Xbox 360 Launch Condemned by Sega

Publisher lays out its plans for the rest of the year.

It may be better known for Sonic The Hedgehog and Virtua Fighter, but come this Christmas people will start to associate Sega with gritty thrills.

The company has confirmed that Condemned: Criminal Origins, the first-person action game from US-based Monolith Productions, will be ready for the launch of Microsoft's next-generation console.

Missing the cut, however, is Full Auto for Xbox 360, which Sega also had on display at May's E3 in Los Angeles. Brit developer Pseudo Interactive had hoped to have the game ready by launch day, but that doesn't seem to be happening anymore.

Sega's release outline for the rest of the year, seen below, also hints at the launch date of the Xbox 360 being between 4 November and 25 November.

Microsoft will likely announce full launch details for the console by its X05 event in Amsterdam in early October at the latest.

• Super Monkey Ball Deluxe (PS2, Xbox) - 26 August
• Virtua Tennis: World Tour (PSP) - 1 September
• World Snooker Challenge 2005 (PSP) - 1 September
• Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion (PC) - 30 September
• Sonic Gems Collection (PS2, GameCube) - 30 September
• Spartan: Total Warrior (PS2, Xbox, GameCube) - 7 October
• Sega Classics Collection (PS2) - 28 October
• Football Manager 2006 (PC, Mac) - 4 November
• Condemned: Criminal Origins (Xbox 360) - Xbox 360 Launch title
• Sonic Rush (DS) - 25 November
• Shadow The Hedgehog (PS2, Xbox, GameCube) - 25 November

Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo Games