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Food & Drink New Images of Sonic Chocolates Appear on House of Brussels Website
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House of Brussels Chocolates has updated their Sonic Chocolates website with images of Sonic chocolates, packages, and floor displays. The partnership with SEGA and House of Brussels was originally announced last November, and since then they released a couple of products. Now, with this website update, we can see more images of the chocolates themselves as well as photos of displays used for retailers. Here's a list of the items you can look at on the website: Sonic The Hedgehog™ 44g Chocolate Bar Peanut Butter, Caramel and Peanuts with game tips printed on the wrappers. Sonic The Hedgehog™ Treat Milk Chocolate and Peanut Butter with game tips inside each box. Sonic The Hedgehog™ Floor Displayers Our floor displayers can hold a variety of our Sonic the Hedgehog™ products. Visit the House of Brussels website to see more by clicking here.- 4 comments
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Fan Conventions Sonic Revolution 2024 Fan Convention Kickstarter Smashes $7k Goal
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The US-based Sonic the Hedgehog convention, Sonic Revolution, is currently crowd-funding for its tenth anniversary event - and while the project has more than reached its Kickstarter goal of $7,000 USD, there's still time for you to grab a ticket and help support the event. This year, Sonic Revolution will take place on June 30 (hey, that's my birthday!), at the Carson Event Center in Los Angeles, California. The show will feature regular guests Ryan Drummond (voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in the early 2000s), Pete Capella (voice of Silver), Mike Pollock (voice of Dr. Eggman) and various comic artists including Tracy Yardley!, Evan Stanley, Adam Bryce Thomas and more. Recently, Sage voice actor Ryan Bartley was confirmed as a stretch goal guest, with more to be announced. Community guests include Emi Jones, Victor McKnight and Balena Productions. There are a range of pledge tiers to choose from, each with varying rewards, including custom badges, programmes, tote bags, fan music CDs, comic books and even a Scourge-branded hoodie. You can pledge to the Kickstarter by going here. We've been to Sonic Revolution a few times, as attendees, and it's been a fun experience, and we've no doubt that the team's tenth anniversary will be an exciting one to experience. -
Fan Conventions Sonic Revolution 2024 Fan Convention Kickstarter Smashes $7k Goal
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The US-based Sonic the Hedgehog convention, Sonic Revolution, is currently crowd-funding for its tenth anniversary event - and while the project has more than reached its Kickstarter goal of $7,000 USD, there's still time for you to grab a ticket and help support the event. This year, Sonic Revolution will take place on June 30 (hey, that's my birthday!), at the Carson Event Center in Los Angeles, California. The show will feature regular guests Ryan Drummond (voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in the early 2000s), Pete Capella (voice of Silver), Mike Pollock (voice of Dr. Eggman) and various comic artists including Tracy Yardley!, Evan Stanley, Adam Bryce Thomas and more. Recently, Sage voice actor Ryan Bartley was confirmed as a stretch goal guest, with more to be announced. Community guests include Emi Jones, Victor McKnight and Balena Productions. There are a range of pledge tiers to choose from, each with varying rewards, including custom badges, programmes, tote bags, fan music CDs, comic books and even a Scourge-branded hoodie. You can pledge to the Kickstarter by going here. We've been to Sonic Revolution a few times, as attendees, and it's been a fun experience, and we've no doubt that the team's tenth anniversary will be an exciting one to experience. Original Post Content: View full story -
Layoffs SEGA Laying Off 61 Staff as Union Warns of "Negative Impact" to Work Conditions
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SEGA of America is moving ahead with layoffs on 8 March 2024, that will affect 61 employees across the company's quality assurance and localisation departments. The notice, relayed via a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) that was shared on Twitter earlier today, states that staff from two offices in Irvine, California will be impacted, with 12 being laid off in one office and 49 in another (as per GI.biz). Proposed layoffs were made public back in November, following the successful unionisation of SEGA America's QA and localisation workers in July 2023. The plans were fought by the resulting Allied Employees Guild Improving SEGA (AEGIS) union for months before this apparent final decision had been made today, with AEGIS