Tag: SEGA
News Knuckles Spin-Off TV Show Episode Runtime Seemingly Revealed
That's a lot of Knuckles!
Ahead of the launch of the live-action Knuckles television series next month on Paramount's streaming service, the show's episode runtime has reportedly been revealed. As highlighted by a Sonic fan and Tumblr user (via Sonic City) each episode is expected to go for one hour each. It's a six-episode run, so all up that's...
News Sega Implies That Releasing Sonic Superstars Next To Super Mario Bros. Wonder Wasn't Smart
You don't say
During Sega's Q&A session for its Q3 financial results (thanks, Nintendo Everything), the firm has finally acknowledged that releasing Sonic Superstars right next to Nintendo's own Super Mario Bros. Wonder probably wasn't the best idea. Though of course, it doe
News Tactical RPG 'Unicorn Overlord' Demo Gallops Onto eShop, Save Data Carries Over
Attention!
If you're itching to dive into Unicorn Overlord, the tactical RPG which launches on 8th March, then you can download a free demo from the Switch eShop right now. The demo was revealed during today's Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase and Atlus has confirmed that your save data will carry over to the full game when it launches in just a...
News Sega's Upcoming Crazy Taxi Revival Will Apparently Be A "Triple-A" Game
Multiple legacy franchises are making a return
At The Game Awards last year, Sega revealed it would be reviving a handful of classic franchises for modern platforms. If you are wondering just how impressive these titles might be, it seems the third-party publisher and developer could be going all out. During a chat with The Japan Times, the team at...
News It Looks Like Maria Robotnik Will Appear In The Third Sonic Movie
Not a Shadow of doubt
We are still a little way off the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (the movie) which is set to come to cinemas in December 2024. But today, we have had an interesting look at what's going down on set with a pretty clear hint of the events to come. We knew that Shadow the Hedgehog was going to be cropping up in the third movie...
Random Sonic Superstars' Free Shadow Costume Is Certainly Something
The ultimate costume?
Sonic Superstars is celebrating the announcement of Sonic X Shadow Generations with a free Shadow the Hedgehog costume, and you can download it now for free (thanks Sonic Stadium!). Originally announced at the recent Sony State of Play prese
News Demon Slayer's New Mario Party-Style Game Gets An Overview Trailer
Join Tanjiro and the Demon Slayers this April
In case you missed it, the popular manga and anime series Demon Slayer is getting its very own Mario Party-style video game this April on the Nintendo Switch. It will star Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the rest of the Demon Slayer Corp as they work their way around themed boards and participate in all sorts of...
News Sega Reports 'Sluggish' Sales Of Sonic Superstars And Other Major Titles
But Pachislot is doing well
Sega has released its financial results for Q3 of FY2024, and it paints a somewhat disappointing picture for the company as it reports 'sluggish' sales of premium titles, including Sonic Superstars (thanks, IGN). In its Notice of Revision of Operating Results Forecast letter, the company states "In the Consu
News Knuckles Spin-Off Show Trailer Smashes Paramount+ Viewership Records
It hits hard, like Knuckles
The Sonic the Hedgehog live-action movies have broken all sorts of box office records so far, and it looks like Paramount could have another huge hit on its hands with the upcoming "six-episode streaming event" Knuckles, due out on 26th April 2024. According to Collider, the trailer for the new series (featuring the...
News Forget The Sonic Movie, The First Trailer Is Here For Knuckles' Spin-Off Show
"He just hits different"
We have known about the Idris Elba-led Knuckles TV series for a while now, but today we have got our first real look at what's in store thanks to a new trailer from Paramount. The "six-episode streaming event" — whatever happened to 'series'? — will air on Paramount+ on 26th April and is set to serve as a spin-off to...
News First 4 Figures Shares Sneak Peek Of Sonic 2 'Knuckles Standoff' Statue
Pre-orders open later this month
Ahead of the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie and Knuckles Paramount series, First 4 Figures has shared a "sneak peek" of its new 'Knuckles Standoff' figure. This is the second statue in the same series which also features the 'Sonic Standoff' figure. As you can see, instead of Knuckle's look in the video games, it's...
Guide Best Sonic Games Of All Time
Gotta score fast
We're republishing this list in honour of one of the best Sonic games of all time, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which celebrated its 30th birthday on 2nd February 2024. It was back in 1991 that Sonic the Hedgehog — the blue dude with the most 'tude — first burst forth onto the Mega Drive in Japan and Sega finally presented a credible...
Soapbox An Ode To Marble Garden, Sonic The Hedgehog 3's Best Zone
Yasuhara's David
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Ollie sings the praises of the game's third zone, Marble Garden... I used to own a Sega Mega Drive when I was younger...
