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Sonic and Super Monkey Ball Get Price Cuts in Time for Valentine’s Day

Video game publisher SEGA has announced that, on time for Valentine’s Day, it is introducing a number of price cuts for some of its most interesting titles between February 11 and 14, as long as players are interested in getting them on the iOS and the Android-powered smartphones and tablets. Here are the game...

10 February 2012
10:34 GMT

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 Gets Teaser Trailer

Sega, after releasing some pretty successful games starring Sonic the Hedgehog, has just presented a teaser trailer for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 title, which teases the new villain, as well as a new sidekick that will be joining the Sega mascot. Sonic, after going through some rather unfortunate ...

3 January 2012
13:41 GMT

A Gamer's Week: December 4

This week we only have two big Softpedia reviews to talk about, one for GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, a port of a remake that fails to make a big impression, and Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, the game which ends Ezio’s story while allowing players to explore Istanbul.We also have a Quick Look for Sonic Genera...

4 December 2011
04:51 GMT

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Launch Trailer Available

In between some major triple-A releases this week, Sega and Nintendo have deployed the very special Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games title and, in order to remind everyone what's included, a special launch trailer is now available.Mario & Sonic have had a longtime partnership in promoting the Olymp...

17 November 2011
12:51 GMT

Sonic Gets 36-Minute Video Documentary From Sega

Sega has revealed a special video about its special mascot, Sonic, recounting the greatest exploits of the hedgehog and how he shaped the way people view the Japanese games developer and publisher.Sega's iconic mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, is celebrating 20 years of existence, so the Japanese company hasn't ...

14 November 2011
03:51 GMT

Watch Bastion Like Narration for Super Mario, Sonic, Tetris and Rock Band

Bastion, the recent indie hit from Supergiant Games, was one of the most innovative titles to be released this year and much of its charm was linked to the understated and varied narration that accompanied all the actions of the player.Now the narrator has taken on the task of providing similar commentary for other w...

3 November 2011
10:30 GMT

Sega Has No Plans to Bring Classic Sonic Back, Despite Generations' Popularity

Sega has made some rather interesting statements concerning its Sonic mascot, ahead of the release of the new Sonic Generations title, including the fact that it has no plans to bring back the classic Sonic look, despite lots of fans anticipating the upcoming game largely because that version of the hedgehog is in it...

1 November 2011
06:30 GMT

Sonic 1 Included as Bonus in Sonic Generations

Sega has confirmed that buyers of the upcoming Sonic Generations title will also receive a bonus copy of the original Sonic the Hedgehog game that first featured the small yet speedy blue mascot of the company.Sonic Generations is getting ready for its release next week, so Sega wants longtime Sonic fans to really ge...

24 October 2011
03:52 GMT

Sonic Generations Gets Second Demo Tomorrow

Video game publisher SEGA has announced that it is getting ready to launch a new demo for its upcoming Sonic Generations platformer, allowing players to see what the game has to offer ahead of the November launch.This second demo for Generations will be set in the Green Hill level, one of the classics for the franchi...

18 October 2011
07:24 GMT

SEGA Can't Rely on Recreating Old Experiences

Video game developer SEGA has long been associated with its best known character, Sonic, but the leader of the company believes that it needs to keep adapting the titles it offers to the modern gaming space in order to stay relevant.Speaking to Gamasutra Mike Hayes, the president of SEGA, has said, “We have had...

12 September 2011
05:02 GMT

Sega Confirms Release Date for New Games, Promises Sonic Storybook Trilogy

Sega has just confirmed the release schedule for its upcoming games, ranging from Sonic Generations to Aliens: Colonial Marines, while promising that a Sonic Storybook Trilogy will be launched in the future. Sega has quite a few games scheduled to appear in the near future, ranging from casual releases like Mario ...

4 July 2011
02:35 GMT

Sonic 20th Anniversary Bundle Available for Download on PlayStation 3

Sega is celebrating 20 years since it released the first Sonic the Hedgehog game and has just detailed a special deal it's currently hosting on the PlayStation Network, where users can download the Sonic 20th Anniversary Bundle.Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the most iconic video game characters of all time, despi...

