SEGA of America community staff member Kellie has officialy unveiled the Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing U.S. box artworks via the SEGA of America blog, in hi-res too. Banjo-Kazooie are still on the Xbox 360 version cover confirming their presence in the game 1,000 times over. The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection logo is still present on the Wii and DS box arts laying to rest any worries about the online feature for those versions.
Check out the hi-res U.S. box arts to the PS3, Wii and DS versions by clicking the thumbnails below –
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UK retailer Argos is now displaying what could be the final UK box arts for Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing but one major difference to the leaked U.S. box art is the absence of Banjo & Kazooie on the front. So could SEGA of America be using the bear and bird as a selling point on their box art while SEGA Europe don’t feel the same or could Banjo Kazooie’s appearance on the cover have been scrapped for the final box art?
Another difference is the lack of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection logo on the DS version compared to the leaked U.S. box art that contains the logo.
One more difference is on the PS3 box which oddly contains both the old left side Playstation 3 banner AND the new top header PS3 banner compared to the leaked U.S. box art that only contains the new top header PS3 banner.
Argos’s listed release date has been changed from March 26th to February 19th so could a release date be coming soon from SEGA Europe?
Argos links –
Xbox 360
PS3
Wii
DS
We’ll let you know of any developments, meanwhile check out the hi-res boxes of the Wii, DS and PS3 versions:
(Click the thumbnails for hi-res)
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Proving that the Sonic Cafe titles are still a hit five years on, SEGA’s official Sonic Channel blog has announced a new mobile phone game for Japanese handsets – Sonic Bowling! The game is available on mobile phones on the SoftBank network, but Docomo and au network versions are coming soon.
Developed by ★ Puyo! SEGA, the game is essentially bowling with Sonic characters. The models, Hunter from the SSMB noted, look similar to the ones used in the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy are confirmed as playable characters, each with their own playing style.
As well as regular ten-pin play, you can upload your scores against the country-wide ranking system, or take part in ten missions handed to you by Dr. Eggman (because obviously he’d be able to take over the world if you sucked at bowling, or something).
If you have a touch-capable phone, there are optional control methods that take advantage of that, and if you don’t fancy spending 315 Yen on the program just yet, take solace in knowing that SEGA are offering a free trial version so you can get into the swing of the kingpin. For everyone outside Japan though, don’t take solace in the fact that, like other Sonic Cafe games, this is not likely to reach Western networks.
Sonic Channel Blog (thanks to Hunter from SSMB)
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Every year since 2007, in early May, Archie Comics releases a free issue of Sonic the Hedgehog for the Free Comic Book Day event. For the last two years, the comics haven’t been original stories, but rather throwbacks to the comic’s history. Next year, the original stories return in “Hide & Seek & DESTROY”. The cover and solicit are below.
“Hide & Seek & DESTROY!”: Dr. Eggman has vanished–or has he? As Sonic searches for clues, he stumbles across an old weapon from the bygone days of his childhood. Will Dr. Eggman allow Sonic to be destroyed by this threat from yesteryear? Will Sonic discover the truth behind his old rival’s disappearance? All the answers lie in this free issue!
SCRIPT: Ian Flynn
PENCILS: James Fry
INKS: Jim Amash
At Comic Shops May 1st 2010
All new, 32-page, full color comic
FREE
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It seems Sonic Unleashed has become one of the Xbox 360’s best selling games with the game entering the U.S.’s Platinum Hits range and Europe’s Classics range. With the game hitting this new status the game’s RRP has now dropped to $19.99 in the U.S. and £19.99 in the UK, shop around and you may find it even cheaper.
U.S. Official Xbox site states –
Only the Greatest Games earn the right to be called Platinum. There are lots of games out there, but with Xbox 360 Platinum Hits you can rest assured that you have found one of the best at an amazing price.
EU Official Xbox site states –
Xbox 360 Classics offers great games and great value with Best Sellers such as Grand Theft Auto IV, BioShock and Midnight Club Los Angeles: Complete Edition and Family Games such as Naruto: Rise of a Ninja. Prices start from just £14.99.
