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Team Sonic Racing, Sonic Mania Plus and Sonic Colors Ultimate ripe for the streaming.
Continue reading Amazon Luna Launches in UK with Trio of Sonic TitlesSonic Colors Ultimate has hit Steam, and it seems SEGA is celebrating the occasion with sales of Sonic games on both the Steam Store & New Egg. The sales on both stores are a bit different, with different prices and titles available, so we’ve compiled both here.
On Steam, all Sonic games are on sale for as much as 75% off, including:
Sonic Frontiers: $41.99
Sonic Frontiers – Digital Deluxe: $48.99
Sonic Colors Ultimate: $27.99
Sonic Colors Ultimate – Digital Deluxe: $31.49
Sonic Origins: $19.99
Sonic Origins – Digital Deluxe: $22.49
Sonic Mania: $9.99
Sonic Mania Encore DLC: $2.49
Sonic Adventure 2: $2.49
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle DLC: $0.74
Sonic Adventure DX: $1.99
Sonic Generations: $4.99
Sonic Forces: $9.99
Sonic Lost World: $7.49
Team Sonic Racing: $9.99
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed: $4.99
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing: $2.49
Sonic 3D Blast: $1.24
Sonic 4 Episode I: $2.49
Sonic 4 Episode II: $2.49
Meanwhile, New Egg is having a more discounted sale for Sonic games with Steam codes. The selection isn’t quite as big, but the discounts are steeper. You can find the sale here. Check below for the prices:
Sonic Frontiers: $39.99
Sonic Frontiers – Digital Deluxe: $43.99
Sonic Origins: $15.99
Sonic Origins – Digital Deluxe: $19.99
Sonic Mania: $7.99
Sonic Mania Encore DLC: $1.99
Sonic Adventure 2: $1.99
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle DLC: $0.59
Sonic Adventure DX: $1.59
Sonic Generations: $3.99
Sonic Forces: $7.99
Sonic Lost World: $5.99
Team Sonic Racing: $7.99
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed: $3.99
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing: $1.99
We’re far enough away from Frontiers now, right?
Continue reading Sonic Colors: Ultimate Is Now Available on SteamEvery summer and winter, Games Done Quick holds a week-long event of video game speedruns, races and bidwars to raise money for a good cause. The winter version, Awesome Games Done Quick, has just begun today, and for Sonic fans, there’s some games scheduled later this week!
Continue reading Sonic Game Speedruns Are Making A Return To Awesome Games Done QuickThe second patch SEGA promised for Sonic Colors Ultimate is officially out on all platforms. Before you ask, no, we do not know which glitches were fixed yet. We will be running a stream of the game on PS5 later today to look into that. What we do have, however, are the full patch notes. Check them out below:
First of all, the game now has new customization options for Sonic. Called the “Celebration Pack,” it includes the following:
The patch also adds numerous quality of life updates, including:
The patch also has:
If you want to see if this addresses your specific pet peeve, stay tuned to our Youtube channel, where we will be doing a live stream later. It is currently unknown if another patch is in development. If you want to download this patch, it should be available now.
After months of waiting, and a separate patch that dealt with the rainbow glitch, SEGA and Blind Squirrel have finally released a patch for Sonic Colors Ultimate on all platforms. According to the patch notes, the following issues have been addressed:
The patch isn’t very large: just 1.2 GB on PS5. So you don’t have to worry about this eating into your bandwidth or hard drive space!
Does this fix the wisp music glitch? Or the disappearing pipe textures? Stay tuned to Sonic Stadium for future updates (and potentially our Twitch channel, where we will try to give the PS5 version a go shortly).
We’d also like to note that according to the Sonic Social media manager, another patch is on the way, so anything that isn’t fixed now will hopefully be addressed soon!
UPDATE: We streamed the patched version on our Youtube, which you can check out below. We’ve got a summary of what we found beneath the video:
What Seems to be Fixed:
What’s Still Broken:
So stuff still needs to be fixed. Personally, I am rather happy the audio glitches have been fixed. In my many hours spent with the game, that was by far the most common and annoying glitch I encountered. Glad to see that it appears to be gone!