News Jim Carrey Returns As Dr. Robotnik In Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Movie
Update: Plus, new cast members announced
Update: IGN has revealed several new additions to the cast of the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie. Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones, Breaking Bad, Veronica Mars) leads the charge here, with many fans suspecting that she will play the role of Rouge the Bat in the upcoming movie. Alyla Browne (Three Thousand Years of...
News Sonic Superstars Celebrates 'Sonic X Shadow Generations' With Free Shadow Costume
Available later this month
Earlier during Sony's 'State of Play' live stream, Sega announced Sonic X Shadow Generations - a remaster of Sonic Generations featuring a brand-new Shadow story campaign. To celebrate this announcement, Sega is giving away a free item in its latest multiplayer release Sonic Superstars. From 15th February 2024, players...
News Sega Of America Set To Lay Off 61 Employees In March
Confirmed in California WARN notice
SEGA of America has submitted a notice of layoffs which will affect 61 of its employees on 8th March 2024. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice was submitted earlier this month on 8th January in Orange County, California, and was flagged by the Twitter account @WhatLayoff (via...
Rumour Sonic Generations To Be Featured At PlayStation's State Of Play
Tinfoil hat secured
PlayStation is due to broadcast its latest State of Play event on Wednesday, January 31st, 2024 (that's tomorrow, folks), and if rumours are to be believed, we may see the return of Sega's 2011 platformer, Sonic Generations. The rumour originated via Nick Baker, co-founder of Xbox Era, who posted a cryptic tease that may be hi
News Three More Sega Classics Are Being Revived, It's Claimed
Apparently "10 Sega classics" have been greenlit already
Last year at The Game Awards, Sega dropped one of the most exciting announcements of the show, revealing new games were in development for select classic franchises. In the same announcement, it teased there was even "more" to come. Now, in an update, Insider Gamer claims around "10 Sega...
News Sonic Superstars Receives Small Update On Switch
Bug fixes and more
To start the new year, Sega has released a small patch for the multiplayer platformer Sonic Superstars, which arrived on the Nintendo Switch last October. According to the official patch notes, this will bump the Switch release up to Version 1.1.5. Here's exactly what has been changed: Sonic Superstars Version 1.1.5 (10th...
News Sega Sammy Announces 'Sega Fave Corporation' In Organisational Restructure
Amusement machines & toys under one banner
Sega Sammy, the company behind Sega, has announced an organisational restructure which will see the formation of a new corporation known as "Sega Fave". This will combine Sega Corp's amusement machines business with Sega Toys' toy business. According to the official news release, Yukio Sugino will lead...
Random The Golden Globes Is The Place For Top Super Mario Bros. Banter
"You ever make it to King Koopa?"
If you've hopped onto social media this morning, you've undoubtedly been inundated with coverage of the 81st Golden Globe Awards event. We're here to add to that, because we're nice, but also because it's kind of, sort of relevant to Nintendo. You see, when presenting the nominees for Best Original Song, artists...
News Sonic Prime Season 1 Is Apparently Getting A Blu-ray Release In 2024
Season 3 airs on Netflix next month
If you've been hoping for a Blu-ray version of the Netflix series Sonic Prime, you might be in luck. Ahead of its third season, which airs on the streaming service next month, it seems the first season of the show will be getting a physical Blu-ray release. According to an online listing, it's launching on 12th...
News Sega Reveals New Details For Shinobi, Jet Set Radio, Streets Of Rage Revivals
Crazy Taxi & Golden Axe feature, too
Sega has published its Management Meeting 2023 Presentation slides, which give us a few more small details about its plans to revive some of its classic franchises (via Gematsu). The quintet of revivals — potentially new entries in classic series' or reboots — were revealed at The Game Awards at the...
Talking Point What Classic Sega Franchises Do You Want To See Rebooted?
Power Surge? More like Nostalgia Surge
Segaaaaa~ Ahh, the sweet sound of nostalgia. Yes, despite being Nintendo Life, Sega is unmistakably a part of our childhoods. Equally important, it's also a part of the Big N's history. From the great rivalry of the late '80s and early '90s, to Mario and Sonic teaming up and facing off in more recent years,...
News Details On Sonic 2's Lost Stages Have Been Revealed
Including a lovely winter level
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is well known for its cut content, and while snippets of this have been teased over the years, The Video Game History Foundation has now presented what might be the most comprehensive deep dive into Sonic 2's lost stages (thanks, Time Extension). According to the video, three designers had
News Sonic Superstars Is Offering Free Holiday Costume DLC
"Spread cheer to the Northstar Islands"
If you would like to celebrate Christmas with Sonic the Hedgehog this year, be sure to check out his latest sidescroller Sonic Superstars, as Sega is offering a free holiday-themed item. This DLC dresses up Sonic in a themed outfit. You can change Sonic's look in the character menu, where you can also...
