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

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SEGA ATLUS Festival 2026 is Coming to Indonesia! 🇮🇩







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pql9vXchBqE

Soak in the festival atmosphere and immerse yourself in the world of SEGA & ATLUS! 🤜💥

📅 Date: 07 & 08 February 2026
⌚️ Time: 11:00 - 21:00
🎟️ Entry is free!
📍 Location: Mall of Indonesia, Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, Indonesia

Join the Official SEGA Southeast Asia Discord channel for more information . 🎮✨

👉 https://discord.com/invite/segasea

Official SEGA merchandises await you in Indonesia. 🇮🇩
Secure them all at the SEGA ATLUS Festival 2026 before they're gone! 💙✨

RUN, DON’T WALK — TO MALL OF INDONESIA FOR SEGA ATLUS FESTIVAL ! 🌀💨

📅 Date: 07 & 08 February 2026
⌚️ Time: 11:00 - 21:00
🎟️ Entry is free!
📍 Location: Mall of Indonesia, Kelapa Gading, Jakarta, Indonesia

Shinobi, Sonic the Hedgehog, Like a Dragon, Persona, and many other SEGA ATLUS merchandises await you.
Join the Official SEGA Southeast Asia Discord channel for more information . 🎮✨

👉 https://discord.com/invite/segasea

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SEGA Talk #178: US Box Art Design (1989-2001)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b8-5qwZYQA

In this episode of Sega Talk, we track the radical evolution of SEGA’s North American branding, from the clinical “graph paper” grids of the Master System to the high-tech “black box” era of the Genesis. We dive deep into why Sega abandoned its uniform look for the iconic red-stripe rebrand of the 90s, the switch to the massive plastic long-boxes of the Saturn, and finally, the Dreamcast’s sleek transition from bright orange swirls to the edgy “SegaNet” black. It’s a nostalgic look at how Sega used graphic design as a weapon in the console wars, shifting from a toy company aesthetic to a lifestyle brand that defined a generation.

Article: https://segabits.com/blog/2026/01/23/sega-talk-178-us-box-art-design-1989-2001/

[Mystic Monkey]

It's just coincidentally I picked BBC, but it's not just BBC who posted the news.

https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/28/win-compensation-valve-uk-steam-lawsuit-goes-ahead-26571586/

https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/uk-activist-hits-valve-with-a-usd903-million-lawsuit-claims-steam-is-abusing-its-market-dominance-and-forcing-uk-consumers-to-pay-too-much-for-steam-games

https://boundingintocomics.com/video-games/uk-approves-900-million-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-valves-30-steam-share-revenue-is-excessive-and-unfair-to-players

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/steam-games-could-overpriced-millions-uk-players-656m-lawsuit-against-valve-moves-forward-1774378

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/usd900-million-lawsuit-accusing-steam-of-overcharging-gamers-in-the-uk-and-abusing-a-dominant-market-position-will-proceed-after-valve-loses-appeal-against-it/

If Steam gets banned in my country over this, I am royally screwed! I'm not much of a gamer these days, but 90% of all the games I "own" are on Steam. And by "own" I mean, as I said, Steam customers don't legally own their games. VALVe can't make our purchased games available to us at any given time. If UK Govt bans Steam, that means over thousands of pounds spent in the last fifteen years as well as games that "should" be mine, will be gone. And I'll be one of 14mil Steam users in UK. That's roughly 20% of UK population.

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If Steam gets banned in my country over this, I am royally screwed! I'm not much of a gamer these days, but 90% of all the games I "own" are on Steam. And by "own" I mean, as I said, Steam customers don't legally own their games. VALVe can't make our purchased games available to us at any given time. If UK Govt bans Steam, that means over thousands of pounds spent in the last fifteen years as well as games that "should" be mine, will be gone. And I'll be one of 14mil Steam users in UK. That's roughly 20% of UK population.

That's a lot.  And you got Total War and Football Manager fans with you to get mad at government together too.
Most Total War and Football Manager fans played in Steam.

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Sonic Rumble - February 2026 Events Schedule

We are already a month into 2026 - when did that happen?!
Here is February’s Sonic Rumble events schedule so you know what to be ready for!

Gotta go fast! 🌀 https://sonicrumble.com/playnow

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SEGA vs CAPCOM: The Next Level (Fan Game) TRAILER 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22nhFoJJ-O8

// Season 1 Release JULY 2026 //

Download the last year demo here: https://mega.nz/file/NWcUiAoY#Jhg-myvohXVgm5r0hWawi37JWXOqptA3J-hL1unhsSM

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Sonic Rumble - Planet Wisp is Here!

Have you played the new Planet Wisp stages yet? 👀
✨ Run through the beautiful sights and listen to the incredible melody of the planet as you fight for the top spot! 🏆

Gotta go fast! 🌀 https://sonicrumble.com/playnow

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Sonic Forces - Challenger Recap is live 3-10 February 2026!📅

🔥Unlock: Valhalla Surge, Oni Mephiles, Burning Blaze, Extreme Gear Super Sonic, Neo Metal Sonic, Doom Shadow & Grim Sonic.
🍬Bonus Missions: Dulce Amy & Dragon Hunter Lancelot.
🏆Defeat daily Challengers for extra rewards!

Download and play now - https://go.onelink.me/sH9e/cgi

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SONIC WEEKLY: Chaotix Casefiles Ep 0+1 Review + Sonic R &R w/ ALTSYNTH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP9q-GoCbqg

Altsynth returns for a packed episode this week, featuring Bo’s special mod for Sonic R; episodes 0 and 1 of The Chaotix Casefiles; and a special interview with Altsynth’s grandmother! There’s more too but you’ll have to listen to find out exactly what else!

Article: https://segabits.com/blog/2026/02/03/sonic-weekly-chaotix-casefiles-ep-01-review-sonic-r-r-w-altsynth/

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Pre-Orders for First 4 Figures' Knuckles the Echidna are Now Open + Giveaway!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBaIZ-SktEg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s497CiX8mwo

Pre-orders for F4F Sonic The Hedgehog - Knuckles statue are NOW OPEN!
Take advantage of our EARLY BIRD OFFER by placing your orders before 9th March 2026!
Don’t miss out on this limited time offer!

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And don’t forget to join F4F GIVEAWAY for a chance to win a statue!
Rules to the giveaway can be found here: https://first4figures.com/blogs/news/sonic-the-hedgehog-knuckles-statue-giveaway

Secure our other Sonic The Hedgehog statues by snagging them at https://bit.ly/F4FSonic!

Link: https://first4figures.com/collections/modern-knuckles

[Mystic Monkey]

That's a lot.  And you got Total War and Football Manager fans with you to get mad at government together too.
Most Total War and Football Manager fans played in Steam.

I mean, probably won't get banned over it. VALVe has always seemed reasonable so this pricing issue will perhaps be resolvable.

But if Steam were to be blocked in the UK, that would just add more straw to the camels back over the controlled-state of UK right now.