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comics
This Week In Video Game Comics
Here's a rundown of the new video game-based comics going on sale in comics shops in the U.S. this week - including Starcraft 2 (not that Starcraft II). More »
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Comment by Mad-Hobo: Holy Mackerel that Sonic comic has a horrible cover. I mean... look at his teeth. 13 Responses | Other threads
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Downloadables
Sega Vintage Collection 2 Brings GunStar Heroes To XBLA, PSN
Sega delivers the official details on the Sega Vintage Collection 2, which brings seven classic Sega games to Xbox Live Arcade and a great deal less to the PlayStation Network this summer. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Bubbleman!: Sega really needs to make a Phantasy Star V. People have no idea that for awhile there, Phantasy Star was... 17 Responses | Other threads
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sonic the hedgehog
SEGA Of America's Invented Sonic The Hedgehog Origins
In 1991, SEGA of America whipped up "The Sonic Bible", an internal document that provided a history and philosophy for Sonic and his universe. More »
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Comment by Trygle12 is FREE!... and waiting for Disgaea 2: So is this why Sonic games have been so bad lately? He's had abandonment issues this whole time.... Also Cancer. 11 Responses | Other threads
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cosplay
Sonic Cosplay Will Frighten The Neighbours, Alert Authorities
Yes, there is big money to be made in cosplay these days. But we'd have imagined that market to focus on properties like Final Fantasy and World of Warcraft. Not Sonic the Hedgehog. More »
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Comment by FlagshipFighter: that is the most mundane sonic i have ever seen! 6 Responses | Other threads
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sega
Sonic, How You've Grown, How You've Changed
SEGA's Sonic The Hedgehog made his debut way back in 1991 on the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive with the self-titled Sonic The Hedgehog. Here's a look at the character over the years. More »
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Comment by D Mitsuki : Gotta have guts kid!: If you can't tell from my display pic, I'm a Sonic Fanboy. That being said, I'm holding my favorite game in... 33 Responses | Other threads
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retrospective
GameTap Remembers Sonic The Hedgehog's Better Days
Did you know that Sonic the Hedgehog's boots were inspired by Michael Jackson? You will after watching all four parts of GameTap's exhaustive retrospective on everybody's favorite spiny blue mammal. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by All the ladies love Mister Jack!: You damn kids with your Cream the Rabbit and your Rouge the Bat and Silver hedgehogs and uzis and swords... 24 Responses | Other threads
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sega
Mario & Sonic To Meet Again, This Time In Canada
Fewer titles epitomise the gulf in potential and delivery on the Wii more than Mario & Sonic at the Olympics. I mean...Mario and Sonic? Together? With motion-sensing? How did this game end up rubbish? More »
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Comment by bkchurch: O man I can't wait for some hardcore sweeping action in the curling minigame. 11 Responses | Other threads
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yuji naka
Sonic Creator Welcomes Your Boring Sonic Questions
Try asking Harrison Ford about Han Solo, and you'll only get dirty looks. But ask Sonic programmer Yuji Naka (pictured) about working on Sonic the Hedgehog, and he'll gladly cooperate... More »
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Comment by Shiryu: "So... whens the next 2D good Sonic comming out?" ...I got nothing else. 8 Responses | Other threads
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clips
Sonic & The Black Knight Trailer Upholds Proud Sega Butt Rock Tradition
Sega's not one to shy away from awful cheese metal and lukewarm butt rock in its video game soundtracks. Thankfully, Sonic & The Black Knight looks to stay true to that hammy musical tradition. More »
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Comment by d_r_e: Indeed Michael, that's some cheesy butt rock alright. WTF is this, the 80s? Ugh. Those lyrics were really awful too. "and... 20 Responses | Other threads
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he fought the law
Gamer Kid Gets Hedgehog Legalized in Kansas
Judson King 11, looooooves him some Sonic. He asked his mom for a real hedgehog. Unfortunately, Mom said, they were banzored under city code. So he worked for three years to get it changed. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by ZenGaijin: Wonder what he woulda did back in the day when Sonic games were actually good? 23 Responses | Other threads
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sega
Let's Tap Doesn't Knock Out Big Sales In Japan
Japan let's mehs Let's Tap. During its launch, the penguin-playable game shifted a mere 5,400 copies. The game was developed by Yuji Naka, former lead programmer of Sonic The Hedgehog.
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Comment by hagridore: Thank god. I don't want to live in a world where Let's Tap is a smash hit. Its bad enough... 20 Responses | Other threads
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Wii Downloadables
Weekly Wii Update: Dogs And Cats, Hockey, and Sonic 2
This week's Nintendo Wii downloadables update balances two new and untested WiiWare games with the lesser of two Sonic the Hedgehog sequels. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by CommentatorHatman: Wow. I'd take the kick in the nuts over all of those. I haven't played any of these (well, I HAVE... 5 Responses | Other threads
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germany
Sonic The Hedgehog, The Chessboard
"Chess" is the last thing that comes to mind when someone mentions Sonic the Hedgehog. There are other things we think of first. Regardless, leave it to the Germans to make a Sonic the Hedgehog chess board. More »
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Comment by Locke562: How do you tell the difference between your pieces and your opponents? 19 Responses | Other threads
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sonic the hedgehog
Kids Can Sit On Sonic For A "Full-Body Sensory Experience"
...with the Reactor Mini Chair from Ultimate Gaming Chair! The gaming chair manufacturer is delivering its first kid-sized, speaker-stuffed chair in time for the holiday season which just happens to coincide with the release of Sega's Sonic Unleashed. The smaller sized gaming chair is designed for kids ages three to nine years and comes with a full color image of Sega's enduring mascot Sonic the Hedgehog. More »
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Comment by TragicaLLy MaLicious: Sit on Sonic for a "full-body sensory experience"? Four high-impact vibrating motors?? My mind's stuck in a gutter and I... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Fandom
The Dangers of Fanaticism
Well, it's obvious than fandoms aren't all fun and games, but Peter Parrish warns that fanaticism could be downright dangerous for the industry at large — just imagine a world where unchecked fandom desires dictate how future games are going to play out. Using the example of the apparently large and vociferous Sonic fandom, Parrish points towards what he sees as a devolving series based on the whims of the 'fan-artist' and 'fan-author.' Oh, but it doesn't stop there: More »
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Comment by Jeff Paine: Ptr Prrsh lkd dp nt prh's ys. "Dd y knw tht fntcsm cn rn smthng prfctly gd? Fr nstnc," h... 18 Responses | Other threads
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Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
Sega Reveals Splotchy 40 Game Mega Drive Compilation
One would think the awesome power of today's consoles and easy access to games in downloadable form would make publishers steer clear of retro compilations, but not Sega. They've just announced a 40 game strong compilation of classic Sega Genesis titles, coming in early 2009 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection will contain 40 16-bit classics, including Sonic 1, 2, and 3, the Streets of Rage series, Ecco the Dolphin, Space Harrier, and obviously more, along with bonus content from the Master System and Sega's own 80's arcade games. To sweeten the pot for today's high-def console owners, the collection will be able to output the games at 720p, utilizing some sort of 'better blurry than blocky' technology. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by LokeSTL: [www.sega.com] GAMES INCLUDE: Alex Kidd in the Enchanted CastleAlien StormAltered BeastBeyond OasisBonanza Bros.ColumnsComix ZoneDecap Attack starring Chuck D. HeadDr. Robotnik's MBMDynamite HeaddyEcco... 23 Responses | Other threads
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sonic unleashed
Sega Reminds All of Dreamcast
Just because Sega shitcanned the Dreamcast, doesn't mean the company has forgotten. (We haven't!) The company still has a Dreamcast game page on its corporate site. And if you look very closely at this Sonic Unleashed screenshot, you can glimpse that magic enjoyment box. Dr. Robotnik has stellar taste in game consoles. He should be congratulated. More »
