SEGA acquires Technosoft properties, adds Thunder Force III to 3D Classics

SEGA had a pretty exciting announcement during its Tokyo Game Show stage show when they announced an acquisition of Technosoft’s video game properties.

SEGA also announced that along with this move, they will be adding the Mega Drive shooter Thunder Force III to SEGA 3D Classics Collection 3: Final Stage, which is due for release in Japan on Dec 22 on the Nintendo 3DS.

Technosoft has been closely tied to SEGA, having developed the Thunder Force series as well as Herzog Zwei.

The full list of the current SEGA 3D Classics Collection 3: Final Stage collection is below:

• 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• 3D Afterburner II
• 3D Streets of Rage 2
• 3D Gunstar Heroes
• 3D Super Hang-on
• Turbo Outrun
• Thunder Force III

Two more unannounced titles will be added to the collection before it releases later this year.