at the time alleging that SEGA America had not bargained in "good faith" by sidestepping union protocol. An Unfair Labor Practice charge was reportedly made against SEGA in November, but as we previously reported, any investigation is unlikely to conclude before these layoffs take place. Today, AEGIS released a statement on social media that took a dim view of SEGA's decision, but also announced that "through our union efforts, we’ve been able to more than double the number of saved jobs, and to offer severance to our temp workers." You can read the full statement below. Sonic News Tips Credit: Shiny Gems Original Post Content: Geez, I do feel bad for those who are going to get laid off here, so I do hope things end up well for them somehow after the layoffs happen. Quite a shame, if you ask me. View full story -
Layoffs SEGA Laying Off 61 Staff as Union Warns of "Negative Impact" to Work Conditions
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SEGA of America is moving ahead with layoffs on 8 March 2024, that will affect 61 employees across the company's quality assurance and localisation departments. The notice, relayed via a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) that was shared on Twitter earlier today, states that staff from two offices in Irvine, California will be impacted, with 12 being laid off in one office and 49 in another (as per GI.biz). Proposed layoffs were made public back in November, following the successful unionisation of SEGA America's QA and localisation workers in July 2023. The plans were fought by the resulting Allied Employees Guild Improving SEGA (AEGIS) union for months before this apparent final decision had been made today, with AEGIS at the time alleging that SEGA America had not bargained in "good faith" by sidestepping union protocol. An Unfair Labor Practice charge was reportedly made against SEGA in November, but as we previously reported, any investigation is unlikely to conclude before these layoffs take place. Today, AEGIS released a statement on social media that took a dim view of SEGA's decision, but also announced that "through our union efforts, we’ve been able to more than double the number of saved jobs, and to offer severance to our temp workers." You can read the full statement below.- 8 comments
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Fast Food Collaborations Two New Toys Unveiled for Upcoming Sonic McDonalds Happy Meal Set
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It kind of feels like we're going a bit mad, because we've definitely covered this new set of Sonic-themed McDonalds' Happy Meal toys thrice now (four times if you include the recent eBay auction). And yet, every so often some new minor detail pops up on another website that makes it feel like Groundhog Day all over again. This time, it's news of two new games in the LCD Happy Meal toy lineup. Swirlvision reports on the new fast food collaboration, which is due to start on June 27th, and has all the usual quotes and info that we've heard before... except instead of the four we already know about, this latest article mentions a total of six, along with descriptions for all the others. The two games we haven't heard about yet are called "Tails Sky Patrol" ('Join Sonic the Hedgehog's friend, Tails, as he flies through the sky trying to collect rings.') and the excitingly-named "Sonic the Hedgehog Action Game" ('Launch Sonic the Hedgehog up and down over platforms on an adventure to collect rings and make it safely through the obstacle course challenge.'). Here are the descriptions for the other four games: Sonic the Hedgehog Speedway: Gamers are challenged to move Sonic the Hedgehog back and forth around the racetrack without running into anything. Shadow Grinder: Help Shadow maneuver around cracks and jump over breaks as he skateboards down a tricky rail. Knuckles Soccer: Gamers are faced with a soccer challenge from Eggman, in which they help Knuckles dive back and forth and block goals. AiAi Banana Catch: Bananas are falling from the sky and AiAi needs help moving back and forth to collect as many bananas as possible. Why don't you have more quotes from SEGA and McDonalds while we're here, too? Go on. The new set of Happy Meal toys will be available until July 24, so get your skates on!-
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If you live in the US, get ready to head to the shops, because Sonic Adventure DX has just been released on the Nintendo Gamecube. According to Gamespot, SEGA of America announced the launch in a press release, where the company also talked about the remake's new mission mode and unlockable Game Gear Sonic titles included on the disc. Here's a quote from SEGA America's VP of marketing, Mike Fischer, on the launch: We will have a review of the game on the Sonic Stadium very soon, so keep an eye out for that. And enjoy the game!
