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The highly anticipated Sakura Taisen 3 (Sakura Wars 3) for the Dreamcast has been delayed from a tentative release this fall to release early next year. The upgraded Dreamcast re-release of Sakura Taisen 2 is currently the #1 selling video game in Japan.

Sega of Japan will release a new 3D adventure creation program called Dream Studio for Dreamcast on November 9, for 6800 yen. In Dream Studio you create your own 3D adventure game. All the objects and characters in the “game” are full 3D. You can create your own characters, stories, dialogue, monsters, dungeon layouts, music, sound effects and even the 3D texture of the characters and objects. A resource database is included in the program, allowing you to use sample data to create your own adventure quickly. The program will support the DC keyboard, mouse, VGA box and internet connection.

Kid announced that the upcoming Dreamcast love simulation game Never 7: The End of Infinity will have internet support and a new Append Story mode which allows players to download additional scenarios for the game. Kid is planning to host a scenario creation contest in Japan. The Never 7 append scenarios will be chosen from the winners of this event. New scenarios will be available for download after the game is released later this year.

Source: Magic Box