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Sega has released a demo of Creative Assembley's Total War: Shogun 2 via the Steam download service.

You can queue up the download right here.

We’re very excited to announce that the demo for The Creative Assembly’s upcoming PC strategy game Total War: Shogun 2 is now available for download on Steam! You will experience a small taste of Total War's battles and Campaign game play in this demo, as you play through the Chosokabe tutorial campaign that introduces you to the feudal Japanese world of Total War: Shogun 2. Fight different types of land warfare with the tutorial battle stages and finally master the historic battle of Sekigahara, keeping in mind that all of this is just a small taste of the full Total War: Shogun 2 experience.

Sega has announced that PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to play the Yakuza 4 demo from February 16th.

Meanwhile regular PSN members will have to wait until a week later on the 23rd.

The Yakuza 4 demo will allow players to try out all four playable characters with each of their distinct fighting styles. This is just a taste of what to expect from Yakuza 4 , the game that lets you experience what it is like to be a part of the Japanese underworld. If you want to explore the more exciting parts of Tokyo and give yourself one last chance of becoming somebody in a world of nobodies, Yakuza 4 is the game you’re waiting for.

Sega has announced the minimum and recommended specs for Total War: Shogun 2. Can your PC handle it?

Minimum Specs (Required for playing Total War: Shogun 2):
- 2 GHz Intel Dual Core processor / 2.6 GHz Intel Single Core processor , or AMD equivalent (with SSE2)
- 1GB RAM (XP), 2GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)
- 256 MB DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card (shader model 3)
- 1024x768 minimum screen resolution
- 20GB free hard disk space

Recommended Specs (Recommended for optimum game play of Total War: Shogun 2):
- 2nd Generation Intel® Core™i5 processor (or greater), or AMD equivalent
- 2GB RAM (XP), 4GB RAM (Vista / Windows7)
- AMD Radeon HD 5000 and 6000 series graphics cards or equivalent DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
- 1280x1024 minimum screen resolution
- 20GB free hard disk space

Sega has announced that Thor: God of Thunder stars Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston will also lend their voices and likenesses to the game of the movie.

"Bringing in Chris and Tom to star in Thor: God of Thunder gives us AAA talent that will create a truly cinematic interactive experience," said Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SEGA Europe and SEGA America. "Mighty Thor and the trickster Loki will face off with real emotion while giving fans visual and vocal continuity between the video game and film adaptations of the Marvel franchise."

Thor: God of Thunder is due for release in 2011.

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Sega has released a new trailer for Creative Assembly's Shogun 2: Total War - this time focussed on the game's story.

Check it out after the jump:

A new Sonic Free Riders trailer has emerged from SEGA detailing the upcoming game's weapons - and just how to execute them with your Kinect unit.

These range from standard boosts and jump tricks to giant cans of soda that act as makeshift jet propulsion. You can't make this stuff up!

Hit the break to watch.

Sonic Free Riders launches with Kinect on November 10th 2010.

You know what would be really great? A Total War game where the AI didn't suck and didn't have to be fixed by the community. Five games down the line and many expansions later it seems The Creative Assembly is finally waking up to what fans think of the franchise's CPU opponents.

CA community manager Craig Laycock has described the AI as "a big thorn in our side" and promised Shogun Total War 2 will solve the prlblem.

"Mike Simpson, our creative director, has basically said, 'This game is not going out the door until the AI is perfect'," Laycock said. "In terms of Shogun 2, we’re not going to release it until it’s perfect. There’s the line-of-sight stuff we’re introducing – basically, if any of our designers are playing the game and see something stupid, it’s like everyone stops. Everyone gets around the PC to have a look at it, and see what can we do to fix it. We want to get it so there’s nothing stupid happening in the game."

Source: Gameplanet New Zealand

Sega has announced Captain America: Super Soldier for a summer 2011 release on Xbox 360, Wii, DS and PlayStation 3.

"Videogame players the world over can now become Marvel’s iconic Super Hero Captain America," said Sega's Gary Knight. "Captain America: Super Soldier puts players in the boots of the ultimate Super Soldier, wielding Captain America’s legendary shield. Working closely with Marvel ensures we’re delivering the calibre of product that gamers and comic fans deserve and it’s a partnership we’re proud of here at SEGA."

The third person action adventure takes place during World War II.

Full details and screens after the jump.

Sega has released seven new screenshots from Shogun: Total War, Creative Assembley's visit to the era and location that began the whole Total War series.

One wonders if CA is running out of ideas - I guess we'll know if the next game announced is Medieval: Total War III.

Check out the new shots after the jump:

You can now download a playable demo for Sega's Vanquish from the Xbox Live Marketplace and PSN.

LONDON (September 1st, 2010) – SEGA® Europe Ltd. can confirm that the VANQUISHTM Official Demo: Velocity Attack, is available exclusively for download from Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®, and PlayStation® Store for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system in Europe today.

VANQUISHTM is the hottest title Shinji Mikami has worked on in over 4 years, achieving high tension throughout the game and delivering a new sense of game merged shooting and action in a finely balanced manner. The game is set for release across North America on 19th October, Australia on 21st of October and across Europe on October 22nd 2010 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

Sega has released four new screenshots from the sci-fi shooter Vanquish.

Check them out after the jump: