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New! Never seen before footage of the Beta version of Sonic Adventure, now available to download!
New! Concept art of Sonic's Dreamcast incarnation available to view.
http://www.sonicadventurebeta.cjb.net is a new site dedicated to the beta version of Sonic Adventure. You can download a video that contains previously unseen* footage from the Beta version of Sonic Adventure, including a different version of the Ice Cap stage and a missing Amy stage! There is also a picture that is believed to be concept art of Sonic's Dreamcast incarnation.
(*outside of the UK)
Sega has gotten a burn in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly. Read the following from Swirlvision to get the goods.
In the newest issue of the pop-culture mag, Entertainment Weekly, EW staffers highlighted the 100 top holiday gift ideas. Among the videogame systems and games making the cut were the Game Boy Advanced (45th place), Dance Dance Revolution (47th place), retro videogame packages (69th place), and the unholy trio, the PS2, X-Box, and Gamecube (34th place). The Sega Dreamcast unforunately made the "What Not to Give" list, which probably means EW staffers are too cool for graphics of near-PS2 caliber and a library of nearly twice as many games (at this point) for what soon will be 1/6th the price... whatever.
Joining the DC on the WNTG list (You didn't hear? EW says abbreviating stuff is in! If you don't abbreviate, you suck!) are Furbies, Cathy coffee mugs (Because there's no more Cathy comics! Get it?!? Those EW staffers SO have their fingers on the pulse of society!), Nad's hair removing gel, and the Ab Roller. That would be a pretty damn bad group to be a part of, if the HHG list didn't include Castaway Wilson volleyballs, lamps from Friends, silverware from Dawson's Creek, and the #1 ranked item, the George Foreman grill. Thanks but no thanks, EW... I'd rather sit on my inflatable furniture and water my Chia Pet, which both also made the WNTG list.
In other EW news, Britney Spears is cool, Buffy rules, and anything that hasn't been seen on TRL, or Will and Grace is lame.
Give me a break... well, fans probably won't care too much, if at all, anyway. Still, I felt this was worth noting.
Spurce: SwirlVision
It has been confirmed that there were talks between Sega and Microsoft regarding a possible merger. It was mentioned in this New York Times Report regarding the console wars. The talks failed, of course...
Source: FGN Online
Peter Moore has made an official public apology to Sega fans over the cancellation of the Dreamcast Version of Shenmue 2 in the U.S. Said cancellation has angered many Sega fans, which may have prompted the following statement from Mr. Moore:
"To our Sega fans,
"First, I want to thank the legion of loyal Sega fans for their unwavering enthusiasm and support over the past years - your dedication has truly been invaluable. As you all undoubtedly know, this year Sega is transitioning from a hardware manufacturer into a platform-agnostic third party publisher. During this change, Sega has had to make some very difficult business decisions, including the cancellation of Shenmue II for Dreamcast in the U.S. market.
"I realize that this announcement is a difficult one for many people to swallow, and I sincerely apologize. While I cannot detail all of the reasons that led up to this decision, I can tell you that it was made with the long-term interests of Sega fans in mind. No matter how difficult it seems, I want you to understand that any difficult choices that are made during this transition time are based on one bottom line: ensuring the longevity of beloved Sega franchises, including Shenmue. Sega is working hard to make the necessary decisions to drive our business forward while at the same time continuing to support our loyal fans.
"Although the company may be changing -- we are still Sega. Although the ride has sometimes been rocky, our promise to our fans is this: We will continue to push the boundaries of gaming with new content and technology. We will continue to deliver new and innovative games. We will continue to put out the games that no one else can. We will continue to be Sega and bring you only the best that gaming has to offer. Bear with us - the ride is going to get a lot smoother..."
Well... let's see how public reaction is....
Source: FGN Online
This information comes from Damian Grove, regarding Sonic 2 Hacking Notes:
I figured that this is a fairly big importance for the Sonic community and figured it probably would be good to address it in the Sonic HQ news section.
I have released my 'unreleased' Sonic 2 hacking notes to the public. I have held on these for a long time now (some over 2 years), but have decided to let the public eye see them. There are 21 text files all zipped up, filled with piles of information (47.2KB total -- uncompressed). These were planned for quite some time to be put on one of my sites --Sonic 2 Hacking Guide, but never got around to it. So finally, I decided to release them as is for those people who wanted them ASAP. You can download the notes from www.sonichacking.org.
OK, we have more business news regarding Sega right here from FGN:
Japanese Internet investor Softbank has started a joint venture with Sega to distribute games through high-speed Internet networks.
The new company, Xsido Corp, will offer to Internet service providers (ISPs) game titles as well as a device that makes the software available to users irrespective of the specifications of their PC or game console.
"We are betting on growth in demand for online contents with broadband services via ADSL fast Internet access becoming more popular," said Xsido's marketing director, Hitoshi Kaneko.
Sounds very odd... I guess we may find out more soon...
Source: FGN Online
Sonic The Hedghehog Band - Featuring Max, Mach, Sharps, and Vector!
"Dr. Eggman" posted a link to this Japanese Sonic secrets site on the GHZ message board. Well, Pepperidge told me about it and we did a little investigating. Several months ago, we spotted these guys on a Japanese profiles page sent to us by SB. It didn't say who they were, but oddly, they were listed above everyone but Sonic and Eggman, and Vector was with them.
We looked at everything through a translator, and it seems that Max, Mach, Sharps, and Vector were all members of Sonic's band, which was supposed to be featured in a planned Sonic 1 sound test. Apparently, they're the oldest official Sonic characters besides Sonic and Eggman themselves.
On top of that, there's a lady on that Sonic secrets site whose name translates as "Madonna," and the profiles site claims that Bean from Sonic The Fighters is actually the son of Bin from the old Dynamite Dux Master System game. @.@ If anyone has any info about these 2 tidbits, or the band, be sure to send it in.
I get to post this before Artie.... Hedges informed he asked DiC which episodes were going to be released, and they responded with the expected Sonic Boom, Sonic and Sally, Sonic Racer and Super Sonic. They've all ready been released but I encourage everyone to buy them even if you all ready have the old tapes. The only way we'll get more episodes is to have these first few sales do well, and I have a feeling they will.
The Sonic Foundation has now also hit 1 million visitors. :)