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Sonic 104 Spoilers have been released, and one of the fan artists that has been reported on The Sonic Foundation News Page has been revealed. Read on...

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #104
Written by Mike Gallagher, art by Dawn Best, Ken Penders, Dave Manak and Harvo.

"Freedom Fighters of the Galaxy, Part Two." The tribute to the Guardians of the Galaxy continues. Sonic's troubles in the alternate future version of Mobius go from bad to worse, as the harbinger of doom arrives - and his name is Silver Snively. That can only mean on thing: his master, the incarnation of doom itself, can't be far behind - none other than Robolactus. Can Sonic and the future Freedom Fighters stop this menace before he has a chance to erase them from the history books. "The Return of the Downunda Freedom Fighters, Part Two." A continuation of the confrontation begun last issue, as the Downunda Freedom Fighters square off against Bunyip in a classic-style Sonic tale.

32 pages, $1.99, ships on Nov. 16.

Ken Penders had this to say on the matter on his message board:

I had been keeping the identity of my new assistant a carefully guarded secret for some time, mostly because I wanted this person to be able to concentrate on the work while outside distractions were kept to a minimum, especially since this person is still in school.

About the only thing I didn't foresee was the timing of the solicitations for upcoming issues, so it took me by surprise when I learned the game was given away on a website that promotes the comics industry, and thus announced on the SONIC HQ website. After that, it was only a matter of time before the buzz hit the mailing lists.

Since I'm on a couple of these mailing lists, and since word is spreading, I may as well break the news here.

My new assistant is none other than Dawn Best AKA Chordsy.

Since I've recruited her, she has turned in pencilled work based on my layouts for the KNUCKLES stories you'll be seeing in SONIC #101, #102 and #106, as well as the SONIC story in issue #104.

At the moment, I'm preparing the Knuckles script for SONIC #107, which she will do as well as any other Knuckles stories from that point onward. While she is learning from my layouts, it is my intention at some point to eventually cut back to strictly inking as far as art chores for Sonic and Knuckles go and allow her to solo on the pencils.

While others submitted samples of very high quality, it was Dawn's work that Bob and I kept coming back to, and I predict within a short time she'll be leading the vanguard of the next generation of artists on the series.

So let's give her a round of applause. (You deserve it, Dawn.) I also look forward to comments on her work for the letters pages.

Well, I'm certain this will be big news for fan artist fans and comic fans alike. The second artist is slated to make his/her debut #108.

Source: Comics Continuum

Well, I went to the floating Island just to check on the site to find this:

After some immense thinking, I have finally decided to discontinue "The Floating Island." I honestly do not have much time for the site anymore, as new paths begin to open for me. Future plans for TFI consisted of moving to a new server, MP3 downloads, and other interesting features. It is a waste of money paying for a host, when I will update rarely. Other considerations were added as well.

We do not have a very large 'staff.' Only Mike (Knux56K) and I evenly work on the site, which is at a very slow pace. Previous recruits refused to put in an honest effort. Lack of publicity fails to make TFI a known community. Not to mention there are other well-done Sonic sites around. We could not measure their duration in work, time, and interaction.

So I leave it to them to enlighten your "Sonic the Hedgehog" needs. I know this may disappoint some of you, but it's the best option for me. The site will be lingering around... allowing you to download what you don't have, until I completely close it. No immediate decision has come to mind on the Angel Island Jamz radio...so I'll just keep it running for a while. And no, I do not want another webmaster maintaining the site. Saying all that, I wanted to thank everyone who supported www.thefloatingisland.com!

All of the members of the mailing list, linkers, advertisers. Anyone who contributed to this site. I enjoyed working on the site for about 3 years. If you have any questions or comments, my E-mail address remains below. We hope you had a great time here, and wish the best for you. Thank you.
Josh A.K.A. "Knuckles Echidna"

So there you have it! After 3 years, the site has shut down!