News Jet Set Radio's Original Creators Are "Involved" In The Reboot, Says Sega Of America CEO
"its time is now"
We'll admit it, we are more than a little excited to see what SEGA is cooking up. During last week's Game Awards, the studio announced that it would be reimaging and expanding on a bunch of its fan-favourite franchises, with Jet Set Radio being but one of the series to receive the 'surge' treatment. The amount that we actually...
News Sega Plans To Revive Even "More" Legacy Franchises
This is "just the start" of its initiative
Arguably one of the biggest highlights of this year's Game Awards show was Sega's announcement it would be reimaging five classic IP including Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Shinobi and Streets of Rage. In case you missed it, there is apparently even "more" to come according to the official...
News Sega Announces New Games In Development For Classic Franchises
Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe & more!
Update [Fri 8th Dec, 2023 01:50 GMT]: Sega dropped a bombshell at this year's Game Awards confirming it's reviving five of its classic franchises for a new generation. This includes Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Crazy Taxi and there's apparently "more" to come! No platforms or...
Soapbox 20 Years Later, Why Do We Still Not Have A New Sonic Battle?
Bare Knuckles
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, on the 20th anniversary of Sonic's last fighting game, Paul looks back and wonders why Sonic hasn't in two decades... In the early- to mid-2000s, Nintendo handhelds were home to many...
News Demon Slayer -Kimetsu No Yaiba- Sweep The Board! Rolls The Dice April 2024
Tanjiro Party
SEGA has announced a Western release date for the next Demon Slayer game, which is a take on the Mario Party formula. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board! launches on Nintendo Switch on 26th April, 2024, one day after the game lands in Japan. We've also got a brand new trailer to commemorate the release, as well as the...
News Shadow Sneaks Into View In 'Sonic The Hedgehog 3' Image Tease
Off and running, apparently
Paramount Pictures has released a sneak peek at Shadow in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie, scheduled to release on December 20th, 2024. Granted, we don't get to see much (they just had to cut off his head), but what we can see confirms that the character looks to be a pretty darn faithful recreation of the...
News Sonic Superstars' Sales Were 'Slightly Weaker' Than Sega Had Anticipated
Firm hopes it will eventually match Frontiers' sales
Sega Sammy has released its financial results for FY2024 Q2, confirming that sales for Sonic Superstars, released earlier this year on October 17th, 2023, were "slightly weaker" than the firm had anticipated (thanks, VGC). Despite this, Sega remains confident in the title, emphas
Random Sonic & Chill Is The Ultimate Chillout Music Album For Sonic Fans
Ah, so relaxing
GameChops and music artist Funk Fiction have released Sonic & Chill, a relaxing new addition to the '& Chill' album series featuring multiple tunes from classic Sonic games. Comprised of 14 tracks in total, you've got the likes of Chemical Plant Zone, Welcome to Station Square, and Hydrocity Zone to accompany you while you...
News Sega's First Super Game Making Steady Progress, Still Targeting 2026 Release
Aims to "stand head and shoulders" above normal games
Remember that "Super Game" Sega was working on? Well, according to Sega's latest report, it's still aiming to have it out by "fiscal year ending March 2026". Sega also provided a brief progress update, revealing the team is making "steady headway in development of the Super Game" and goes on to...
News Sonic's New 3D Action-Platformer Is Exclusive To Apple Arcade
Sorry, Sonic fans
Sega has revealed the Blue Blur is getting a brand new 3D action-platformer called Sonic Dream Team, the only catch is it's an Apple Arcade exclusive. This new title launches on 5th December 2023 and will see Sonic and friends race across 12 levels & four worlds to stop Dr Eggman's bizarre dreams from coming true. Apart from...
News Sega's Executive Director Wants Sonic Games And Movies To "Surpass Mario"
"That is my goal as a Sonic lover"
Sonic the Hedgehog started out as a rival to Mario, but since then, the two mascots have gone on to star in a number of games together. Still, this doesn't necessarily mean the days of competition are over. In a new Sega interview (translated by Noisypixel's Ryuji), Sega's executive director and self-confessed...