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Comment by 0rin: is anyone else having trouble understanding just what is happening in the picture? I can tell it's dr. robotnik, but... 17 Responses | Other threads
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sonic
Sega Japan NoThankYou.JPGs Sonic Unleashed For PS2
Sonic Unleashed is getting, erm, unleashed on every console under the North American sun: Xbox 360, Wii, PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation. Retitled as Sonic: World Adventure for the Japanese market, the SEGA game is not getting a PS2 release in The Land of the Rising Sun. Game site Siliconera wonders why the title is not getting a PlayStation 2 port — especially because the PS2 version would be ready in time for the Japan release. SEGA hasn't abandoned the PS2 platform yet as shooter Thunderforce IV is hitting that platform later this month. Could it be SEGA Japan's last PS2 title? More » -
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Sega Quietly Launches PlaySega.com
Sega has quietly launched the beta version of their online gaming portal / social networking site PlaySega.com. The site features a handful of casual games to poke at, including Sonic at the Olympic Games, which seems to be a port of the mobile phone version of the Official Beijing Olympics tie-in. Visitors to the site will be able to create their own personalized escape using items purchased through the website's ring currency, which you must play games to earn. I've already created my own escape, which is apparently a Swiss Chalet containing a small naked boy. Alrighty. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Xerone: I'm not sure if I'll sign-up... I'll probably get flamed, but I never really did enjoy the whole 'Run so... 2 Responses | Other threads
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weresonic
Sonic Wishes You a Shitty Morning
There are many types of creepy. There is, for instance, the zipper-chested Sackboy creepy, the kind that gives you nightmares of creeping death and knit intestines. Then you have Were creepy, the glaring, overly happy, spring in your step kind that makes you wonder whose intestines this particular bit of anthropomorphic IP just choked down to get so happy.
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Comment by Eltigro: Is the guy with him making sure people don't beat him up? Or is it so that he won't... 5 Responses | Other threads
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oddities
Chinese Toothbrushes, Leave Sonic ALONE
What. The. Hell. File this under "NOT NEWS" and "SERIOUS TRAVESTY". A reader over at game site UK:R writes: More »
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Comment by Mact: Sega should sue these people, but, unfortunately, it's more likely that the next Sonic game will now center on fusing... 4 Responses | Other threads
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sonic chronicles
New Sonic Chronicles Insider Trailers Show Environments and Characters
Only 2 weeks until we can get our hands on BioWare's rendition of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Of all the Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood trailers we've posted, these two are by far the best. They give us the most insight on what we can expect in terms of character abilities and environments. Second video after the jump. More »
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Comment by All the ladies love Mister Jack!: Yup. Sonic's gone bad in the last few years, but with Bioware at the helm his last game might just... 3 Responses | Other threads
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By Owen GoodComment by SenileProfessorOak: I don't even know why comments are allowed on anything Sonic related anymore. You people simply don't know what the... 9 Responses | Other threads
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sonic chronicles
New Sonic Chronicles The Dark Brotherhood Developer Diary
Sonic Chronicles — being the first Sonic game I've been excited for in years — is looking pretty solid. Bioware CEO Raymond Muzyka and President Greg Zeschuk give us insight into some of the things the team has been thinking about when combining a Sonic game and RPG-style play. The game will hit stores September 30th.