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USA SEGA America Hypes Up Sonic Adventure DX Launch With New Trailer
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Sonic Adventure DX is releasing soon, and to celebrate SEGA of America has published a new video showing the game off on Nintendo's Gamecube. Watch it below. As you can see, there's a lot of action familiar to anyone who's played the Dreamcast original, but there's also some footage of the new Mission Mode along with a glimpse of the Game Gear games you'll be able to play. With this new trailer and IGN's recent dump of screenshots from the game, we can't be far away from the launch of the game in the US. Looks like there will be a lot of happy Sonic fans in the States this summer!-
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SEGA 'Sonic the Movie' Unavailable for Licensing Due to Missing Paperwork
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Don't hold your breath for a re-release of 1999's 'Sonic the Movie' anytime soon - according to distribution company Discotek Media, SEGA is missing key licensing paperwork that could prevent the anime from ever seeing the light of day again outside of Japan. In a Q&A streamed a few hours ago, the Discotek team spoke about the Sonic OVA anecdotally when answering a question regarding a different anime license (Dominion Tank Police, from Toshiba). The show's host explained that the reason they could not license Sonic, despite their best efforts (and SEGA's apparent willingness to make it happen), was because of missing paperwork relating to music and voice actor royalties. "SEGA owns it, they know they own it, we were gonna license it, but they don't [know where] the paperwork for the music and the voices [are]," said one of the show's hosts. "They don't know who they have to pay residuals to on it and... [that's] kind of where the logjam is, they don't know where that is, so it can't be licensed out beyond Japan... in Japan I think it's still available on streaming, but it can't be licensed outside there because they don't know who to pay and what to pay them." This only appears to impact the international/English language version of the movie - in Japan, 'Sonic the Hedgehog' (as it's simply known there) originally released in 1996 as a two-part feature, and was a close collaboration between SEGA Japan and production company Pierrot. In 1999, SEGA partnered with ADV Films on the English-language dub and released the product as a full-length movie. However, ADV Films has long since been defunct; the parent company, AD Vision, shuttered in 2009, and the any paperwork relating to their subsidiary's projects have likely been scattered to the four winds, along with a number of its own licenses (many of which ended up with Funimation). So for now, SEGA is forced to make the Sonic OVA unavailable outside of Japan. Let's hope that paperwork turns up under someone's couch or something. You can catch the anecdote in full via the video below (at 1:49:54): Sonic News Tips Credit: GentlemanX Original Post Content: On tonight's Discotek Day Livestream, the Discotek team confirmed the reason the Sonic OVA remains unavailable outside of Japan. When answering a question regarding another license (Dominion Tank Police from Toshiba in case you were wondering), the Sonic OVA was used as an example of incomplete paperwork preventing a title from being licensed. Specifically, Sega was planning on making the Sonic OVA available for licensing again but encountered a problem when they could not find the paperwork detailing royalty rights. In particular, Sega was unable to know what royalties the voice actors and composer would be owed for a new licensing deal. Due to this, Sega is forced to make the OVA unavailable for licensing outside of Japan (in Japan, the OVA remains available for streaming). Discotek acknowledged that Sega is aware they own the rights to the OVA, but due to this snafu they cannot license it to third parties such as overseas licensors. So for anyone hoping the Sonic OVA will one day be made available on blu-ray or streaming in English speaking territories, it sounds like you may have a long time to wait and can only hope Sega of Japan finds the right paperwork. View full story- 29 replies
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SEGA 'Sonic the Movie' Unavailable for Licensing Due to Missing Paperwork
