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Sonic Central, SEGA of America’s official Sonic site has recently been updated with new wallpapers and fan art.
In other news, Sega’s recent restructure has prompted their developers to launch new websites, Sonicteam.com’s new design and version will be up shortly.
Solly, webmaster of The Dream Avenue seem to of discovered the original version of Sonic, at first Sonic Team planned on having Sonic as a rabbit. Below is supposedly official art of Sonic The Rabbit from 1990.
Yuji Naka and the Sonic Team has just won the 16th Nikkei New Office Promotion Prize. In a SEGA Press Release, it states that Yuji is very happy with the award and felt that a good office environment stimulates a creative mind.
The day of Sonic X is fast approaching for Japanese fans, and to help generate some hype it appears that not one, not two, but three official websites for the show have launched!
Continue reading Official Sonic X Websites Launch for Japanese PremiereSonic X might be the headlining event at this week’s World Hobby Fair, but Sonic Team will also be showing off Sonic Adventure DX and Sonic Pinball Party at the Japanese expo – along with some fantastic looking goodies and exclusive Chao downloads.
Continue reading Special Chao Downloads and Exclusive Sonic Merch Available at World Hobby Fair 20032002 has been a pretty good year for Sonic, and it looks like things won’t be slowing down any time soon. Sonic Team head Yuji Naka has just confirmed that the developer is working on a brand new Sonic game, and it will be shown off to the world at the E3 show in May.
Continue reading Next Sonic Game Will Be Unveiled at E3 2003, Yuji Naka ConfirmsSEGA Saturn fans waiting patiently for a sequel to the Sonic Team classic NiGHTS into dreams… will be in for some bad news today. According to a recent report, the developer has ruled out a follow-up to Yuji Naka’s dreamy masterpiece.
Continue reading Sonic Team: No Plans For NiGHTS SequelYou can keep your hype for Sonic Advance 2 and Sonic Mega Collection in overdrive this month, as Sonic Team has updated its online ‘MiniToy’ archive with a brand new jigsaw puzzle featuring artwork promoting the two new games.
Continue reading Sonic Team Adds Sonic Advance 2 Puzzle Game to MiniToy ArchiveIt begins. After a spell of developing games exclusively for Nintendo’s Gamecube, Yuji Naka has reportedly confirmed that Sonic Team is working on a new project for rival Sony console, the PlayStation 2. What could it be?
Continue reading Sonic Team is Developing a New Game for Sony’s PlayStation 2With plenty of new Sonic games now incoming, SEGA is celebrating by hosting a number of Sonic the Hedgehog parties in Japan. The ‘Sonic Party – 2002 Summer Festival’ will see a number of SEGA stores participating in special events to promote new and recent games in the series. Continue reading SEGA Announces ‘Sonic Party’ Summer Festival in Japan
Hold on to your butts – SEGA has announced not only a sequel to Sonic Advance on the Game Boy Advance, but also a special compilation of classic Sonic games on Gamecube called ‘Sonic Mega Collection’! Continue reading Sonic Mega Collection and Sonic Advance 2 Announced!
We won’t have to wait much longer for details on the next Sonic game, as SEGA has announced that it will be unveiling Sonic Team’s new project during next month’s World Hobby Fair in Japan. Continue reading SEGA: Next Sonic Game Will Be Announced in July
Got some time to kill? Sonic Team certainly has, it seems – in between making incredible hedgehog-focused platforming games, the studio has dabbled in some crude but cute Flash-based micro-games in the form of a ‘MiniToy’. This week, Sonic Team’s website updated with an archive of these internet playthings, along with a new Chao Fortunes toy and a Sonic Adventure 2 jigsaw puzzle. Continue reading Sonic Team Website Launches MiniToy Archive, Sonic Adventure 2 Jigsaw Puzzle
Happy birthday to the official Sonic clothing store, R-Mix! The apparel store, situated near Osaka’s Universal Studios Japan theme park, launched in June 2001. To celebrate this, the shop has kicked off a special sale on its Sonic products – and appears to have released a new line of clothing in the process. Continue reading Official Sonic Store ‘R-Mix’ Celebrates First Anniversary With New Clothing Range
Oh no! Remember when we reported on Sonic Team developing a new episode in the Phantasy Star Online series? The studio had a display for this ‘PSO Card Battle’ game, with some model figurines on show. Those prototype models have been stolen! Continue reading Sonic Team Has PSO E3 Models Stolen
In news that might surprise no-one, Sonic Team has reportedly announced that the release date of Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II on Gamecube has been delayed. Continue reading PSO for Gamecube Postponed?