GameSpot has finished it's 15 most influencial video games of all time vote, and everyone's fave 'hog pulled in at #9 in the reader voting. Go here to go to the start of these 'awards'. It's interesting to see what the masses consider influencial.

Source: GameSpot

Sonic team must be so happy right about now...

According to Dengeki Online, Phantasy Star Online, Yuji Naka's wondrous online RPG for the Dreamcast has garnered another award. At the Sixth Annual Animation Kobe, Phantasy Star Online received the Best Network Media award, adding to it several awards received from various coventions including TGS and GDC.

I bet Sonic Team's awards shelf is just bursting right now.

Source: IGNDC

From DCIGN:

According to a press release today, major Japanese pachinko maker Sammy has purchased 90% of stocks in Sega's subsidiary SI Electronics for 134 billion yen (roughly USD$1.08 million). With this purchase, Sammy acquires SIE as a direct subsidiary and strengthens the relationship between Sega and Sammy. SIE will be responsible for research and developing the LCD chips to be used in future Sammy pachinko and pachisuro machines.

Sammy is one of the largest pachinko/pachisuro machine makers in Japan, responsible for roughly 78% of total pachisuro machine sales and 8% pachinko machine sales in Japan. With other recent acquisitions, Sammy has been attempting to expand into other areas of the amusement/entertainment industry, including softwares for the PlayStation, cellphones, and other platforms.

Sega, on the other hand, is one of the oldest console gaming software development houses in the world. The sale today is one of many changes with the recent pull out of the hardware home gaming industry by Sega. SI Electronics was responsible for many major components in Sega's Dreamcast entertainment system.

Boring? Probably, but hopefully someone will find this news interesting. :)

Source: DCIGN

It's every video gamer's dream, a channel devoted to video games 24/7

Begone, Gamepro TV! It's time for some real video game TV watching.

Comcast has announced that they are working on an all new television channel dedicated to video games, 24 hours a day. The idea came about from former E! Entertainment Television operator Debra Green and former Disney animation team head Charles Hirschorn, and the channel will be called G4. It should launch sometime next year, and will feature 24 hour programming dedicated to video game fans. No, not including any sort of Mario Bros. Super Show reruns, thank goodness.

Thanks to TVInsite.com for the scoop!

Yes that's right. If all goes well in about a year people will able to sit in front of their TVs and get video games 24/7! Hopefully things will work out and video game fans will get an entire channel devoted to time. About time huh?

Source: Sega Dojo

If you can read Japanese, take a gander here for Sonic and company footage in VS3. Should be neat, seeing as the game is headed for GameCube as well.

Source: IGNCube

Swirlvision has put up screens and info on the next Bleemcast game, Tekken 3! Check it out here.

From FGN:

Sega R&D AM2 game development department was merged with CSK Research Institute last year to be an independent company according to Sega's strategic decision. AM2 is a leading brand of the arcade game and is now eyeing the field of home videogame development.

The company said, "By taking this occasion, we decided to change our company name by adapting these honorable 'Sega' and 'AM2' brands and restart for goal with refreshed spirit and exiting enthusiasm for success."

According to Japanese reports, CSK will be announcing reorganization plans of the company at the end of the fiscal year. Specifics have yet to be revealed, but insiders suggest that there's a possibility of two of CSK's major divisions, Sega and ASCII, being sold off. These rumors have been follwed up by ones suggesting that Microsoft could swoop down on Sega. Don't you love the Internet?

Probably not tremendous news for most folks, but probably worth putting down.

Source: FGN Online

Well, this news may disappoint some, but at least this is for a good reason...

Although Phantasy Star Online would most likely be completed by GameCube's launch, Naka-san is reconsidering having the game as a launch title. The reason is that Nintendo's online plans will not be set in stone yet, leaving the user without online capabilities - which as you know is a major part of the game. Props to CCB's Game Review for the scoop.

The page mentioned above is in Japanese, just so you know. Anyway, told you it was a good reason.

Source: SwirlVision