These are grim times for car sales in the United States as crossovers, SUVs and pickups command the attention of buyers, and now a report from the Wall Street Journal suggests that General Motors and Ford are both planning to axe slow-selling nameplates from their lineups. The report suggests that Chevrolet will end production of […]
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Sega announces Sonic Mania Plus, hints at new Sonic “racing” game
AUSTIN, Texas—Sega hosted a South By Southwest 2018 panel about all things Sonic the Hedgehog, and the panel began with good news for anyone wanting a physical version of last year’s tremendous 2D throwback, Sonic Mania. Their wishes will be granted in the form of Sonic Mania Plus, a physical release for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, […]
Sonic Mania Plus makes two of the franchise’s most obscure characters playable again
Have you heard of SegaSonic the Hedgehog? Unless you’re a huge Sonic fan, you probably haven’t. It was a 1993 arcade game that only came out in Japan. It had three players using trackballs to control Sonic and two new characters, Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel. But thanks to Sonic Mania Plus, […]
Sega teases a new Sonic racing game
Sega teased a new Sonic racing game with a short trailer shown at a panel during SXSW. [ TOP SECRET ] pic.twitter.com/OVQ6n77Rh4 — Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) March 16, 2018 The video shows a revving car before focusing on the silhouette of a logo, then the letter R begins to glow. Sonic R was the […]
Cuba’s ‘sonic attacks’ may have been a side-effect of spying
Remember those ‘sonic attacks’ against the American and Canadian embassies last summer, making staff queasy and raising all kinds of questions as to what happened? There might have an answer. University of Michigan researchers have theorized that the incidents were really the result of ultrasonic signals from poorly functioning surveillance equipment. While individual ultrasonic signals […]
‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Movie Races Toward a November 2019 Release Date
When you gotta go fast, you gotta go fast. Sonic the Hedgehog is living up to its name, with the mixed live-action and CGI film racing toward a November 2019 release date. Paramount Pictures has given the Sonic the Hedgehog movie a holiday release date on November 15, 2019, Variety reports. That will place Sonic the Hedgehog […]
‘Sonic’ designer Yuji Naka joins Square Enix
Here’s a game industry move you probably weren’t expecting: Sonic the Hedgehog co-designer Yuji Naka has joined Square Enix. He’ll continue to pursue game development, but he isn’t exactly dropping many hints as to what’s next. Naka wants to make an “enjoyable game,” which sounds like a good goal to shoot for. It’s not clear […]
U.S. State Department to probe Cuba incidents amid skepticism of sonic attack theory
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will convene a new high-level investigation into the harm that Washington says U.S. diplomats in Havana suffered in unexplained health attacks, a senior State Department tells a Senate hearing.
FBI found ‘no evidence’ US diplomats in Cuba attacked with ‘sonic weapon’ – US senator
Published time: 7 Jan, 2018 10:53 The FBI has found no evidence that American diplomats in Havana were the victims of attacks with unknown weapons, according to Republican Sen. Jeff Flake. During a meeting with top Cuban officials, including Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, Flake was informed that after four trips to Cuba, the FBI had […]
US senator says there’s no evidence that US diplomats suffered ‘sonic attacks’ in Cuba
Thomson Reuters HAVANA (AP) — Republican Sen. Jeff Flake says the US has found no evidence that American diplomats in Havana were the victims of attacks with an unknown weapon. Flake, a Senate Foreign Relations Committee member, met with high-ranking Cuban officials in Havana on Friday. He spoke with The Associated Press on Saturday morning. […]