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Look’s liek someone over at SEGA clicked the submit button early. The above box art’s we just reported about SEGA posting on their website have now been PULLED from their website.
Could the boxarts and confirmation of Banjo & Kazooie in the Xbox 360 version be the special announcement due this week that Steve Lycett of Sumo Digital was talking about?
We’ll keep you up to date when we know more on this story.
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Seems the cover art TSS posted a few weeks ago was right on the money: not only was it the final cover art most versions of the game, but Rare’s legendary platforming (and driving) duo, Banjo and Kazooie, are in!
SEGA has just now released cover art for all versions of the game, and the 360 version has something special:
No word yet on how this effects the 360 version’s roster, though it’s worth noting that no other versions of the game have an exclusive character featured. You can see the rest of the covers on the game’s page. This is more then likely the big ASR announcement SUMO was talking about, though nothing has been confirmed.
Special thanks goes to Shadi Wulf for bringing this to my attention.
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Leave it to Steve Lycett (S0L) himself to tip us on a preview for his own game!
IGN UK today has posted a preview of the upcoming mascot kart-racing title. They enter the preview rather pessimistically, stating that Sonic R and Sonic Drift were heading in the right direction, but all hope was lost with the Sonic Riders series. However, they immediately turn the corner once they start playing the game and giving props where props are due:
Scratch under the surface, though, and there’s every reason to get excited. The SEGA cast is more than just window-dressing for a straight-up clone; they’re lovingly woven into Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing’s very fabric, with the company’s back catalogue treated with the kind of respect one wishes the more recent Sonic games had displayed.
IGN UK also tried to guess what’s coming down the pipe for the title in the form of unlockables, secrets, and downloadable content:
Our guesses – which ranged from a playable Opa-Opa and Fantasy Zone level to an Outrun themed stage – were met with wry grins and refusals to comment from the PR. They’re all lovingly worked in, their stages replete with familiar chimes that will set SEGA aficionado’s hearts aflutter. It’s first-class fan service throughout.
All in all, IGN says that ASR feels tight and responsive, thanks to Outrun 2‘s drifting engine. It also feels like a more complete SEGA package than Sumo Digital’s last mascot-parade, SEGA Superstars Tennis. I’m excited now (and this is coming from somebody who said “uuuggghhhh” when he saw the first trailer).
Read the full preview at IGN UK.
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You ever watch The Sonic Show here at TSS? You haven’t? Start now.
I have returned to The Sonic Show, but I’m not reading e-mails anymore (so you can stop sending them, please). This season, I’ll be trying many different things, but my friend Ben and I will be making “Top 5” lists. (You may remember my new co-host from “How I Celebrated My Sonic 2sday.“) Our first Top 5 list coincides with the holiday season, as we count down the best winter levels in Sonic games. Which winter wonderland will take top honors? Hit the jump to watch and find out!
Continue reading NEW @ The Sonic Show: Top 5 Winter Levels!
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As with the albums “Super Sonic Songs: Best of Crush 40” and “Jun Senoue: The Works”, the second installment of Best of Sonic songs “True Colours” is available to order from the Jun Senoue Official Shop. The album will not be released until tomorrow, but this is another chance to snap up a signed copy of the album, scribbled on by “Junny Baby” (as Dread refers to him).
The album includes another fantastic lineup of tracks, and also includes the previously unreleased “Look-A-Like”, the main track from the Sonic OVA Anime, as well as the rather Snazzy Sonic3 MegaD Mix from Sonic Gems Collection amongst other remixes. Ted Poley fans will also be able to hear a Demo version of “Lazy Days…Living In Paradise”, the theme to Big the Cat from SA1.
Nip over to the Jun Senoue Official Shop to pre-order your copy for the meagre sum of $30 plus shipping.
Either that or direct your parents attention to the site, should Santa be stuck for what to put in your stocking this year…
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He’s back, and this time he’s brought along a new cohost!
Brad and Ben get you into the christmas mood with a countdown of the top 5 Winter levels from our blue pal!
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Click the above image to head to SEGA’s virtual Christmas card!
