If you’ve been playing video games for a while, chances are you’ve played a Sonic the Hedgehog game or some other game where he makes a guest appearance.   The character first made an appearance back in 1991 when Sega was looking for a mascot to compete with Nintendo’s highly popular Mario character.  With his signature blue spiky hair and amazing speed, Sonic has become one of the most recognized and played characters in the world.
In his newest adventure, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic must thwart the actions of Doctor Eggman after he splits the world into pieces by using Chaos Emeralds to …read more

Like most recent Sonic the Hedgehog games, the recently released Sonic Unleashed was expected to reboot the franchise and bring it back to its roots. And while I’ve yet to play the full version, Sega put a demo of the game on the PlayStation Network this week so I decided to get a taste of how the game turned out.
The first thing you’ll notice when starting the demo is the incredible sense of speed. Sonic moves at an astounding clip, so much so that it can actually be disorienting. When the game is in its over the shoulder, third-person camera …read more

It’s a slow news day today, but hey, look on the bright side. That’s more time to play games! And with all of the great games flooding store shelves lately, time is something we can all use.

Capcom will be getting their very own digital storefront on the PlayStation Store, where you can pick up the likes of Bionic Commando: Rearmed, 1942: Joint Strike, and the upcoming Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Speaking of Street Fighter, rumors are swirling that Street Fighter IV will have a total of 26 playable characters. Weird, considering that thegame was supposed to bring …read more

Rocker Spencer Nilsen and Sega of America started something when it was decided that Sonic CD’s Japanese intro music was too weird (what’s wrong with references to leather and lace?). Everyone knows about “Sonic Boom, Sonic Boom, Sonic Boom” whether or not they’ve played Sonic CD. It was the beginning of mating cotton floss-flavoured music with a blue hedgehog.
Japanese-American band Crush 40 continued the noble tradition with its cheesy but lovable anthems for the Sonic Adventure games. There are a few solid offerings in their queue (I keep selecting Green Hill Zone as a battleground in Super Smash …read more

This “new” trailer for Sonic Unleashed might look a bit familiar, but Sega sneaked some new footage in there. Oh those wily scamps.

Well, the title isn’t quite the tongue-twister I was hoping to make it, but I tried.
Sonic Unleashed has a new trailer up, and if there’s one thing you can say about this game even in its early stages, it’s fast.
Yeah, Sonic is kind of known for the speed thing, but…no, seriously. It’s fast.

Dearest Sega, let’s talk a little about lycanthrophy and what makes spontaneous mutation so cool, because I think you could use the extra credit.
Werewolves are awesome. They’re big hulking canines with teeth like railroad spikes. Their claws invariably glisten dark crimson under the full moon. They’re often berserk and cannot be reasoned with. I can get into that.
Other lycanthropes have emerged from the werewolf legend. If we go a piece into anime-born mythology, we have the Oozaru from Dragon Ball: Giant world-destroying monkeys that are birthed when innocent little alien boys look at the full moon. They are cool.
A …read more