Reach for the stars, from under these blankets.
Continue reading Wisps Invade the Latest US Sega Shop LineAfter reports of some bugs ranging from harmless to potentially seizure-inducing, SEGA and Blind Squirrel Entertainment began work on fixing up Sonic Colors Ultimate. The first patch has just dropped, and it’s made experiencing the game much safer for photosensitive players.
Continue reading Sonic Colors Ultimate Gets its First Major Patch, Removes “Rainbow Glitch”The second part of Sonic Colors Ultimate’s promotional web comic has been released. You can check it out below:
This appears to be the end of this little project. What did you think? Would you like to see more Sonic web comics from SEGA?
UPDATES: Limited edition is sold out, but UK now has an exclusive version.
Continue reading iam8bit Announces Sonic Colors: Ultimate Vinyl SoundtrackSonic Colors Ultimate, which becomes available to anyone who bought the digital deluxe copy today, brings a lot of changes big and small to the classic Wii game. One change we are only just now finding out about comes from the locations of the red star rings, the original game’s primary (optional) collectible. So anyone who thought they’d be able to rely on memory or old guides to collect them all will need to do it the old fashioned way for a bit! While many rings are where they used to be, others have been moved, and replaced with park tokens.
This was something I personally came to realize just a few hours ago, while trying to collect them all from Planet Wisp Act 2. A few had been moved around, including the final one, which now requires the Jade Ghost wisp to access.
The red star rings are required to unlock levels in Game Land, which is a set of additional levels that can be played in single player or co-op. Beating these levels is how you unlock Super Sonic. We’ve got more Sonic Colors Ultimate content coming down the pipe, so stay tuned to Sonic Stadium!
We’ve been playing Sonic Colours Ultimate for a few days now, and we’ve slowly been working our way through the Achievements/Trophy list within. We can reveal the list of meta-challenges that you can expect to find on your PC, PlayStation or Xbox copy of the game. We will update this post with guides and tips on how to unlock them as well.
Continue reading Sonic Colours Ultimate: The Achievement / Trophy GuideThe Tokyo Game Show will be holding a concert featuring video game music called “Tokyo Game Show FES” to commemorate its 25th anniversary, and Sonic Colors Ultimate will be among the games featured.
The Sonic Colors Ultimate portion of the concert will take place at Stage 01 at 5:00 PM JST on October 2.
Sonic Forces’ mobile free to play game is still seeing plenty of new content these days, and this latest addition ties in with the release of Sonic Colors Ultimate.
Continue reading Planet Wisp added to Sonic Forces Speed BattleIt’s crazy to think that one of the best Sonic the Hedgehog games has been sat in console purgatory for over ten years, locked to (and in way, limited by) Nintendo’s Wii hardware. As a result, Sonic Colours has been in a strange sphere of existence in the eyes of Sonic fans; a game that many haven’t played, most definitely want to play but at the same time is seen as some sort of aberration in the series – most likely because of its graphical performance compared to competing consoles PS3 and Xbox 360 at the time.
Continue reading TSS Review: Sonic Colours UltimateIt looks like Sonic Colors Ultimate is getting more than just a web series: Sonic’s Japanese Twitter account has released a three page web comic! At the moment, the comic is only available in Japanese, but Kazuyuki Hoshino has confirmed that an English translation will be released soon. This web comic is considered “episode 1,” so there will be more.
We’ll be sure to update this post with the English translation when it becomes available! Until then, check out the web comic below:
UPDATE: We’ve now got English pages!
The second half of SEGA’s Sonic Colors short, Rise of the Wisps, is now out on YouTube. The short voice work from Roger Craig Smith and Kate Higgins, and writing from Tyson Hesse and GGDG. It was animated by Yeti Farm Creative.
