Sonic HQ25 Years & Counting!

This business-side info on Sega comes from Gamespot:

The company may be looking to purchase other publishers to bolster its position in the market.

According to a recent story on Reuters, Sega is currently considering the purchase of other publishers in North America and Europe to strengthen its position in the market and move it closer to the achievement of its goal to be the top publisher in the world. The only company completely ruled out is Electronic Arts, but there are several companies rumored to be involved in Sega's plans, including THQ and Infogrames, which saw a significant increase in stock value after the news was released.

We'll have more as it becomes available.

By Giancarlo Varanini

Source: Gamespot

Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog #112 hits comic shops today.

Source: Diamond Comics

GameCube-Europe has posted a list of the different Sonic games that will be included in the Sonic Mega Collection game for the GCN.

Here is the list of vintage Sonic titles which will appear on the upcoming ‘Sega Mega Collection,' exclusively for the GCN.

- Sonic The Hedgehog (Megadrive - 1991)
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Megadrive - 1992)
- Sonic CD (Sega CD - 1993)
- Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (Megadrive - 1994)
- Sonic & Knuckles (Megadrive - 1994)
- Sonic 3D Blast (Saturn - 1996)
- Sonic R (Saturn - 1997)
- Sonic Shuffle (Dreamcast - 2000)
- Speculated: Sonic Drift (Gamegear - 1995)

Source: Planet Dreamcast

From IGNCube:

The company clarifies which "new" Sonic title is GCN bound.

July 02, 2002 - Yesterday Sega announced that it would deliver GameCube owners two new Sonic branded titles. The first, Sonic Mega Collection, would appear to be a compilation of classic Sonic games. The other, originally called a new Sonic Adventure title by Sega, is in fact not the case at all, according to the firm.

Sega clarified earlier today that its US and Japanese branches had a "miscommunication" yesterday and that the previously announced upcoming Sonic Adventure title is really a port of Sonic Adventure 1 to GameCube.

Sonic Adventure 1 first appeared on Sega's ill-fated Dreamcast console in September of 1999, already making the offering nearly three years out of date. The title, which neatly situated Sonic the Hedgehog into smooth-rolling 3D environments and injected lots of speed into the fairly straightforward play mechanics, earned a modest 8.6 rating by our notoriously overzealous sister site IGN Dreamcast.

When asked what changes would be made to the title for its GameCube debut, Sega said that it could not offer specifics at this point in time.

More as it develops.

Source: IGNCube