Mega Man X5 has been released in North America! And yes, the horrid Guns & Roses names are in it. >:P
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Mega Man X5 has been released in North America! And yes, the horrid Guns & Roses names are in it. >:P
The Interactive Digital Software Association, which includes every major game publisher in the industry, has made a proposal to the the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. It includes restrictions on the marketing of M-rated games. Some restrictions have been summarized on GameCenter.
Print (including game publications): Ads for Mature-rated games may not be placed in magazines where 45 percent or more of the readers are under 17.
Analysis: By our count, there are only three magazines in the industry whose audience does not fit this profile.
TV advertising: Ads for Mature-rated games may not be placed on programs where 35 percent or more of the viewers are under 17.
Analysis: By this definition, a game such as Resident Evil could not be advertised on MTV.
Internet ads: Paid ads for M-rated games shall not be placed on Web sites where 45 percent or more of the visitors are under 17.
Analysis: The document states that Media Metrix data will be used to establish the demographic of Web site audiences. Considering how many fan sites are too small for Media Metrix to measure, this could make it impossible for any independent sites to secure advertising revenue.
IGN.com recently interviewed Satoshi Kayama, a big man at Sega of Japan, who revealed some suprising details about Sonic, and Sega's hardware future.
Here's what IGN gathered:
"Sonic for Game Boy Advance will arrive in celebration of Sonic's 10th anniversary. Sega hopes the game will spur interest in Sonic Adventure 2 for Dreamcast. Sega is also considering doing other things besides games, including the release of a possible anime using CG."
and sadly...
"When asked if Sega will put out hardware in the future, Kayama responded with a strong no, and a laugh. Sega consulted with its creative team first before making the move to software only."
So Sonic may be getting a computer animated move/video, and Dreamcast 2 is already dead :(
Source: IGNDC
Sonicteam.com have released the first EVER picture of Sonic Advance for the Game Boy Advance! and just looking at the picture will make anybody drool with excitement! **drool**
a quick Elingo-ing and this is what it has to say about the title:
Sale schedule in autumn of 2001.
"Sonic" series which became smash hit 1 which exceeds 15,000,000 total sales numbers in all over the world after appearance in 1991. When sonic is narrow, It runs through in the new field which GBA produces in 2001 which becomes the tenth sonic birth anniversary which should be commemorated.
It also notes that Sonic The Hedgehog Advenace is the working title, and this will be one whole brand new adventure (unlike Sonic Pocket Adventure, a re-release of Sonic 2), and uses the power of the GBA Palette to the full. Lets hope it uses some of that Mode 7 goodness too, eh? This was the only picture, and a work in progress one at that (Just like the Sonic 2 pictures, like Hidden Palace and Dust Hill)
Also, new pictures of Chu Chu Rocket GBA have been released! Including some new info.
Sale schedule on March 21, 2001.
Exciting Puzzle Game appears from Sonic Team to the Gameboy advance. Let's make it induce lovely rats and escape by the rocket. Battle with a friend will be alot of fun! New roulette event and 2600 question puzzle, etc. A new element only of the Gameboy advance version is also fully loaded.
What is also very interestiong is the fact that it claims to use 5 different languages! Japanese, English, French, German, and Spanish! This make an even bigger hope for it to be released in the US and Europe! More Pictures are also at the Source.
**laughs at title**
Any longtime Sonic fan in the game scene will remember the name - Simon Wai, the guy who helped Sonic fans everywhere discover the longlost Sonic 2 Beta. Well guess what?
He's baaaaaaaaaaaaaaacck.... ^__^ So just where did he vanish to? This was the post made yesterday to the Sonic 2 Beta Messsage Board...
Hey guys (anyone here?), It's Simon Wai here. It has been a loooong time... Looks like lots of things have changed. How are you guys?
You probably have many questions to ask, but let me clear up something first. I seemed to vanish because of the heavy workload (okay that does sound way too familiar LOL). I promised to myself to explain to you guys my departure of the Sonic scene, but being such a lazy guy, I kind of postponed the announcement day by day. And I ended up never made the annoucement at all. So if I made a mess (and it seems so), I'm willing to apologize. Sorry guys.
So what makes me suddenly come back.... I was downloading some MP3s on Napster and someone popped up and asked me if I'm "THE Simon Wai" (my username is simonwai). That reminded me to explain what has been going on to you S2Beta fans.
