New games have been added to the growing list of full downloadable games on Xbox Live. Check out the new additions after the jump!
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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"
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Sonic Unleashed DLC in the form of the Empire City & Adabat Adventure Pack is now available via the Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Sonic Unleashed DLC in the form of the Apotos & Shamar Adventure Pack is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace for download.
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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."
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Sonic Unleashed has added DLC in the form of the Mazuri Adventure Pack, now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
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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.
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Console Monster writes: "The last day of the working week is here due to the extended weekend because of Easter, but Microsoft is already treating us to some cracking content. The highlight is the release of the Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack, and having had my hands on it for a while now, I must say it is rather good. There's also new Guitar Hero: World Tour tracks and Sonic Unleashed downloadable content. Here is the full Xbox Live Marketplace Update for Thursday 9th April 2009:

Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Size: 328 MB
Description: The long-awaited Mythic Map Pack drops into Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Investigate Orbital's abandoned hallways - before it was evacuated, the Quito Space Tether was heralded as the "Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium." Witness Assembly, where Scarab hulls loom overhead, being decontaminated in preparation for the city-sized Lekgolo colonies that will breathe life into the massive metal husks. An excavation site surrounded by deadly Forerunner defenses, the mysteries of Sandbox are hidden high above, deep below, and right before your eyes. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts..."
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Sonic Unleashed has received a new add-on in the form of the Holoska Adventure Pack, now available for download. The 505 MB download adds 4 daytime and 2 nighttime levels and costs 250 MS points.
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Retailer Amazon.com on Tues. price cut Sega Corp.'s Sonic Unleashed for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360, Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 and Nintendo Co.'s Wii to under $30 in a one-day sale.

On Tue., Sonic Unleashed for the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii held a sale price of $29.98.
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VideoGamer.com writes: "Have you ever wondered why Sonic the Hedgehog can't swim? No, neither had we - but that didn't stop us from stumbling across the answer during a brief-yet-bizarre interview with Yuji Naka."
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Yuji Naka: "The current Sonic games I've not really looked into and had the time to play, so I can't really comment on them that much. I know that it's in good hands with the Sonic Team at SEGA."

Hmm...maybe he should play them.
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It's the money, stupid. And enough gamers buy crappy Sonic games for Sega not to care, according to an anonymous Sega employee. Boss Rush was an anonymous blog, currently deleted, run by someone who actually turned out to be Sonic Europe employee Ben Andac (who is no longer with the company).
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Tommy Tallarico, legendary game music composer, has confirmed to IncGamers that he will compose three songs for the upcoming Sonic Unleashed.
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Ever since Sonic Adventure 2 on the Sega Dreamcast the hedgehog has suffered some pretty poor releases. Sonic fans have been hurting for a long time now with titles like "Sonic Riders" and more recently "Sonic The Hedgehog". What little good will gamers had left for the blue blur is quickly evaporating thanks to Sonic Unleashed, an otherwise decent Sonic game ruined by brawling levels that turn Sonic into a werehog combatant. So why exactly do the development team keep screwing things up exactly? David Clayman caught up with a member of the development team on Sonic Unleashed and asked them exactly this.
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Gamerdeals.net writes:

"Highlights this week include Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360/PS2), King of Fighters: Orochi Saga (Nintendo Wii), Age of Empire: Mythologies (Nintendo DS), and Chrono Trigger (Nintendo DS)!

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of November 23, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"
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Torrence Davis of The Bitbag writes, "I've just received an email from my Sega contact that the 360 version of the game will be released on November 24th but the PS3 version won't be released until December. This means that the 360 version will get the holiday shopping advantage."
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From Strategy Informer: "Strategy Informer recently reported that the PlayStation 3 version of Sonic Unleashed has been delayed in North America until December. The Xbox 360, Wii and PS2 version of the game will still be released on 28th November.

"We asked Sega for a explanation on why the PlayStation 3 version has been delayed, and they sent us a statement about the release date outside of Japan, and to reassure fans that were worried about the quality between versions of the game released in Japan and the versions released outside of Japan."
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PSB writes:

"Sega announced that the PS3 and 360 versions would be delayed in Japan until 2009, citing quality issues, while the game would still be hitting shelves in 2008 in western territories.

English speaking Sonic fans, already dismayed at the hedgehog's decline into mediocrity over the past 10 years, were understandably concerned with the notion of getting a rushed build of the game. However, Sega of America has addressed the issue, saying the Japanese delay was solely "based on the sales strategy and the manufacturing schedule", and that "there will be no quality difference"."
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SEGA has told Eurogamer that the PS3 version of Sonic Unleashed has been pushed back to an unspecific date in December.

However, all other versions - Xbox 360, Wii and PS2 - will launch as expected on 28th November.

The publisher also doused speculation that the European release of Sonic Unleashed would be sub-standard in comparison to the delayed Japanese version, which was apparently held back to improve quality.
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