Sonic HQ25 Years & Counting!

A new survey, the year in review, is now up. Give your take on the best and worst stories, art, among other things, in 2003 concerning the Archie comics. It'll be open until February 15.

Karl Bollers answered some questions asked by StarShine on his ComiXFan forum.

Yo Sonic fans. Me and my bro. beat Sonic Heroes with all the Chaos Emeralds. We've got all the spoilers here for all of you Sonic fans. (We're fans too.)

Sega.co.jp has released a new demo for the PC version of Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut.

This demo features one level for each character - Amy in Twinkle Park, Big in Emerald Coast and Gamma in Windy Valley, along with Sonic, Tails and Knuckles' levels from the previously released demo (being Sonic in Emerald Coast, Tails in Windy Valley and Knuckles in Red Mountain).

The demo is about 110 Megs, click on the link called "sadx_trial_a.exe" to download it. The previously released demo (featuring only Sonic, Tails and Knuckles) is under "sadx_trial_b.exe". Bare in mind the demo is in Japanese.

Source: Sega.co.jp

SonicAnime.net and hosted clients have gone down and out for the count until further notice.

Sega announces the North American release of its latest Sonic the Hedgehog title for the Game Boy Advance.

Sega of America has today announced the North American release of Sonic Battle for the Game Boy Advance. The game, which is being published by THQ, is essentially a 2D fighter in which players can pit a number of characters from previous Sonic the Hedgehog titles against one another.

"We're thrilled to be working with Sega to bring another high quality handheld title to Sonic fans, building on the continued success of the Sonic brand," said Peter Dille, senior vice president, worldwide marketing, THQ. "Game Boy Advance owners are in for another action-packed Sonic experience with this year's offering."

"With THQ's handheld publishing expertise, we have had tremendous success leveraging the Sonic brand on the Game Boy Advance platform," said Hide Irie, president and COO, Sega of America. "We're pleased to bring Sonic Battle to the expanding Game Boy Advance marketplace."

For more information on Sonic Battle, check out our previous coverage of the game.

By Justin Calvert

Source: Gamespot

Sega announces the North American release of Sonic Heroes for the GameCube; PS2 and Xbox versions to follow.

Sega has today announced the North American release of Sonic Heroes for the GameCube. The game is Sega's first original Sonic the Hedgehog title in three years, and it challenges players to control three players simultaneously as they progress through 14 stages en route to a confrontation with the evil Dr. Eggman

"Sonic Heroes represents a milestone in the history of Sega as the first entertainment title launching across all three next-generation console systems," said Hide Irie, president and chief operating officer of Sega of America. "We are excited to deliver what we feel is the best Sonic game yet to the largest possible gaming audience."

PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of Sonic Heroes are currently scheduled for release on January 27. For more information, check out our previous coverage of the game.

By Justin Calvert

Source: Gamespot

Karl Bollers wished Sonic fans a happy new year and informed of an editorial decision involving Mobius 25 Years Later:

"Hey, Sonic fans! Just wanted to say Happy New Year and thanks for your loyal support during this past year and in previous ones.

Hope you're enjoying the new direction we've taken beginning with issue #130. We at Archie hope to make Sonic even bigger and better in 2004 than it was in 2003.

Sonic Editor J.F. Gabrie and I had a lengthy story conference this weekend to discuss upcoming storylines in the current SONIC series.

Regarding the continuity of Mobius 25 Years Later, it was decided by Justin and myself that even though the future depicted will be the one seen in the SONIC: IN YOUR FACE SPECIAL it is indeed an ALTERNATE future, similar to DC's Elseworld series.

That isn't to say that it won't be action-packed entertainment. Believe us when we say that M:25YL is going to really deliver!

And, sure, Sonic and Sally might not end up being king and queen in the future.

But who knows...

...they just might!

Peace

KB"

Edit: You can follow the story and the reaction here.