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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #147, ships 3/9. 32-page, full color comic, $2.19 US.

THE MOST ANTICIPATED... AND DREADED... STORY IN SONIC HISTORY CONTINUES! "The Good, the Bad and the Unknown: Ignition" Part 2 of 4: The cover says it all: Sonic vs. Shadow vs. Metal Sonic! One of the biggest, baddest battles ever just got even bigger and badder! Can Sonic and the rest of the freedom fighters stand up to this ultimate onslaught? With the evil Dr. Robotnik and E-102 in the mix, can anyone stand up to this villainy? Don't miss the fight of Sonic's life as things go from bad to worse for the blue blur! SCRIPT: Ken Penders. ART: Steven Butler (pencils) and Ken Penders (inks). "The Fox & the Hound": What do Tails and Sonic's dog Muttski, two of Sonic's best friends, do when Sonic leaves them behind to go save the planet again? Goof-off and play games all day, of course! Until things turn dangerously deadly, that is! SCRIPT: Romy Chacon. ART: Al Bigley (pencils) and Ken Penders (inks). "Off-panel: This Side of Parodies": Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes between artists, writers and Sonic? Well this is the scoop you've been waiting for. You'll learn of evil robot retirement homes, super powers, monkeys, and more.. all of it true... maybe! SCRIPT: Mike Gallagher. ART: Dave Manak (pencils) and Rich Koslowski (inks).

Source: Archie Press Release

Beginning December 3rd and lasting until December 27th, McDonald's will be including handheld gaming devices based on Sega franchises an Happy Meal toys. Back in 2003, the fast-food and video game giants teamed up for a similar promotion, but this year they've thrown in something different.

2,500 children may receive a silver handheld, and out of those, 25 will receive $2,500 to spend on video games and systems. The remaining winners will receive either a copy of Sonic Heroes or Sonic Mega Collection Plus.

The corporation hopes the promotion will be as large as the primary one was, which Jonni Hegenderfer, a spokeswoman for McDonald's, decribes as "extremely popular".

Source: CNN Money

Archie's Sonic The Hedgehog #143 is on sale in comic shops today. Also, Mike Pellerito announced that Archie will not adapt Sonic X into the comic, but are making a Sonic X mini-series to come out in the summer of 2005.

Sources: Diamond Comics and Archie's Sonic #143

Guess who else won an election this year...
Rejoice, all you true-blue fans! I just checked on the Walk of Game (which took in votes all last month), and lo and behold: Sonic has been inducted into the Walk of Game, alongisde with characters Mario and Link, the game Halo, and lifetime achievers Nolan Bushnell and Shigeru Miyamoto.
Congratulations to everyone who voted.

Flagship Icon is Bargain Priced and has Never Looked Better

SAN FRANCISCO (November 17, 2004) - SEGA® of America today announced the launch of Sonic Heroes™ for the PC – the first Sonic The Hedgehog™ PC game to be set in a true 3D landscape. Bargain priced at $19.95 MSRP, this is the sharpest looking version of Sonic Heroes yet, and it offers up all the replay and entertainment value of its console counterparts. Sonic Heroes challenges gamers to control three characters simultaneously, each offering the unique individual ability of speed, power or flight. Multiple teams follow their own unique story paths across 14 massive stages. Their combined objective: to thwart the plans of Sonic's arch nemesis, the nefarious Dr. Eggman.

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