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Don't hold your breath for a re-release of 1999's 'Sonic the Movie' anytime soon - according to distribution company Discotek Media, SEGA is missing key licensing paperwork that could prevent the anime from ever seeing the light of day again outside of Japan. In a Q&A streamed a few hours ago, the Discotek team spoke about the Sonic OVA anecdotally when answering a question regarding a different anime license (Dominion Tank Police, from Toshiba). The show's host explained that the reason they could not license Sonic, despite their best efforts (and SEGA's apparent willingness to make it happen), was because of missing paperwork relating to music and voice actor royalties. "SEGA owns it, they know they own it, we were gonna license it, but they don't [know where] the paperwork for the music and the voices [are]," said one of the show's hosts. "They don't know who they have to pay residuals to on it and... [that's] kind of where the logjam is, they don't know where that is, so it can't be licensed out beyond Japan... in Japan I think it's still available on streaming, but it can't be licensed outside there because they don't know who to pay and what to pay them." This only appears to impact the international/English language version of the movie - in Japan, 'Sonic the Hedgehog' (as it's simply known there) originally released in 1996 as a two-part feature, and was a close collaboration between SEGA Japan and production company Pierrot. In 1999, SEGA partnered with ADV Films on the English-language dub and released the product as a full-length movie. However, ADV Films has long since been defunct; the parent company, AD Vision, shuttered in 2009, and the any paperwork relating to their subsidiary's projects have likely been scattered to the four winds, along with a number of its own licenses (many of which ended up with Funimation). So for now, SEGA is forced to make the Sonic OVA unavailable outside of Japan. Let's hope that paperwork turns up under someone's couch or something. You can catch the anecdote in full via the video below (at 1:49:54):- 29 comments
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SEGA has struck a deal with US retailer Target to exclusively sell Sonic Pinball Party in the country. If you live in the US and are looking for a copy of the GBA spinoff, which released there about a week ago, you won't be able to find it anywhere else. The news came from IGNpocket, who contacted SEGA after hearing that many fans couldn't find the game on store shelves. According to IGN, "Exclusivity isn't a new thing in the videogame world, as retailers have worked with publishers to offer specific games that can only be purchased from that particular store. Sonic Pinball Party is part of that "exclusive" club." Representatives from SEGA confirmed the exclusivity by sending IGN the following statement. "Target has been a phenomenal retail partner in regards to the Sonic series as a whole. And we wanted to utilize that history and momentum to maximize sales of Sonic Pinball Party, specifically at Target stores." If you usually shop for your games at GameStop, you might need to expand your search to your nearest Target after all.
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Sonic X is coming! US TV network Fox Box has been playing a very short 6 second teaser for the upcoming show all this morning. It doesn't show a lot of information, but it's certainly driving up the hype! The teaser was spotted by SonicAnime.net's Shayne Thames, who recorded it and uploaded it to their website. If you want to download it, you can do so here (you'll need the DivX 5.0.3 codec to run it, which is available at DivX.com). You can also watch it below. Sonic X FoxBox 6sec Teaser.mp4 As you might know, 4Kids got the dubbing rights to the Sonic X anime, with the intention to air it on US TV kids' programming block Fox Box. It will premiere from September 6th at 9:30am EST and PST. Thanks to Shayne Thames for the information.
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Sonic Superstars managed to land the 9th spot in Circana's sales charts, which tracks US video game sales. The Circana charts are released monthly by Mat Piscatella, Circana's executive director and video game analyst, via his Twitter account. For any old farts who don't know, Circana is just a new name for the NPD Group, which has been tracking video game sales in the US for decades. Circana doesn't provide sales numbers, but this at least confirms that Sonic Superstars sold well enough to chart in the top 10. For comparison's sake, last year's Sonic Frontiers charted in the fourth spot when it launched. The chart counts both physical and digital sales, and ranks them by dollar sales rather than units sold. This does technically give $70 games like Spider-Man 2, Madden NFL 24, Mortal Kombat 1, and NHL 24 an edge over $60 games like Super Mario Wonder and, of course, Sonic Superstars. You can check out the full chart below: We'll be reporting on Sonic Superstars' sales journey in the Circana chart for as long as it tracks. The November 2023 chart will release on December 13.