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For Beatmania fans out there, this one is for you. A remix by SoleSnake on YouTube combines Beatmania’s “Red Zone” and the sound effects from Sonic 2. I vote that the spring sound makes for the best instrument. Boing, yo.
Thanks again to Silva for linking us to another cool Sonic-related happening.
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Nintendo of America have revealed their Q1 2010 release schedule and among both Wii and DS lists is Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing. The Sumo Digital developed racing game is down for a March release which is very different to all of the U.S. retailers speculating a February release. Up until now SEGA of America and Sumo Digital have only given an Early 2010 release of which March is well within that barrier.
With Microsoft revealing the full online and offline features, Nintendo now revealing the release month and a special announcement due this week from SEGA/Sumo Digital things are sure to get very exciting from now until release.
Sources: Worth Playing
Official Nintendo Magazine UK
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We all know retailers love to speculate release dates for future games well the fun has begun with Sonic Classic Collection on Nintendo DS that SEGA confirmed to be launching March 2010. Amazon.com are now listing the game and have it down for a March 2nd 2010 release in U.S. shores so they have their month right at least. Price is also listed at the very fair $29.82.
Amazon also confirm Sonic & Knuckles will lock-on with Sonic 2 and 3 but there is no mention of Sonic 1 so the Blue Sphere game that’s been present in past collections may be absent in this one.
Here’s Amazon’s product info –
* All of the best original Sonic games in one fantastic compilation
* These much-loved classics come complete to the handheld arena for the first time. Now you can experience the games that defined a genre anywhere, anytime
* For the first time in Sonic The Hedgehog and Sonic The Hedgehog 2, players can saved their progress at any point while playing so that you miss none of the non-stop action
Sonic The Hedgehog, one of the world’s most recognized and successful video-game characters returns to the Nintendo DS in this new collection of his original adventures. Sonic Classic Collection is the complete compilation of the original SEGA Genesis Sonic titles, consisting of the following genre-defining games: • Sonic The Hedgehog • Sonic The Hedgehog 2 • Sonic The Hedghog 3 • Sonic & Knuckles It also features two extra lock-on modes from the originals whereby Knuckles becomes a playable character in both Sonic 2 and 3 to complete the full experience. For the first time the best of classic Sonic comes to the Nintendo DS for a new generation of gamers!
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The Official Xbox site has revealed all of the games features online and offline including downloadable content.
The features revealed are –
Offline –
1 Player
Players Co-op: 1-4
In-game Dolby Digital
Online –
Players: 2-8
Content Downloads
Leaderboards
Online Tournaments
Player Stats
Voice Support
Link
So could we be seeing downloadable characters, tracks, vehicles? Let us know what you’d like to see in the comments.
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Anthony DePasquale from Collectible toy enthusiast website Tomopop has got his hands on Jazware’s new Metal Sonic action figure and has posted up a review of the figure with a collection of photo’s of Metal in various poses and duking it out with Optimus Prime of Transformers fame.
Anthony gives some very positive feedback on the figure, claiming it to be a perfect gift and assures that Sonic fans and action figure fans alike will love it.
You can check out Anthony’s review and LARGE amount of pic’s here.
If your interested in buying the figure Toys R Us list it at $17.99 but are currently out of stock. Anthony says he got it for $16 so it might be cheaper in-store.
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ScrewAttack.com are holding the 2009 Shitty Ass Game Of The Year awards and in the Wii Exclusives category their members(g1’s) have nominated Sonic and the Black Knight, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games and Wii Sports Resort. Stuttering Craig in the nominations video states that “people didn’t buy this game for Sonic, they bought it for Mario” which is just plain wrong.
So if you think Sonic and the Black Knight and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games are undeserving of the SAGY Wii Exclusive award then sign up at ScrewAttack’s forums and vote for Wii Sports Resort. Voting closes 16th December.
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Gamespot have a nice treat lined up for SEGA fans this Christmas/New Year period as they are visiting SEGA HQ in Japan and interviewing some of their top developers about what they have planned for 2010.
