Back when DICE was a fresh, new company with visions of Battlefield 1942 still dancing in its head, it made a game for the Sega Genesis known as Hardcore, which was to be distributed by Psygnosis. Unfortunately, Psygnosis canceled all Genesis projects at one point and this left Hardcore, which was 99% done, in limbo. It has remained in seclusion ever since, never seen, seldom mentioned…until now. At a recent convention called Datastorm, the original founders of DICE, Andreas Axelsson and Olof Gustafsson show offed video footage of the game:

The iPhone is no stranger to emulators of one sort or another, but having an official emulator sanctioned by the original hardware manufacturer is a rarity indeed. Sega has announced the company will be releasing a Genesis emulator in early February, with the following games available at launch:

Shining Force: $2.99

Ecco the Dolphin: $2.99

Golden Axe: $4.99

Sonic the Hedgehog: $5.99

Stay tuned for more details.

Road Rash was one of my favorite games on the Sega Genesis, so hearing that it’s making a welcome return pleases me to no end. Road Rash should have been a long-standing franchise like Need for Speed and Test Drive, but for whatever reason, the series went straight into the toilet and hasn’t been heard from in many, many years.

Electronic Arts’ Warrington studio is hoping to revive the motorcycle classic and they’ve released some very early test footage of the game that instill some hope. While most of textures haven’t been placed within the game as of yet, what you see here is gameplay testing. It looks like a lot of fun. Better yet, it looks like Road Rash.

Motorcycle-Related Products:

Pure (Xbox 360)

Pure (PS3)

Akira (Blu-Ray)

The Wild One (Marlon Brando Classic)

Dust to Glory (DVD)

The Pocket Retro Game Emulator is saddled with a lame name, but the specs sure are impressive and the $99 price-tag is just about right. What’s it do? It plays all games for the NES, SNES, GBA, SEGA Genesis and NEO GEO. Better yet, no third-party emulation software is needed as it can play any and all ROMs you throw at it.  But wait, there’s more! This bad boy can play movie files, audio files, can view JPEGS, read E-books, record your voice and even has a built-in FM radio. That’s a hell of a package for $99.

Want specs? Course ya do!

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