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Sonic Superstars managed to land the 9th spot in Circana's sales charts, which tracks US video game sales. The Circana charts are released monthly by Mat Piscatella, Circana's executive director and video game analyst, via his Twitter account. For any old farts who don't know, Circana is just a new name for the NPD Group, which has been tracking video game sales in the US for decades. Circana doesn't provide sales numbers, but this at least confirms that Sonic Superstars sold well enough to chart in the top 10. For comparison's sake, last year's Sonic Frontiers charted in the fourth spot when it launched. The chart counts both physical and digital sales, and ranks them by dollar sales rather than units sold. This does technically give $70 games like Spider-Man 2, Madden NFL 24, Mortal Kombat 1, and NHL 24 an edge over $60 games like Super Mario Wonder and, of course, Sonic Superstars. You can check out the full chart below: We'll be reporting on Sonic Superstars' sales journey in the Circana chart for as long as it tracks. The November 2023 chart will release on December 13. Sonic News Tips Credit: Bobnik Original Post Content: According to newest sales data from Circana (formerly known as NPD) for October 2023, Sonic Superstars managed to get into top 10 best-selling premium games for this month in United States at no.9. While it is in dollar sales, not unit sales, and it's a comparatively lower placement than Sonic Frontiers in its launch month, I would still say that it did pretty well, especially considering that neither Mania nor Mania Plus ever really got into top 20 in their respective launch months or even a month after. Now I also wonder if it will have any legs and stay in the top 20 in November, since Frontiers held on to top 20 for 5 months, till April 2023. View full story
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Unions SEGA Accused of Threatening Unionised Workers With Layoffs in New Report
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The Communications Workers of America has filed a charge with the Unfair Labor Practice office, accusing SEGA of side-stepping the AEGIS-CWA organisation in an attempt to lay off unionised workers. According to a report on Kotaku, on November 6 the house of Sonic "delivered a proposal to 'phase out' all temporary workers by February 2024 — many of which are in quality assurance and localization — to the Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega (AEGIS-CWA)... The layoffs would impact 40 percent of the group, or roughly 80 unionized employees total." With the filing, Kotaku writes that the union organisation accuses SEGA of "forcing employees into a meeting where they were told their jobs would be offshored to Japan and Europe, rather than bargaining over the layoffs directly with the union." If upheld, this means that SEGA would be in violation of rules against companies negotiating with employees rather than the unions that represent them. The Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega (AEGIS-CWA) union was formed only a few months ago, with the group representing a broad range of talent within the company, across marketing, sales, product development and other departments. Naturally, the organisation is not impressed with this latest news. "We hoped that Sega management would bargain in good faith, but instead they've shown disregard to status quo and are threatening to outsource the jobs of a majority of the workforce in our QA and Localization departments, which is up to 40% of our unit," reads a statement on the organisation's Twitter account today. "QA and Loc workers are critical to Sega of America's success. We remain united in our commitment to protect our coworkers and friends." Meanwhile Elise Willacker, a senior QA tester at SEGA, offered the following statement to Kotaku; "It’s disheartening to see such actions from Sega, as it unmistakably demonstrates bad faith bargaining and a refusal to recognize the valuable contributions of a significant portion of our colleagues. We have filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge to call out Sega’s direct dealing with members, and its breaching of the status quo by telling bargaining unit members that our jobs would be ending shortly." The complaint will head to the National Labor Relations Board for review, but there is fear that any investigations would not conclude in enough time to avoid any layoffs planned by SEGA. We'll keep you updated if there is any further news to come. Sonic News Tips Credit: sonicclaasic Original Post Content: View full story- 16 replies
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Unions SEGA Accused of Threatening Unionised Workers With Layoffs in New Report
