Remember how we told you Sonic CD was not coming to Xperia? Do you also remember that ominous “for now” the delectable Mr. Newey added to the end of that Sega Addicts approved statement? That was him demonstrating the prescient nature a true Sega fan has. He is a smart…
The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, i.e. “that show you watched before school in the morning if you are in your late 20’s to early 30’s” is now available for instant streaming on Netflix, providing a much needed alternative to Sonic Underground. Do not worry about thinking of a way…
Reviewing Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors is turning out to be more difficult than I expected it to be. I volunteered for this, you know? Now here I am on a cold, wet Sunday afternoon, drinking mimosa number five, conversing with my cat, and trying to wrap my head around the…
Being the gaming history nerds we are, this is the type of stuff we love to highlight. Greg Stewart of the Player One Podcast has started “Generation 16“, which promises to be an extremely well produced series of videos chronicling the history of Sega’s fortunes during the 16-bit era. In this…
For quite a while, Sonic’s entire franchise was feeling rather backwards. The headlining titles of the series, released on all of the major consoles and developed by a team bearing the blue blur’s iconic name, consistently contained glaring, relentlessly intrusive flaws, while their handheld counterparts, presumably second-string in rank and…
The last few years have seen the Blue Blur enjoy renewed popularity thanks to a combination of good (or at least high profile) games and sound marketing. With great popularity comes great branding opportunities. Today’s example: Sonic the Hedgehog for the Leap Frog Didj.
Long before raising the bar for difficulty through the roof (of the International Space Station) with Demon Souls, From Software produced a neat little exclusive for the Sega Dreamcast called “Frame Gride”. What it means to gride a frame is lost on me but that might be because I do…