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Thursday29th Aug 2024
News Sonic 3 Movie Director Reflects On "Full Circle" Shadow The Hedgehog Moment
Jeff and Shadow go way back
In case you missed it, the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie trailer has been officially released, confirming the John Wick, Matrix and Cyberpunk 2077 star Keanu Reeves as the voice of Shadow. While the third movie is already a massive milestone for everyone involved in the live-action series, this upcoming release also marks a...
Tuesday27th Aug 2024
News Yakuza Kiwami Brings The Dragon Of Dojima To Switch For The First Time
Arrives October
So, file this under an unexpected port — Yakuza Kiwami is coming to Nintendo Switch, and it's out on 24th October 2024. This is the first time the Yakuza — now known as Like a Dragon — series is appearing on a Nintendo console. Yakuza Kiwami originally launched on PS4 in 2016, and is a remake of the very first Yakuza game,...
News Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Movie Trailer Finally Reveals Keanu Reeves' Shadow
Chaos Control!
After what's certainly felt like an extended wait, Paramount Pictures and Sega have finally revealed the first movie trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Due for release on 20th December 2024, the next instalment in the Sonic movie franchise sees regulars Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, Idris Elba, and James Marsden all return, but this time...
Saturday24th Aug 2024
News Valkyria Chronicles Remastered Scores A Limited Run Switch Release, Pre-Orders Live
Three versions to choose from
Limited Run Games has today announced it is releasing a physical Switch version of the miltary themed strategy RPG Valkyria Chronicles Remastered, with pre-orders now open until 22nd September 2024. There'll be three different versions available: the Standard Edition, the Gallian Edition and the Ragnite Edition. Here's...
Tuesday20th Aug 2024
News New Sonic X Shadow Generations Trailer Showcases Shadow's Doom Powers
Eddie Brock's got nothing on this guy
SEGA is back with another (another) new look at Sonic X Shadow Generations, the focus this time being on Shadow's fresh Doom Powers. These are the abilities that the edgy hedgehog will be relying on to take down hoards of foes across each stage. We had already spotted some of these in action in previous...
Monday19th Aug 2024
News Sonic X Shadow Generations Gets A Limited Edition With A Gorgeous Dreamcast Statue
Courtesy of Limited Run Games
Limited Run games is collaborating with Sega to release a very special collector's edition of the upcoming Sonic X Shadow Generations on Switch. Arriving at some point in 2025 and retailing for an eye-watering $249.99, the package nevertheless comes with some pretty cool extras. At the top of the pile is a gorgeous...
Friday16th Aug 2024
News Sonic Mania Team Celebrates 7th Anniversary With Trivia, Art And Unreleased Tracks
Can you believe it?
This week marks the seventh anniversary of Sonic Mania and although there are no announcements to go with it, the game's developer Christian Whitehead has taken to social media - sharing some trivia you might not have known about. He detailed how the 'Special Stage UFO' in the game was "meant to get angry after you reached the...
Monday12th Aug 2024
News Sega Focused On North American Audiences For Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble
"Super Monkey Ball is popular, and sells particularly in North America"
A new interview in Famitsu with Super Monkey Ball producer Nobuhiro Suzuki revealed that the team focused on North American markets for the newest Monkey Ball game because of the sales success of previous entries. (Thanks, Nintendo Everything!) In Japan, Super Monkey Ball...
Saturday10th Aug 2024
News Sega Announces New Sonic X Shadow Generations Manga, Here's A First Look
Available in next month's issue of CoroCoro
Sega has announced all sorts of things in the lead up to Sonic X Shadow Generations, and now to add to the year of Shadow, it's officially revealed a new manga series is on the way. It will begin in the October issue of CoroCoro Comic, which goes on sale next month. Here's a first look at Shadow in this...
Friday9th Aug 2024
News Sega's Gamescom 2024 Line Up Includes 'Global Premier' Of Unannounced Project
Sonic X Shadow Generations will also be playable
Sega has announced its video game line up for this year's Gamescom, which is taking place in Germany later this month. It will lead with the October 2024 release Sonic X Shadow Generations. This game will be publicly playable in Europe for the first time and is being joined by the Atlus fantasy RPG...
