It’s only late July, but work on SonicVerse Team’s inaugural Comic Convention in December continues apace! The Sonic Stadium has been given some new information on the upcoming Winter fan event, including a new deadline for comics that are looking for a place on the site. Continue reading Submission Deadline Announced for SonicVerse Team Comic Convention
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Sonic faces a blast from the past in Sonic the Hedgehog Issue #117, as a childhood friend returns to Knothole and ends up causing trouble. Robotnik and Snively also get their own side story, and Knuckles’ seemingly-endless ‘Ultimate Power’ arc continues as well. Check out the details, and cover, in the new solicitation below.
Continue reading Comic Preview: Sonic the Hedgehog #117
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Sonic might be fighting Eggman on home consoles, but on Japanese mobile phones he’s having all sorts of fun. Following the release of a Golf, Tennis, Fishing and Billiards game, SEGA is launching a Bowling application for DoCoMo i-Mode phones featuring everyone’s favourite blue blur.
Continue reading ‘Sonic Bowling’ is the Next Sonic Cafe Mobile Game, Landing July 22
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Sonic Team leader and co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, Yuji Naka, has revealed that the Sonic Adventure series is currently on hold as the studio looks to “do something different” for the next mainline game in the Sonic franchise. Continue reading Yuji Naka: We’re Stopping The ‘Sonic Adventure’ Series
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Information has been passed to The Sonic Stadium of an upcoming future Sonic animation appearing on your screens. Except, this animation will be showing on your PC Screens, not your Television. Enter the latest (if there was any previous) Sonic Fan Animation to hit the Internet, Fight 4 Freedom. Continue reading New SatAM-Based Fan Cartoon, ‘Fight 4 Freedom’, Announced
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The Sonic Stadium has uncovered an alternative version of Emerald Hill Zone without the use of ROM hacking tools – simply using a Game Genie and a retail copy of Sonic 2 plugged into a Mega Drive. This version is playable with Wood Zone-style graphics, leading some to believe that this could be the start of uncovering the truth behind one of Sonic 2’s long-lost levels. Continue reading TSS Exclusive: New Sonic 2 Game Genie Discovery – The Key to Wood Zone?
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One of the most sought-after Sonic series games can now be played via emulation, as the latest update to popular Mega Drive/Genesis emulator GENS includes 32X support for the first time. Continue reading Finally, You Can Play Knuckles Chaotix Via Emulation
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We got our first taste of Sonic Advance 2 just the other day with some screenshots of the game’s opening stages, but today Sonic Team has launched the official Sonic Advance 2 minisite with some more images and bit more info.
Continue reading Sonic Team Shares New Sonic Advance 2 Stage Details and Screenshots
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Sonic Team has announced the official list of games that we can expect to find on Sonic Mega Collection. And if you were expecting a lot of Sega Mega Drive titles, well… you’d be right! Continue reading Here’s the Official Sonic Mega Collection Game List
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The first details on Sonic Advance 2 have just been unleashed, courtesy of Famitsu magazine in Japan. We have a few screenshots of the opening stages of the Game Boy Advance sequel, along with the Zone names to boot. Continue reading First Sonic Advance 2 Screenshots and Details Revealed
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It sounds like SEGA is in a bit more of a stable situation since exiting the console business a year or so ago, as according to a new report the company is interested in purchasing some third-party publishers to add to its list of development studios. Continue reading SEGA Looking to Buy Up Other Publishers
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We last talked about it back in March, but Archie Sonic Issue #112 is reportedly out now on US store shelves. You can pick it up at your local comic book store in person, or if you like getting these sorts of things by post, it’ll no doubt arrive today or sometime soon. Continue reading Reminder: Sonic the Hedgehog #112 Is Out Now
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Popular SonicVerse Team-affiliated fan comic, Shadow the Comic, has been around for an entire year today. Creator Matt Lenz has released countless numbers of issues focusing on the Sonic Adventure 2 anti-hero, and there are plans for a new website layout to celebrate the landmark. You should stop on by and check out Shadow the Comic right here.
