AAUK tells is it like it is about Sonic fan elitism

I have nothing but the most upmost respect for ArchangelUK from Sonic Wrecks/Sonic City Blognik following this new blog post as he explains perfectly something that shouldn’t be an issue, but it is and people tend to take to the most extreme situations, I’m talking about a nagging issue among the Sonic fan community which [...]

Sega reveals that only Sonic is playable in Project Needlemouse!

This week we’ve been following Sega’s special trivia contest where a list of possible playable characters in Project Needlemouse have been mentioned, the list grew shorter as characters have been axed, until today where Sega made the major revelation:
Today, we are about to break the trend that has continued on for many years. To the [...]

Man dressed as Sonic spotted at Darts Championship

The people who are commenting this championship get a little inspired when a man dressed as Sonic the Hedgehog enters the scene(Source: Sonic City Blognik).

New Halloween wallpaper on the Sonic Channel!

Just to get us into the Halloween mood, the japanese Sonic Channel has now made available this cool Sonic-themed Halloween wallpaper. To download it, simply click this link and select the desired wallpaper size.

Sonic Speed Review – Mario and Sonic at Olympic Winter Games (Wii)

It looks as if Team Mario and Team Sonic couldn’t get enough of each other in their last outing in Beijing, because they’re back again for the Winter Olympics. Looking back on the originals remarkable success, it was obvious the sequel was to going to generate some hype. Two titans, one game, a vast array [...]

Night of the Werehog now fully available on Youtube

Sega of America has this week, posted the entire Night of the Werehog short film for you viewing pleasure. The film is divided into two parts and you can watch them right here.

Not a bad to spend Halloween night, eh?

Sonic and The Black Knight Review

Hoo-Rah! My first Sonic the Hedgehog experience on the Wii! Hype was running at high altitude for this medieval mashup, and I know I wasn’t the only one pumped to see our favourite blue hedgie weilding a sword whilst running at supersonic speeds through the world of King Arthur.
I’m also quite sure I wasn’t the [...]

Sonic Rush Review

The Blueblur blasts onto our favourite handheld with a supersonic BANG!

Project Needlemouse – The teaser for the next Sonic game

As promised, here’s the trailer for the new Sonic game, codenamed “Project Needlemouse”.  A nod to the old Sonic codename, no doubt.

Sega teases new Sonic game… in 2D!

Ever felt like it’s one of those days were you woke up and knew it was going to turn out different the moment you woke up? This is one of those days, as Sega appears to have taken a huge bold step towards it’s Sonic franchise with the announcement of a new 2D Sonic game [...]

Summer of Sonic 2009 – Get your advanced tickets

It’s that time of the year again. So the fan convention Summer of Sonic returns for another day of music, costume play, early hands-on on some of the upcoming Sonic games, interviews with comic book artists,etc. The day is August 29th, the time is 10:30 am and it’s all going down on the Truman Brewery’s [...]

If Sonic were a Pokemon…

Gotta catch em all!

Sonic is worth a lot of money!

Oh, my! Joystiq is reporting that a new publication from the Wedbush Morgan Securities 2009which states which were the highest grossing franchises.  Sonic games ranked at a respectable 11th place, with some good returns, here’s the partial list:

Guitar Hero (Activision Blizzard) $ 992 million
Mario Brothers (Nintendo) $ 761 million
Rock Band (Electronic Arts) $ 662 million
Call [...]

Happy Birthday, Sonic! The blue hedgehog turns 18

On June 23rd 1991, Sonic The Hedgehog was unleashed to the world and today the blue critter celebrates his 18th birthday. It’s been a roller-coaster with a few ups and downs, but all that matters is that the Hedgehog is still running wild.  But you waht would make this a really fun day? This! Yes, [...]

SEGA’s top sellers (2008-2009FY).

Sega’s fiscal year ended this March and the company has recently put a list showing which were their best selling titles in these last 12 months. Unsuprisingly, Sonic continues to perform well, however there are some interesting surprises:

Mario&Sonic At The Olympic Games - 4.210.000
 Iron Man – 2.680.000
Sonic Unleashed - 2.450.000
The Incredible Hulk - 1.480.000 
Empire: Total War - 810.000
Phantasy Star [...]