Has SEGA Announced a New Jet Set Radio?

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So some stuff about that pitch...

Dinosaur Games is primarily an art house. They’ve never actually released a game. The only game they’ve even talked about making is a game called MechKnight Chronicles, which was discussed at PAX 2013 and never really again. They’ve only contributed art to games since.

This makes them an unproven developer at best.

This also indicates SEGA likely saying “we don’t want this art style”, rather than “we don’t want a new Jet Set Radio.” Understandably, as the art style in the trailer is a rather large departure from the original and Future.

SEGA bringing on a team with no actual programmers like Dinosaur (no programmers were credited in the Proof of Concept), could mean them having to put one of their own studios on the game, all of whom are busy on various projects. Dinosaur does mention making a prototype of the game if this had gone through, but would you put an unproven team like them in charge of one of your most demanded IP’s?

SEGA has JSR on the mind. It hit top of both of their revival wishlist surveys. It’s been referenced a handful of times in PR and by other projects. Rejecting this doesn’t mean nothing’s gonna happen.

All in all, put your pitchforks down. 

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Year 4 and 13 days: SEGA has not announced a new Jet Set Radio.

But Dinosaur Games made a pitch at the request of Sony earlier this year:

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Year 3: SEGA has not announced a new Jet Set Radio.

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how in the actual hell

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also since this blog is on my mind right now, i may as well point this out

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Still Waiting for Jet Set Radio Future Sequel

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Day 1401: SEGA has not announced a new Jet Set Radio

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SEGA Blast Heroes is a Thing Maybe

It was recently found that a new mobile game called SEGA Blast Heroes is probably hitting markets soon. According to Segalization, the actual validity of this being a real game is sketchy at best, but evidence does point to it being possibly real. What does this have to do with Jet Set Radio?

Because it’s a crossover game, and prominently features Beat and Gum (but as per usual for SEGA crosovers, no one else :<). If it’s real, it’s a strategy RPG, so I guess if you wanna fight armies with characters from obscure games, that’ll be cool?

Whether or not the game is real, if it’ll be Japan-only, or if it’ll only have characters from like five series remains to be seen, but if any info on that comes out, I’ll be sure to report on it.

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Jet Set Radio now playable on Xbox One

Well, it’s something, right? That whole backwards compatibility with the Xbox 360 is finally starting to look worth it! Now if only OG Xbox BC were possible...

And no, I’m not dead. Just been working with SEGAbits.

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Anyone going to MomoCon?

Because I am. I’ve been approved for a press pass to go on behalf of SEGAbits, and I’m curious if any followers were planning on heading there this year. If so, I might be able to do a meet-and-greet of some kind during the time I’m there (I’ll be covering all four days of the event). I can’t say any specific locations for said meet-and-greet, because well, I’ve never been to MomoCon. In fact, this is my very first con ever! 

Anyway, I would absolutely love to meet up with fans of this blog, and fans of the series in general, so please do let me know if you plan on heading out this year! 

(Also, if you have any tips for surviving cons, let me know.)

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Anyone going to MomoCon?

Because I am. I’ve been approved for a press pass to go on behalf of SEGAbits, and I’m curious if any followers were planning on heading there this year. If so, I might be able to do a meet-and-greet of some kind during the time I’m there (I’ll be covering all four days of the event). I can’t say any specific locations for said meet-and-greet, because well, I’ve never been to MomoCon. In fact, this is my very first con ever! 

Anyway, I would absolutely love to meet up with fans of this blog, and fans of the series in general, so please do let me know if you plan on heading out this year! 

(Also, if you have any tips for surviving cons, let me know.)

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Fools

As my explanations here are probably above your understandings, lattlebrattons, though as augmentatively uncomparisoned as Cadwan, Cadwallon and Cadwalloner, I shall revert to a more expletive method which I frequently use when I have to sermo with muddlecrass pupils. -James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, 1939

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You have seven American dollars in your hands, dated around the end of the 19th century. You take them to the Colonial, and the Colonial tells you they are not his. You take them to the Goat, and the Goat tells you they are rare. You take them to the King, he bribes you with his animals. You take them to the Saint, he asks that you seek forgiveness. You take them to the Patron, she tells you she is poor. You take them to the Lord, he tells you to relinquish them. The dollars in your hands turn to gold dust. The Goat returns, telling you that you have squandered your fortune. He rams into you, and the Colonial says the dust is his now. The King pardons you a cow for the misdeeds committed in the world. The Saint offers you a bowl of contemporary dollars, then takes it away when you reach for it. The Patron asks for your hand. The Lord tells you you should have known better. Who do you trust?

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Day 1488: SEGA has not announced a new Shen-hey wait a minute.

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So I Now Write for SEGABits

You guys know that website, right? I’ve linked to it a lot over the year(s) I’ve been around. The guys who run it are a cool bunch, and the forum community is really nice, if a bit touchy at times. Well, starting this week, I am officially under the list of SEGABits writers and contributors.

To answer the question, “who among these fine people could possibly be the illustrious, highly skilled, and dazzlingly beautiful runner of Has SEGA Announced a New Jet Set Radio?” It’s Moody. I am Moody. Both on-site and on the forums. Now what are you gonna find from my SEGABits givings you won’t find here? A lot of talk about game design.

It’s no secret to friends that I am a big fan of games history and game design. Most games I play, I pay very special attention to small details, like how levels funnel players, enemy behavior, logistics behind mechanics, and I try to put my mind into the developers’ while I play. I make note of themes and loopholes and all the stuff most people take for granted in games. And while game design won’t be the only thing I write about (my first article is actually on a game composer; no it’s Hideki Naganuma), it’ll likely be a good bit.

In fact, my next article is going to be about Jet Set Radio Future, specifically its level design. Who knows, you may learn a thing or two while reading it. That’s certainly my hope anyway.

As for this blog, it’ll keep up as normal. Any news that comes out will get reported, any cameos or weirdness will be shown, any figures will be displayed, and of course, you will be reminded every few weeks that SEGA has not announced a new Jet Set Radio.

Look for my first article on Tomoko Sasaki on Monday.

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Day 1463: SEGA has not announced a new Jet Set Radio.

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Hey guys, Jet Set Radio is currently 100% free on Steam. You should probably go get that if you haven’t, and tell everyone of your friends if you have.

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Merch Alert! The Beat figure prototype spotted at Wonderfes last year is showing up again at Winter Wonderfes in a few days, looking very posable indeed, especially among the other SEGA figures on show (the unironically awesome polygon Virtua Fighter figures notwithstanding). Not many details on Beat yet though, but expect more news soon!