24 June 2011
12:31 GMT

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

Sega fans can rejoice because there’s a new and awesome kart racing game that will surely satisfy their need for adrenaline and wacky racing style. Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is a blissful merge between the Mario Kart racing style and classic age-old characters from Sega’s hall of fame. Sonic, Tails...

27 April 2011
02:11 GMT

Mario & Sonic London Olympics Game Confirmed for Wii and 3DS

After a bit of speculation and some rumors, Sega and Nintendo have officially announced a brand new Mario & Sonic game, this time seeing the two iconic mascots going to London for the Olympics, in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Hot off the heels of another Sonic announcement at the beginning of th...

22 April 2011
15:51 GMT

Sonic Generations Is Official, Screenshots and Video Included

Sega has announced Sonic Generations, a special title that will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the iconic character by taking players through the most popular iterations of the blue hedgehog, going from 2D side-scrolling levels to 3D ones. Sega's Sonic franchise hasn't been going through the best of y...

19 April 2011
03:55 GMT

Free Sega Genesis Collection for PlayStation Plus Subscribers

Sony is adding more and more features for its PlayStation Plus subscribers, with the most recent one being the ability to download free titles from the Sega Genesis Collection when they'll be released for the PlayStation 3 console. PlayStation Plus subscribers benefit from a lot of great features, among them ...

18 February 2011
02:30 GMT

SEGA Works on New Mario and Sonic Sports Game

It seems that publisher SEGA is working on a mysterious new sports title, with the title not yet disclosed, which could again use the highly rated partnership between popular characters Mario and Sonic. In an interview with Gamesauce Him Selletin, who is a producer working at the Australian studios of SEGA, has re...

6 January 2011
03:12 GMT

Three New Sonic Announcements Coming Soon, Sega Says

Sega has just revealed that it is preparing "two or three" big Sonic announcements at the beginning of 2011, in order to follow-up the relative success of the recent titles like Sonic 4, Sonic Colors or Sonic Free Riders.Sega admitted that it had exploited Sonic, its main mascot, with sub-par games in recent years, b...

15 December 2010
15:51 GMT

Sonic Free Riders

It would seem that Sega just can’t get enough of Sonic the Hedgehog and neither can the fans. The Blue hedgehog is back once again in a brand new tile that goes by the name of Sonic Free Riders. What’s so special this time is that you get to play using the new Microsoft Kinect sensor that makes it a lot ...

2 December 2010
04:04 GMT

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is Sega's new attempt at making amends with Sonic fans after years filled with faulty games, lackluster stories and different attempts at re-imagining the franchise. With remastered versions of classic levels from iconic arcade Sonic titles, new powers from later games, and high definitio...

19 October 2010
05:06 GMT

SEGA Celebrates Sonic's 19th Birthday Through a Video Contest

It's Sonic's 19th anniversary and SEGA has chosen to celebrate it by announcing a video contest and various special offers for Sonic-related games on the Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network and the iPhone. Obviously, these celebrations are meant to promote the future launch of Sonic the Hedgehog 4. S...

24 June 2010
04:24 GMT

Sonic 4 to Repair the Reputation of the Franchise

Ken Balough, SEGA's brand manager, has recently declared that Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is meant to repair the series' reputation. The Sonic games from the last years have not been up to scratch in terms of quality and have been heavily criticized by the games press. SEGA aims to bring Sonic back to his old form...

23 June 2010
08:01 GMT

Michael Jackson Returns to Videogames

Could Sony be preparing Michael Jackson-themed videogames for the PlayStation 3 and the PSP in the near future? Rob Stringer, who is the chairman of the Columbia Epic division of Sony, was quoted as saying that “There may be theater. There may be films and movies. There may be computer games.”The remark c...

18 March 2010
06:57 GMT

Sonic 4 Is 2D and Episodic

SEGA has announced that it is developing and planning to release a new Sonic the Hedgehog title for the Xbox Live service from Microsoft, the PlayStation Network from Sony and the WiiWare service from Nintendo. The new game, simply named Sonic 4, is set to come in an episodic format and no clear release date has been...

