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Sonic animator (and saviour of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie) Tyson Hesse has released a statement to fans on Twitter that he is not involved in the production of the intro movie to Sonic Superstars, as a wave of intense criticism flooded the social media platform. "Credit where it is due, I did not direct or take part this intro," Hesse explained on his Twitter page. "This [was] done fully in Japan by a Japanese team. My only contribution was the character sheets from Origins, which were used again by the team here." UPDATE: Hesse followed up with the Sonic Stadium to clarify that his statement was not referring to any criticism but instead in response to “a bunch of tweets giving me misdirected praise.” It is clear he did not see the criticism flooding Twitter at the time, but it is a fact that his statement did arrive following an intense wave of criticism on the platform. We appreciate the clarification and have corrected elements of the story so there is no confusion. The original story continues below. SEGA released the full, clean version of the upcoming 2D Classic Sonic game's opening cinematic, which bore significant resemblance to the aesthetic found in similar intros for Sonic Mania and Sonic Origins. But it did not take long for a wave of negative comments to be posted to the social media network. One user posted a number of still frames in a thread to highlight in detail a number of faults with the animation. "There’s SO MANY animation errors... Not only are the drawings wildly inconsistent but Sonic suddenly gains 2 right hands," they explained, adding that other areas of the video appear "choppy", lacking depth perception, characters that teleport positions and camera transitions that "doesn't flow properly at all." "That Sonic Superstars intro looks really really rough... Its really really baffling to see something so low quality come after the outstanding animation in Sonic Origins and the Knuckles prologue short," they added. "Just watched all of the previous sonic intros and animations on Youtube, and then went back to Superstars' opening," another user wrote. "Yeah [saying the Sonic Superstars animation is "off" or something are] not lying... Camera angles are wonky, animation is choppy in a bad way, characters go off model too frequently, timing is off, the works. What the hell happened?" Others were less kind. "That sonic superstars intro looks like straight ass," writes one. "Whatever studio they're getting to make these is most defenitely [sic] being crunched to hell and back." Another writes, "Gonna be honest the Sonic Superstars intro is kinda ass, it just doesn't have the energy or flow of the Mania or even the Origins animations." As is the case with Twitter these days, scrolling through the platform for long enough will ensure that your timeline is filled with chat like this. Many Twitter users quickly started drawing connections to Tyson Hesse’s work, which likely prompted the artist to speak out (although as he clarified, he did not see any of this criticism levied at the video at the time). For what it's worth, we didn't think it was all too bad. Obviously Sonic having two right hands is quite (hilariously) off, but we're sure this janky intro won't otherwise diminish a promising-looking gaming experience (that is, if SEGA's animation team doesn't fix all these issues before launch). I mean, we are supposed to be buying a game, after all. Still, at least we can all agree the Tee Lopes + Jun Senoue music is good, right? Or will that kick something else off? Please (don't) sound off in the comments below! View full story

EVERYONE IN THE SONIC FANDOM, WE MUST UNITE FOR AN IMPORTANT CAUSE, DUE TO RECENT EVENTS TWITTER IS DOWN AND DUE TO MUSK INCOMPETENCE WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WILL IT LAST, BUT WE KNOW ONE THING, IF TWITTER IS DOWN A LOT OF PRECIOUS INFORMATION WILL BE LOST TOO. AS SOME OF YOU KNOW MORIO KISHIMOTO, DIRECTOR OF SONIC FRONTIERS HAS A TWITTER ACCOUNT WHERE HE TOOK FEEDBACK FOR FUTURE GAMES AND UPDATES FOR SONIC FRONTIERS SUCH AS REIMPLEMENTING THE SPINDASH AND THE SUPPOSED REWORKED OF OURANOS FINALE, THANKS TO THAT ACCOUNT WE WERE ABLE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH AN IMPORTANT MEMBER OF SONIC TEAM. NOT ONLY THAT, KISHIMOTO HAS GIVEN BEHIND THE SCENES TWEETS THAT'S HOW WE LEARNED HE HAS STARTED WORKING ON THE GAME INDUSTRY SINCE 1991 ON ARCADE SHOOTERS, THAT WE WASN'T THE ORIGINAL DIRECTOR FOR SONIC RANGERS AND EVEN THE PUBLIC LIKES INCIDENT WE NEED TO ARCHIVE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE FROM HIM, THIS ISN'T AN ORDER, THIS IS A REQUEST, I ALREADY HAVE JAPANESE SCREENSHOTS, SOME OF THEM TRANSLATED BUT MAYBE MY WORK IS NOT ENOUGH SO I NEED MORE HELP FOR A FANDOM WHO HAS BEEN ABLE TO ARCHIVE SO MUCH ABOUT THE HISTORY OF SONIC PLEASE I BEG YOU TO HELP BELOW YOU WILL FIND ALL THE SCREENSHOTS I HAVE TAKEN OF KISHIMOTO'S TWEETS Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kTC6E9wSnzRpjZD-7u67YZYEz8epl26E?usp=sharing

Welcome to a new fun-sized series on Stadium, “Sonic Socials,” where we highlight interesting social media art, photos, videos, and other moments across official accounts (and use an excuse to gush that Tomoya Ohtani’s hair always looks amazing). It’s not about drama here, just hyping the good vibes so they don’t get swept under the content rug. Today @SonicOfficialJP is sending you chocolates with some cute pixel art. If you’re itching for a new wallpaper, it’s not quite 1080, but it is 16:9. A cute sentiment, but a little behind the times. Sorry, SEGA, the latest Splatfest taught us it’s all about white chocolate this year. Original Post Content: View full story

yup, the gang's all here....and Shadow.

New news, new topic! You wanna know more about the upcoming Sonic Origins collection? Look no further into this funky little video right here! Seems like more will come in the future as well! A pretty good video as well, shows off a lot of new footage of the game while showcasing all the new game modes!

http://www.kotaku.co...any-as-a-whole/ That'll teach them for hiring someone courtesy of a talent show. The man's chances of being hired as a PR guy elsewhere just fell off a cliff, too; slagging off previous employers isn't looked at too favourably by many. Still, when it comes to certain aspects of advertising and PR, Sony hasn't exactly been great.