EL33TONLINE: News tag archive: sonic
It’s no secret that Sega’s financial position isn’t in the best shape at the moment. The publisher has said that it intends to improve profits by focusing more on its key franchises and by shifting its attention from traditional retail to digital distribution platforms such as Steam, Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network.
South African videogame distributor Ster Kinekor Entertainment has announced today that the company has entered into a distribution partnership with SEGA.
The Sonic series hasn’t had much critical success this console generation, with only Sonic Colours for the Wii and DS really resonating with reviewers. Sonic Generations hopes to make up for those missed opportunities by including redesigned levels from three recent Sonic titles - Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), Sonic Unleashed (2008) and the aforementioned Sonic Colors (2010).
There hasn’t been an abundance of great platformers this generation, which is strange considering how well suited current console technology is to delivering a fast, responsive, surface-hopping experience.
Sonic Generations should tip the scales in the right direction when it comes to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 during the latter part of this year. There are also unconfirmed rumours roaming the internet that 3DS and PC versions of the title are in the works.
If you’ve been wondering how the gameplay in Sonic Generations will operate, then the two trailers below are essential viewing. Heck, if you’ve ever enjoyed a platformer in the past then do yourself a favour and watch Sonic work his magic in the famous level “Green Hill Zone.”
Is it just me or is 2011 an awesome year for us gamers who grew up during the nineties? Mortal Kombat has been re-imagined for HD consoles to stunning effect; there’s a Tomb Raider prequel being developed by the talented team at Crystal Dynamics; and Sonic Generations has recently been announced to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Mega Drive hit Sonic the Hedgehog.
Late last week SEGA teased Sonic fans of the world with a trailer for an upcoming game widely believed to be the next high-definition outing for the blue speedster.
Today, SEGA has gone and neatly confirmed these beliefs by officially announcing Sonic Generations, a new 2D and 3D platform game for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, due for release this holiday season.
From the looks of the debut trailer and screenshots for Sonic Generations, we may just be able to get excited for this one (“Don’t start that again!” – My Conscience):
SEGA has just released a teaser trailer for the next PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 Sonic game to give us a clue about the blue speedster’s upcoming escapades.
The video features Sonic racing around what looks to be an arctic or concrete version of a traditional Sonic environment, dashing through loop-the-loops, jumping up ledges and careening into caves.
But what’s that other character joining him? Is that a… baby Sonic? Find out:
The US PlayStation Store has a few new interesting pieces of content, headed up by this year’s Spring Fever celebration, with price discounts on Gravity Crash and Everyday Shooter this week, with more deals and discounts coming down the pipe in the coming weeks.
The Store also has some new downloadable games in the form of Wakeboarding HD and Section 8, and special offers on Blue Toad Murder Files, while a host of add-on content also makes an appearance as LittleBigPlanet gets a bunch of Sonic-themed costumes, MAG gets a free DLC pack, a new track pack shows up for DJ Hero.
Have a look through the full list of new content now available on the US PlayStation Store below:
Hello, what’s this? After a multitude of underwhelming 3D games featuring SEGA’s blazingly fast blue hedgehog, Sonic, it appears as though the company has heard the cries from the fans for a return to the 2D realm, and are answering those cries with a new 2D Sonic game to release next year.
The teaser trailer for this game, codenamed ‘Project Needlemouse,’ lies in wait below, accompanied by some art from a new website set up for the express purpose of further teasing fans with news of its pending arrival:
Game Watch have posted a whole bunch of new screenshots which were released at Nintendo conference today in Japan.
Included among them is some shots of Kirby Superstar DS, which may or may not be a straight remake of the SNES game. Also particularly exciting are shots of the newly announced Fire Emblem DS which looks to be a remake of an early Fire Emblem game from the NES/SNES era. Square Enix’s games are looking beautiful as always (except for the DS Kingdom Hearts with the odd name). Anyhow, this is one amazing batch of games - check them out if you love gaming.
Why do I single out Kirby you may ask? Kirby is awesome, that’s why.
Here are the names of the games shown on that page in English and in order so you at least know what you’re looking at:
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