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Thursday27th May 2021
News Trio of Sonic Games Coming to PS Now on 1st June
Virtua Fighter 5 will also debut on subscription
Sony has rocked up at SEGA HQ with a truck-load of readies, and it’s bringing all the games to PS Now. Well, to be more specific, three Sonic titles will be added to the subscription service on 1st June: throwback sidescroller Sonic Mania, modern platformer Sonic Forces, and kart racer Team Sonic...
Tuesday3rd Mar 2020
News March 2020 PS Plus Games Are Available to Download Now on PS4
Gotta download fast
This month's PlayStation Plus lineup is an interesting one, isn't it? On the one hand, you have the superlative Shadow of the Colossus PS4 remake from Bluepoint Games, and on the other is SEGA's latest attempt to make its mascot a half decent 3D adventure with Sonic Forces. You can't win them all, we suppose. In any case, this...
Friday27th Oct 2017
News We Can't Handle the Sonic Forces Demo, Apparently
It's not intended for us
In a recent livestream for the upcoming Sonic Forces, it was announced that those looking for some hands on time prior to release will have their wishes fulfilled in the form of a demo, which is actually out now in Japan. However, the sampler -- which restricts play time to a minute -- won't be made available outside of the...
Wednesday18th Oct 2017
Tuesday26th Sep 2017
News Sonic Forces' Casino Forest Looks Wilted in First Gameplay Footage
A force not to be reckoned with
Sonic fans seem eager to die for Sonic Forces, but is there anyone out there that genuinely believes this Casino Forest gameplay looks good? To be fair, the Classic Sonic gameplay appears to be the worst of the title’s three-pronged suite, but when it’s literally one-third of your game, is that really acceptable...
Tuesday19th Sep 2017
News Oh Great! Shadow the Hedgehog Will Be Playable in Sonic Forces DLC
Yay?
Top-tier Sonic character Shadow the Hedgehog will be playable in Sonic Forces as part of an add-on pack available with the Digital Bonus Edition of the game. Word comes way of an errant listing on the Xbox Store, but we assume it’ll apply to the PlayStation 4 version, too. SEGA’s yet to comment on the leak, but we suspect it’ll pipe up...
Thursday31st Aug 2017
News Sonic Forces Brings Back Classic SEGA Characters on 7th November
NiGHTS to see you
Sonic Forces will launch on 7th November in Europe and North America, and if you pre-order the retail release, you’ll snag some classic SEGA and Atlus customisable character items, allowing you to recreate the look of the likes of Beat from Jet Set Radio and AiAi from Super Monkey Ball. Here’s what associate editor Robert...
Friday25th Aug 2017
Gamescom 2017 SEGA Tags in New Sonic Forces Gameplay
Tag, you're it
SEGA’s showcased the new Tag gameplay set to add a little variety to the upcoming Sonic Forces. Essentially, these stages pair your custom character with the Blue Blur, and see you combining the heros' attributes to both move at speed and employ Wispon abilities such as the grappling hook and – in this video – a freeze attack...
Thursday24th Aug 2017
News Sonic Forces Spin Dashes PS4 on 9th November in Japan
Still no word on Europe or North America
Sonic Mania may be the best rated outing from the Blue Blur in eons, but Sonic Forces will attempt to outpace it later this year. SEGA has slapped a 9th November release date on the Sonic Team developed adventure in Japan – though there’s still no word on a North American or European launch date at the...
Thursday20th Jul 2017
News What Even Is Sonic Forces At This Point?
Meet new enemy Infinite
What the heck is this? SEGA’s announced Sonic Forces’ latest villain Infinite with a bizarre trailer that starts out with edgy rap music and then turns into some kind of cheesy, sitcom-esque cut-scene. “WHOA! This guy is faster than Sonic!” Cringe. Infinite is one of several antagonists you’ll face in the...
Saturday8th Jul 2017
News Sonic Forces Finds the Reason with Cheesy Theme Tune
Fist bump
It wouldn’t be a new Sonic game without a spot of c*ck rock, and SEGA’s turned to Doug Robb from Hoobastank to sing Sonic Forces’ theme tune. Well, he’s not a perfect person, after all. The song, irritatingly named ‘Fist Bump’, is pretty on-brand – but it’s no Crush 40, is it?
Tuesday13th Jun 2017
E3 2017 New Sonic Forces Trailer Introduces Old Foes
The king of cubes
Who’s the Blue Blur battling in the upcoming Sonic Forces? Is it Eggman? Maybe Metal Sonic? Could it even be that watery w*nker from Sonic Adventure? Nope, it looks like it’s all of 'em – and they're joined by Shadow the Hedgehog and a dude wielding cubes! Check it all out in the E3 2017 trailer above.
Tuesday16th May 2017
News Sonic's Pals Suck So SEGA Wants You to Make Your Own
Sonic Forces to sport complete, er, character creator
Sonic Forces will allow you to create your own custom member of the Blue Blur’s world-saving crew. Wait, what? Seriously, the third pillar of Sonic Team’s latest will allow you to fashion your own anthropomorphic hero to fight alongside Tails, Knuckles, et al. You’ll then take your avatar...
Tuesday25th Apr 2017
News Sonic Forces' Classic Gameplay Doesn't Exactly Inspire Confidence
And the Sonic Cycle starts anew
The problem with Sonic Mania looking and playing so good is that this Classic Sonic gameplay – one of the three gameplay pillars in the upcoming Sonic Forces – seems redundant in comparison. Not only does it look like a fan project built with Unity assets, but the physics appear to follow in the footsteps of the...
Friday17th Mar 2017
News Sonic Forces to Span Three Types of Gameplay
Modern, Classic, and...?
Sonic Forces was formally announced this week after being teased late last year. The title – which is coming to the PlayStation 4 this holiday care of Sonic Team's new Hedgehog 2 engine – will span three different types of gameplay: Modern Sonic, Classic Sonic, and one as of yet to be revealed. Any guesses what that...
News Sonic Forces Is Looking Kinda Rad in First Footage
Full-blown Sonic set to release 2017 on PS4
Sonic Forces! That's the name of the game previously referred to as Project Sonic 2017 which was announced during that sh*tshow of a livestream last year. And the first gameplay footage shown at SXSW earlier this evening is looking… Pretty rad. It's a speedy, set-piece laden sequence – but the visuals...
Saturday23rd Jul 2016
News Sonic Sprints onto PS4 in Two New Games
SEEEGAAAAA
The blue blur has been MIA on PlayStation platforms since 2011's Sonic Generations – or, if we're counting spin-offs, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed in 2012. Over the last 14 years, SEGA has been working closely with Nintendo to bring exclusive Sonic games to their consoles, including Sonic Lost World, Mario & Sonic at the...