Seems like the upcoming release of Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II is going to be much more significant than we thought, if recent rumours are to be believed. Apparently, the game will allow for cross-play between Nintendo Gamecube and Microsoft Xbox players. Continue reading Rumour: PSO To Offer Xbox and Gamecube Cross-Play
New details on Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II – and by extension, the upcoming trial version of the game that’s coming next month – have been coming thick and fast. Some of the more interesting tidbits that have appeared relate to how content from the original Dreamcast game will be handled. Continue reading PSO Episode I & II Will Update and Remix Original Dreamcast Content
Sonic Team recently revealed that a trial version of Phantasy Star Online: Episode I & II on Gamecube will hit Japanese store shelves in May, but if anyone was hoping for some broadband-speed Rappy-bashing next month they can forget it.
Continue reading PSO Gamecube Trial Won’t Be Broadband Compatible
Congratulations Sonic Team! The official website for the company that makes our favourite video games has just passed a really big milestone – one million visitors! To celebrate, the team has added a cute little Eggman clock for your computer. Continue reading Sonic Team.com Celebrates 1 Million Visitors With Eggman Clock
It’s been a couple of months since the amazing Sonic Store at R-Mix has been open, and today we’ve heard word that the clothing lines on sale has had a bit of a seasonal update! Long-sleeved t-shirts, Parker jackets and baseball shirts all adorning the blue blur’s name can now be found in the Osaka-based retailer. Continue reading R-MIX Official Sonic Store Updates its Clothing Range
Seems like Sonic Team has a little surprise up its sleeve for the upcoming Nintendo show, Space World, in Japan. The developer will be showing off four games, three of which we know about (Phantasy Star Online for Gamecube and Sonic Advance and Puyo Puyo for Game Boy Advance). Which leaves one more unannounced title to speculate about. Interesting. Could the Gamecube be getting a Sonic game, perhaps?
Probably. But those of us that have a Sega Dreamcast, like me, are likely thinking about what console to get next. Seeings as Sega is currently not making any more consoles, the sensible option would be to grab the machine that has the most Sega support going for it. Well, at this stage it’s hard to tell, but in an interview led by IGN, Yuji Naka, Sonic Team boss (and God in many people’s eyes), has said to stick with the Nintendo GameCube should you be a full on fan of Sonic Team. Continue reading Stick with Ninty for Sonic Team! Confused?
We all know that the Dreamcast is pretty much dead, but every time we see an interview that affirms that fact, we get a little bit down. Sonic Team leader Yuji Naka has said he’s unsure whether he’s going to be making any future projects on the console, which feels like another drive of the stake in the heart. Ow. Continue reading Sonic Team Unlikely to Make Another Dreamcast Game
Sega officially announced its commitment to third party development in a huge news conference this morning. The company outlined which of its development studios would align to which console, noting that Sonic Team, AM2 and Amusement Vision will largely focus their efforts on Nintendo’s Gamecube. Continue reading SEGA Reveals Third Party Plan: Sonic Team to Make Home on Nintendo Gamecube
Now THIS is cool! If you’ve ever wanted to see some Behind-the-Scenes footage of Dreamcast launch title Sonic Adventure, this video will sort you right out. It’s a 30-minute long promotional video called ‘Sonic Adventure at Tokyo International Forum’ and features stage playthroughs, character bios and a funny story where Sonic Team goes on location to research the game. Continue reading Sonic Adventure ‘Behind the Scenes’ Video Unearthed
