June 23rd, 2005 was Sonic the Hedgehog's 14th anniversary! Let it be a happy birthday to the greatest video game character of all time, one of the few franchises now that stands for true gaming and not constant mass appeal!
Happy 14th birthday Sonic the Hedgehog, and many more!
Just saw this press release about Video Games Live announcing its tour dates. I'll be watching this in LA!
If you have archie Sonic #150 you may already know this {I'm still waiting for #148} but the Sonic X {mini}series is set to debut on September 21st, perhaps to coincide with Season 2 of the cartoon.
In a recent article, Sonic Team head Yuji Naka has expressed interest in all three next-gen consoles:
PlayStation 3 - "I am very interested in its high-quality graphics capabilities. It's equipped with a graphics chip that's twice as powerful as the high-end [graphics card] for the PC, which allows it to make realistic expressions that haven't been possible before."
Revolution - "I look forward to the 'new kind of fun' that's unique to Nintendo, and I expect that there will be a lot of surprises, such as the unannounced controller. It's also great that we'll be able to play Famicom and other games via download. I hope Sega games will be playable as well." [Note: A number of Sega games have been released for Nintendo consoles by Sunsoft.]
Xbox 360 - "[Microsoft has] used its knowledge from Xbox Live to evolve their network, making its services and controls even more convenient for the user, which I think is a very attractive point."
Source: Gamespot Article
According to an IGN Article, there will be more hidden games in Sonic Gems Colection:
"Sources in Japan are reporting that, rather than just one entry in the Streets of Rage series, Sega will be including all three entries as part of the collection. Streets of Rage apparently won't be alone. Sega will also be including the original caper game, Bonanza Brothers with the collection, our sources report. And this, apparently, isn't the end of the fun in this fun-filled collection."
Could this mean the inclusion of other missing games, namely Segasonic and Chaotix?
you have all probably noticed but if you didn't the price of Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog has gone up 6 cents to $2.25.
IGN.com have added some new Shadow the Hedgehog videos. They show some unseen footage including one with Sonic!
The following is information on the upcoming "video games live" concert featuring music from Sonic:
Fantastic news! In response to the emails sent to them CiTV have changed their schedules and will now be showing episodes 24-26. Sonic X will still air at the same times previously reported but the episode airing on Tuesday 21st June will now be ep24 "How to Catch a Hedgehog" with episode 25 following on Friday 24th June.
Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog #150 is on sale in comic shops starting today.
Source: Diamond Comics