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  • Sonic Team keeping its name?

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    While Sonic Team is being re-absorbed into Sega along with all the other development groups, and the site says Sonic Team 2000-2004, Gamespot says the name Sonic Team will still be used. There's also a contest for pins on Sonic Team's site, but I checked and it's limited to residents of Japan.

    Jun Senoue Details

    More from Raxel:

    Jun is going to be in the Geneon USA booth at noon on 7/4 (Sunday) to coincide with the Sonic Heroes soundtrack announcement.

    Jun Senoue at Anime Expo 2004

    From Raxel Van Schred of the official Jun Sunoue fan site:

    I recieved word from Jun that he will be making an appearance at the Anime Expo 2004 this weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center. If you're in the LA area, or are a fan that is wlling to travel, go and say hello!

    The 13th Annual Anime Expo starts on Friday July 2nd and ends on Monday July 5th. Opening hours and other details can be found on the official website for the convention.

    There are more details regarding the specifics to come, stay tuned!

    More Sonic X Stuff

    Acid and VCP have found more info on the new season of Sonic X.

    Acid:

    I think Vec seems to be mistaken. It's not Sonic who would be actually fighting with Chris and company but Sonic's grandson Speedster who would be carrying on the torch since Sonic will be too old to fight. All the other furries' grandchildren will also aid in the fight and have wacky adventures together.

    I also think they are renaming it Sonic X: Next Generation.

    VCP:

    And you both forgot to mention one of the new villains, Dr Eggkid, Eggman's smart-mouthed son whose number one goal in life is to prove himself as the "coolest kid in the universe", which is why he has such a great rivalry with Speedster and Flyboy (Tails' three tailed grandson).

    Sonic Adventure 2: Battle For PC

    SA:DX isn't the only Sonic Adventure game headed for PC. Sega is porting SA2:B (again). This version will support online features like its Dreamcast counterpart, and new character skins will be released online.

    Sonic X Details

    A few details about the new 26 episodes of Sonic X have been revealed. Eggman has used Chaos Control again. Sonic tagged along, but this time he has none of his friends to help. It's up to Chris, Danny, Frances, and some of their new friends to help Sonic oppose Eggman's schemes for world conquest. New characters include Maynard, a small boy with an incredible talent for machines, and Danny's sister, Vanessa, who claims she's the key to stopping Eggman.

    Sonic Advance 3 Revealed

    Preview at 1up.com

    Pics at 1up.com

    Sonic Advance 3 Features:

  • 2-character team gameplay
  • CUSTOMIZABLE TEAMS!
  • Giant rings (for the special stage?)
  • Keys (for the special stage?)
  • You can pick up your partner
  • 4 known playable characters (and hopefully more - the Chaotix and Rouge would be great)
  • 4 known zones - Route 99, Sunset Hill, and 2 unnamed zones
  • A zone "map" level where you can find entrances to hidden stages
  • 2-player cooperative mode where both players explore different parts of a level

    Notice that the characters are not defined by formation - Tails and Cream are on the same team in 1 shot.

    You don't actually play as both characters, but your choice of partner affects where you can go and what your abilities are.

    Thanks to Project Blue Gale for finding this.