Sonic Generations is getting a new port to PS4, PS5, PC, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S with additional stages and Shadow as a playable character. This new version will be called Sonic X Shadow Generations and its launching in Autumn 2024. You can check out the reveal trailer by clicking the embed below:
The new Shadow content appears to draw from several games that Shadow has featured in, including Sonic Adventure 2 and the eponymous Shadow the Hedgehog. We even see a return of Black Doom and the Biolizard. SEGA’s official word is that Shadow will have his own unique story campaign to play through in this new port, which is also boasting new bonus content alongside an enhanced port of the original Sonic Generations.
A handful of SEGA Xbox and 360 games have been added to the Xbox Series X|S backwards compatibility list. The main highlight comes in the form of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s 3rd person shooter Binary Domain which also gets a 60 FPS boost with its arrival. See below for the full list of SEGA/Atlus additions:
– Binary Domain (with FPS boost)
– Gunvalkyrie
– Otogi: Myth of Demons
– Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors
– Rock of Ages (with FPS boost)
An additional handful of Sonic games that were already backwards compatible have also received a 60 FPS boost. The most interesting of these is Sonic Unleashed which has only ever been playable in 30 FPS. The full list of FPS boosted titles now follows:
– Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed FPS boost
– Sonic Generations FPS boost
– Sonic Unleashed FPS boost
All of these updates are available to Xbox Series X|S owners now. Series S owners will need to own the games digitally in order to play them.
The Sonic the Hedgehog Humble Bundle returns again for Winter 2019 and features a whole host of Sonic titles for PC with proceeds supporting Whale and Dolphin Conservation and JDRF; a charity that supports Diabetes research. The bundle is only available until December 17th 2019 and it includes the following games and tiers:
Pay 78p or more
– Sonic Adventure 2
– Sonic Adventure 2 Battle DLC
– Sonic 3 & Knuckles
– Sonic CD
– Sonic 4 Episode 1
– Sonic Adventure DX
Pay £4.69 or more
– Sonic Generations + Casino Night DLC
– Sonic Lost World
– Sonic 4 Episode 2
– Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
Pay £7.76 or more
– Sonic Mania
– Sonic Mania Encore DLC
– Sonic Forces
Our good friends Pete “TitansCreed” Nethercote and Andy “TheBritishAndy” Wilson will be running another Sonic charity stream this year.
Last year they managed to raise over £600 for Special Effect over the course of 10 hours playing the Classic set of Sonic games. This year they’re aiming for a minimum of £700, but they will be streaming over two days with more of a focus on the modern Sonic titles.
Day 1 will consist of the following games:
Sonic Adventure DX
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Generations
Day 2 will consist of the following games:
Sonic Lost World
Sonic Mania
Sonic Forces
Check out the trailer for Race for Good 2: Adventure Battle DX by clicking below:
The race will be hosted on both twitch.tv/projectphoenixproductions & twitch.tv/thebritishandy on June 22nd and June 23rd. It will begin at 8am BST/3am EDT/12am PDT. We wish both TitansCreed and TheBritishAndy all the best during their stream! As soon as a donation page is available we will update this story so you can donate to their cause.
It is our pleasure to introduce you to a guest feature written by our good friend Pete “TitansCreed” Nethercote!
In this feature, TitansCreed takes a casual look at the Modern Sonic games that are available on Steam, and what it’s like to stream them. If you’re a PC owner and a streamer then this is an interesting little article that might help you prioritise which Sonic games are worthy of you and your audience’s time.
Humble Bundle are offering a Sonic the Hedgehog bundle that includes Sonic the Hegdheog 4 Episode I, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II, Sonic CD, Sonic Adventure DX Director’s Cut, Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, Sonic Lost World, Sonic Generations, Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces.
Money raised from purchases of this bundle also go towards charities like Extra Life, Willow Foundation, Access Sport or a charity of your choice. Here’s the breakdown of what games you can get in each tier:
Pay $1 or more
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I
Sonic Adventure DX Director’s Cut
Sonic CD
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Pay over $7.13
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Sonic Lost World
Sonic Generations Collection
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II
Pay $15 or more
Sonic Mania
Sonic Forces
If you’re interested in owning any of these Sonic titles then head over to Humble Bundle now. All these titles are redeemable on Steam for PC.
As part of their expanding line of backwards compatible titles, Microsoft has announced SEGA’s Sonic Generations and Panzer Dragoon Orta are headed to the Xbox One this month.
Sonic Generations is being made available today, and will include enhancements for Xbox One X users – notably, it now runs at 4K (check that out here). Perhaps more notable though is Orta’s appearance on the console; it’s SEGA’s first contribution to the original Xbox backward compatibility for Xbox One. SEGA supporting the feature relatively early in its life may give some hope to those who’ve been looking out for a possible Jet Set Radio Future re-release – as theoretically, it could be brought to the Xbox One in the same way as Orta.
Panzer Dragoon Orta launches for Xbox One backwards compatibility on April 17th. Also of note, while not technically SEGA related, is that Blinx the Time Sweeper is being added to the service too. Blink was the brainchild of Naoto Ohshima, the creator of Sonic and NiGHTS; it might be worth a look for fans of those series.
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– The Shinseiki Evangelion 2nd Impression Mini CD has been added, complete with high quality scans. This is a bonus item that is included with copies of the game
– The Sonic Generations: 20 Years of Sonic Music CD has been added, complete with high quality scans. This CD was only available as a part of the Sonic Generations Collector’s Edition
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