Entries in 'sonic' (74)
Hi. I’m Mario the Hedgehog
Oh how times change. The rivalry between the immaculately designed and delicately paced Mario and the cooler, speedier Sonic was once the defining relationship of an entire generation of games ...
Sub-standard Sonics de-listed
Poor or average Sonic The Hedgehog games can no longer be bought new at retail.
Sonic ‘has to consider’ younger fans
Speaking to MCV, Sega’s Sonic’s brand director David Corless has countered claims that Sonic fans “are hard to please”, adding that the publisher is now obligated to tailor modern Sonic ...
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Sega sparks into life this Q4
Sega expects to emerge from its period of new release slumber by scoring four chart hits ahead of Christmas.
Rising Star signs Sonic creator
Rising Star Games has announced a new partnership with Yuji Naka, the co-creator of Sonic The Hedgehog.
Sonic speeding onto Natal?
Software – it’s the big question that still hangs over Microsoft’s Xbox 360 motion expansion Natal, and now one leading games mascot is being linked to the peripheral.
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Mario & Sonic Winter Olympics sells 6m
One of the most successful IP marriages of recent times continues to perform for Sega at retail with news that Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games has now ...
Sonic Team not developing Sonic 4
Sega has placed faith in an external indie developer to build on its treasured Sonic franchise.
Bayonetta sales hit 1.1m
Platinum Games’ much applauded hack ‘n’ slash title Bayonetta has sold a total of 1.1m units worldwide since it went on sale in October last year (in Japan).
And Project Needlemouse is…
16 years on from the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 on the Mega Drive – and after a string critically questionable 3D outings for the speedy mammal – Sega ...
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RETAIL BIZ: Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
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Sega duo set for Feb 26th
Publisher Sega has dated two of its key Q1 titles – Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing and Napoleon: Total War – both of which will be hitting retail on February ...
Wii-wheel bundle set for Sega All-Stars Racing
Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing on Wii comes with an exclusive steering wheel peripheral.
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Michael Jackson penned Sonic 3 soundtrack
It has been revealed that none other than the late Michael Jackson was involved in the creation of the soundtrack for Sega’s classic 16-bit console platformer Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
Sega kicks off biggest ever ad drive
Sega’s biggest ever marketing campaign, for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, has kicked up a gear in the build up to Christmas.
New 2D Sonic in the works
Sega has confirmed that development is well underway on a brand new 2D Sonic title, which is currently going under the name Project Needlemouse.
Mario and Sonic marketing push kicks off
Mario and Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games may be a few months from launch, but publisher Sega has already begun its ‘biggest ever’ marketing campaign for the title.
Sega dates Mario & Sonic’s winter outing
Publisher Sega has revealed that Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games, the existence of which was exclusively broken by MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz, will be released in Europe ...
Sonic gets his own next-gen racer
Having struck up a very profitable Olympic-based partnership last year, Sega has turned on old rival Mario to take him on at his own game with the announcement of Sonic ...
Sonic the Hedgehog arrives on iPhone
In contrast to his normal high-contrast PR coverage, Sega’s speedy mascot Sonic the Hedgehog has surprisingly kept below the radar and sprung a surprise by making a sudden appearance on ...
RETAIL BIZ: Campaign Of The Week
Sonic And The Secret Rings was a commercial hit for Sega, and the publisher hopes to repeat this success with the next in its Wii exclusive series, Sonic And The ...
RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week
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