The Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds media train is now in full swing as IGN have shared a 7 and a half minute gameplay preview of the game in the wake of yesterday’s announcement trailer that debuted at the Sony State of Play event. You can check it out via the embed below:
The gameplay of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is a more traditional racing affair instead of the team-based action of Team Sonic Racing. The 2nd lap of each race takes place in a different dimension with the leader of the pack choosing from 2 big rings to enter when they complete the lap. IGN also confirm that Zazz from Sonic Lost World is one of the new playable characters. Tricking off jumps and drops is also much faster and snappier than in previous Sonic racing games.
Yesterday we previously stated one of the stage’s looked like the After Burner stage from Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Transformed. It turns out this stage is actually based on Metal Harbor from Sonic Adventure 2. People have also noticed that Sage from Sonic Frontiers is one of the playable characters in CrossWorlds.
A brand new announcement trailer for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has dropped and with it comes our first look at the in-game action of this new Sonic racing game. You can view the trailer via the embed below:
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is letting you take the racing action to land, sea and sky whilst also travelling to different dimensions using ring portals. You can also use a variety of different vehicles including the Extreme Gear from the Sonic Riders games. While Sonic characters were the only characters represented in this current trailer, it did appear to include the After Burner course from Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Transformed so maybe characters from different SEGA franchises may also be included.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is promised to be releasing “soon” on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC and Switch. Sonic Team are handling development duties internally.
The Sonic X Shadow Generations promotional campaign is really picking up speed with a new story trailer for the game, and an extended teaser trailer for the Dark Beginnings 3 episode prologue series.
The new story trailer for Sonic X Shadow Generations shows more of Shadow’s past with Maria and Gerald Robotnik, as well as the resurgence of Black Doom. We also get a fresh look at stages from Sonic Frontiers and Sonic Forces amongst others. Check it out:
The Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings 3 episode prologue series will start tomorrow September 25th 2024. A further 2 episodes will premiere on October 3rd and October 10th, and we’ve got a fresh look at the series via the teaser trailer that you can watch below. It’s looking to be a pretty action-packed affair:
Sonic X Shadow Generations launches October 25th 2024 on Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The game is being developed by Sonic Team.
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.
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.
Hidden Palace continue their incredible digital archiving work with a brand new SEGA Saturn prototype release of Burning Rangers from January 3rd 1998.
This latest prototype dump showcases a near complete version of Burning Rangers that features all the game’s missions, but they are missing certain features and tend to be a little bit on the buggy side. It’s a fascinating look at the later stages of the game’s development and can be downloaded direct from Hidden Palace by clicking here.
An extensive article by Bo Bayles is also available to read that details every interesting feature in that latest prototype dump. You can read that by clicking here.
Thanks once again to the incredible work of these dedicated digital archivists for continuing to preserve these amazing insights into SEGA Saturn game development.
The release of a new Sonic game has become a somewhat sad affair over the course of the last decade, right after it seemed like he was finding his footing with games like Sonic Colours and Sonic Generations. So after nearly two full run-throughs of the game, it brings me great joy to say that Sonic Frontiers is the best Modern Sonic title released in the past 10 years. In fact, there’s elements of it I think I enjoy more than Generations! It’s also, however, a game with no shortage of issues; in ways that often feel much like ‘first game syndrome’ for the ‘open-zone’ concept that Takashi Iizuka believes could form the future of Sonic games.
When Tracker isn’t playing SEGA games, he’s talking about SEGA games. Or drawing about SEGA games. Or all of the above. You can also catch him over on Twitter.
A new Sonic Frontiers trailer has arrived alongside the game’s appearance at the Tokyo Games Show 2022. The new trailer features more combat against the giant robots we’ve seen in past trailers, but this time we get our first look at Super Sonic in the game. You can check out the new trailer by clicking the embed below:
Sonic Frontiers is being developed by Sonic Team and will release on Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on November 8th 2022.
IGN are back with more Sonic Frontiers coverage. This time we have an extensive 7 minute gameplay video that showcases some of the open world action in Sonic Frontiers. You can see it for yourself via the embed below:
The footage is largely exploration-focused, showcasing a move-set that is remarkably similar to previous 3D Sonic entries like Sonic Forces, Sonic Generations and Sonic Colours. New abilities come in the form of a laser loop ability that Sonic uses to surround certain objects like torches which disables them. We also see Sonic running up specific wall-faces. There’s also some light puzzle solving, which unlocks doors and reveals hidden items.
Sonic Frontiers will launch in Holiday 2022 for Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game is being developed in house by Sonic Team.
Yuji Naka, the former head of Sonic Team and famed lead programmer on the original Sonic the Hedgehog game for Mega Drive has joined Square Enix’s game development staff. Naka’s own announcement reveals that he aims “to develop an enjoyable game” but there is currently no word on what project Naka will be working on.
Naka had previously left SEGA in 2006 to found his own games studio called Prope. It is currently unknown if Prope will continue to develop games without Naka. The studio’s social media pages haven’t updated since June 2017 so it could be the case that Prope have also closed their doors, however we have no solid information at this time.
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