Rumor: Sega may bring Vikings onto the PS3 at Leipzig

by Nick Doerr { Aug 16th 2007 at 12:00PM }

It seems like the Rumor Robot is all charged up and zapping stuff out of the sky today. This rumor comes from reports that Sega is working on a new title called Viking: Battle of Asgard and since Norse mythology is all the rage in games today, we expect it to be just as brutal as we imagine the battle of Asgard would be. In fact, the idea this game is even going to pop up at Leipzig is just speculation on other sites, so there's really no evidence to point towards that. However, remember the RPG listing compiled in the previous post? The second game is by Sega and has the word Valkyrie in it. Sega working on two Norse-themed titles at once? Hmm.

Either way you spin it, the game's listed on Gamestop as an early '08 release (with an N64 Roadsters graphic to boot) and we'll probably hear more about it at either Leipzig or Tokyo Game Show. Sega needs to step it up before they lose more credibility -- they're notorious for making games fans simply don't want as of late. Look at it this way: worst case scenario, you have a game featuring vikings and a game featuring valkyries with no relation to each other.

Tags: battleofasgard, sega

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

apease @ Aug 16th 2007 2:57PM

Valkyrie of the Battlefield is probably about as from from being Norse themed as you can get... it's by the team that made Sakura Taisen, with apparently a similar premise (girls, theater, war), and it takes place during WW II.

God, I would kill for a real Sakura Taisen game getting translated. PS3 remake, anyone?

CsMisi @ Aug 17th 2007 2:51AM

Maaaaaaaaaan ... I Loved the Lost Vikings. Was my fav game at the time. It was absolutley superb ... I got a little bit of notsalgia right now. I'm excited to this one. Superb stuff. I can hardly wait ...