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A list of games that are apparently included in the upcoming Sonic Mega Collection have been published on a number of websites. Intensity Mag and Gamecube-Europe have reported on a tip from SEGA of Japan and have shared what they heard. Check it out below. Continue reading Are These The Games We Will Get With Sonic Mega Collection?
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The USA game sales charts are in, and the results are good for Sonic games on Nintendo platforms. According to the latest data, Sonic Advance is the second-best selling GBA game from January – July 2002, while Sonic Adventure 2 Battle is the best-selling Gamecube game during the same period. Continue reading US Sales: Sonic Advance and SA2 Battle Rank High on Chart
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Still feeling super-nostalgic for the 1993 Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon series? Well get ready, because it sounds like DiC is not quite done re-releasing the animation on DVD, with more box sets apparently on the way before the end of the year. Continue reading DiC Confirms More SatAM DVDs Coming to USA
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Solicitations for the next issue of Archie Sonic have been published, and with Issue #116 comes the inclusion of some Sonic Adventure 2 characters. Namely, Rouge the Bat, who gets into a tussle with Bunnie Rabbot during a secret mission that spans two stories! Knuckles also sees some attention in this issue, take a look below. Continue reading Comic Preview: Sonic the Hedgehog #116
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With plenty of new Sonic games now incoming, SEGA is celebrating by hosting a number of Sonic the Hedgehog parties in Japan. The ‘Sonic Party – 2002 Summer Festival’ will see a number of SEGA stores participating in special events to promote new and recent games in the series. Continue reading SEGA Announces ‘Sonic Party’ Summer Festival in Japan
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SEGA keeps coming out with the hits this month, and it’s only the 2nd of July! The company has revealed that Sonic Adventure 2 Battle and Sonic Advance have shipped over one million units. Because of the two games’ success, a version of the original Sonic Adventure will now also be released for Gamecube. Continue reading Sonic Adventure 1 Coming to Gamecube, SA2 Battle & Sonic Advance Ship 1 Million
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Hold on to your butts – SEGA has announced not only a sequel to Sonic Advance on the Game Boy Advance, but also a special compilation of classic Sonic games on Gamecube called ‘Sonic Mega Collection’! Continue reading Sonic Mega Collection and Sonic Advance 2 Announced!
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A Sonic fan cartoon, NAoStH is being created! It’s been in development for quite a while but now it’s finally getting into the animation production stage. The episodes will be downloadable in .exe format with DVD style menus and features. Continue reading Fan Team Aims to Revive Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog With New Animation
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New Sonic game alert! According to a fresh rumour in this month’s gaming magazines, Sonic Team in Japan is hard at work on the next mainline Sonic the Hedgehog project – and it spells the end of treasure hunting and shooting in favour of the traditional platforming action that Sonic is best known for. Continue reading Rumour: Next Sonic Game In Development, Will Be A ‘Return to Roots’
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It sounds like we won’t have to wait too long for the next version of Sonic Robo Blast 2, as Sonic Team Junior has revealed that the much-anticipated 4.5 update will debut at the next Sonic Amateur Games Expo later this year. Continue reading Sonic Robo Blast 2 Version 4.5 Will Debut at Next Sonic Amateur Games Expo
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Fan comic production group SonicVerse Team has announced that it will be launching a brand new online event that is being tipped as, ‘SAGE for Comics’. The convention, called SVTcc (SonicVerse Team Comic Convention), will take place every March, June and December – with the first show kicking things off just before Christmas 2002. Continue reading SonicVerse Team Announces Online Fan Comic Convention
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We won’t have to wait much longer for details on the next Sonic game, as SEGA has announced that it will be unveiling Sonic Team’s new project during next month’s World Hobby Fair in Japan. Continue reading SEGA: Next Sonic Game Will Be Announced in July
