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Black Friday | Sonic X Shadow Generations is down to just $30 for Black Friday
Gotta' sell fast!
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5 O'Clock Shadow | Sonic X Shadow Generations review: one of Sonic’s modern classics well-refined, with a strong (but short) new campaign
Sonic Generations remains one of the hedgehog’s better outings in this remaster, but the best of this release is the all-new story starring Shadow.
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Colourful Bunch | It turns out not even Sonic X Shadow Generation's developers knew Keanu Reeves would be in the movie-themed DLC
"When we received the recorded voice files, we listened to it and felt, is this that actor…?"
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Video Games | Xbox folks, here are the games from PlayStation's September State of Play that're confirmed to be coming to Microsoft consoles
Also, here's a quick recap of pretty much everything else we saw, delivered as though a stranger's stopped you in the street to tell you about it.
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MOVIE PACK | Keanu Reeves will make an appearance in Sonic x Shadow Generations DLC
The voice of John Wick himself is joining the roster of voice actors for Sonic x Shadow Generations.
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Clanger to Banger | Sonic X Shadow Generations is so slick it does the impossible - makes me nostalgic for a game I hated
Yes, I'm talking about Sonic '06. No, I am not talking specifically about *that kiss*.
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TIL YOU BUCK | Knuckles follows a long-standing tradition of baffling video game adaptations, but I can't figure out if that's a good thing or not
Rougher than the rest of them.
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THAT'S MY JAM | Knuckles' first episode is free on YouTube, making it very easy to just watch that and not see how weird the rest of the series is
You'll be doing yourself a favour.
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TOUGHER THAN LEATHER | Don't have Paramount Plus but desperate to watch the befuddling Knuckles? That's OK, it looks like it's getting a physical release
Whether you should or not is another question entirely.
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SAYONARA | Sonic 3 producer says it "takes a lot from Sonic Adventure 2" so I have to ask: what's going to happen to that 12 year old?
Will they pull the trigger, so to speak?
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REAL ONES ONLY | Sonic 3 is for "all the real diehard fans" says Idris Elba, and I desperately hope he means there'll be Chao
And maybe some other familiar faces, too.
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THE NEED FOR SPEED | Sonic 3 reportedly nets the ultimate life form, Keanu Reeves, as Shadow the Hedgehog
This marks the second time The Matrix actor has been in the Sonic films, technically.
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AMBITIOUS CROSSOVERS | Paramount wants to make the Sonic movies "Avengers-level events," but can the blue hog keep up with the MCU?
Good luck to the fastest spiny mammal around.
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CHAOS CONTROLLED | Oops, the Sonic Fall Guys clone leaked and - surprise - it actually looks pretty good!
Not the spinoff you might have expected, but it is the one you're getting.
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ECHIDNA WARFARE | Knuckles gets into VR and bullies his human friend in the first trailer for his Paramount+ show
The six-episode event series you didn't know you needed.
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GALACTIC NEWS | The designer of Sonic the Hedgehog and the studio behind Dragon Ball are making a movie together
Plus, a pretty stacked cast too!
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NAME OF THE GAME | Sonic x Shadow Generations revealed at PlayStation State of Play, and yes, it is called that
You still shouldn't google the first bit of its name, but we are getting a remaster of Sonic Generations.
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THE GOLDEN RING | Sonic x Shadow remaster game leak inevitably leads fans to raunchy art
Type Sonic x Shadow into Google Images, I dare you. I double dare you.
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BLOCK IT OUT | Minecraft director wants to avoid an "Ugly Sonic situation" and I'm sure its animators do too
"I just can't disappoint the 10-year-olds, or they're going to murder us."
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THE PERFECT LIFEFORM | Sonic the Hedgehog 3's Shadow has some sick kicks in first look at the series' edgiest character
Shadow posted feet.
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(MAYBE) MORE LAYOFFS | Following Hyenas purge, Sega is accused of moving to let temporary staff go
Employees have filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Sonic and Like A Dragon publisher.
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I AM ALL OF I AM | 18 years later Shadow the Hedgehog remains the series' guiltiest pleasure
It still even all this time has the capacity to make me laugh. What a game.
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DESTINED RIVALS | Sega exec boldly says he wants Sonic to "surpass Mario"
When fox's grow a second tail and start flying.
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SUPER SONIC | Sonic? Yakuza? Persona? Sega wants to release a ‘super game’ in 2026
Just as we all forgot about the Quadruple A, SEGA drops this on us.
