Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package

[Mystic Monkey]

AoSTH and Boom may be,
but I doubt for SatAM since SEGA ditched all SatAM related (that explored a lot by Archie Comics) in IDW Comic version.
Probably they want to avoid more lawsuit over Sonic like the one with Ken Penders before.

I doubt they would ditch SatAM. SatAM is just too important to most Sonic fans of the cartoons. Plus Penders don't own any of the characters in SatAM given they're all before his era and they made it over to post-SGW. The only reason I can imagine Sega would be against SatAM in Prime would be eww, naked chipmunk!

[Berto]

I doubt they would ditch SatAM. SatAM is just too important to most Sonic fans of the cartoons. Plus Penders don't own any of the characters in SatAM given they're all before his era and they made it over to post-SGW. The only reason I can imagine Sega would be against SatAM in Prime would be eww, naked chipmunk!

Not from Penders, avoiding "lawsuit over Sonic like the one with Ken Penders before."
Someone from SatAM creative team could always just showed up and claim they're the one who creates the characters.
Remember how SEGA avoided releasing Sonic 3 after Michael Jackson died?
(Last ones, Steam version and NDS version, were released when he was still alive)
Michael Jackson would have no problem with SEGA releasing the game over and over again since they are always in good term.
The problem was after he died.
Whom the music that Michael created's right belongs to?
The Jackson estate lawyers or the six composers who worked for four weeks alongside Jackson (Brad Buxer, Bobby Brooks)?

Legal battle is tiring.
If they could avoid that, they would avoid that.

[Mystic Monkey]

Not from Penders, avoiding "lawsuit over Sonic like the one with Ken Penders before."
Someone from SatAM creative team could always just showed up and claim they're the one who creates the characters.
Remember how SEGA avoided releasing Sonic 3 after Michael Jackson died?
(Last ones, Steam version and NDS version, were released when he was still alive)
Michael Jackson would have no problem with SEGA releasing the game over and over again since they are always in good term.
The problem was after he died.
Whom the music that Michael created's right belongs to?
The Jackson estate lawyers or the six composers who worked for four weeks alongside Jackson (Brad Buxer, Bobby Brooks)?

Legal battle is tiring.
If they could avoid that, they would avoid that.

If it's a matter of who legally owns SatAM, that would be DiC wouldn't it? DiC was aquired by Cookie Jar, who eventually become WildBrain, the same studio making Sonic Prime.
So even if Sega doesn't have full rights to SatAM, they could still commision WildBrain who have a share of those rights to include DiC-era Sonic cartoons into Prime.

[Berto]

If it's a matter of who legally owns SatAM, that would be DiC wouldn't it? DiC was aquired by Cookie Jar, who eventually become WildBrain, the same studio making Sonic Prime.
So even if Sega doesn't have full rights to SatAM, they could still commision WildBrain who have a share of those rights to include DiC-era Sonic cartoons into Prime.

Probably, but there must be a reason why SEGA forbid IDW comic writers uses SATAM characters on the newest Sonic comic series.
May be they think better to make new characters than to use them, and all new characters (Starline, Belle, Rough, Tumble, Mimic, Whisper, Tangle) so far are great addition to the stroyline.

[Berto]

Tikal's handy guide for first-time Chaos Emerald collectors:



Source : https://twitter.com/sonic_hedgehog/status/1378014391119974405

[Berto]

Sonic Expands Its Social Media Reach With New Official Channels For Latin America

Sega has opened up Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube accounts for Sonic fans in Latin America.
These channels will provide news and other content in Latin Spanish and, alongside the already-established English-language accounts, will receive regular content updates throughout 2021 as the franchise celebrates its 30th anniversary.

Article : https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/04/sonic_expands_its_social_media_reach_with_new_official_channels_for_latin_america

[Berto]

HAPPY EASTER DAY 2021 !!!



All of these Easter sale deals are available from now right up until April 15, 2021 on PSN :

- 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – $35.99 (was $59.99)
- Catherine: Full Body – $19.99 (was $39.99)
- Catherine: Full Body Digital Deluxe Edition – $24.99 (was $49.99)
- Persona®5 Royal Deluxe Edition - $31.49 (was $69.99)
- SONIC FORCES Digital Standard Edition – $9.99 (was $19.99)
- Sonic Mania – $9.99 (was $19.99)

Links :
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0177-CUSA19610_00-BSTUBCUSA1961000
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2611-CUSA14836_00-CATHERINEFBUS009
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2611-CUSA14836_00-CFBDIGITALDELUXE
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0177-CUSA17416_00-PERSONA5RDELUXE0
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0177-CUSA05637_00-0000000000091623
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0177-CUSA07023_00-SONICMANIA000000

[Mystic Monkey]

Probably, but there must be a reason why SEGA forbid IDW comic writers uses SATAM characters on the newest Sonic comic series.
May be they think better to make new characters than to use them, and all new characters (Starline, Belle, Rough, Tumble, Mimic, Whisper, Tangle) so far are great addition to the stroyline.

They're alright. Not my fave but they're alright.

Belle the Tinkerer is cute though. And honestly there are background characters throughout IDW whom I be more curious to learn their stories. Like Lanolin the Sheep.

[Berto]

From the Archie comics, I kinda like Mammoth Mogul.
Too bad Penders' lawsuit would later inspire fellow former writer Scott Fulop to pursue legal action against Archie for unauthorized use of his characters including Mammoth Mogul.
Consider him gone then.

[Berto]

Leak: SEGA planning Sonic Colors Ultimate for Switch, PS4 and Xbox

The German dubbing website iksample.de who leak this is now down, no doubt to remove the leaked information.
We did, however, save a screenshot which can be seen after the break.

Article : http://segabits.com/blog/2021/04/09/rumor-sega-planning-a-sonic-colors-remaster/

[Mystic Monkey]

A Sonic Colours remaster?
That's literally the only Sonic game that no one is asking for a remaster of! Way to spit in the face of the Adventure fans Sega.

Though it will probably be likely simply the same Sonic Colours game, just with the controls readapted for the Switch and the stages extended and that's all. Even as a hardcore Sonic fan as myself, even I wouldn't bother buying a Switch over it.

[Berto]

A Sonic Colours remaster?
That's literally the only Sonic game that no one is asking for a remaster of!

Not true.
There are a lot asking of Sonic Colours for Steam after Sonic Lost World released for Steam back then.
I guess the decision is for PC gamers first with console gamers later in mind, even if it will be released on console first.
Total Wars and Football Managers numbers may be a factor for that decision.

[Berto]

Sonic Forces - Fight Knight

The Knight of the Wind faces the Ultimate Knight in an all-out battle!
Choose your team and be ready to duel in the Fight Knight event!

Source : https://twitter.com/SEGAHARDlight/status/1380189822564888580?s=19

[Mystic Monkey]

They should of called the update "Fight the Knight", as in the song.

[Berto]

They should of called the update "Fight the Knight", as in the song.

Maybe they thought about it too but didn't use it since the knight in that song refers to Black Knight (who didn't show upp in Sonic Forces).