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Yesterday in London, Sega showed off the Sonic Adventure 2 preview version in a number of Dreamcast demo pods near 'Miss Selfridges' in Oxford Street. This event drew a huge number of eager Sonic fans all dying to get their hands on the game and play a more complete version than the SA2 Trial. The version of the game was the one doing the rounds on WebPages (such as IGN) and Magazines where you could pick the side of Good or Evil. But only the first level for each character was playable. I personally was unable to attend the event but I gathered this information from a London radio station which was covering the event, as well as other happenings around the Oxford Street area.

Suncoast Picture Store, is going to carry the Sonic DVDs that are scheduled for release late May early June. When I talked to the people there, they told me they had no idea which episodes of what show it will be. So, we'll still have to wait and see what happens. However, Sonic the Hedgehog was the actual title for Satam, so you never know.

Somewhat related to Sonic, I wondered over to DiC's website today (which is STILL under construction) and a new message on the page read "Chinese are cool." What does that mean? Is DiC going to start importing Chinese cartoons or what? Guess we'll just have to wait & see.

Source: DiC

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The Floating Island has an interview with Lina Mineelli, the voice of Rouge, Omochao, and hundreds of other characters, which you can read here. In the interview, Robotnik's father is mentioned, which almost certainly refers to the "Pr. Gerald Robotonik" on Sonic Team's page.

One of my personal faves, Daily Radar, has closed. This site is a internet gaming news site and often a news sorce for Sonic things, and I thought it might be nice if we give it a few moments of silence. You can read reasons why they shut down and alot more at

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Oh no its not the light speed dash over agian Sonic and Shadow get a new skill the light dash were Sonic or shadow will burst of in speed and make images of themselves cool.You can check it out its at the site with the new Sonic screens Igndc.com this move will make you remember those images Sonic made when he was hyper Sonic.

IGNDC has released info and movies on Green Forest:

When you start off the Green Forest level, you have eight minutes to complete the stage before it blows up! Yeah, we don't know who the heck would decimate a forest (well, besides corporations like Exxon), but if Sonic has to run, no problemo! The Green Forest level is a pretty dangerous level as one bad jump will send Sonic down to the watery depths... and as we all know, hedgehogs can't swim. The level design of the Green Forest is fantastic as it follows the true principle of any Sonic level; while you can get through the game carefully, there's always a faster path that allows you to zoom by the level even faster... so long as you have the skill to do it! I really implore you dear readers to check out the movies as they really demonstrate how the level design of the Green Forest is made for our favorite turbo-charged hedgehog. Also, The Green Forest is the two-player battle level for Sonic and Shadow where both characters are trying to out race each other to the Goal Ring!

You can check out the new screens and movies here.

Source: IGNDC

Some interesting stuff is on Sonic Team's English SA2 page. It's confirmed that the military is after Sonic because they think he's Shadow, and that all the characters go to a space station named ARK that contains the "Eclipse Cannon." Slightly surprising is tyhat Tails apparently is just as good with machinery as Robotnik, and Sonic and Knuckles are listed as "friends." However, the big surprise is in Shadow's profile. It says that he was built by "Pr.Gerald Robotonik." If this isn't a translation mistake, then Sonic Team is either using the English name for Eggman for another character, or the game could intro one of Robotnik's relatives.

Source: Sonic Team

Sonic Team's SA2 page has info on some of the game's bosses. Of course, the character vs. character battles are back, but the 2 other bosses mentioned are a surprise. Big Foot is a mechanical walker built by the military and one of Sonic's bosses. It belongs to the "Scorpion Troop." Shadow fights Hot Shot, a flying military machine that chases him and fires on the ground (which sounds like a very cool boss, IMO). It belongs to the "Spider Troop." No clue what these "troops" are - maybe competing teams attempting to catch Shadow?