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Tell Me About It | Sega and Atlus will tell you all about their newest titles at the Tokyo Game Show next month
Details are pretty slim currently, though.
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WAY PAST COOL | With Lego Sonic, Sega does what Nintendon’t once again
Lego’s take on Sonic offers a more traditional, 90s-style playset approach than Mario - and it’s for the better.
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DEFEAT DR. EGGMAN | Sonic Superstars' opening animation gives fans a taste of the action
A new spin on a classic.
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GOTTA GO FAST | Sonic remakes and reboots are being eyed up by Sega
Sonic shows no signs of slowing down.
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That's No Good | Sonic co-creator Yuji Naka catches a $1.2 million fine over insider trading, but avoids jail time
The developer was arrested last year over the claim.
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Speed of Sound | The Sonic the Hedgehog Symphony is speeding into London this September
Here's hoping they just play Live and Learn on loop.
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Blue Skies From Here | Sonic Frontiers is Sega's best selling 3D Sonic game
Sonic Heroes loses its crown.
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BLOCK PROCESSING | Sonic’s four new Lego kits are traditional playsets for kids, not collectors – and that’s brilliant
Lego Sonic the Hedgehog sets are designed for under-10s - exactly as they should be. And it won’t stop us from buying ‘em anyway.
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Echidna You Not | Knuckles spin-off finds its cast and a cowboy hat for the echidna
A release date hasn't been set as of yet.
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SIGHTS SOUNDS SPEED | Sonic Frontiers free update adds Photo Mode, new features, and more
Prepare for a couple of new timed modes.
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HAMMER TIME | Playable Amy is great, but Sonic Origins Plus is pointless if it doesn’t address the original’s problems
Sonic Origins Plus is making a splash with playable Amy Rose. But Amy and her hammer won’t be worth squat if the rest of the game isn’t fixed.
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PLUS PLUS BABY | Sonic Origins Plus rating in Korea suggests an extended edition is on the way
Is SEGA planning to follow in Sonic Mania's footsteps? Sure sounds like it.
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RING IT BACK | Sonic Frontiers has Dreamcast-era jank and pop-in galore - but I can't stop playing it
Despite some horrible bad bits, there are some incredible good bits – but that's sort-of par for the course with Sonic at this point, isn't it?
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BLUE BLUR | I pity anyone playing Sonic Frontiers on Nintendo Switch
An uneven game in its best form, on Switch Sonic Frontiers is a mess of pixels and is plain ugly.
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Gotta Go Wild | Sonic Team boss promises that Sonic Frontiers "isn't similar at all" to Breath of the Wild
Takashi Iizuka also wants to remind you that it's open zone, not open world.
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BLEEDING BLUE | SEGA's Sonic the Hedgehog series has sold an impressive 1.5 billion copies worldwide
That'll do, Sonic. That'll do.
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Gotta go too fast | Sonic Frontiers ad prematurely reveals November 8 release date out of nowhere
The ad was sweeped under the rug, but not before the internet got a look.
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living the dreamcast | Sonic Adventure is still the gold standard for 3D Sonic games
While not without flaws, the blue hedgehog’s proper 3D debut has yet to be bested over the past two decades
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SONIC HAS PASSED | Sonic Origins is a masterclass in messing up a classic
Sonic Origins should've been an easy win for Sega, even with some legally-forced changes. Inexplicably, it isn't.
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Whatever You Say | Sega attempts to explain what Sonic Frontier's 'open-zone' is, still isn't open world
Open-zone, open world, open your heart.
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Elise the Third Base | Don't worry, Sonic won't be kissing any more human women
Sega's Takashi Iizuka notes that the publisher has learned its lesson, and there'll be no more human-on-hedgehog romance.
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On Track | Sonic Team's boss is confident that Sonic Frontiers won't see a delay
Takashi Iizuka has reassured fans that the game is shaping up well.
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BLAME THE BOOGIE | Sega confirms Sonic 3 won’t have its original music in Sonic Origins. Here’s what will be missing, and why
A long, hard look at the complicated history behind Michael Jackson and one of gaming's greatest soundtracks.
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advance and subtract | The Sonic Advance trilogy deserves a rerelease as much as the classics do
Complicated legal issues aside, Sonic Advance deserves a modern rerelease in some form
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ring out | Sonic 06 is back on Xbox Store and is £3.39 more than it's worth
Sega has relisted Sonic 06, over a decade after it tried to scrub it from the face of the earth. It's still too expensive.