Check it out on YouTube here, or watch it below:
The first part of Sonic’s latest web series, Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps, is finally here! This web series features voice acting by Roger Craig Smith as Sonic, and Kate Higgins reprising the role of Tails for the first time since 2013. Check it out on the Sonic YouTube channel here, or below:
We are now a month away from Sonic Colors Ultimate’s release, which means we’ll be seeing a lot of this game for awhile. Today’s new thing? A trailer devoted to Sonic Colors’ wisp powers!
Not much else to really say about this, as we’ve seen all these powers before. But if you wanted a refresher, more footage from the game, or just another look at the Jade wisp, check it out below:
The Sonic the Hedgehog social media channels today announced that Sonic Sound Director Jun Senoue will be joining the cohort of composers involved in reworking tracks for the soundtrack of Sonic Colors Ultimate!
A sample of one of Senoue-san’s hard-hitting remixes, “Vs. Rotatatron & Refreshinator), was also shared on Youtube, which you can listen to below!
The soundtrack for Sonic Colors Ultimate has just officially been announced, and will include new music tracks!
Continue reading Sonic Colors Ultimate OST “Re-Colors” AnnouncedSince release, there’s been subtle and not so subtle hints that the Switch version of Sonic Colors Ultimate won’t hit 60 FPS as it will on other consoles. Perhaps the final nail in the coffin is the recent Sonic Colors Ultimate HD Updates trailer, which differs ever so slightly between the official Sonic YouTube and the official Nintendo YouTube.
The absence of 4K is obvious, but it seems that the change in engine may push just a bit past what the Switch can handle at 60FPS. While unfortunate if you’re a technically-minded Switch owner, for everyone else it further emphasizes that there’s more going on under the hood than just upscaling an 11-year-old game. If you want some silver lining, the original game ran at 30 FPS on the Wii, so you’re certainly no worse off.
FPS and 4K aside, all other new features match among all platforms, such as the new Wisp power, character customization, Tails save, music remixes, etc…
Source: NintendoLife
Smith’s return was “one last job” according to Monkey Ball voice actor.
Continue reading UPDATE: Roger Craig Smith Pushes Back on “One last job” Rumor.The Sonic Colors content just keeps on coming! Earlier today, SEGA released the new remix for Aquarium Park Act 1’s soundtrack. The remix was done by Tomoya Ohtani, who also worked on music for the original Sonic Colors. Check it out below:
Some new footage from Sonic Colors Ultimate also appears to reveal something else: new dialogue for Tails. Tails appears to talk at times throughout the game, such as at 0:49 into the below video. Take a look:
Special thanks to Bulbasquirtle over on our Discord for the news tip!
Today, Shacknews posted a video interview with Aaron Roseman, producer of Sonic Colors: Ultimate, revealing a bit about the porting process and revealing several small details that differentiate Ultimate from the original Wii release.
Roseman notes that the Tails Save system does replace the lives system in the game. You still collect Tails Saves in the same way you collect lives, but it places you in your last safe location rather than a the beginning of a stage or mid-stage checkpoint. Another slight aid is the addition of the “Hundred Ring,” a special item that gives the player 100 rings and invincibility.
The interview also highlights the character customization elements new to this version of the game. Through gameplay, players will be able to unlock options for shoes, gloves, effect trails when Sonic boosts, and auras that surround Sonic. “You can adjust the colors in a game called Sonic Colors,” the interviewer notes.
Other details in the interview:
Shacknews also secured a full stage playthrough of Tropical Resort Act 3:
Day 3 of E3 2021 has brought us some more Sonic Colors Ultimate content. There’s a batch of new screenshots, plus another level gets the spotlight in another brand new gameplay video.
Continue reading Sonic Colors Ultimate Reaches For The Stars With E3 Screenshots & More GameplayE3 2021 is here, and just a couple of weeks after its reveal at the Sonic Central broadcast, we’re getting a better look at Sonic Colors Ultimate via a couple of gameplay videos.
