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After 5 years of waiting, a brand-new Sonic the Hedgehog game has finally come to fruition. Sonic Frontiers has taken the series in a rather new direction – and it seems to be paying off, with the Blue Blur amassing a concurrent player count on Steam nearly double that of …

After 5 long years of waiting, we have finally gotten another mainline Sonic game – and early responses from fans seem to be highly positive. In the wake of its launch and positive reception, Sonic Frontiers’ director has finally spoken, claiming “we still have a long way to go.” Sonic …

While SEGA no longer makes its own video game consoles, the company has released a large number of systems throughout its history. Since 2019, SEGA has released a number of mini consoles containing some of the system’s most iconic games. Following the release of the SEGA Mega Drive Mini 2, …

Sonic the Hedgehog has had many TV shows over the years, ranging greatly in tone, scope and quality. Though it has been a while since the last Sonic show, the Blue Blur is returning to the medium, with the Sonic Prime Netflix show announced to be coming in December. Back …

As part of SEGA's recently released annual fiscal report, the publisher revealed the sales data for its franchises. The Persona series landed as SEGA’s 9th biggest with more than 15 million units sold. Interestingly, nearly half of these sales are related to Persona 5. In the same report which revealed …

As part of SEGA's recently released financial reports, the company listed the sales data for its biggest franchises, revealing that the company’s mascot – Sonic the Hedgehog – has in total across its paid and free games been played by over 1.5 Billion people. Sonic the Hedgehog has been the …

Sonic the Hedgehog video games have historically been known to suffer from tight development times and have as a consequence often been rather buggy at launch. Hopefully this will not be the case with Sonic Frontiers as the game has now gone Gold with weeks to spare. Morio Kishimoto, the …

Sega and Amplitude Studios' grand strategy title, Humankind, first launched on PC last year. The game was due to get a console release this year, but complications bringing the game to PlayStation and Xbox consoles have forced Sega to indefinitely delay the release.  As reported by VGC, the console versions …

Back in June, Atlus finally gave fans what they've been waiting for – a multiplatform release for several Persona titles. Persona 5 Royal is hitting PC, Xbox and Switch for the first time this month. In January, Persona 4 Golden and Persona 3 Portable will also be heading to new …

As we inch closer and closer to the release of Sonic Frontiers, SEGA has upped its marketing for the game. One interesting method that the publisher has taken is to offer a free in-game item to those who subscribe to SEGA’s email newsletter. Curiously, the item in question is none …

A Netflix Original Sonic the Hedgehog TV show was announced back in early 2021, with little seen from the show since. Finally, ahead of the series’ debut later this year in December, a teaser trailer has been released, giving us our best look at the show yet. Alongside the caption …

Sonic Frontiers is one of the most exciting releases by the blue blur in quite some time, with the open-zone 3D platformer being more ambitious than most previous releases. As part of Tokyo Game Show, a SEGA representative confirmed the various specs for each platform which the game will release …

Earlier this week, new ESRB listings were discovered for Judgement and its sequel, Lost Judgement, pointing to an imminent PC launch. Now to kick off the Tokyo Game Show this week, Sega has shadow dropped both games for the PC platform.  Judgement and Lost Judgement are both now officially available …

Back in 2021, we learned that Sega was looking to bring its Yakuza spin-off series, Judgement, to the PC platform. However, due to the game using the likeness of a Japanese celebrity, there were seemingly issues getting all parties to agree to a PC version. Now a year later, it …

The Yakuza series has been going from strength to strength, with the latest entry taking the long-running franchise in a whole new direction – to great success. Two and a half years following the release of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, the team at RGG Studio look set to show off …

3D Sonic the Hedgehog titles have been consistent in their inconsistencies when it comes to the way Sonic feels to control. With the upcoming Sonic Frontiers however, it seems as though SEGA will be allowing fans to customise the way sonic feels exactly to their liking, making the blue blur …

There has been growing concern around Sonic Frontiers, in part due to a poor gameplay showing earlier this summer, followed by a lack of updates. Fortunately, this week at Gamescom, Sega finally showed us what it has been working on.  Sonic Frontiers is officially releasing on the 8th of November …

Just a couple of days ago, leaks pointed to a November 15th launch date for Sonic Frontiers, SEGA's attempt to deliver a fully open-world 3D Sonic game. As it turns out, the game might be coming out a week earlier than that in order to get out ahead of God …

Despite rough, choppy gameplay reveals and calls from fans to delay the game to keep working on it, Sega is determined to release Sonic Frontiers before the year ends. The game is set to turn up once again at Gamescom Opening Night Live next week, but the game's release date …

Despite some initial concerns, Sony's PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium tiers have been pretty well received thanks to a solid library of games available at launch. Soon, the service will get even better thanks to the addition of the Yakuza series.  Recently after a brief period off of the service, …

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio successfully took the Yakuza franchise in a new direction with Yakuza 7: Like a Dragon, swapping out action combat with a new turn-based party system and introducing a new cast of characters. Now, it looks like Yakuza 8 is nearing a reveal, as the first screenshots …

The tale of Sonic Origins is a tragic one. The collection of classic Sonic titles remade for modern systems should have been an easy win for the Blue Blur. Unfortunately, the collection launched with a plethora of problems – problems which are now actively being worked on. Sonic Origins took …

Ahead of Sonic Frontiers’ release later this year, Sonic Team’s Takashi Iizuka sat down with Game Informer to answer 123 rapid fire questions. Thanks to this, we now know much more about the upcoming title – including the unfortunate revelation that the game will not feature a Chao Garden side …

At the end of last year, some of the best Yakuza games left Xbox Game Pass, removing Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2. Now just over six months later, the full Yakuza series is returning to the service.  Xbox Game Pass subscribers can once again download and play …

The success of the Sonic the Hedgehog film and its sequel seems to have lit a small semblance of a spark within SEGA regarding the adaption of the publisher’s many intellectual properties. One of SEGA’s most successful currently is the Persona franchise, and following an anime adaption, it seems a …

Sonic Origins recently released, offering a brand new way to play the Classic Sonic Quadrilogy. Despite the many improvements brought about by this latest remaster, a number of bugs, glitches and other issues have popped up. According to one of Origins’ developers, the blame lies primarily with SEGA. Sonic Origins …

After decades of rushed releases and less-than-stellar titles, Sonic Team seems to be going all out for their upcoming open-zone action platformer ‘Sonic Frontiers’. This extends to the game’s story, which according to the game’s writer, will be ‘melancholic’ in nature. IGN recently sat down with Sonic Frontiers’ head writer, …

Many Sonic fans have been waiting for a new main series game, so there are some high expectations for Sonic Frontiers. However, fans weren't happy with recently released gameplay footage, leading to calls for the project to be delayed. However, Sonic Team will be forging ahead as planned.  Soon after …

After years of waiting for the next mainline title in the franchise, SEGA finally showed off gameplay for Sonic Frontiers to fans. Unfortunately, as of now, the game’s ambitions seem to be held back by a large number of technical issues. According to SEGA however, the footage seen so far …

If you're a retro game fan, we have some interesting news to share. Sega will launch a new Mega Drive Mini, this time packing a total of 50 titles and support for Mega CD. The new mini-console was announced during a Sega live stream, although as we've seen in the …