Sega of Europe has announced a Special Edition of Bayonetta, which will release in tandem with the standalone version on January 8. The Special Edition package contains a soundtrack disc and a hardcover art book, along with the game proper. While currently only announced for the UK, Australia, Spain and France, I’m guessing it’s only a matter of time before Sega of America makes a simila... more.

Bayonetta may not be hitting retail shelves in western markets until January, but for those who aren’t opposed to importing, you can actually get your hands on the game much sooner – “in a couple of days” sooner, so long as you own a Playstation 3. Siliconera has found that that Japanese PS3 version of Bayonetta is region free, and that the entire game – voices, menus, and in-game tex... more.

In recent weeks, doubts have begun to surface surrounding the PS3 version of Bayonetta, most notably a striking lack of graphical stability and framerate issues with the PS3 version as compared to its 360 counterpart. The head of PlatinumGames, Tatsuya Minami, recently tried to assuage those fears on the company’s website, stating that “as the developers of Bayonetta, we have overseen both ... more.

Bayonetta is extremely interesting to me, one for the fact that it exists and one for the entire premise and push behind it. At the Penny Arcade Expo, it was the only game at Sega's rather tiny booth, which makes me wonder if it really is the only game Sega found worth promoting. Either way, Bayonetta is an action game from the people at Platinum Games; most notably Hideki Kamiya who is better... more.

Earlier today, Sega made the announcement that Bayonetta would not make it this year, instead releasing in January 2010. While we will have to wait a little bit longer to play this sexy action game, Japan will be lucky enough to play it October 29th. According to the Sega press release, Bayonetta is a very important title to them, so they made the decision to wait until the holiday craze is... more.