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Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog #148 is on sale in comic shops starting today.

Source: Diamond Comics

Kiziko games have conducted an interview with Sega veteran Yojiro Ogawa about upcoming projects for the Nintendo DS and PSP. However, At the beginning of the article Kiziko lists the Sonic Team games set for a 2005 release - one of them being called "Sonic 360". What can we make of this new title? It's unknown what platform this game is on but there are a number of possibilities on what it could be...
- There are rumours that it could be an exclusive Sonic title for the next-gen Xbox, which some believe will be called the Xbox 360
- The game could be the rumoured Gamecube exclusive set for a late-2005 release
- Most likely, this is the name of the Nintendo DS game, whose tentative-title was Sonic DS. The touch screen aspect would explain the "360"
Stay tuned for more info!

Team Artail has released screenshots for episode 77:Cosmo's Work. Apparently Artie posted them because "it was a really sad episode". Check it out anyway, 'cause it features Super Sonic, Super Shadow and, for lack of a better word, Super Cosmo. Episodes 74-76 have been titled and are The Lost Planet,The Day of the Plantations and Concerns for Sonic respectively.

This post was a long time coming but better late than never. Along with the Sonic X DVDs MRA entertainment is also releasing Sonic Underground DVDs in Oz. Vols. 1-6 will be out September 5th and 7-10 will be out December 1st. There's four episodes to a volume and they all appear to be in the order that they were aired in the UK and have the same titles.

Preorders now available for the UK: Play.com

UK manufacturer Arcade Legends have just released the second version popular Sega Megadrive Plug 'n' Play. The console includes six classic Megadrive (Genesis) games, inlcuding the legendary Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The console has been released at an RRP of £24.95 (About $50 US)

Source: Ministry of Gadgets

IGN have posted a preview of the controversial Shadow the Hedgehog game. The article contains a hands-on impression of the game, as well as summarizing some of the gameplay features.

"Shadow the Hedgehog is actually a pretty faithful sequel to the Sonic Adventure series. Its style and setup are all very similar to that franchise to be sure, and yet it still has enough tweaks and alterations to make it an altogether different game."

The article also includes the leaked second trailer.

Source: IGN Article

Microsoft have just released an article listing publishes for their new Xbox console. The document includes many big-name companies and confirms that SEGA are backing the new Xbox. Most importantly, Simon Jeffery of SEGA promises more from SEGA's great franchises, including a new Sonic the Hedgehog game.

According to GHZ, who got this from the UK magazine, Gamesmaster, there were more details revealed about the Shadow game...

After months of trying to contact Jetix UK, and them not answering one email, I emailed SKY and I GOT AN ANSWER!

This relates to the kids channel JETIX, Sky: 609