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Comment by Erinaceus: Why the hell are there still naysayers over this game? It doesn't matter that it's not "Sonic Rush fast" because... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Hirokazu Yasuhara
Westerners Destroy, Japanese Create
Hirokazu Yasuhara has been lucky enough to work in both the Japanese game industry and the Western game industry. In Japan, he was the third member of the first Team Sonic and fleshed out the level design for the early Sonic titles. In the West, he clocked time at Naughty Dog, working on the Jak series. Now, he's currently senior design director at Namco Bandai Games America. In an interview with game site Gamasutra, Yasuhara talks his level design philosophy (fascinating stuff) and offers insights like: More »
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Comment by fuck this noise: @BlueGeek: Well, no, the term is both, it was coined in the west, as far as I know. In japan,... 1 Responses | Other threads
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sonic chronicles: the dark brotherhood
New Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Trailer Shows Combat
From the guys who brought you Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire, and Mass Effect comes Sonic Chronicles for the DS. In this video we get a quick look at the combat and what we can expect. The game will be hitting your Nintendo DS. -
sonic
Sega Admit, OK, Sonic Has Been A Bit Crap Lately
Sonic 1 was great! Sonic 2 was good! Heck, I even loved Sonic 3. But almost every Sonic since has been a bit, well, rubbish. Which has been a problem for Sega for, oh, over a decade now. We know it, you know it, so it's little surprise to see that, yes, even Sega know it, too, with Sega USA's Sean Ratcliffe saying: More »
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Comment by Ryodestined: The quality control is late, but better late than never. The Sonic Adventures were good (I like Sonic Heroes... more » | Other threads
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birthday bash
Happy Birthday Sonic!
Seventeen years ago to this day, Sonic spirited onto the Genesis/Mega Drive. And he did it with 'tude. That's right! SEGA's Sonic the Hedgehog was released in North America and Europe on June 23, 1991. The game came out a month later in Japan. In his heyday, the blue hedgehog gave Mario as run for his money during the 16 bit generation. While SEGA seemed to have lost the plot in the last few years (human kissing anyone?), recent Sonic titles like the Sonic Team and Dimps developed Sonic Unleashed show promise of a return to form. And that is probably the best birthday present Sonic could ask for. More »
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Comment by Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.: @Talleh: Isn't that half what they're doing? Sonic will be back. If Unleashed gets some 8s and 9s, we'll all be... more » | Other threads
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sega game day
Sonic Unleashed Impressions
Coming this holiday, Sonic Unleashed is the first Sega title built on the Sonic-loving "Hedgehog Engine," a next-gen platform in development since 2005. Perhaps to show off the new engine's muscle, Sonic Unleashed will take place in real world settings on a fractured Earth and feature both 3D third-person and 2D side-scrolling action. I caught a glimpse of the first level set in Greece and the fourth set in an unnamed European city during Sega's recent Gamer's Day. More »
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Comment by freespeech: why is he dr. eggman and not robotnik like he used to be?????????????????????????????? more » | Other threads
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Comment by phnord: I tried to send this in as a tip, but apparently they don't consider it newsworthy here... In any case, PlatinumGames... more » | Other threads
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sega
Sonic Is Strange Brown
Silly Sega, Hedgehogs aren't blue! They don't wear gloves and sneakers, either!! Here is an artist's rendition of Sonic — you know, if Sega hadn't deceptively painted him a different color. Liars! Says the artist: More »
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Comment by Josh*: He was brown in the origin comic. He wasn't born blue! 1 Responses | Other threads
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sega
Fan-Made Sonic 2 HD Remix Coming
Super Street Fighter II Turbo isn't the only classic getting the "HD Remix" treatment, as an unofficial, fan-created remake of Sonic 2 is underway. A team of five superfans from the Sonic "community" have released some of the artwork and animation from the high-def update which can be gawked at SavyGamer. Early looks at Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Dr. Robotnik should give you a clear indication just how pretty this looks. Let's hope they finish it before the cease and desist departs Sega HQ. More »
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Comment by Erinaceus: Meh...I wish luck to the guys willing to put the time in to create it. But that does not mean... more » | Other threads
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music
RAC Re-ignites Nintendo Sega Feud
The console wars between Sega and Nintendo ended years ago, but the folks of the RemixArtistCollective are bringing it back with a special 4-track remix album of classic tunes from both systems. On the Nintendo side of things you've got Mario and of course The Legend of Zelda, while Sega is represented here by Sonic the Hedgehog and...Sonic the Hedgehog. Does Nintendo win on sheer variety, or can two Sonic remixes stand up to the double threat of Mario and Link? Find out for yourself by downloading the electro dance versions of these classic tunes below. Not bad at all. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by globones: Why is every still comparing NES to genesis? SMS &NES= 8 bits SNES &Genesis= 16 bits both generations the systems... more » | Other threads
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sega
Where's Sonic? (Let's Find Him!)