Gamestop aren’t stopping there though, they want to get the fans involved so their asking for you to send in your questions to put to Sega’s head of consumer business and the developers of 4 of their biggest games they have lined up for 2010 with one of the developers being the producer for Sonic Unleashed namely Toshihiro Nagoshi.
Gamespots one rule is –
Remember: We want clear and intuitive questions that will translate well and give other readers an insight into the development process and the games.
The interview line-up is as follows –
Game: Yakuza 3
Platform: PlayStation 3
Developer Interview: Toshihiro Nagoshi
Game: Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll
Platform: Wii
Developer Interview: Yasuhito Baba
Game: Resonance of Fate
Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Developer Interview: Tri-Ace Studios
Game: Valkyria Chronicles 2
Platform: PSP
Developer Interview: Sega
Sega head of consumer business: Naoya Tsurumi
Gamespot will also be having an exclusive chat with Naoya Tsurumi, former CEO of Sega America and now head of consumer business for the publisher.
No date is given as to when Gamespot will stop taking questions but they explain when some of the answers will be posted –
Make sure you check back here the week starting December 21 to see some of your questions answered. Finally, stay tuned for all the Sega coverage, including previews and video interviews launching on GameSpot on December 28!
So best to start sending your questions in now rather than later. Another piece of confusion is where do fans submit their questions? Well Gamespot forgot to mention that too so it’s to be assumed their to be posted in the comments section of the article so you’ll have to sign up on their website which is free to do.
Now what question should I submit? Hmm…
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Hit the jump to read the lyrics to some Christmas Carols. These aren’t the songs that you’ve come to know and love, however. These songs were edited… by a Sonic fan and were found at Fanart-Central by Supakitsune of Sonic Retro. I hope you like to sing the words “Sonic” and “Chao.”
Continue reading An Unhealthy Dose of Holiday Fail: Sonic Christmas Carols
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Yep. Today, we’ve got actual pictures of those figures that we told you about last Thursday (instead of mock-ups). It’s shame that they are blurry. Regardless, they are pictures of the actual toys.
Now that I can actually see these figures FO REALZ, I want one. Look at how cool that Sonic figure looks. He exudes cool. Oh, and Shadow’s here, I guess.
[Via Tomopop]
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Everybody’s favorite oddball weekday morning show starring a hedgehog with super speed will have its third season release on DVD in “early 2010.” TVShowsOnDVD.com is reporting that the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog – Volume 3 will be a 4-disc set, published by Shout! Factory.
In an effort to bring fans a series of memorable catalog titles under-represented at retail, Shout! Factory will be offering select releases of TV-DVD and film catalog titles as Shout! Factory Exclusives, available for purchase directly from the official online store site.
AoSTH – Volume 3 will release with other old television shows with smaller fanbases, like Ironside, Mr. Belvedere, Room 222, My Two Dads, The Bill Cosby Show and The Goldbergs. Nothing is finalized on any of these DVD sets. There are no exact contents, box art, or anything else specified at this time aside from the estimated date of release.
Thanks to Barry Harmon for the tip. Alsooo… BONUS VIDEO:
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The latest hotness from OCRemix is “Mystic Chemicals,” a real “live” piece who’s sound calls back to the early days of bands like Led Zepplin. The drums are heavy and loose (sometimes too loose) as the guitar wails away on that familiar Mystic riff. Chemical Plant gets worked in midway through the song for a rockin’ good time. XMark did a great job in capturing the feel and sound of 60s/70s rock.
Download “Mystic Chemicals” at OCRemix
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Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing has now been rated by 4 of the world’s ratings boards where the game will be released. Most surprising is the U.S. ratings board ESRB’s statement that the game contains Mild Suggestive Themes.
Nothing revealed in the game so far would warrant such a rating so it’s quite curious as to what Sumo Digital haven’t revealed in the game yet. Fans are speculating Ulala’s appearance in the game, past games in which the character as appeared have always contained been labelled with the Mild Suggestive Themes statement by the ESRB.
The full ratings line-up is as follows –
PEGI 7
ESRB E
Comic Violence
Cartoon Mischief
Mild Suggestive Themes
USK 6
OFLC G General. Experience may change online.
