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Sonic Generations has something for new and old Sonic fans, finally

June 9, 2011, 4:49 pm

The Blue Blur is back. After several down years with title after title that failed to match the magic captured in the initial Sonic trilogy, it looks like Sega is finally poised to release a Sonic game...

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Nintendo and Sega shack up: New Sonic game is Nintendo exclusive

May 17, 2013, 7:09 am

Nintendo and Sega are now working together closely on future Sonic the Hedgehog games. During a Nintendo Direct livestreaming show today, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed his company will...

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Tembo the Badass Elephant has the best idea for a mascot in a long time

July 20, 2015, 7:00 am

REVIEW: Check out our Reviews Vault for past game reviews. I had fun playing Tembo the Badass Elephant, but I just wish it wasn’t so easy and shallow. It’s a five-hour 2D platformer that fails to...

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This year’s top surprises at E3

June 13, 2011, 12:09 pm

With the video game industry’s largest trade show over, it’s time to wrap up some of the highlights. We’ll start with the biggest surprises that VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi and I saw at the Electronic...

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Sonic thrives on mobile: 100M Dash downloads, 14M monthly players

June 8, 2015, 11:45 am

Now we know we’ll never get another console Sonic game. Sega confirmed today that its mobile runner Sonic Dash has zoomed past the 100 million downloads mark. Developed by Sega’s U.K.-based Hardlight...

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Team Sonic Racing hands-on — Kart racing fans are getting another lap

June 5, 2018, 8:00 am

It’s almost time to start your Sonic engines. Sega is slowly taking the wraps off Team Sonic Racing, a mascot kart-racing game. It revealed the game last week, and today it is unleashing the first...

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Sega’s U.S.-Europe CEO to leave this summer

April 30, 2012, 9:28 am

Mike Hayes, chief executive of the U.S. and European game business for Sega, will resign his post during the summer. Jurgen Post, current chief operating officer in Europe, will replace Hayes as CEO in...

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Review: Sonic Generations reminds us that Sonic used to be cool

November 23, 2011, 8:00 am

Sonic the Hedgehog has seen better days. After instant icon status and four classic Sega Genesis games in the early 1990s, he’s been steadily running downhill. The Saturn console never gave him a...

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Now you can transmit data to smart devices over inaudible soundwaves

January 10, 2012, 4:04 pm

What if while watching your favorite football team play, the quarterback’s stats and bio were sent directly to your phone? Or you walked past a new cleaning product in the grocery store and your phone...

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