Wednesday7th Aug 2024
News Sega Profits Boosted By Angry Birds Creator Acquisition
Video game sales are up while net sales are down
Sega has released its Q1 financial report for the three months ending 30th June 2024, and while net sales are down 3.2% year-on-year, the company's entertainment division (which includes video games) is up 34% (via GamesIndustry.biz). A large part of this increase has been attributed to
Wednesday31st Jul 2024
News Sega Shows Off Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble 2024 Roadmap
Tails, Knuckle and Amy arrive this week
Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble rolled onto the Switch in June, and it seems Sega has plenty of content lined up for it going forward. As for this week, Tails, Knuckle and Amy are now available in the game, and this will be followed September and "late 2024" with even more extra content. Here's the rundown:...
Tuesday30th Jul 2024
News Sonic X Shadow Generations Continues To Show Love For Sonic 06
Brand new music remix shared by Sega
Need to hear some excellent new music for the upcoming Sonic X Shadow Generations? Sega has you covered today, as the developer has shared a new remix from the upcoming game. The new track is a remix of Kingdom Valley, one of Shadow's levels from the much-maligned Sonic the Hedgehog (or Sonic 06 as it's often...
Sunday28th Jul 2024
News Sonic X Shadow Generations Estimated Switch File Size Revealed
New screenshots also released
We're still months out from Sonic X Shadow Generations, but it seems the estimated file size has already been revealed by Nintendo. According to official listings via the eShop and Nintendo website, the digital version of this revamped release (featuring brand new levels starring Shadow the Hedgehog) will require...
News Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Receives Another Update, Here's What's Included
Framerate fixes, camera improvements and more
Sega has this week rolled out another update for its new Switch release Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble. It includes a framerate issue fix, clear times fix, camera behaviour improvements and more. Below is the full rundown: Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble - Version 1.11 (26th July 2024) Fixed an...
Friday19th Jul 2024
News Sonic X Shadow Generations Physical Pre-Orders Come With Reversible Sleeves
Box art brawl contender in the making
Sega has revealed that all physical pre-orders for Sonic X Shadow Generations will receive a reversible cover sleeve, letting you swap between the Western design and the Japanese design. Sharing the reveal over on X, the announcement comes with a quick video to show what the different covers will look like...
Thursday18th Jul 2024
News Sonic X Shadow Generations Showcases Side-By-Side Of Old & New Stages
Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Heroes, and Sonic 06 favourites return
Continuing the Year of Shadow celebrations, Sega has shared a brand new trailer for Sonic X Shadow Generations, which showcases a couple of the stages returning for Shadow's side of the adventure. And, just like with Sonic's stages in Sonic Generations, Shadow will also be revisiting...
Wednesday17th Jul 2024
News Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board Adds Two New Playable Characters
A new free update is available now
Sega's Mario Party style game Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board! has today received a new update. It bumps the game up to Version 1.10 and adds Genya Shinazugawa and Kanao Tsuyuri as playable characters. Along with t
News Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Receives New Update, Here's What's Included
"Sonic's ball now displays the correct color" and more...
Following the release of Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble on the Switch in June, Sega has now rolled out a new update bumping the game up to Version 1.10. It comes with all sorts of improvements including a new race stage (Sky Highway), Sonic stat increase, and some game stability...
Tuesday16th Jul 2024
News Sonic 3 Movie Composer Junkie XL Excited After Early Screening
"I saw the film for the very first time yesterday"
The Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie is fast approaching, and unsurprisingly, people who worked on the film have already seen it following the end of production earlier this year. One of these individuals happens to be the composer Tom Holkenborg (who you might also know as JunkieXL). In a recent...