Found in a drawer and from Sonic's mid-90's heyday comes this, Where's Sonic? It's a picture book where you, un-huh, look for Sonic. The 2D drawings are spectacular! Click through the gallery below to find Sonic. Maybe you won't. There are no guarantees, really. More »
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Comment by soap_box: I still have this, and another one with Knuckles on the cover, back at my parents' house somewhere. more » | Other threads
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oddities
Sonic Candy... Cigarettes? (Smoke If You Got 'Em!)
Cigarettes are bad. They cause cancer. Cancer kills you. But candy cigarettes? Harmless! They only inspire impressionable children to smoke. And who better to rope 'em in young than Sonic the Hedgehog? The "New Tasty 100 percent Stick Candy Cigarettes" were found in the Philippines. Surgeon General warns of serious Sonic attitude! More » -
team sonic
Sonic Unleased Not Connected to Those Shit Sonic Games
Never mind that Sega's crack legal team already confirmed Sonic Unleashed, Official Nintendo Magazine (UK) has a world exclusive! The Wii game will be out this winter, use the Wii-mote and Nunchuk, but won't have online, it seems. Fair enough, the game seems like an old school Sega platformer — a good thing. Says the game's lead designer, Yoshihisa Hashimoto: More »
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Comment by supersonicspeedy: I think it's better to have 3D stuff, so they should get rid of the 2D stuff. We'll see how... more » | Other threads
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sonic
Budget Japanese Sega Shirts (The Exchange Rate Sucks)
Sega has teamed up with Japanese clothes retailer to make, you guessed it, Sega Uniqlo shirts. There are Virtua Fighter, House of the Dead and Sonic shirts. I quite like that hedgehog one right up there. The shirts cost US ¥1,500 (US $14.63). Oh geez, just look at that exchange rate. So sad. The shirts though, they're pretty cool. More »
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Comment by jackal888: They have Uniqlo in Manhattan.Maybe I will get the Zombie Shirt. more » | Other threads
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sonic chronicles: the dark brotherhood
New Sonic Chronicles Screens
Don't you dare go forgetting about Sonic on the DS just because you've seen hints at a possibly glorious future for the franchise. Instead, take a look at these new screens for BioWare's Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood for the DS. More » -
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More Sonic Unleashed Images Trickle Out
And there's more! And it *might* be real, too!! Earlier, we brought word of Sonic Unleashed screenshots that were unleashed off of SEGA's FTP server. Then this alleged Sonic Unleashed clip hit the internet. Now? This character art and more concept art work. We highly approve of this still-rumored-but-unconfirmed art. Apparently, SONIC TEAM as well as developers in the States and Europe are working on this title together. If this is their work, we appreciate them making Sonic not-sucky again. If it's some random internet fakers, we likewise appreciate them making Sonic not-sucky again. More »
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Comment by L_K_M: @thejakeman: probably disagrees with you: What are you babbling on about? You wrote "people used to hate Sonic Adventure." This... more » | Other threads
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nintendo
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Character Super Evolved
Sure, we've seen stuff like this before, that doesn't mean we're sick of Nintendo character evolution charts. Never! This time around we're tracking the progression that the brawlers from Super Smash Bros. Brawl have undergone. Hit the jump for a look at Samus, Kirby and non-Nintendo character but Wii-favorite Sonic. More »
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Comment by TrevWolf: @DrLight: To be fair, Halo 3 saw MC in nothing but a thong-back bikini. more » | Other threads
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