Sonic the Hedgehog
Keanu Reeves to play Shadow the Hedgehog in Sonic 3
Reeves joins the likes of Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Idris Elba, and Jim Carrey. Keanu Reeves to Play Shadow the Hedgehog in Sonic 3 Jonah Krueger
‘Sonic Dream Team’ Coming Exclusively To Apple Arcade
Well, we didn't see this coming. SEGA is dropping another Sonic The Hedgehog game before the year is up.
‘Sonic Dream Team’ Coming Exclusively To Apple Arcade
Well, we didn't see this coming. SEGA is dropping another Sonic The Hedgehog game before the year is up.
HHW Gaming Review: ‘Sonic Frontiers’ Puts The Blue Blur On A Rough Path To Open-World Greatness
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sega / Sonic Frontiers For years, Sonic The Hedgehog fans have been thirsty for a good Sonic game, and with Sonic Frontiers, they finally have got something to be excited about. With Sonic Frontiers, Sonic Team took a bold step with Sega’s mascot by thrusting him into an open world full of new features he has never experienced during his sidescrolling adventures. While giving the super-fast hedgehog plenty of open space to go fast is a brilliant idea, it is not perfectly executed, but it’s not a complete swing and a miss for Sonic Team. There Are Plenty of Speed Bumps In Sonic Frontiers You Can’t Avoid Source: Sega / Sonic Frontiers Sonic Frontiers is a beautiful mess. Let’s get that out of the way. Plenty of issues will plague you throughout your 20-hour...
HHW Gaming: Sonic Co-Creator Yuji Naka Pinched For Insider Trading
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Igor Kutyaev / Getty Well, this is shocking. Sonic The Hedgehog’s co-creator, Yuji Naka, and two other Square Enix employees are now in prison for illegally trying to increase their sonic rings, aka money, via insider trading. FNN, a Japanese news site, first reported the troubling and eyebrow-raising news, corroborated by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper in an English report that Yuji Naka, co-creator of Sonic The Hedgehog and former head of developer Sonic Team was arrested for insider trading. Per Polygon: Naka is alleged to have bought stock in developer Aiming in early 2020, based on inside information that it would be developing a Dragon Quest mobile game, Dragon Quest Tact. At the time, publisher Square Enix’s partnership with Aiming on the game wa...
Sonic the Hedgehog Creator Yuji Naka Arrested for Insider Trading
Yuji Naka, the legendary Sega designer who co-created Sonic the Hedgehog, has been arrested in Japan and charged with insider trading, FNN reports (via Kotaku). Naka, 57, was one of three video game creatives caught in a Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office sweep. Law enforcement officials allege that in 2020, while Naka worked at Dragon Quest developer Square Enix, he bought stock in a studio called Aiming right before it was announced as the home of a new Dragon Quest game, Tact. Naka is accused of buying 10,000 Aiming shares for ¥2.8 million, or about $20,000. Taisuke Sazaki, a veteran of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts games, is accused of buying shares worth around $188,000, and another employee, Fumiaki Suzuki, allegedly purchase...
“Sonic the Hedgehog” Composer Shares DJ Mix Ahead of Upcoming Game, “Sonic Frontiers”
The fastest creature in gaming is in the inspiration of a new DJ mix in honor of his upcoming game. Tomoya Ohtani, the longtime composer of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, has delivered a new DJ mix featuring music from the upcoming game, Sonic Frontiers. Set to the theme of the “Cyber Space” levels found throughout SEGA’s iconic series, the mini-mix finds Ohtani and other composers racing through electronic genres as they showcase the lovable blue hedgehog. Incorporating drum & bass, breaks and beyond, Ohtani arranged a futuristic mix that brings the game to life. High-speed, of course, he blasts through the digital worlds with Sonic as he seamlessly switches from track to track. With a touch of old-school video game sounds, the mix pays tribute to the all-time c...
‘Natural extension’: Sega’s Super Game project looking to add NFTs
Japanese gaming giant Sega is looking at integrating cloud technology and NFTs as part of its new “Super Game” project to connect different games to each other. The news has caused a predictable backlash from the crypto-skeptic section of the gaming community, with many people voicing their frustrations at the firm online this week. The Super Game initiative is set to roll out over the next five years and will reportedly see the development of a wide range of new cross-platform triple A grade games. The firm is said to be weighing up an investment of around $800 million into the project. The suggestion of potential NFT and cloud support was made during an interview on Sega Japan’s recruitment website. Gaming news outlet Video Games Chronicle provided a translation for English speakers earl...
HHW Gaming: Sonic & Knuckles Square Off In Final ‘Sonic The Hedgehog 2’ Trailer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paramount Pictures / Sonic The Hedgehog 2 The fate of humanity hangs in the balance in the final trailer for Sonic Hedgehog 2. Following the surprise success of the excellent first movie, the Blue Blurr is back, and this time he will have some help. The final trailer is chocked full of callbacks to the classic Sonic the Hedgehog video games, plus hilarious quips that would make Ryan Reynold’s proud. It teases an epic showdown with not just Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik but the very angry Echidna, Knuckle’s voiced by Idris Elba, who will also have a spinoff Paramount+ series. Sonic (Ben Schwartz) will also have some help with the arrival of his loyal sidekick, Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessey), a two-tailed fox who loves to take the air either using his plane or ...
Steve Aoki Announces Virtual Concert With Sonic the Hedgehog and SEGA
Steve Aoki is set to perform a virtual concert in partnership with one of SEGA‘s most iconic characters, Sonic the Hedgehog. The concert will feature a one-hour set from Aoki in an immersive Sonic universe with many of the game’s most memorable locales, like the Green Hill Zone and Chemical Plant. The DJ has also crafted a handful of remixes of fan-favorite tunes from classic Sonic games of the 16-bit era. Without a doubt, this will be the ultimate treat for longtime fans of the series. “The best Sonic game is definitely the O.G. Sonic the Hedgehog. That’s the game that started it all for me,” Aoki said in a behind-the-scenes video. “That’s the game I was most obsessed with and you know I remember putting it in the genesis console...
Idris Elba Will Voice Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Idris Elba has earned the right to do whatever he wants, and if he wants to pull in seven figures for a few days of voice work in an air-conditioned studio, then bless. To that end, the star of The Suicide Squad and The Wire has revealed on Twitter that he’ll be playing the role of Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. For those unfamiliar with the Sonic video game franchise, Knuckles is a friend and occasional rival to the titular hedgehog. This red echidna guards the Master Emerald, and is known for his imposing strength, hot temper, and aggressively spiked knuckles. Like the original movie, 2020’s Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 2 will be directed by Jeff Fowler. Deadline reports that Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Shemar Moore, Adam Pally, Natasha Rothwel...