OFLC page
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UPDATE: Steve Lycett from Sumo Digital under his S0L nickname has confirmed the Nightopian sightings are just environment reflections. However Steve has seen how keen the community is to see NiGHTS in the game and still doesn’t confirm either way wether the character is in the game or not.
I feel slightly like I’m spoiling your fun here – but it’s purely the reflection of the environment you’re seeing there…
You guys really are rather desperate to see NiGHTS in there aren’t you!
Put it this way – that would have taken some quite extensive photo-shopping – and you’re also credting us with fair more deviousness than even I have!
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S0L
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Original story below:
Editor’s note: Those are not in-game gold rings…
I’ve just spotted another Nightopian in the above picture. It’s in the shiney wood finish in the red circle, turn your head to the left and you’ll see its head, eyes and large white collar. It would explain the sparkles in the screenshot too.
Eagle eyed SSMB member HunterTSF has spotted Nightopians in the above old screenshot of Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing. Nightopians are small residents of Nightopia seen around various stages in the NiGHTS games. This isn’t confirmation but could very well mean our favourite jester NiGHTS could very well be in Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing after all.
Let’s hope NiGHTS is the now possibly delayed special announcement Sumo Digital’s Steve Lycett has been talking about recently.
Thanks again to HunterTSF and his eagle eyes!
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Sumo Digital’s Steve Lycett under his S0L nickname has informed everyone via the SSMB that the special announcement planned for this week regarding Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing might be delayed until next week now.
Rumour has it the announcement that was due this week – will be next week instead BTW. Apologies for being a tease on this, like I say, I’m not in charge of PR and Marketing 🙂
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S0L
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If it has been delayed at least it’s only another week and with that week being closer to Christmas you could say it’s a Christmas present from Sumo Digital. Now what could the announcement be…
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SEGA Netherlands have unveiled their current release schedule for 2010 to Dutch Playstation site PSFocus.
* Bayonetta – January 8, 2010
* Vancouver 2010 – January 15, 2010
* Aliens vs. Predator – February 2010
* Planet 51 – February 2010
* Yakuza 3 – March 2010
* SEGA & Sonic All-Star Racing – early 2010
* Resonance of Fate – Spring 2010
* Iron Man 2 – Spring 2010
* Alpha Protocol – Spring 2010
* 2 Valkyria Chronicles (PSP) – Spring 2010
* Aliens: Colonial Marines – unknown
Despite rumours it looks like SEGA are still planning on releasing Aliens: Colonial Marines afterall and Valkyria Chronicles won’t be too long a wait.
Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing is surprisingly still slated for an Early 2010 release, not even a release month is mentioned though in recent previews Sumo Digital staff have stated the game is still far from finished.
It looks like fans are going to have to stay patient in the meantime but if you really are eager then October’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games on Wii & DS should keep crossover enthusiasts busy for now.
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Kanemaru Junichi, the voice actor for Sonic in Japan, sings an incredibly catchy holiday jingle. The song is called “December no feariteru.” Merry Christmas to you too, Kanemaru! Thanks to Hannah Coe for spreading the holiday cheer!
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Toy company NKOK has acquired the rights to SEGA characters through a licensing agreement with SEGA of America. The company will use their new gain to produce a line of RC cars and slot car racing sets based on the upcoming Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing. President of NKOK comments:
“Sega has had a wonderful history of introducing exciting brands and characters to gaming audiences around the world. With the release of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing we’re extremely excited to bring these evergreen characters to life through our product offering,”
NKOK currently plans to release products in North America around the game’s launch in early 2010.
[Via Playthings]
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I think Paper Mache Sonic could take out Down Syndrome Sonic for the title of “Biggest Fail.” Not only does Paper Mache Sonic look “extra special,” he has a friend to help him out, Paper Mache Pikachu!
[Homemade Hilarity via UK Resistance]
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More fangame action flyin’ at ya!
