises – Work out using just the Wii Remote or include the optional Wii Balance Board in your routine. This program includes varying degrees of difficulty that will ensure a great workout for all skill levels. Daisy Fuentes lends her voice to the tutorials ensuring that you are properly coached on the correct motions.

• Customizable workouts – Select from 5 pre-set routines that are designed to target different areas of your body. You also have the freedom to customize up to five of your own to keep your routines fresh which will keep you motivated.

• Perfect your Pilates moves and stay on track – By using the Wii’s controls, you will get instant feedback on your movements from the on-screen timing bar. This will help you get the most results from every session. Track your weekly workouts and view results to see how well you have performed each individual exercise.

• Health and fitness tips – Daisy Fuentes provides exercise and healthy diet tips throughout the program to encourage a holistic approach to health and well-being.

• Habla Español? Daisy instructs Spanish-speaking Pilates fans as well, so choose the language setting you prefer.

It’s time again for Free Stuff Friday on Twitter! As you can see, we have some great stuff to give away this week. Read on for details about each item, including eligibility requirements (for the games). If you need a refresher on how to enter via Twitter, details are at the bottom of the post.

On the Block This Week

Item 1: SEGA Polo Shirt

A black polo shirt with the SEGA logo, just like the ones that SEGA employees wore at E3 2009. Size medium. Everyone is eligible to win.

Congrats to the winner, @skryerx!

Item 2: Phantasy Star Zero Rappy Armband

An inflatable Rappy armband for Phantasy Star Zero. Everyone is eligible to win.

Congrats to our winner @tcouto!

Item 3: Daisy Fuentes 8×10

An 8×10 image of Daisy Fuentes from E3. Everyone is eligible to win.

Congrats to our winner, @Jeremy_LaMont!

Item 4: Virtua Tennis 2009 (Wii) and 4 Finger Bands

1 copy of Virtua Tennis 2009 for Wii, plus 4 finger-sized sweatbands. Must live in the US, Canada, Mexico or Latin America to win.

Congrats to our winner @Ronster415!

Item 5: Virtua Tennis Headband and Finger Bands

A Virtua Tennis 2009 headband and 4 finger-sized sweatbands. Everyone is eligible to win.

Congrats to our winner @British_Brat!

Item 6: Let’s Tap Taprunner Figurine

A blue Tap Runner figurine from Let’s Tap. Everyone is eligible to win. (Let’s Tap comes out next week!)

Congrats to our winner @panicpuppet!

Item 7: House of the Dead: Overkill Comic

A sealed House of the Dead: Overkill comic. Must be at least 17 years old to win. All regions are eligible.

Congrats to our winner @Tabenya!

Item 8: Stormrise for PS3

A copy of Stormrise for PS3. Must be 17 or older to win, and must live in US, Canada, Mexico or Latin America.

How it Works

1. You must be following us on Twitter to be eligible. (If you don’t have a Twitter account, you can create one by going to http://www.twitter.com and click the green “get started — join!” button in the center of the page.)
2. At random times on Friday, we will announce the prize we are giving away, and what number of response you need to be to win. Send us a direct message (DM) via Twitter and be that number to win the prize. (@ replies do not count as entries!)
3. All followers are eligible to win all prizes, unless a restriction is noted. Restrictions are usually due to the prize being region-locked. For example, US games that won’t work on UK gaming systems.  There may also be age restrictions due to the rating of the game.
4. We will announce the winner on our Twitter feed once eligibility is confirmed.

Make Sure We’re Following You on Twitter

If you are currently following us on Twitter, please be sure that we are following you as well. You can do this by making sure that SEGA is in your “followers” list, or by going to DoesFollow and typing SEGA in the first blank, your Twitter username in the second, and pressing the “check” button. You can reverse this to be sure that you are following us. If you are following us, but we’re not following  you, please send a message to @SEGA and we will follow you. This is important, because only people we follow can send us direct messages (DMs), and DMs are the only way to enter the giveaways.

How to Send Direct Messages on Twitter

There are a few ways to send us a Direct Message on Twitter. The easiest way is to go to our Twitter page and select “message” under the “Actions” heading in the side bar. If you do not see “message”, this means that we are not following you. Please send a message to @sega to let us know, and we will follow you. When you click “message” you will be taken to a window where you can type a message and press send.

You may also select the “direct messages” tab from your Twitter homepage, and select SEGA from the drop-down menu at the top of the page. Again, if you don’t see our name there, it’s probably because we’re not following you. Let us know, and we’ll follow you.

There are also many Twitter clients that you can use instead of using the website. These include TweetDeck, Twitteriffic, Tweetie, and Twhirl. Each of these programs works differently, so you’ll want to figure out how to send a direct message on the program you use. If you want to send us a test message, we’ll let you know if we received it or not.