Lots of Sonic news coming out of New York today! At a press event called “2014: Year of Sonic”, SEGA properly revealed a new animated series called Sonic Boom featuring new character designs for Sonic the Hedgehog, Knuckles the Echidna, Tails the Fox, Amy Rose and Dr Eggman. You can see the new character designs below:
Along with the character reveal, a trailer for the series was also uploaded. Take a look at Sonic in battle with Dr Eggman’s Burnbot and with Tails providing some bizarre lazer-whip thingy that I don’t quite understand at this time:
To tie in with the series, SEGA are publishing a tie-in video game as well. The real shock comes in the choice of developers. Sonic Team will NOT be handling the Sonic Boom game. The Wii-U version will be developed by Big Red Button Entertainment (a new studio) and Sanzaru Games on 3DS (famous for various Sly Raccoon games). Check out the announcement trailer for the game below:
Also confirmed is that the Sonic Boom continuity does not mess with the “official” Sonic the Hedgehog canon. The Sonic you know and love from games like Sonic Lost World, Generations and Colours belongs to the official canon with the Sonic from Sonic Boom existing in an alternate universe. Basically Sonic Boom does not replace the Sonic you currently know.
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f’s PS Vita Western release has been narrowed down to March 2014. The Western launch of the game comes with all the additional Japanese exclusive DLC which includes the Snow Miku 2013 DLC, the Extra Character Modules Pack and the Extra Songs pack.
Alien: Isolation has finally been confirmed and Eurogamer have the scoop on the announcement trailer. Check it out below:
Accompanying the trailer is a lengthy preview article and video also by Eurogamer. You can read the article by clicking here and viewing the preview by looking below:
Alien: Isolation will be a cross-generational game which means it will launch on PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3 and PS4 and it’s due sometime this year.
A new trailer has been revealed for Japan exclusive PS Vita rhythm game Song Builder 575. Song Builder 575 has music powered by the Vocaloid music software and the trick with this title is to fill in the empty lines with lyrics while also tapping the screen in time with the songs. Check out the new trailer below:
Song Builder 575 is due to release in Japan on the 23rd of January 2014.
One of SEGA’s latest arcade endeavors is the on-rails shooter Transformers: Human Alliance which was directed by Mr. Oga-Shi who is also responsible for such light-gun classics as Gunblade, Jurassic Park: The Lost World and Let’s Go Jungle & Island.
That last part is important because like those games there’s an awful lot of campy humour present in Transformers: Human Alliance as with the aforementioned games. Check out the new trailer to see what I’m on about:
SEGA’s new fighter Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax has received its first trailer which you can check out below. A curious inclusion is that of a Valkyria Chronicles stage. Check it out:
A release date or a platform have still not been announced for Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax.
There’s not going to be much of Sonic Lost World to see before the game comes out, eh? Another trailer for the game has been released which showcases even more gameplay of the Wii-U version. Check it out:
A new trailer has been revealed for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Really Really Long Video Game Title Winter Games Sochi 2014. You can check it out below:
Also revealed is the official release date which is November 8th for the PAL regions and November 15th for the United States.
A new Sonic: Lost World trailer has appeared which showcases each individual member of the Deadly Six and features some gameplay of Sonic in battle with each member. Check out the extended Deadly Six trailer below:
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