Continue reading An E3 2021 Double Offering Of Sonic Colors Ultimate Gameplay Is Here (UPDATE)We’ve got a game of Twitter Translation Telephone here, so strap in.
Continue reading Famitsu Interview Says Sonic Colors Ultimate Targeting New and Young FansOur fox friend is sidelined but not grounded.
Continue reading New Famitsu Scans Clarify Tails as Support Character in Sonic Colors UltimateThe more Sonic Colors Ultimate information that comes out, the more it becomes clear that this is not just a mere port. And now, an artist for the game has revealed that it has gold medals and Tails heads.
Continue reading Yes, You Can Collect Gold Medals & Tails’ Head In Sonic Colors UltimateJust when you thought you knew everything you needed to know about Sonic Colors Ultimate, something like this shows up! Sonic’s right-hand man Tails has been spotted in some screenshots of the remastered port of Sonic Colors… sorta.
Continue reading Tails Might Be Playable in Sonic Colors UltimateThe Sonic Colors Ultimate website has a whole lot of screenshots for you to check out. One thing’s for sure: this is not just a straight port. Many assets appear to have been outright replaced. Check them out in the gallery below:
We’ve got some more info on Sonic Colors Ultimate, specifically on its developer, price, and a few other things.
It is being developed by Blind Squirrel Entertainment, a development studio more recently known for its work on BioShock: The Collection, Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced Edition, and Mass Effect Legendary Edition. So they have a lot of experience with this kind of project!
The game will also launch both physically and digital for $39.99. We already knew about the keychain for the physical version, but the digital version will come with its own bits of exclusive content: a Sonic “movie boost” that adds the electric sparks from the Sonic movie, and “exclusive player icons,” which are supposed to help you “stand out in a crowd,” though I’m not really sure what they actually are. Maybe those icons you could stick on your save files in the original?
There will also be a “Digital Deluxe Edition” for $44.99. This version includes “early access” which makes the game playable four days early, MORE exclusive player icons, an “ultimate cosmetic pack” which basically just gives Sonic silver or gold gloves, and an “ultimate music pack” that contains three exclusive original game remixes.
Finally, I’ve got some bad news for PC gamers who aren’t active users of the Epic Store: the PC version will be Epic Store exclusive, at least for the time being. Hopefully, it’ll hit other storefronts at a later date, but anyone who wants for PC on launch day will need to deal with the Epic storefront.
Sonic Colors Ultimate just got a massive info dump thanks to a SEGA press release, which revealed some features and elaborated on others.
Continue reading Sonic Colours Ultimate to Have Enhanced Visuals, Rival Rush Mode, New Wisp, Character CostumesThe latest Sonic animated short, “Rise of the Wisps,” will center around the world of Sonic Colors! This short will be the first of some new shorts that will feature full voice acting from the Sonic game cast. This two-part Sonic Colors short will see Sonic and Tails traveling to Sweet Mountain, where they will meet a new wisp, the “Jade Ghost wisp,” which will help them free wisps that have been captured by Dr. Eggman.
The first part of this short will debut this summer. Check out the trailer below!
It sounds like the long wait for the next Sonic game announcement may soon be over, if a statement by SEGA Chief Strategy Officer Shuji Utsumi is any indication. In a recent interview with Famitsu Magazine, he talked about SEGA and its upcoming software limit. On the subject of Sonic, he said the new an announcement for a new game “might be coming soon.” Noncommittal language aside, there are a few reasons to expect it will happen soon, since both E3 and Sonic’s anniversary are next month month, and Sonic Colors Ultimate was leaked roughly a month ago now.
In that same interview, Utsumi also commented on people pointing out that SEGA was releasing more mobile games then console games. According to him, the company has been going through an organizational shift, and that there will be more console games starting from 2022 onwards.
It’s been a long while since the last Sonic console game, Team Sonic Racing, was announced. It’s been even longer since the last console Sonic game was released. Whether its with a Sonic Colors remake, or something else, that appears likely to end soon. What are you hoping for this year? Let us know in the comments!
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