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The Communications Workers of America has filed a charge with the Unfair Labor Practice office, accusing SEGA of side-stepping the AEGIS-CWA organisation in an attempt to lay off unionised workers. According to a report on Kotaku, on November 6 the house of Sonic "delivered a proposal to 'phase out' all temporary workers by February 2024 — many of which are in quality assurance and localization — to the Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega (AEGIS-CWA)... The layoffs would impact 40 percent of the group, or roughly 80 unionized employees total." With the filing, Kotaku writes that the union organisation accuses SEGA of "forcing employees into a meeting where they were told their jobs would be offshored to Japan and Europe, rather than bargaining over the layoffs directly with the union." If upheld, this means that SEGA would be in violation of rules against companies negotiating with employees rather than the unions that represent them. The Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega (AEGIS-CWA) union was formed only a few months ago, with the group representing a broad range of talent within the company, across marketing, sales, product development and other departments. Naturally, the organisation is not impressed with this latest news. "We hoped that Sega management would bargain in good faith, but instead they've shown disregard to status quo and are threatening to outsource the jobs of a majority of the workforce in our QA and Localization departments, which is up to 40% of our unit," reads a statement on the organisation's Twitter account today. "QA and Loc workers are critical to Sega of America's success. We remain united in our commitment to protect our coworkers and friends." Meanwhile Elise Willacker, a senior QA tester at SEGA, offered the following statement to Kotaku; "It’s disheartening to see such actions from Sega, as it unmistakably demonstrates bad faith bargaining and a refusal to recognize the valuable contributions of a significant portion of our colleagues. We have filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge to call out Sega’s direct dealing with members, and its breaching of the status quo by telling bargaining unit members that our jobs would be ending shortly." The complaint will head to the National Labor Relations Board for review, but there is fear that any investigations would not conclude in enough time to avoid any layoffs planned by SEGA. We'll keep you updated if there is any further news to come.- 16 comments
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Sonic 3 Movie RUMOR: First Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Teaser to Debut at ShowEast 2023
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Movie industry insiders have hinted that the first teasers for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will take place at the ShowEast 2023 convention next week. A report from the website MaxBlizz claims that, "The first teaser for ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3‘ will premiere at ShowEast 2023 on October 23, 2023. During this event, the film’s title tagline will also be unveiled alongside the teaser. However, the online release date remains undisclosed." It is worth noting that MaxBlizz does not cite any sources for its claims, so please take this with a pinch of salt. However, a social media post from The Hollywood Handle has separately reported that a "first look at ‘SONIC: THE HEDGEHOG 3’ will be showcased" at the event. That account cites an apparent movie insider whose account has not posted in a very long time - so again, pinch of salt. The third Sonic the Hedgehog movie began shooting earlier this year, with on-location filming taking place in London over the summer and continuing last month. The sequel is slated for a release on 20 December 2024 - so there's plenty of time for Paramount to drip-feed us teasers in the meantime. If any fresh details come out of ShowEast - or any other event - we'll let you know right here! Be sure to take part in the conversation too by sharing any information in the Sonic News Forums!- 24 comments
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Sonic 3 Movie RUMOR: First Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Teaser to Debut at ShowEast 2023
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Movie industry insiders have hinted that the first teasers for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will take place at the ShowEast 2023 convention next week. A report from the website MaxBlizz claims that, "The first teaser for ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3‘ will premiere at ShowEast 2023 on October 23, 2023. During this event, the film’s title tagline will also be unveiled alongside the teaser. However, the online release date remains undisclosed." It is worth noting that MaxBlizz does not cite any sources for its claims, so please take this with a pinch of salt. However, a social media post from The Hollywood Handle has separately reported that a "first look at ‘SONIC: THE HEDGEHOG 3’ will be showcased" at the event. That account cites an apparent movie insider whose account has not posted in a very long time - so again, pinch of salt. The third Sonic the Hedgehog movie began shooting earlier this year, with on-location filming taking place in London over the summer and continuing last month. The sequel is slated for a release on 20 December 2024 - so there's plenty of time for Paramount to drip-feed us teasers in the meantime. If any fresh details come out of ShowEast - or any other event - we'll let you know right here! Be sure to take part in the conversation too by sharing any information in the Sonic News Forums! Sonic News Tips Credit: Spooky Gems Original Post Content: Yep, here it is. Are you all ready? View full story- 24 replies
