The Sonic Stadium have revealed that “sources close to SEGA” have revealed to them that a new Sonic game will be either announced or simply teased next month with an estimated release date of September 2013.
There’s an awful lot of details about the game from this mystery source. We’ve detailed the key points below:
* It will be released on Wii U, PS3, 360, 3DS, PS Vita, PC, and “Next gen” consoles
* PC and PS Vita versions will be identical aside from the graphical differences, while the 3DS version will be another Sonic Rush styled game
* Similar to Sonic Unleashed (Daytime), Sonic Colours and Sonic Generations where gameplay switches between full 3D movement and 2D side-scrolling sections
* Each route in a stage will lead to one of two or three exits at the end that will each take you to a different stage
* The developers are trying for a least 20 diferent stages, not including boss battles
* “You might unlock Knuckles in any one of three stages. Sometimes, if you already have a character that would be unlocked first, a different one may be unlocked. Altogether we’re looking at about 10 different characters to play with, and no, Sonic isn’t getting any new friends.”
* Each character will have their own skills to help them progress in stages easier where others will have more difficulty or simply cannot ala Sonic 3 & Knuckles and the Sonic Advance series
* The 3DS version will be “similar in idea, but smaller in scope”. The source says it looks like every stage will only ever branch off into 2 stages.
Need help improving your speed in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed? SEGA have uploaded this handy speed run video detailing the best racing lines in the Adder’s Lair stage. Check it out:
Aliens: Colonial Marines will not be making it to the Wii-U on February 12th.
SEGA have insisted that Aliens: Colonial Marines was never due for release on the Wii-U on February 12th. Eurogamer have quoted SEGA saying, “the Wii U version is due out in the Wii U launch window”. The Wii-U launch window runs up to March 2013.
SEGA have not released a hard release date for the Wii-U version of Aliens: Colonial Marines at this time. The Wii-U version of Aliens: Colonial Marines is being developed by Demiurge Studios and not Gearbox Software.
Ron Gilbert’s new game The Cave is being developed with the help of Double Fine and we’ve now got a third character trailer to whet your whistle with. Check it out below:
The Cave launches for PC, Wii-U, PSN and XBLA sometime this month.
Aliens: Colonial Marines from Gearbox Software is due for release February 12th on PC, PS3, X-Box 360 and Wii-U and SEGA are really stepping up the hype. Below we have 2 pieces of video content for you. First up is the new story trailer:
Secondly we’ve got a new “concept-to-game” featurette which discusses the Alien Hive in more detail:
While Platinum Games no longer work with SEGA on a publishing level, the studio is undoubtedly important to SEGA’s recent efforts with games like Vanquish, Bayonetta, MadWorld and Anarchy Reigns to their name.
In this 2013 showreel, Platinum Games show what they have in store for us this year. Remember that SEGA serve as advisor on Bayonetta 2 due to them owning the rights to the franchise:
Does the inclusion of Bayonetta 2 in this 2013 showreel mean we can expect the game to be released this year? Only time will tell!
“Have you ever bought a game you were really excited about only to be disappointed? I’m sure we all have. Have you ever tried to convince yourself that said game is actually better than you think it is? Perhaps. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (now known as SASRT from here on) fits into both categories.”
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