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  • Team Sonic Racing Team Gameplay

    New gameplay of Team Sonic Racing unveiled. This one and a half minute video goes over some of the special moves you can use to aid the other drivers on your team. By working together online or locally, you can help guarantee your side a win.  The video points out five specific moves Team Sonic Racing players […]

    Sonic Mania Plus Infomercial

    Recapturing that old 90's style cheesiness, Sega has uploaded a new infomercial for Sonic Mania Plus that harkens back to those glory days. Enjoy!

    90s MGM Sonic movie that never happened

    By 1993 plans to plant the seeds of a larger project than the two ABC cartoons were in play and bringing Sonic the Hedgehog to the big screen was the next goal. At the time the blue blur had serious commercial clout, and other video games movies were being made, so by August 1994 Sega had signed a deal with MGM Studios and Trilogy Entertainment.

    “That was when I sat down with Edward Pressman [The Crow, Street Fighter] and a bunch of producers to find out who was the right partner for us,” says Risley. “I was basically driving the Sonic movie. I don’t know who came up with the idea – whether it was Tom or Shinobu [Toyoda, Sega executive vice-president and COO] or me, or we talked about it as a group – but having come from the movie world, I was always pushing those things. And when we got the go-ahead from Japan to push forward with the movie, it was a very small group of us working on it. I was finding partners, Shinobu was talking with Japan and Tom was making sure everything was running in order. Because, again, this wasn’t just a movie – this was something that could affect our whole brand.”

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    Sonic Mania Dev Diary

    New Mania Dev Diary! Sega is ramping up marketing for the soon-to-release update and DLC for Sonic Mania, Mania Plus. Go behind-the-scenes of the development of Sonic Mania Plus in our first of two dev diaries! Join Kazuyuki Hoshino (Creative Director, Sonic Team) and Tom Fry (Art Director, Sonic Mania) as they discuss their collaboration and […]

    Walmart leaks Team Sonic Racing

    It’s just a couple weeks away from E3 2018 but Sega’s Team Sonic Racing wasn’t able to cross that finish line as Wal-Mart has leaked its first details and screenshots before its announcement. 

    Team Sonic Racing is expected to release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Sega will share more details in the near future.

    Here are the first details and screenshots:

    Team Sonic Racing combines the best elements of arcade and fast-paced competitive style racing as you face-off with friends in intense multiplayer racing. Race together and work together as a team by sharing power-ups and speed boosts. Take control of your racing style – Choose from 3 distinct character types and unlock game changing vehicle customization options to suit your racing style. Speed up. Gear Up Team Racing at Sonic Speed!


    Article updated with official Sega press release


    New Sonic game teased!

    Twitter Tease! Sonic’s official Twitter posted the above image. This was from Sonic Mania Adventures, but do you see the fine print? We will blow it up for you!   Well well well, we have a tease for an upcoming announcement. Could this be the previously teased Sonic racing game? My guess is it is […]

    Sega Announced the Dreamcast 20 Years Ago Today!

    Dreamcast Reveal

    It's hard to believe, but 20 years ago today, Sega announced & revealed the Dreamcast in Japan at the New Challenge Conference. I was only 11 years old then and was excited and wowed by upcoming PlayStation games such as Metal Gear Solid and Gran Turismo but when the Dreamcast was announced my mind was blown. Do you all remember the first time you ever saw Sonic Adventure? Not only were the graphics breaking edge, it was at a flawless 60fps. What are your favorite memories of the console? Let us know and click the article for their official press release!

     

    Sonic the Hedgehog Beginnings

    90s Flashback!

    We’re looking back at the start of it all for a little nostalgia! Does this bring you back? This was an exciting time to be a gamer indeed! Electronic Gaming Monthly - Issue 22 (May 1991). Sonic The Hedgehog coverage. Despite being the cover story, their coverage was only two pages. Check out those early Zone names... (Click Article for Images)

    Sonic Mania Plus Soundtrack Included in Japanese Release

    Mania Plus OST bundled in Japan! Sonic Mania Plus is getting two CDs with the full soundtrack included in the Japanese physical release, according to their Japanese website. What all is included on the soundtrack? It features the full 54 track double CD, which not only includes all of the songs that appeared on the Data Disc's Sonic […]

    Sonic Mania Plus Release Date, Trailer, and Other Tidbits

    Sonic Mania Plus gets a release date! Sega has announced that the awaited Sonic Mania Plus will release on July 17 this year! A new trailer dropped the release date along with some new gameplay footage that includes the two new playable characters, Mighty and Ray. Mania Plus is an updated edition of a digital release […]