Sonic the Hedgehog

Sega Ships "Sonic the Hedgehog" for PlayStation 3

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 1, 2007 - 1:15pm.

San Francisco - Sega of America announced that it has shipped its "Sonic the Hedgehog" title for PlayStation 3 to North American retailers. Developed by Sega's Sonic Team, the next-generation installment of the company's flagship franchise will offer downloadable content like new missions via the online capabilities of the PlayStation 3.

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Sega Signs Actress Lacey Chabert as Voice Talent for "Sonic" Game

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 6, 2006 - 2:12pm.

San Francisco - Sega of America and Sega Europe said on Friday that actress Lacey Chabert ("Party of Five," "Mean Girls") has been cast in the role of Princess Elise in Sega's new "Sonic The Hedgehog" game. It will mark the first time in the history of the popular Sonic franchise that Hollywood talent will voice one of the characters. The game is scheduled for release this holiday season on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 systems.

Sega to Commemorate Sonic's 15th Birthday With Four New Games

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2006 - 12:32pm.

San Francisco - Japanese video game developer Sega announced on Friday that it will celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of its first "Sonic the Hedgehog" title -- a franchise that has sold over 44 million games -- with the release of four new Sonic titles.

Sega to Produce "Sonic the Hedgehog" Animated TV Series

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 18, 2003 - 4:55am.

Tokyo -- Sega plans to launch an animated children's TV series based on its flagship "Sonic the Hedgehog" video game franchise, which has sold 32 million units worldwide, Reuters reported on Tuesday. "We would like to make Sonic as big as Pokemon," Yuji Naka, head of Sega's Sonic development team, told Reuters -- referring to Nintendo's immensely popular children's TV series and trading card/video game franchise. Starting in April, Japanese broadcaster TV Tokyo will air the Sonic program there on Sunday mornings; the program will begin airing in the U.S. and Europe in the fall. Although a "Sonic" series already airs in the U.S., Sega said it will play a larger role in the new series' production. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=technologyNews&storyID=2397908

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