We’ve covered Sonic Fusion (by Felik of SFGHQ) here at TSS before and it has been better with each demo. We haven’t played anything since the demo at SAGE 2009 in July, but this video is more than good enough. On display here is “Flooded Capital Zone,” a lost empire submerged underwater, complete with ancient Greek/Roman architecture.
The level design is incredibly well thought-out and creative. It bears a striking play-style to that of Marble Zone, except with a bit more bells and whistles. Have I mentioned the graphics yet? I haven’t? Oh, uh… well… they’re THE BEST. Rarely do you see custom graphics for an Advance-style fangame, so I’m thoroughly impressed.
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Today on the SEGA U.S. blog, employee Kellie tells the story of the arrival of a brand-new Sonic statue for the office lobby. The statue is life-size and awesome. The new statue replaces a statue from 1999. She writes:
So I’m just sitting at my desk, typing away, when one of our HR reps appears over the wall of my cube. She says there’s a new Sonic in the lobby, and I should bring my camera. I dash off to find a major project in the works — the assembly of a new Sonic statue.
In case you’ve never been to our offices (as I assume most of you have not), we have a Sonic in our lobby. It’s the older ‘99-ish Sonic. He comes up to my mid-torso — tall enough for me to rest my elbow on.
With the arrival of this new, “modern Sonic” statue, followers of SEGA’s Twitter wanted to know if the old statue would be given away during one of the blog’s “Free Stuff Friday” sweepstakes. Kellie replied to the large amount of interest:
Sadly, the answer is none of the above. The old Sonic will go into storage. (I’m bolding for emphasis because I expect that to be asked a lot.) But rest assured, if he is ever in danger of meeting the inside of a dumpster, the community team will rescue him and give him a good home.
Check out the gallery of the new and old statues below.
[Via SEGA America Blog]
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YouTube user ojdon has come across 2 clips from an unknown French source of some of SEGA’s booths at E3 1996 including the Sonic Xtreme booth, the NiGHTS into Dreams booth(with some nice rings from the game around it) and the Bug Too! booth. Correct me if I’m wrong but as far as I’m aware footage of these booths has never been seen until now so it’s pretty cool to get a look at them at long last.
Check them out!
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga0zttflicI[/youtube]
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Hey guys, as you’ve probably noticed it’s December this month! So we’ve gone all festive for the occasion! Do you like this new skin? It’s pretty jolly, isn’t it? 🙂 We’re not stopping at decorations though, we’ve already got a lot of great holiday season material online and ready for you to read. Check out the start of the 25 Days of Christmas NiGHTS, check out eBay Watch to find some great new merchandise (for yourself or a present), or look to be a bit more giving in the New Year with details on Sonic Relief 2010.
We have some more special stuff planned too, like some holiday-themed articles and some great festive updates for you. I’ll have some time off of work soon for Christmas holiday – I’ll be personally spending the time updating areas like the Scanned Material and Game Archive sections. By the way, did you notice that I’ve launched the Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing page? Give it a look here – I’ll be adding more details on the game via its ‘Gameplay’ and ‘Zones’ pages later on too.
Christmas is all about sharing and being with your friends, so why not pop into the SSMB Forums and enjoy the festive cheer with your fellow Sonic fans as well? I’m in the process of sorting out a special Sonic X-Mas skin for that too, so don’t worry – it’s just taking a little longer because I have to recreate the Sonical skin as a base.
We hope you enjoy the content that comes over the holiday, and I’d wish you all a Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays but the date’s weeks away yet. I’ll simply say, good luck in the Christmas Shopping rush!
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Our first holiday feature is a weekly series called “The 25 Days of Christmas NiGHTS.” My cousin, Brett, decided that it would be awesome to sit down, relax with a warm drink, and enjoy the euphoric NiGHTS demo. He has been writing a journal and taking one photo a day since December 1st. Hit the jump for Brett’s photos and journal for the first week:
Continue reading The 25 Days of Christmas NiGHTS
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Christmas is fast approaching so that means everyone’s unloading on eBay to make some last minute sales which is good news for you Sonic merchandise collectors out there.
Continue reading eBay Watch: Rare Plushies, Beanie Hat, Kelloggs Pin And Promo Comic’s
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