Sonic Adventure 2: Battle News
August2021
News Sonic The Hedgehog Singer Tony Harnell Teases Possible Return
He might have even worked on a Sonic song recently...
According to a story over on the fansite Sonic Stadium, Tony Harnell may be working on a new Sonic the Hedgehog song. Harnell is an American rock singer - best known for his work with TNT and Skid Row. Sonic fans most commonly associate him with the songs 'It Doesn't Matter' and 'Escape from the...
July2021
News Minecraft Gets Some More Sonic Content In Awesome New Event
"Join the fastest event alive"
Last month, as part of Sonic the Hedgehog's 30th-anniversary celebration, Minecraft announced a special Sonic Adventure 2 DLC pack for the game. Now in an update, more Sonic x Minecraft content has arrived. This time, Sonic the Hedgehog has taken over "The Hive" Minecraft servers tab. The event runs from now until...
June2021
Random Sega Embraced Sonic's Mod Community During The 30th Anniversary Symphony
By featuring a Sonic Adventure 2 mod
Whether you're a fan of mods or not, they've become a big part of a lot of video game communities over the years. Some companies even choose to embrace and channel fan creativity. We heard recently how Sega is still cool with Sonic fan games (in most cases) - as long as projects aren't monetized, and it seems...
Soapbox Sonic Adventure 2 Turns 20 — It’s Time For A Chao Garden Comeback
Forget the Chaos Emeralds; I just want Chaos
Alright, a quick disclaimer before I start spouting off about Sonic like I know what I'm talking about: I have only ever played one Sonic game. Properly, at least. I've certainly had a go on friends' copies of the older games, and I watched the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, if that counts — but the only...
News Sonic The Hedgehog Minecraft DLC Brings Back Chao Garden
...& Knuckles
It's Sonic the Hedgehog's 30th birthday tomorrow, which is pretty impressive, since it's around 8 times the usual lifespan of a hedgehog. But the big news isn't that Sonic is potentially immortal — it's that Sonic has been, er, "yeeted" into Minecraft. Yes, the video game character famous for turning into a sphere and collecting...
February2021
News Sonic's Voice Actor From Sonic Adventure Has Already Contacted Sega About A Possible Return
"We'll see what happens"
Last week, Roger Craig Smith - the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog for over ten years - announced his departure from the role. It's obviously raised discussion about who the next Sonic voice actor could be. A lot of long-time fans have even called for past Sonic the Hedgehog voice actors to return and well, it looks like one,...
November2020
News Sega Reveals Never-Before-Seen Concept Art For The Sonic Adventure Games And Sonic Heroes
Along with some early music tracks
Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel this weekend held an Extra Life charity livestream to help raise money to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network - a network of 170 non-profit children’s hospitals throughout the United States and Canada. As part of this, there was a series of milestones throughout the...
Talking Point What's Your Comfort Food Game?
When you find yourself in times of trouble
What with one thing and another, it's fair to say that 2020's been a challenging year, and many of us have been retreating into digital spaces for comfort and escape in our off-hours. Whether you find comfort in an old familiar favourite, or prefer to lose yourself in something unknown, the ability to...
November2019
News These Are The Best-Selling Third-Party Games On Nintendo Platforms In America
Some you might not expect
NPD video game industry analyst Mat Piscatella, who regularly provides data about US gaming habits, was recently asked by a follower to name the best-selling third-party game on each Nintendo platform in terms of dollar sales rankings. The list started out with the Nintendo 64 generation and ran right through to the...
January2019
News Sonic Team's Takashi Iizuka Wants To Remake Sonic Adventure
Reviving a classic
Arguably one of the standout Sonic games is the 1998 Dreamcast release, Sonic Adventure. This was Sonic's first mainline outing to feature 3D visuals and went on to become the best-selling title on the system. In a recent interview with Retro Gamer about the Dreamcast classic, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka mentioned how this...
October2018
Random Sega Shares 10-Hour Mix Of Sonic Adventure 2’s Pumpkin Hill Rap, Because Why Not?
Complete with Comic Sans title
If there's one thing we love, it's the people behind the official Sonic the Hedgehog social media accounts. Sonic's Twitter page often churns out high-quality memes and self-depreciating jokes in ways that other official brands simply can't seem to manage, and now the YouTube channel is getting in on the act, too...
September2017
News SEGA Knows Fans Want Sonic Adventure 3
But, no, it doesn't sound like it'll happen
In his 16-bit heyday, Sonic was certainly a force to be reckoned with, something that was only further reaffirmed by the recent release of Sonic Mania. It’s when the blue blur stepped into the 3rd dimension that things started going off rails, and it could be argued that Sonic Team has never quite nailed...
