June2019

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  50

  News Sonic Team "Now Preparing" For The Blue Blur's 30th Anniversary

  Expect a "big year"

  In March, Sonic Team's Takashi Iizuka confirmed the development of the next entry in the mainline Sonic the Hedgehog series was officially underway. Since then, there's been no other information about this game. When Iizuka caught up with Game Informer at E3 2019 last week, he was queried about the next major entry in the...

  • 3 days ago
  • Sonic
  • Sonic The Hedgehog
  • Takashi Iizuka
  • Sonic Team
  • Sega

May2019

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  80

  News Takashi Iizuka Believes The Blue Blur Has "Turned A Corner" Following The Release Of Sonic Mania

  Better than before

  Sonic the Hedgehog has struggled to live up to expectations for a long time now. Unlike Nintendo's mascot, Mario, Sonic's adventures haven't always worked out, mostly because of his "gotta go fast" attitude and take on life. Fortunately, this all changed in 2017, when Christian Whitehead was given free run by Sega and...

  • Sun 12th May 2019
  • Sonic
  • Sonic The Hedgehog
  • Takashi Iizuka
  • Sonic Team
  • Sega

April2019

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  41

  News Team Sonic Racing Is The Same Experience Across All Platforms

  "There are no Switch specific features"

  When it comes to multi-platform video game releases, certain systems often receive bonus content such as extra items, exclusive characters and additional modes. When Sega's Team Sonic Racing arrives on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in May, there won't be any favouritism. During an...

  • Tue 30th Apr 2019
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Switch eShop
  • Upcoming Releases
  • Sonic
  • Takashi Iizuka

March2019

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  88

  News Takashi Iizuka Confirms The Next Sonic Title Is Already In Development

  Gotta go fast

  If the video clips for Team Sonic Racing weren't already satisfying enough, the head of Sonic Team, Takashi Iizuka, has confirmed the next big entry in the mainline Sonic series is officially underway. The announcement was made during a panel at SXSW Gaming 2019. Other than this, no other information is currently known about the new...

  • Sun 17th Mar 2019
  • Sonic
  • Sonic The Hedgehog
  • Takashi Iizuka
  • Sonic Team
  • Sega

January2019

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  77

  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...

  • Wed 2nd Jan 2019
  • Sega
  • Sonic
  • Takashi Iizuka

July2018

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  66

  News Head of Sonic Team Has Some Surprise Announcements To Share At This Year's Comic-Con

  What are you hoping for?

  It was only a few weeks ago SEGA was celebrating Sonic's birthday in Tokyo at a live steam event and soon it will be revealing even more surprises regarding the blue blur's upcoming plans at a panel at this year's Comic-Con. Scheduled for 19th July between the hours of 2:00 - 3:00 pm, the 'Sonic the Hedgehog's Way Past Cool...

  • Mon 16th Jul 2018
  • SEGA
  • Sonic
  • Comic-Con
  • Takashi Iizuka

April2014

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  28

  News Sonic Lost World Producer Takashi Iizuka Wanted To "Aim For The Unexpected" With Zelda And Yoshi DLC

  "I want to make more, rather than just simply one zone"

  Wii U title Sonic Lost World was recently given some DLC-love with special Yoshi and Zelda-themed levels, and producer Takashi Iizuka has been speaking to 4gamer about how

  • Tue 1st Apr 2014
  • Wii U
  • Sonic
  • Zelda
  • Yoshi
  • DLC

February2014

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  80

  News Sega Has "No Plans" To Release Sonic Boom In Japan, Sonic Team Will Continue To Work On The Franchise

  Sonic veteran Takashi Iizuka speaks out

  Sonic Boom is the big news in the world of Nintendo at the moment, with Sega's new plan of attack covering TV, toys and games — the latter of which will be exclusive to Wii U and 3DS. Thrusting its most prized possession into the hands of a western developers is risky, and Sega's move has had many fans...

  • Fri 7th Feb 2014
  • Wii U
  • 3DS
  • Sonic
  • Sonic Boom
  • Takashi Iizuka