A new Sonic X Shadow Generations trailer has dropped and it showcases 3 of the game’s new Shadow stages by comparing them to their original incarnations.
The trailer gives us a fresh look at Final Rush from SA2, Bullet Station from Sonic Heroes and Kingdom Valley from Sonic 06 and shows off the game’s impressive visuals by directly comparing them to the original versions of these stages. It makes for a fun watch which you see via the embed below:
Sonic X Shadow Generations launches on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, Switch and PC on October 25th 2024. The game is a full remake of Sonic Generations with a new Shadow campaign bolted on.
A new 3 episode animated series will premiere alongside the release of Sonic X Shadow Generations called Sonic X Shadow: Dark Beginnings. This will be a short animated prologue to the game and each episode will go live in Autumn 2024 on SEGA’s YouTube channel. Along with this announcement we have our first look at the series via a quick teaser that you can watch in the embed below:
Animated shorts and new Sonic games have gone hand-in-hand since Sonic Mania Adventures premiered alongside Sonic Mania Plus in 2018. It looks like this will become a bit of a tradition as Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings follows Team Sonic Racing Overdrive, Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps, Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence and Sonic Superstars: Trio of Trouble.
Sonic X Shadow Generations is an upcoming re-release of Sonic Generations with a newly added Shadow campaign. The game will release on PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on October 25th 2024.
The video team at VGC have uploaded 10 minutes of raw Sonic X Shadow Generations capture that includes some gameplay from Shadow’s campaign. You can check it out via the embed below:
As you can see we’re treated to some footage of Shadow in the Space Colony ARK stage, a Radical Highway stage, a boss battle with the Biolizard.
Sonic X Shadow Generations launches for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Switch on October 25th 2024.
The Sonic franchise has really fallen in love with animated tie-ins lately, and the latest one is set in the timeline of the upcoming Sonic Superstars game. Called ‘Sonic Superstars: Trio of Trouble’, we get to see Fang, Eggman and new character Trip uncover an ancient ruin and awaken a giant snake in the process. You can watch the short via the embed below:
Sonic Superstars: Trio of Trouble is a part of the promotion for the upcoming Sonic Superstars which launches on October 17th 2023. Sonic Superstars will release on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Switch and is being developed by Sonic Team. The game is a more tradition 2D style Sonic title that emphasis 4 player co-operative gameplay.
With the release of Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name quickly approaching, we now get a look at the game’s opening cinematic and theme song, ‘Katatoki’ by Yojiro Noda and J.I.D. You can watch the cinematic via the embed below:
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will release digital only for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC on November 9th 2023. The game is an interquel set between Yakuza 6 and Yakuza: Like a Dragon that tells the story of Kiryu Kazama as he goes into hiding in Sotenbori.
A new trailer for The Final Horizon update for Sonic Frontiers has landed showcasing a brief look at the new story that will unfold. This new DLC pack is completely free to all owners of Sonic Frontiers and is promising a new story, new playable characters and new challenges. You can check out the latest trailer for The Final Horizon via the embed below:
The Final Horizon DLC pack will be available to download for free on September 28th 2023. Sonic Frontiers is available for PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
Previously revealed back in September 2022, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name is an interquel set between Yakuza 6 & 8 and is said to be game with a much smaller scope than previous entries in the Like a Dragon franchise. We now have our first look at the in-game action of Like a Dragon Gaiden and it showcases some pretty wild beat-em-up combat with Kiryu going undercover as the mysterious Joryu. Check it out in the embed below:
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name will launch for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC on November 9th 2023.
The Creative Assembly’s multiplayer hero shooter Hyenas has finally showcased some new in-game action and a new playable character called Hero-Ki. Hero-Ki is a goofy, comedic character with a penchant for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and the Mega Drive, and he dresses in full Sonic cosplay. You can see him in action via the embed below:
We also get a look at some of the actual in-game action of Hyenas, with the various characters floating around the map in anti-gravity and shooting each other in first person. You can see that via the next embed:
Hyenas will be opening a playable alpha build for public play soon. You can register for access to the alpha by clicking here. The full game has no release date at the moment, but is scheduled for release on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Fresh footage of the new Bayonetta spin-off, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon has premiered during the latest Nintendo Direct. The game is being published by Nintendo under license from SEGA and features a new take on the Bayonetta formula that is less violent and played from a top-down perspective using 2 characters – Cereza and Cheshire. You can watch the new footage at 37:42 via the embed below:
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon releases March 17th 2023 exclusively on Nintendo Switch.
The latest Sonic Prime trailer has arrived and in this extended 2 minute look at the show we get to see even more “shatterspaces” and variants of Sonic’s buddies. We even get a whole menagerie of different Eggmen! You can check out the full trailer via the embed below:
Sonic Prime launches on Netflix December 15th 2022. The series is being animated by Wildbrain and features Deven Mack as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog.
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