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House of Lies’ Ben Schwartz to voice Sonic The Hedgehog

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Paramount has found its voice for its lead hero in the Sonic The Hedgehog feature film. Variety has reported Ben Schwartz (House of Lies) has been cast to portray Sonic in the live-action/animation hybrid. He joins the previously cast Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter and Natasha Rothwell in the film from director Jeff Fowler with Deadpool‘s Tim […]

IDW and SEGA announce Team Sonic Racing comic book special

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IDW Publishing and SEGA have announced the upcoming release of the Team Sonic Racing comic book one-shot, which is set to lead directly into the highly-anticipated video game. Sonic and his teammates Knuckles and Tails journey to a new planet and enter a race unlike any other! With a little help from friends like Amy […]

Jim Carrey set to play Dr Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog movie

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Here’s some news that will either make you start doing 360° loop-the-loops, or feel like you’ve landed on a frustratingly positioned cluster of spikes. Deadline are reporting that Jim Carrey is in talks to play Sonic the Hedgehog‘s chuckling nemesis, Dr. Robotnik in Paramount’s big screen adaptation of SEGA’s iconic video game. It would herald […]

Latest episode of Sonic Mania Adventures now available to watch

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The fourth installment of SEGA’s five part Sonic Mania Adventures animated miniseries is now available to watch on YouTube.  This latest episode, titled Sonic Mania Adventures: Part 4 – Mighty & Ray, continues the adventure of Sonic and his friends on Angel Island.  If you’ve not seen the previous episodes be sure to give them a […]

Exclusive Interview – Bill Harbison talks about his career in gaming from the ZX Spectrum to Runescape

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Villordsutch chats with Bill Harbison about his career in gaming… Bill Harbison has been in the gaming business now for three decades plus.  Cutting his teeth on the ZX Spectrum over at Ocean Software he delivered some truly outstanding pieces of artwork of the rubber-keyed wonder.  Now with a client list including SEGA, the BBC […]

Video Game Review – Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

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Shaun Munro reviews Yakuza 6: The Song of Life… The Yakuza series won itself a whole new Western fanbase last year with the release of the meteorically successful Yakuza 0, and last summer’s remake of the original game, Yakuza Kiwami, cemented the franchise’s newfound popularity in a void still awaiting the next Shenmue game. While this latest instalment is as […]

Sega planning “revival of major IPs”

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Sega has revealed that it is planning a “revival of major IPs” and the “reutilization of dormant” properties as part of its ‘Road to 2020’ business plans. Gamespot is reporting that Sega did not go into any specifics as to which titles could be set for a comeback, but the publisher does have a host of […]

Revisiting Sonic the Hedgehog

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Andy O’Flaherty takes a look back at the origins of Sega’s iconic mascot… Sonic the Hedgehog.  Now there’s a name that stretches far beyond the realms of the video game medium.  I guarantee that a large percentage of even non-video game players would instantly recognise him on sight.  Indeed, even my 3 year old daughter, who […]