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With the upcoming "Mobius:20 Years Later" saga being pencilled completely by Steve Butler, there have been some questions as to Dawn Best's role in the comic. Ken Penders had the following to say about this on the message board.

Dawn is working on some Sonic stories now, and while I did discuss Mobius: 25 Years Later with her, I've also been discussing other projects as well, which I chose not to talk about publicly at the moment until things are a done deal. She's got a lot of talent and I hope to be seeing her broaden her horizons as a result.

Source: *Ken's Comic Book Stories and Art*

From XenGamers:

Sega has cemented plans for its upcoming "GameJam Storm Expo" in Japan. Scheduled for April 5-6 at the TFT Hole in Tokyo, Sega plans to have kiosks featuring games scheduled for release this spring and summer in Japan including: Initial D: Special Stage (PS2), J-League Pro-Soccer Club 3 (PS2), Sonic Adventure DX (GameCube), Sonic Mega Collection (GameCube), Sonic Pinball Party (GameBoy Advance), Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution (PS2) and Virtual On: Marz (PS2), among others. It's currently unknown whether upcoming arcade titles such as F-Zero and Virtua Cop 3 will be on display at the event. For reference, the GameJam Storm event will be open to public with free admission.

Source: XenGamers

Ken Penders has made an announcement regarding the previously cancelled Sonic Super Special "Knuckles: 20 Years Later". The project has been reborn with the name "Mobius:25 years Later". The series will run separate of the main Sonic continuity in the back pages of the comic and will be pencilled by Steven Butler. The first story will be eleven pages, and the preceding ones will be six.

Source: *Ken Pender's Comic Book Stories and Art*

*throws stuff* I can't believe someone beat me to some SatAM news... err wait, I mean

There are Sonic X plushies for preorder on Ufo Catcher.com. For some reason Cream and Cheese are $20 each but the others (Including Chris) are only $12.99. These are for pre order and should ship around July/August 2003.

I received an Email from John Stewart of Dic Entertainment with info about the new Sat-AM DVDs.

Flash Star (a Brazilian Video company) released the first Sonic DVD in Brazil.

From XenGamers:

THQ has begun shipping Sonic Advance 2, the latest installment in Sega's handheld platform game series for the GameBoy Advance, to retailers in America. In the game, Dr. Eggman is up to his old tricks again, and the world's fastest hedgehog must put a stop to it. Sonic, Tails and Knuckles are back with new character Cream the Rabbit, racing through new environments and battling new foes. Sonic Advance 2 features multiplayer play for up to four GameBoy Advance systems using the Game Link Cable. Players can raise their favorite Chaos and play mini-games within the Tiny Chao Garden. Players can also play with their Chaos in Sonic Adventure 2 Battle on Nintendo GameCube, by connecting a GameBoy Advance to the Nintendo GameCube console.

"We are delighted to publish this sequel to the 2002 smash hit, Sonic Advance," said Alison Locke, executive vice president, North American Publishing, THQ. "Sonic Advance 2 exemplifies Sega's talent and devotion to the Sonic brand and THQ is thrilled to be bringing this triple-A Game Boy Advance title to North America."

Source: XenGamers

On March the 9th Sage, Sonic.Amateur Games Expo, returned. Up for a while, all the sonic fan gamers show of their products and get them rated, and available to all us public.

Many returned products, not just Sonic but fan games are available. From Sonic team Junior, Blazefire and Poulto all return alongside several new Sonic, Mighty, Metal Sonic and many fan characters in the fan gaming event of the year.

Check it out, its good, link is here: http://www.sagexpo.org/

Sonic Cult and Sonic Hacking Community are having a contest for a universal hacking program. Here are the details:

We are looking to develop a fully functional universal studio tool for hacking Sonic games. With the current status of hacking guides, we feel it's time to develop more universal tools to hack Sonic games. We are looking for a SINGLE program. Not multiple programs. This tool should be based on the 16-bit Sega Genesis/Megadrive games. But the further you branch, the more score you receive. So if it edits Sega CD, 32x, SMS, Game Gear, and other games, the more you receive. Current programs and editors are allowed to enter, however they will be stripped of 15-30% of their final score, due to the head start they receive and depending on what they do to begin with. The prize awarded to the best tool will be a Sonic Adventure 2 store display, signed by Yuji Naka himself!

For more information visit Sonic Cult

N-Gage Sonic

An excerpt from the IGNPocket article:

Sonic the Hedgehog, or Sonic N, is just a scaled down version of Sonic Advance. The levels are pretty much exactly what GBA owners can already play. What's more, the Nokia version is severely letterboxed, squashed, and distorted when it's fit on the vertical LCD screen, making the text and score very, very hard to read. The game's speed is equal, but the refresh is not...and this limitation is noticeable when Sonic blazes at top speed, and the screen's refresh makes the scrolling look a bit choppy.

Source: IGNPocket