Thanks to Pelord for maintaining the site. I'm sure lots of Sonic fans have been helped. I'm afraid I can't contribute anymore to the Sonic scene, as any Sonic-related data have been wiped out of my hard drive long ago. I also won't have enough time (remember?). And no, I didn't find any Sonic 1 beta etc when I was in Hong Kong ;)
Thanks for listening, I am sure that clears up lots of "clouds" inside you head. Also thanks to everyone who supported me during the old days.
Oh one more thing, I dumped @home and am now on Bell ADSL. My e-mail is simonwai@sympatico.ca. If you want to ask anything, or simply want to confirm my identity, feel free to send me an e-mail (I WILL reply this time, hehe).
P.S. Are Sonique, Dezmond, Andre, Kulock, etc still around?
I never knew Simon at all, but I know Sonique and sometime Kulock visit here at the news page so hopefully they'll get this message and respond. As for Andre Dirk he vanished a long time ago as well if I remember correctly and I never knew Dezmond. But if you knew him, pop by and say hi - message link below.
Source Response:Simons Welcome Back Message - Sonic 2 Beta MB
EGM's latest issue has come out! And guess whose on the cover again...... :)
This time its Sonic with the cast of Phantasy Star reflected from his eyes. Included in this issue is an article celebrating 10 Years Of Sonic The Hedgehog and an SA2 Blowout at the end! The issue is selling for $4.99 and you can click the cover for a larger view. :)
Care to get your hands on Sonic Adventure 2 before everyone else? If so you can import the Japanese verion from Express.com!
Description: The hedgehog is back, running at the speed of sound heading toward a TV screen near you!! Super crisp graphics, the mysterious black hedgehog, Sonic grinding on his board down a handrail...you've probably seen or heard a lot of stuff about this game. As he reaches his tenth anniversary, gamers are goint to receive a big surprise when this game is released. More adventure, more action, more speed!! Experience a storyline that Sonic fans never have witnessed ever before. It will truly amaze you.
Coolness! ^__^
You can preorder the Japanese version of the game for 58.99 or view the order from the Source Link below.
Source: Preorder Order SA2! (import)
The Color Cover for Archie Sonic's Sonic The Hedgehog #96 has been released. Spoilers included below....
In the meantime I can now comment on the cover since it doesnt look all gibberishy now. ^__^ Either Doc R.'s Shadow Swatbots have learned how to cloak themselves OR theres a new brand of clear Swatbots (the color cover releases are never fully accurate - so I'm guessing) but either way Sonic and Mina reflected off the surface of the bot is pretty cool. Click the cover for a larger view. ^__^
This is CERTAINLY NOT Sonic news, but I know a lot of you are still wondering about this - so I figured I'd post it and inform you guys.
Even though Bleem! has made it clear that there has been no set date for their upcoming PlayStation emulator on the Dreamcast, DCemulation.com decided to fire off an email to the company anyway, wondering what the holdup is with Bleemcast! Here below is the reply they received:
The good news is, there are something like 6 million Dreamcast consoles out there that will be able to play bleemcast! with no problems. The bad news is, (for the time being at least) bleemcast! will only run on those machines, until we can figure something out for the new units.
However, we anticipated this change when we first heard about the system being cracked and our projections have been based on the installed base of MIL-CD compatible Dreamcasts, so it doesn't affect our product plans in the slightest. And now that the new machines have hit the streets, we're looking to see if there's a way to make bleemcast! work without putting the platform at risk by exposing another backdoor for the pirates to exploit. In the meantime, we'll do what we can to help potential customers determine whether bleemcast! will work with their DC.
Frankly, we can't blame Sega for killing support for the MIL-CD format, given the explosion in piracy in recent months. It's a pity that the information was put out there so irresponsibly and so much piracy has sprung up so quickly - Sega made a great console at a great price, and offers some of the most creative and innovative content out there. What's sad is that many of the same people who steal Dreamcast games will also be the first to bash Sega if they drop out of the market because they can't make any money.
Of course, it's good to know the reason why we haven't seen this emulator grace our Dreamcasts yet given the fact that we were expecting it back in October. With the recent announcement that Sega will be reducing the console price to $100, smart shoppers may benefit from buying the Dreamcast and Bleemcast, getting the best of both Sega and Sony. Hopefully the Feburary or March release date will stick this time.
Source: Sega X