Clearly the moment we’ve all been waiting for with bated breath, Sega has finally released some substantial gameplay footage from the Wii-U’s Sonic Boom: The Rise of Lyric, and that’s not all. This gives us our first listen to the in-game dialogue and music as well, and if you missed…
Just two days after the reveal of Sticks the Jungle Badger, Sonic’s latest companion, Sega divulged yet more information on the Sonic Boom franchise via a blog post. Rather than watering-down the Wii U title into a 3DS game, Sega have decided to release two discrete games focused, one hopes,…
I’ll be completely honest. I don’t know how to introduce this new character without sounding a little snarky, because I think it’s assumed at this point that most Sonic and Sega fans lose all mental reasoning when Sega throws a new sidekick to Sonic’s club of do-gooders. I don’t really…
Probably the most bizarre thing we know about the upcoming Sonic Boom is that it will be using Crytek’s CryEngine 3. Speaking with Official Nintendo Magazine, Sega producer Stephen Frost explained why exactly the developer, Big Red Button Entertainment, decided to use CryEngine technology: You associate CryEngine with lush, tropical, beachy things. These are also…
The Sonic Boom insanity has settled a bit, but that’s no reason to continue getting excited for the game and show. The trailer above shows a bit of footage from the game, as well as the direction the creators plan to move towards, but mainly includes entertaining footage of the…
This week on After Hours, ScottyMo decides to dress for the occasion as we discuss Sega’s latest and biggest announcement: Sonic Boom. Stevie, Brett, and Scotty also talk about a few news topics revolving around Hatsune Miku coming to the PS Vita, awesome video game-inspired statues, and the usual Alien…
Sonic Boom definitely deserves its name, considering the internet exploded with fan outrage. But now the shock factor is gone, so it might be the time to calm down and learn more about the actual game. Bob Rafei of Big Red Button recently spoke to Destructoid about what we can…