Sega yesterday released a trailer for its upcoming Wii compilation, Gunblade NY & LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack. All rather thrilling stuff for fans of classic Sega chicanery, but eagle-eyed viewers will have noticed something decidedly un-retro in this nostalgic video. It seems that Sega, never afraid of hawking its own products, has snuck billboard ads for Sonic and the Black Knight into its upcoming 1995 re-release...
From The Wiire: An inside source at High Voltage Software leaked an interesting screenshot from their upcoming Wii fighter, Tournament of Legends. Taking a page from the Big Book of SEGA Crossovers, the SEGA-published game will slip Sonic the Hedgehog in as an unlockable, playable character.
Gaming Union writes Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the most venerable characters in the video games industry, but recently many believe the quality of his games has suffered. Some have even called for Sega to discontinue the series, but many just wish things would return to how they were. Afterall, in the 16-bit era, Sonic was the king of his domain. Some believe that Sonic Team are taking a step in the right direction, including composer for the Sonic franchise, Bentley Jones
Kikizo writes: In the not-too-distant past, some pretty convincing claims were made by an alleged former member of Sonic Team staff that the once-adored Sega studio is losing its will to live. Sonic Team veteran Tetsu Katano says it's not true that staff inside the studio are becoming disillusioned, and that fresh talent keeps things bright.
DarkZero: A six-year old Norwegian kid called Christer wrote a letter to his King to help him change his name to Sonic X as he loved the cartoon so much. The cartoon is the latest travesty based on the now terrible Sonic games.
Amazon is selling MadWorld in addition to Sonic and the Black Knight right now for $39.97 each. That is $10.02 lower than the regular MSRP. MadWorld will be released on March 10th for the Nintendo Wii while Sonic and the Black Knight is slated for March 3rd.
SEGA has three significant titles planned for Wii owners coming up: The Conduit, MadWorld, and Sonic and the Black Knight. The Conduit and MadWorld will undoubtedly appeal to hardcore gamers, but Sonic and the Black Knight may be a different story. SEGA's Tetsu Katano, who is part of the Sonic Team, said that the game is aimed at a younger, more casual audience.
A new trailer for Sonic and the Black Knight has been released.
SEGA will be bringing four of their upcoming titles for everyone to play at NY Comic Con! The line-up includes: The Conduit, The House of the Dead: Overkill, Madworld, and Sonic & the Black Knight.
Will Sonic ever go away? No, probably not, as long as he keeps making SEGA money, much to Sonic Team's own chagrin. With that in mind, we can simply hope for the best as further information about the upcoming Wii-exclusive title, Sonic and the Black Knight, comes to light.
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