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Sonic the Comic has reached its fifteen anniversary - as well as Sonic the Comic Online's 5th and Nigel Kitching's birthday! To celebrate, Sonic the Comic Online has released a special with multiple posters, a new strip and randomly-loading variant covers.

Meanwhile, grand old Humes Nigel Kitching, Richard Elson, Nigel Dobbyn and Mick McMahon are currently involved in the independent title Bulletproof. Elson's art also appears in this week's Judge Dredd strip in 2000AD (and regularly in 2000AD), while Lew Stringer continues working for Viz, Toxic! and Image's Elephantmen. Former script Hume Mark Millar and editor Andy Diggle... well, you can those ones out for yourself, boomers!

Source: Sonic the Comic Online

It's confirmed by Sega Europe, Sonic will be returning to all the Next-Gen consoles (and PlayStation 2) with a new game.

Titled Sonic Unleashed, the released (and previously leaked) screenshots and video show promise, similar to the teasers for the ill-fated Sonic The Hedgehog (also known as Sonic Next-Gen), you get a familiar feel of Sonics' recent Nintendo DS games, which have been quite successful, as the game is often viewed side on, a sort of 2D view of 3D, and demonstrates a full on running session through the majority of the level shown. At times the view switches to behind Sonic, and you continue to guide him, this view of the action reminiscent of Sonic Wildfire on the Nintendo Wii.

Knuckles is dead, slain by the monstrous Vichama - can Tikal do anything to avert the apocalypse? Meanwhile, Tekno and Short make their long awaited return; and a mysterious villain threatens Mobius with chemical warfare! All this and a review of the new Nights game!

www.stconline.co.uk

Source: *Sonic the Comic - Online*

Nintendo Power magazine has a big cover feature on Bioware's eagerly awaited Sonic RPG for the Nintendo DS, which is now titled Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. There are 11 playable characters, with Sonic, Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Rouge, Shadow and Big the Cat being the ones already known. Eggman/Robotnik will be in it, but not as the main villain (supposedly).

Bioware, if you don't already know, are the talented creators of Baldur's Gate, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect amongst others, and are well known for never having made a game that was less than a classic - Sonic's in very capable hands with them.

For further details, visit N-Europe.com, who have more info from the mag and a link to scans in their forums.

Source: N-Europe

Sonic the Comic Online's Poster Mag is back for another Christmas, with a stocking-full of seasonal posters, printable Christmas and a review & feature on Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games! In addition, there's a 7-page Sonic strip as our hero faces The Night Before Christmas - and a competition to win a free print copy of STC-O #224!

Source: Sonic the Comic Online

SonicVerse Team has returned from the abbys. Due to technical issues, the old domain expired. A new one has been registered and is now sonicverseteam.NET, instead of .COM. Update your bookmarks.

Sonic has faced many terrible enemies, but none as terrible as the tabloid press... except possibly his own fans! Meanwhile, Big the Cat faces the hordes of the mob, and Ristar makes his STC debut! Hero, icon and fan-favourite, Ristar is all these things - as long as he can keep certain scandalous footage out of the public eye!

#244 also features a write-up of the STC fan meet at Birmingham International Comic Show, and a review of the new Sonic Rush Adventure game!

www.stconline.co.uk

Source: Sonic the Comic Online

That's right, Sonic is officially in Brawl! The official site Smash Bros. Dojo has just announced it.

Source: Smash Bros. Dojo

Sega has released the first official trailer of Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity. Check it out.

http://www.gametrailers.com/game/5398.html

The "Very Revealing" Official Soundtrack!

Revealing, as in spoilers beware.