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Ever wanted to know what long lost SEGA Saturn game Sonic X-Treme would have sounded like? Well, now you can, as former SEGA Technical Institute developer Chris Senn has shared a number of tracks from the game’s in-development soundtrack. Continue reading Sonic X-Treme Lead Designer Shares Long Lost Music Tracks
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We all know that Sonic the Hedgehog co-creator Yuji Naka also likes to ‘go fast’. The programmer and Sonic Team head is famously fond of sports cars, and today featured in an interview with Japanese car distributor Cornes after winning a contest to acquire immediate delivery of the Ferrari 360 F1 Spider. Continue reading Yuji Naka’s New Toy: A Ferrari 360 Spider
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Well, that was quick. Seems like criminal punishments aren’t doing much to deter hackers from getting their sticky fingers on Sonic Team’s Phantasy Star Online, as the Gamecube version’s trial has already been compromised in Japan. And the user behind the original vulnerability break has blamed the developer for negligence. Continue reading PSO Hacker Inadvertently Breaks Gamecube Trial Version, Blames Sonic Team
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Shadow the Hedgehog. Is he really the ‘ultimate life form’ that he claims he is in Sonic Adventure 2? According to a newly-translated, reportedly official Japanese game document, it’s possible that he is not. And, for those of you who have completed the game, there’s some unique insight into the Space Colony ARK and Shadow’s origins. Continue reading Secrets of Shadow the Hedgehog’s Past Revealed in Newly-Translated SA2 Document
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More details about the cancelled game Sonic X-Treme has come to light thanks to a new interview with the Mike Wallis, the man in charge of the project at SEGA America. Not only was it originally planned for 32X before switching to SEGA Saturn, but a PC version was also in production – and the entire game was once planned to run on Sonic Team’s NiGHTS engine! Continue reading Sonic X-Treme Originally Planned for 32X, Intended to Use the ‘NiGHTS’ Game Engine
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We’ve had to wait a little while longer than usual for it to arrive, but the latest issue of Archie’s Sonic the Hedgehog comic – Issue #111 – is available today on store shelves. Continue reading Archie Sonic #111 Overcomes Delay, Releases Today
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Got some time to kill? Sonic Team certainly has, it seems – in between making incredible hedgehog-focused platforming games, the studio has dabbled in some crude but cute Flash-based micro-games in the form of a ‘MiniToy’. This week, Sonic Team’s website updated with an archive of these internet playthings, along with a new Chao Fortunes toy and a Sonic Adventure 2 jigsaw puzzle. Continue reading Sonic Team Website Launches MiniToy Archive, Sonic Adventure 2 Jigsaw Puzzle
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Happy birthday to the official Sonic clothing store, R-Mix! The apparel store, situated near Osaka’s Universal Studios Japan theme park, launched in June 2001. To celebrate this, the shop has kicked off a special sale on its Sonic products – and appears to have released a new line of clothing in the process. Continue reading Official Sonic Store ‘R-Mix’ Celebrates First Anniversary With New Clothing Range
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SEGA’s next mobile phone game for its Japan-exclusive subscription service focuses on the adorable Chao A-Life system. ‘Nakayoshi Chao’ (なかよしチャオ), which loosely translates to ‘[A] Good Friend Chao’, has players taking care of a 3D animated Chao as if they were a Tamagotchi.
Continue reading Take Care of A Good Chao Pal in Latest Japanese Sonic Cafe Title
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Archie Comics’ Sonic author and artist, Ken Penders, is once more offering a small selection of original works on eBay. These two items in particular could be of huge interest to American Sonic fans though, as they mark two landmark moments in the comic book’s history.
Continue reading Two Iconic Archie Sonic Comic Covers Go Up For Auction on eBay
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It feels like we’ve been waiting f-o-r-e-v-e-r for Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II to come out on Nintendo Gamecube, but it seems that we’re finally turning a corner on it. According to a new report, the game will finally launch in Japan on August 8 – and come bundled with more improvements than we originally thought. Continue reading PSO Episode I & II Finally Releases in Japan in August; Level Cap Raised to 200
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