Genre: 2D Platformer | Developer: Blit / Christian Whitehead | Publisher: SEGA Platform: Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/Steam/iOS/Android/Windows Phone 7 Players: 1 | Rating: E (Everyone) SEGA is no stranger to porting its substantial collection of classic 90′s titles to modern hardware, especially when it comes to the Sonic franchise. These conversions have been solid but often bare-boned, with the games simply being emulated, upscaled, and dumped into a lazy-looking interface. Some [...]
Sonic the Hedgehog has been known to lose some rings now and again, but Flo at Progressive Insurance is willing to help the SEGA mascot save some of his hard-earned currency with bundles that will insure his car, house, and potentially his red sneakers.
The time-traveling classic Sonic CD will be Spin Dashing its way to your Xbox 360 in a digital manner tomorrow, December 14th, for the low, low price of 400 MSP. The best part is that there’s no catch—you’re absolutely free to enjoy your game without any interference. Even better is that this version of Sonic CD will come with both the US and Japanese release soundtracks. Plus, after beating the [...]
Since 1924, Macy’s has held an annual parade to bring in Thanksgiving Day across the country. This year of 2011, one beloved blue mascot was chosen above all others to lead the troupe. The year of his 20th birthday, SEGA‘s Sonic the Hedgehog was first in line for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, so enjoy these lovely pictures of everyone’s favorite hedgehog rising high above the New York streets.
With the launch of Sonic Generations, the game heralding Sonic’s 20th anniversary, SEGA has released a trailer to celebrate. Available nationwide as of today for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, the video compiles footage from both the modern and classic Sonic stages.
Real quick one! Silver the Hedgehog has been revealed as another of Sonic’s rivals in Sonic Generations! He first appeared in the 2006 iteration of Sonic the Hedgehog, and has since appeared as a side character in iterations after that. Hit the cut for a hi-res screen shot from Generations!
With every announcement and every trailer, Sonic Generations looks like it’s going to make good on its promise of being the greatest Sonic game of this console life cycle. Bringing back levels from the highly loved Sega Dreamcast, this featurette focuses on levels from Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2 and GameCube’s Sonic Heroes.
If you live in Europe or Australia and are a Sonic fan, you’re in luck because Sega has just announced the contents of the Sonic Generations Collector’s Edition. The set includes a figurine featuring both classic and modern Sonic, a commutative gold ring, art book, sound track and a documentary. This special edition won’t be available in the US so make sure to get your hands on this and lord it over [...]
You want speed suckah? You want fast paced games starring a little blue hedgehog? Well how about this five minute clip of gameplay from Sonic Generations? This video features both the Chemical Plant and City Escape stages, showing off both classic and modern run throughs. However, the video I’m seeing confirms what I was thinking when I first played the demo: sometimes Sonic runs almost too fast, making it difficult [...]
Today, June 23rd, is the official birthday of Sonic the Hedgehog. The little blue blur is 20 years old today, and has starred in games ranging from truly great to truly awful. In celebration of Sonic’s birthday, SEGA has released a demo for the upcoming Sonic Generations, which is set to hit all major consoles late 2011.