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USA 'Undefeatable' Sleeping With Sirens Singer Kellin Quinn to Attend LA Sonic Symphony
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American Sonic fans are truly getting spoiled for the Sonic Symphony, as SEGA has officially announced that Sleeping With Sirens frontman Kellin Quinn will be guest appearing at the upcoming Los Angeles show. Quinn is the second guest to be announced that's exclusive to the LA performance, following the recent news that Johnny Gioeli will also be attending some of the US shows to perform Crush 40 songs alongside Jun Senoue. As the Sonic social announcement very bluntly hints, Quinn's involvement increases the chances of the Sonic Frontiers song 'Undefeatable' appearing in the LA setlist by around 100%. It remains to be seen if the Symphony will drop 'Break Through It All' from the UK set to make room for it, or if they will play both songs during the LA show. In any case, it certainly looks like the MGP Live crew and the Sonic Brand team are really putting all their efforts into the US Sonic Symphony shows, which may be something of a downer for UK fans who absolutely brought the house down during the opening London performances. However, considering the Sonic Brand Team is situated in California, it probably does makes sense that the LA show would get the highest priority in terms of guests. Hopefully Johnny, Kellin and others will also be made available for some of the international shows over the coming months too. If that happens, we'll let you guys know. Sonic News Tips Credit: ShinyGems Original Post Content: That is right! This event will surely be Undefeatable! View full story- 10 replies
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USA 'Undefeatable' Sleeping With Sirens Singer Kellin Quinn to Attend LA Sonic Symphony
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American Sonic fans are truly getting spoiled for the Sonic Symphony, as SEGA has officially announced that Sleeping With Sirens frontman Kellin Quinn will be guest appearing at the upcoming Los Angeles show. Quinn is the second guest to be announced that's exclusive to the LA performance, following the recent news that Johnny Gioeli will also be attending some of the US shows to perform Crush 40 songs alongside Jun Senoue. As the Sonic social announcement very bluntly hints, Quinn's involvement increases the chances of the Sonic Frontiers song 'Undefeatable' appearing in the LA setlist by around 100%. It remains to be seen if the Symphony will drop 'Break Through It All' from the UK set to make room for it, or if they will play both songs during the LA show. In any case, it certainly looks like the MGP Live crew and the Sonic Brand team are really putting all their efforts into the US Sonic Symphony shows, which may be something of a downer for UK fans who absolutely brought the house down during the opening London performances. However, considering the Sonic Brand Team is situated in California, it probably does makes sense that the LA show would get the highest priority in terms of guests. Hopefully Johnny, Kellin and others will also be made available for some of the international shows over the coming months too. If that happens, we'll let you guys know.- 10 comments
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Concerts Sonic Symphony Adds More Tour Dates, Senoue & Ohtani Special Guests
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The organisers of the Sonic Symphony World Tour have added two new dates and a new city to its lineup, while SEGA has revealed that Sonic sound directors Jun Senoue and Tomoya Ohtani will be guests in attendance during the concert's debut London and Los Angeles shows in September. If you're based near Wisconsin state in the United States, you'll be happy to hear that the new tour dates will see the Symphony perform in the city of Milwaukee on the 6th and 7th April 2024. The new shows will take place at the Bradley Symphony Center, so be sure to check the venue out and book in advance when you can! The Milwaukee shows adds to twenty existing performances across the world (not including the bonus acoustic show being held at the Sonic Speed Cafe today), with the promise of even more to come! In the press release we received from SEGA, it was also announced that Senoue-san and Ohtani-san will be present at the debut shows in the UK and West Coast USA. Exciting stuff! Full updated performance schedule for the World Tour is listed below. Aug. 18, 2023: San Diego, Sonic Speed Café (First show begins at 11:30am) Details for the afternoon and evening performances will be available on social media Sept 16, 2023: London, Barbican Hall (3:30pm show SOLD OUT) Sept 16, 2023: London, Barbican Hall (8:00pm show, SOLD OUT) Sept 22, 2023: Paris, Le Grand Rex Sept 30, 2023: Los Angeles, Dolby Theatre (3:30pm show) Sept 30, 2023: Los Angeles, Dolby Theatre (8:00pm show, SOLD OUT) Oct 14, 2023: São Paulo, Brasil Game Show Oct 15, 2023: São Paulo, Brasil Game Show Oct 21, 2023: Boston, Emerson Colonial Theatre Oct 28, 2023: Chicago, Auditorium Theatre Nov 17, 2023: Düsseldorf, Mitsubishi Electric Halle Dec 15, 2023: San Antonio, Majestic Theatre Dec 29, 2023: Atlanta, Cobb Energy P.A.C. Jan 05, 2024: Seattle, Paramount Theatre Jan 06, 2024: San Francisco, Davies Symphony Hall Jan 20, 2024: Washington DC, Warner Theater Jan 27, 2024: Kansas City, Kansas City Music Hall Feb 11, 2024: Tokyo, LINE CUBE SHIBUYA Feb 17, 2024: Toronto, Meridian Hall Mar 24, 2024: Montreal, Wilfrid-Pelletier Theater Mar 29, 2024: Portland, Schnitzer Auditorium Apr 6th, 2024: Milwaukee, Bradley Symphony Center Apr 7th, 2024: Milwaukee, Bradley Symphony Center- 6 comments
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The organisers behind the Chaos Creators Sonic Arts Festival are planning to stage a brand new Sonic the Hedgehog convention in Dallas, TX on November 11 and 12, 2023. 'Sonic Expo' promises to be a "grand celebration of our collective enthusiasm for Sonic", and is planning a number of activities such as panels with voice actors, a live rock concert, vendors, a Sonic Artist Alley and more. A number of former Sonic the Hedgehog series voice actors have been confirmed as special guests, including Ryan Drummond and Jason Griffith (Sonic), Lisa Ortiz (Amy Rose) and Pete Capella (Silver), with Crush 40 singer Johnny Gioeli and composer Joshua Taipale also recently announced. Community content creators such as Victor McKnight will also be in attendance. The Sonic Expo is currently running through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter where fans can help work towards stretch goals and further announcements. That ends on August 25, so if you're interested in supporting the event you should get your skates on and consider contributing. You can also check out the official website here, which looks very nice and has photos from the Chaos Creator team's past events too so you can get a feel for the community vibe they're going for here.
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The organisers behind the Chaos Creators Sonic Arts Festival are planning to stage a brand new Sonic the Hedgehog convention in Dallas, TX on November 11 and 12, 2023. 'Sonic Expo' promises to be a "grand celebration of our collective enthusiasm for Sonic", and is planning a number of activities such as panels with voice actors, a live rock concert, vendors, a Sonic Artist Alley and more. A number of former Sonic the Hedgehog series voice actors have been confirmed as special guests, including Ryan Drummond and Jason Griffith (Sonic), Lisa Ortiz (Amy Rose) and Pete Capella (Silver), with Crush 40 singer Johnny Gioeli and composer Joshua Taipale also recently announced. Community content creators such as Victor McKnight will also be in attendance. The Sonic Expo is currently running through a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter where fans can help work towards stretch goals and further announcements. That ends on August 25, so if you're interested in supporting the event you should get your skates on and consider contributing. You can also check out the official website here, which looks very nice and has photos from the Chaos Creator team's past events too so you can get a feel for the community vibe they're going for here. View full story
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Sonic 2 had its first early access screenings in the US yesterday, but today, the movie is officially opening in theaters across the country! And now that people in the US can watch the movie, you can expect us over at Sonic Stadium to step up our coverage of the movie with further articles and a special episode of the Sonic Talk podcast, airing on our Twitch at 3PM Wednesday. You can expect any articles with spoilers to be marked. Check out our review here. You can check out our Twitch channel here. You can find my a my spoiler-filled stream, where I play games while I give my hot takes on the movie, there!
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Box Office Sonic 2 Racks Up $6.2 Million in US Box Office From Early Access & Previews
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The first US box office numbers are in, and they are good. Sonic 2 made $6.2 Million from Wednesday early access and Thursday preview screenings. The movie’s Thursday preview alone made $5 million, a whopping 66% increase over the original’s $3 million, though Sonic 2’s previews did start earlier. Nevertheless, according to Deadline this sets the movie up for a $50 million weekend opening, though it could go higher. For comparison, the first Sonic movie opened at $58 million over a holiday weekend, though it also beat initial expectations by a wide margin. With Sonic 2’s overseas box office already reaching $30 million as of Wednesday, and with Sonic 2 opening in over 20 other markets this weekend, its not hard to imagine the movie earning $100 million by Monday. We’ll continue to follow Sonic 2’s box office numbers, so stay tuned!- 1 comment
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