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Sonic the Hedgehog 4K Bonus Stage Edition Steelbook releasing in time for the sequel

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Paramount and SEGA’s 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog will be seeing a 4K + Blu-Ray + Digital re-release to coincide with the upcoming sequel. Dubbed the Bonus Stage Edition, the boxed set will include the previously released comic book, as well as mini posters, what appears to be a collector card, and an outer box and a mini CD sized Steelbook case. The set will release March 15th, 2022 and the sequel is due out April 8th, 2022. You can pre-order it now here.

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Official Sonic the Hedgehog HORI Switch Split Pad Pro revealed, available to pre-order now

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Revealed today is an officially branded Sonic the Hedgehog HORI Switch Split Pad Pro, and guess what… you can pre-order it now! While Mario and Pikachu seem to have all the fun when it comes to branded Nintendo controllers, it’s great to finally see SEGA and Sonic stepping into the ring. The split pad retails for $59.99 and is said to release at the end of January, 2022.

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The SEGAbits Swingin’ Report Show LIVE: Our Favorite and Most Disappointing Games of 2021

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Let’s close out the year by talking about our favorite and most disappointing SEGA and ATLUS games of 2021! In previous years, we’ve presented these as two SEGA News Bits videos, but this year we’ve combined them into one big SEGAbits Swingin’ Report Show awards show. Special guest Sonic Yoda from SEGA Driven will also be featured, walking us through the games released throughout the year.

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Discotek Media announces Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog SD on Blu-Ray release, packed with bonus features

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Longtime readers of SEGAbits should know by now my love for Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. I’ve written about it a lot, so much so that each one of those words is a different article. So it pleases me to write about it AGAIN to share that Discotek Media will be releasing an SD on Blu-Ray release of the series, meaning the full series in standard definition on two blu-ray discs. But that’s not all!

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SEGA Talk #85: Astro Boy: Omega Factor (2003)

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On this SEGA Talk, we cover all things Astro Boy and we dive deep into the manga and anime world created by Osamu Tezuka. We also discuss how SEGA’s Hitmaker studio and Treasure teamed up to create the Game Boy Advance classic Astro Boy: Omega Factor!

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SEGA News Bits Live: Sonic Frontiers & Movie Sequel Trailers Analysis

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Wow! What a night at the Game Awards! That one game won, and that lady got an award too! Okay, we don’t care about the awards. It was a trailer show, and Sonic fans had a plate full of footage to sift through! On this SEGA News Bits Live, Barry analyzes the trailers for Sonic Frontiers and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 the movie.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie trailer debuts at the Video Game Awards

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The expected and anticipated Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie trailer debuted at the Video Game Awards, and it largely delivers! Sonic, Tails and Robotnik are all on display sporting refined designs thanks in large part to the movie not starting production with that wonky early design and Jim Carrey finally truly looking the part. What more, we get a look at Knuckles and hear more Emerald Hill Zone music. All-in-all, an impressive trailer. Though, the big question I have is will we return to Sonic’s world and explain that whole owl versus echidna thing? I guess we will find out on April 8, 2022.

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Check out the poster for SEGA and Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2, plus trailer update

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The Sonic movie twitter account dropped a poster for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and revealed that the first trailer debuts at the Game Awards, tomorrow December 9th at 8pm ET. The poster actually reveals quite a bit! Tails will be taking a co-starring role and the iconic red biplane will be making the jump to the live action movie series, though whether it is christened the Tornado remains the be seen.

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Tails voice actor Colleen O’Shaughnessey returning to voice Tails in Sonic movie sequel

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On top of a Sonic Frontiers reveal, the Sonic movie twitter account has been teasing that something, likely a trailer, is releasing soon. Shortly thereafter, Colleen O’Shaughnessey revealed that she will be returning to voice Tails in the movie. Colleen has voiced Tails in a variety of media, including Sonic Generations, Mario & Sonic 2016 and the Sonic Boom franchise.

When the Sonic movie was announced, it appeared to be a solo endeavor for the blue blur. That is, until WE REVEALED that Tails was returning in a mid-credits scene. Colleen returned to voice the more realistic CG Tails, and with the reveal of the movie sequel Tails took a larger role working his way into the logo. Some fans speculated that a larger role meant Tails would be recast, but thankfully Colleen is back. We can’t wait to see and hear more of Tails, and we are likely to be seeing something real soon!

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All signs point to a Sonic Frontiers reveal at the Game Awards

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With 2021 nearly over, SEGA seems to have one more reveal up their sleeves. During the past few days, hints have been dropped pointing to a Sonic reveal at the Game Awards which take place Thursday, December 9th. The most overt clue was the official Sonic Twitter account tweeting to Geoff Keighley about getting some extra invites to the event.

Less overt clues include the expansion of the Sonic Steam page from 34 to 35 games, despite only 34 being publicly available and SEGA registering the domain name frontiers.sonicthehedgehog.com. While it is unknown just how much will be revealed, at the very least I’d imagine a trailer and website and some placeholders for online stores. Only two more days, fellow Blues (that’s what we Sonic fans call each other).

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SEGA News Bits LIVE: The Future of Judgment

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Let’s look back on the past few weeks of SEGA news! Does the Judgment franchise have a future? Is GunValkyrie better on the Xbox One/Series consoles? How about that Toe Jam and Earl arcade cabinet? All this and more on this week’s show!

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SEGA Talk #84: Space Harrier Sequels (1988-2000)

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Get ready! We return to the Fantasy Zone one last time to talk about Space Harrier‘s sequels. The Mega Drive exclusive Space Harrier II, the Master System 3D glasses game Space Harrier 3-D and Nagoshi’s arcade exclusive Planet Harriers all get discussed PLUS we cover the SEGA AGES release of Space Harrier. That’s a lot of Harriers, but to be fair it is Thanksgiving week and it’s all about being stuffed.

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Toe Jam and Earl – Back in the Groove arcade machine revealed

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Toe Jam and Earl creator Greg Johnson’s HumaNature Studios has teamed with iiRcade to produce a Toe Jam and Earl – Back in the Groove arcade cabinet featuring 128GB of storage and two-player Sanwa controls. The machine runs on an Android based OS, optimized for gaming, so while Toe Jam and Earl – Back in the Groove comes pre-loaded the machine will also play a variety of other games. The machine is up for pre-order now at $599.99, and looks to be the perfect premium holiday gift for the Toe Jam and Earl fan in your life.

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Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio reveals new franchise in the works

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Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama revealed in a recent Famitsu interview that the studio is planning a new franchise outside of their Yakuza and Judgement series. Little else was revealed, but it appears the future of Judgement was touched upon, because the likeness of the lead character is up in the air thanks to the talent agency managing the actor having strict rules about PC games, which has apparently halted plans for a Steam release. “We will continue to cherish the Judgement series,” Yokoyama said.

What direction would you like to see RGG Studio take a new franchise? Something more outside the box like Binary Domain? A Yakuza/Judgment spin-off?

[Source: Video Games Chronicle]

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Alien: Isolation coming to iOS and Android on December 16th

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2014’s Alien: Isolation was without a doubt the best game from SEGA for that year. Since then, the game won several awards and saw release to many platforms. Now, SEGA is bringing the game to mobile phones “without compromise” (their words), promising the complete experience. The game will support game pads and sport a “bespoke, fully customizable interface”.

It’s pretty amazing that when the App Store launched, we saw a basic Monkey Ball game and now we are seeing what was once an AAA title ported to smartphones. We will share our thoughts on the port when it hits December 16th!

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