Friday12th Jul 2024
Video Sega Shares 'A Brief History Of Shadow The Hedgehog'
Get to know the "Ultimate Lifeform"
It's the year of Shadow the Hedgehog and as we get closer to the launch of Sonic X Shadow Generations, Sega is promoting this upcoming release in all sorts of ways. Following a teaser of the official prologue 'Dark Beginnings' at Anime Expo 2024 last week, Sega has now shared a video providing a brief but...
Thursday11th Jul 2024
News Sega And KessCo Team Up For Sonic Adventure 2-Inspired Card Game
Shuffle, Sonic
Toy company KessCo has announced a brand new Sonic the Hedgehog tabletop game — Sonic Speed Battle. Yes, it involves cards, but don't worry, it's no Sonic Shuffle. In fact, Kass has said that the card game in specifically inspired by Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, the GameCube release of the Dreamcast favourite. Sonic Speed Battle will...
Wednesday10th Jul 2024
News Here's Your First Look At Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings
Update: Sega shares the official prologue teaser
Update [Wed 10th Jul, 2024 03:30 BST]: Sega has now shared the full video on its official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel. Here's a bit more about this upcoming prologue series, which is arriving in Fall 2024. "Take a sneak peek at the upcoming prologue animation SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS: Dark...
Tuesday9th Jul 2024
News Sonic Team Boss Really Wants To Make A New Sonic The Hedgehog RPG
A new brotherhood?
Remember Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood? Maybe you don't for various reasons, but the DS game was the first ever Sonic the Hedgehog RPG — and the last. However, in a recent interview with Good Vibes Gaming, Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka spoke about his desire to make an RPG starring Sonic, admitting that he has asked...
Thursday4th Jul 2024
News Sonic X Shadow Generations Website May Be Teasing A Fourth Playable Character
'Classic' Shadow..?
Sonic X Shadow Generations is already gracing us with the return of Shadow the Hedgehog, but according to a page on the official Japanese website for the game, it seems that there may be a secret fourth playable character that has yet to be announced. As spotted by Tails' Channel on social media (thanks,
Monday1st Jul 2024
News Sega's Crazy Taxi Reboot Is Described As A 'Massively Multiplayer Driving Game'
Hop in!
Sega's upcoming reboot of the Crazy Taxi franchise might still be a ways off, but thanks to a recruitment video and a smattering of job listings, we now have a slightly firmer idea of what the game will have in store for us. As spotted by VGC, SEGA is describing the reboot as a 'massively multiplayer driving game' in online job listings,...
Friday28th Jun 2024
News Knuckles Physical Blu-ray And DVD Release Arrives Later This Year
The Paramount series includes special features
The Sonic the Hedgehog series 'Knuckles' made its debut on Paramount Plus earlier this year and it was generally well-received. If you haven't already watched it or would just like a physical copy, you're in luck. As previously confirmed, a Blu-ray and DVD is on the way and we've now got a bit more...
Wednesday26th Jun 2024
Random Fan-Made Controller Plays Super Monkey Ball With An Actual Ball
Bananas!
Hot on the heels of Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble's release, one fan has suggested perhaps the coolest way to play the series: using an actual ball. Now, it might not be the most accurate way to navigate the sky-high courses, but Dr Tom Tilley's creative build — which uses the same trackball principle as the Super Monkey Ball Ticket...
Sunday23rd Jun 2024
News Sega Won't Be Airing A 'Sonic Central' Broadcast This Month
Sonic turned 33 this week
Sega has been hosting a special broadcast titled 'Sonic Central' around the time of the blue blur's birthday since 2021, but this year the anniversary celebrations are a little different. Sonic brand social media and community manager Katie Chrzanowski explained during a surprise live stream this week how a Sonic Central...
Saturday22nd Jun 2024
News New Nintendo Nendoroids Revealed At Smile Fest 2024
Kirby, Pikmin and more
As part of the SmileFest 2024 celebrations this week, there have been some new Nintendo and video game-themed Nendoroids (in general) revealed. The latest batch includes characters from series such as Kirby, Pikmin and even Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. First up we have the Bulborb from the Pikmin series. This enemy...