8 February 2010
04:10 GMT

Sonic Gets His Own Spinball Rollercoster

SEGA Europe and the Alton Towers Resort in the United Kingdom are saying that they have reached a deal allowing for the videogame publisher exclusive rights to introduce games to the theme park that Alton operates while also making Sonic one of the main attractions, with the speedster hedgehog getting a branded rolle...

26 January 2010
04:15 GMT

Sonic Runs Alone in Project Needlemouse

SEGA has revealed that the upcoming title starring its Sonic character will have the well known hedgehog running around without any of his usual companions. In fact, the development team has confirmed, after one week during which it crossed out a variety of companions, that players will only be able to control Sonic ...

20 January 2010
03:44 GMT

SEGA Pushes Cheaper Wii Channel Games

SEGA has quietly offered fans a Christmas present by taking down the price of several of its WiiWare releases. A quick look at the Wii Shop channel shows that titles initially put out for the SEGA Genesis are now priced at just 5 dollars, which is 3 dollars less than their original tag.The promotional offer is set to...

29 December 2009
04:45 GMT

SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection

I confess to owning the SEGA Mega Drive and liking it. Looking back now, I only played it for about one year before I discovered the joys of playing around with a keyboard and a mouse on the PC. It was a superior experience that allowed for more complex games and, from then on and until now, I have been a gamer who p...

25 September 2009
08:05 GMT

Leaked Document Shows PS2 Games Coming to the PlayStation 3

A leaked document apparently coming from SEGA of America has shown up on various Internet websites and seems to point at an intended collaboration between SEGA and Sony, while also detailing some interesting plans to bring PlayStation 2 video games and Dreamcast titles to the download section of the PlayStation Netwo...

23 September 2009
17:01 GMT

Sonic Will Be Fixed Over Time, Sega Says

Back in the day, there were very few iconic video game characters – from Mario to Link, things were pretty standard – but Sega's Sonic was a hot up-and-comer that quickly gathered around him a lot of quality titles, particularly side-scrollers that emphasized his speed. However, as technology advanc...

5 August 2009
13:11 GMT

Sonic Rush Glitches IV (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

29 July 2009
08:09 GMT

Sonic Rush Glitches III (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

28 July 2009
07:39 GMT

Sonic Rush Glitches II (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

27 July 2009
06:47 GMT

Sonic Rush Glitches (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

24 July 2009
07:57 GMT

Sonic Rush Hints XXIII (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

23 July 2009
08:05 GMT

Sonic Rush Hints XXII (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

22 July 2009
08:09 GMT

Sonic Rush Hints XXI (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

21 July 2009
08:01 GMT

Sonic Rush Hints XX (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming. Sadly, in recent years, things...

20 July 2009
06:56 GMT

Sonic Rush Hints XIX (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

17 July 2009
06:38 GMT

Sonic Rush Hints XVIII (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming. Sadly, in recent years, things...

16 July 2009
08:37 GMT

Mario & Sonic Get to the Winter Olympic Games Early

SEGA has announced that the release date for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games has been set for October 13. The videogame has been developed for the Nintendo Wii and the DS and is intended as a sort of sequel for the first Olympic game starring the two iconic videogame characters, which was released before th...

16 July 2009
03:30 GMT

Sonic Rush Hints XVII (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

15 July 2009
07:03 GMT

Sonic Rush Hints XVI (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

14 July 2009
07:55 GMT

Sonic Rush Hints XV (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

13 July 2009
08:03 GMT

Sonic Rush Hints XIV (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming. Sadly, in recent years, things...

10 July 2009
09:17 GMT

Sonic Rush Hints XIII (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

9 July 2009
08:04 GMT

Sonic Rush Hints XII (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

8 July 2009
08:02 GMT

Sonic Rush Hints XI (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

7 July 2009
08:08 GMT

Sonic Rush Hints X (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

6 July 2009
07:56 GMT

Sonic Rush Hints IX (DS)

The gaming industry has quite a few figure heads in terms of video game characters, which have pushed the whole genre forward through the adventures that they have been on. One such famous character is Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, which made history during the early years of gaming.Sadly, in recent years, things h...

3 July 2009
08:05 GMT


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