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I’d like to draw your attention to the latest episode of Shay Says. If you’re unfamiliar with the series then it’s a documentary-style video games show that deconstructs certain games of gaming franchises in a similar way to Egoraptor’s Sequelitis.
For the latest episode, Shay is taking a detailed look at the gameplay mechanics of the Sonic franchise (and when I say detailed, I mean detailed). 2 more episodes will follow that look at other aspects of the franchise.
While I wouldn’t normally recommend watching an almost feature length video about a games franchise, Shay has some incredibly interesting things to say about what works and what doesn’t regarding Sonic gameplay mechanics. He’s also one of the few people I’ve seen actively suggest alternative mechanics that might just improve the experience.
If you have the time then please take a look at the below video because it’s an extremely well made and unbiased look at what makes the Sonic franchise work so well and what doesn’t.
We’re on a roll with these merchandise updates! Today’s update mainly focuses on books but we do have a new addition to the magazine section as well. Full details below:
Book Section Additions
– The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1991)
– The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1992)
– Solid Gold Guide No. 1: Sonic the Hedgehog 2
– Sonic the Hedgehog: Adventure Game Book 1
– Sonic the Hedgehog in Castle Robotnik
– Sonic the Hedgehog in the Fourth Dimension
– Sonic the Hedgehog in Robotnik’s Laboratory
– Sonic the Hedgehog and the Silicon Warriors
– Stay Sonic
Homebrew devs 1985 Alternativo are currently hard at work developing Antarex; a new shoot em up for the Mega Drive. Check out the latest gameplay trailer below:
http://youtu.be/KmstkHKj3n8
Antarex currently has no release date. The game seems to have been in development for quite some time as a video featuring it went live in November 2013. We’ll keep you up-to-date regarding Antarex as we learn more.
The previously Japanese exclusive action RPG Rent-a-Hero is now available to play in English for the first time.
A team of dedicated ROM hackers have created an English language patch for the game from ROMHacking.net have been working off the previously released patch by Edison Translation Group which only partially translated the game.
Have you guessed I’m enjoying updating the merchandise section? Today’s update marks the grand opening of the final sub-section which is Comics and Graphic Novels. The following graphic novels are now featured:
– Sonic the Hedgehog Archives volumes 1 to 9
– Sonic Select volumes 1 and 2
Yes, it’s only a small update but you wouldn’t believe how time consuming scanning graphic novels can be. Go straight to the Comics and Graphic Novels section via this link or alternatively click the link to the merchandise section on our menu.
Our merchandise section gets another update! This time we’ve decided to feature some SEGA-orientated books. The following books have now been added:
– The History of Sonic the Hedgehog (Special Edition)
– Push Start: The Art of Video Games
– SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works
– Sonic Generations: Bradygames Official Strategy Guide
– Sonic the Hedgehog: Adventure Game Book 2
– Sonic the Hedgehog: Joke Book
– Where’s Sonic?
– Where’s Sonic Now?
The worldwide release dates for 3DS rhythm game Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX have finally been announced. The dates are listed below for each region:
North America: May 26th
Japan/Korea: May 28th
Europe: May 29th
Also revealed is the game’s North American box art which you can see below:
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX is an expanded version of Project Mirai 2 and was developed in collaboration with Good Smile Company who are famous for creating the nendoroid line of vocaloid figurines.
We’ve also managed to finally open the home video section! This now includes the following items:
– Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog DVD boxset
– Existenz DVD (some interesting Dreamcast content on this!)
– SatAM DVD boxset
– Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie DVD
– Sonic Underground DVD boxset
– Sonic X promotional DVD
– All 4 volumes of the UK Sonic X DVDs
The third piece of DLC in the Alien Isolation season pass is now live. This new add-on is called Safe Haven and features the following content:
– An all new Salvage Mode map, twice the size of any previous Survivor Mode map.
– Play as Hughes, and get faster access to the Bolt Gun, Shotgun and EMP Mine.
– Choose to explore the Gemini Systems or the Bacchus Apartments.
You can get a sneak peak at the new salvage mode map in the video below:
Buying the Alien Isolation season pass gives you access to 5 DLC packs at a 25% discount. Two more packs are due; one in February and one in March.
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