The Taj Mahal built in snow? Aizuwakamatsu Castle? Taiwan’s National Palace Museum in ice? Meh! (OK, all these are pretty cool, but stick with me.) The Sapporo Snow Festival isn’t only frozen famous landmarks, it also showcases some of the geekiest snow sculptures on Earth. More »
Is it possible Sonic the Hedgehog — after years of underwhelming games — is enjoying a bit of a resurgence? Both the re-release of Sonic CD and the debut of the all-new Sonic Generations have reminded people how fun it is to play as Sega’s mascot. More »
This is appropriate. Every time I’m out speeding around and run into something, I feel like I’ve lost all my rings, too. More »
After a decidedly lukewarm reception to the first instalment in its planned episodic series, Sega is already wheeling out the changes for Sonic 4: Episode 2. More »
Celebrating 20 years of Sega’s blurry blue mascot, this Sonic the Hedgehog Christmas tree from 8BitFix’s Beatboxtaun stands as both a monument to video game culture and a reminder of those who won’t be with us this holiday season. More »
On Friday, artist Zac Gorman thought aloud “I think it’d be cute if Sonic ran like an idiot”. He accompanied this thought with a cute little animation. The internet did the rest. More »
The “Casino Night Pinball” minigame that console gamers got for preordering the game will be available to PC gamers via Steam on Dec. 26. It’ll only run you $US1.59 in the U.S. (Overseas, it’s £0.99, €1.59, $US2.99 in Australia). More »
Masato Nakamura says he composed the remix of Sonic the Hedgehog‘s Green Hill Zone theme the way he did the original: By imagining it as a film. The difference is he only had still photographs when he wrote the song 20 years ago. Now for source material has the advantage of full motion video — and, of course, one of video gaming’s most iconic pieces of music. More »
Boutique French publishing house Pix’n Love have you covered this Christmas, Sonic fans. They’re releasing a 300-page compendium celebrating the history of Sega’s little blue mascot. More »