Random Upcoming 'Like A Dragon' Title Is Basically Animal Crossing Now
Catch bugs and whack bad guys
Xbox recently held a Partner Preview event to showcase some upcoming third-party games, including the likes of Alan Wake II, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, and Ark: Survival Ascended. One of
News Lego Teases Three New Sonic The Hedgehog Minifigures
Rouge, Knuckles and Shadow
Not long ago, Sega teamed up with Lego to release a Sonic the Hedgehog series featuring Sonic and friends across a bunch of different themed sets. Now, in an update, Sega has teased more minifigures are on the way - this time in the form of Rouge, Knuckles and Shadow. You can get a better look in this video shared on...
News Takashi Iizuka Explains Timeline Placement Of Sonic Superstars
After Mania and before Adventure
The co-op adventure Sonic Superstars made its debut on the Switch earlier this week and if you're curious to know where it slots into the overall history of the series, the head of Sonic Team Takashi Iizuka has now set the record straight. It apparently occurs after Sonic Mania and before the 3D entry Sonic...
Reminder Sonic Superstars Free Amy Rose Outfit And LEGO Sonic Skin Now Available
Get them while you can
If you got hold of Sonic Superstars earlier this week on the Nintendo Switch, here's your reminder that there's also some free DLC you redeem. As you might recall, if you sign up to Sega's Sonic newsletter before 31st January 2024, you'll receive a Switch eShop code via email for a modern Amy Rose outfit. "Sign up by...
Video Sonic Superstars Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch & PS5)
It's looking super
Sonic's new 2D adventure, Sonic Superstars, is finally here. The game has released on multiple platforms today, so the choice of where to play is all yours — what a treat! Some of you may already be tucking into the blue blur's latest (and we can't say that we blame you), but if you have been waiting to see how the console...
Site News So, Where's Our Sonic Superstars Review?
Superstarstruck
It's Friday the 13th and, in addition to a plethora of spookily-themed articles, you may have seen reviews for Sonic Superstars going live on gaming outlets across the web. And having seen those, you may have come to Nintendo Life looking for our verdict on the Switch version. And having seen this article on the homepage, you're now...
News The First Review For Sonic Superstars Is Now In
Can it possibly live up to that superstar key art?
We're less than a week away from Sonic's return to the second dimension (well, not really, but it's a side-on platformer in the classic mould, okay?) in Sonic Superstars. After spending some hands-on time with it back at Summer Game Fest, this throwback to the classic 2D games was showing a lot of...
News Persona Collection Now Available On Switch eShop, Contains P5R, P4G & P3P
Save some coin
In case you missed it, this week Sega and Atlus have released the Persona Collection on the Nintendo Switch eShop. It contains Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden and Persona 3 Portable for the price of $89.99 / £74.98 or the regional equivalent. If you buy this bundle instead of the games separately, you can save around $10 / £15...
News Sonic Frontiers: The Final Horizon DLC Launch Trailer Highlights Tails, Knuckles & Amy
And it lands today
Sonic Frontiers' final free update, The Final Horizon, launches later today, and ahead of its release, SEGA has dropped a brand new trailer which shows off gameplay from all four playable characters. The Final Horizon will be available to download from 5pm PST / 8pm EST / 10pm BST today, 28th September, and will allow you to play...
News Sonic Origins Plus Is Getting A Numbered Physical Edition Through Pix'n Love
Only 1200 units available
Sonic Origins Plus is getting a limited collector's edition via the retailer Pix'n Love, which will be limited to just 1200 units and will be numbered as such. Pre-orders for the product will launch on the Pix'n Love website on September 27th, 2023 at 4pm BST, with copies priced at €79.90 (roughly £69). As for what's...
News Sonic Superstars Animation Features Fang The Hunter And Newcomer Trip
Meet the cast
Sega has released a new animation for its upcoming launch of Sonic Superstars on October 17th, 2023 called Sonic Superstars: Trio of Trouble. The animation clocks in at approximately 5 and a half minutes and features the brand new villain Trip along with the long-anticipated return of Fang the Hunter - formerly known as Fang the...
News These Character Themes For Sonic Frontiers' Final Horizon DLC Are Banging
Ohtani doesn't miss
Sega has released a new video showcasing snippets of new character themes from Sonic Frontiers' upcoming 'Final Horizon' update. Launching on September 28th, 2023, the update will allow players to take on the role of Frontiers' supporting cast, including Tails, Knuckles, and Amy as you explore new story content and challenges...
News Sega & Atlus Airing Special Broadcast At The Tokyo Game Show This Month
Update: Here's the games lineup for TGS 2023
Update [Tue 5th Sep, 2023 05:05 BST]: Sega and Atlus have now shared a lineup of the games they'll be showing at TGS 2023. Here's the full rundown (via Gematsu) which will feature playable demos, trailers, live stream spotlights and more. As a reminder, the special broadcast stream will take place later...