Microsoft's Larry Hryb confirms an XBLA release for Sega's iconic hedgehog; PAX Prime 2011 appearance confirmed. Full Story

Proceeds from sales of iOS versions of the famous hedgehog's adventures going to the Red Cross this week; Football Manager signed up too. Full Story

Vanquish sells 820,000 and Sonic Colors moves 1.85 million as publisher poised to post back-to-back full years in the black. Full Story

New release slate led by Ubisoft's stealth action game, EA's racer reboot, NBA Jam; other notable launches include Harry Potter 7: Part 1, EA Sports Active 2.0, Apache: Air Assault. Full Story

EA revives two old franchises this week. Full Story

Sid Meier's latest PC strategy sim headlines a relatively light week, as Final Fantasy XIV Online early access opens and F1 2010 peels out. Full Story

Super Meat Boy, Comic Jumper, Pinball FX 2, and Hydrophobia compose first autumnal counterpart to popular Summer of Arcade program; Plants vs. Zombies, Sonic Adventure to be pre-promotion appetizers. Full Story

Sonic Adventure to debut this fall in commemoration of the system's 11th birthday, followed by Crazy Taxi, and more. Full Story

Early looks at Sonic 4 and EA MMA, praise for Red Dead Redemption and Super Mario Galaxy 2, and the continuing celebration of Video Game History Month punctuate another busy week of coverage. Full Story

Project Needlemouse revealed as side-scrolling sequel to speedster's original Genesis trilogy; Episode 1 confirmed for Wii, Xbox 360, PS3. Full Story

Activision shooter dominates busy holiday release week; new Dragon Ball, Pro Evo Soccer games also set for launch. Full Story

Sega teases "built from the ground up" HD 2D adventure--code-named Project Needlemouse--that aims to return to original game's speed-oriented play; teaser trailer inside. Full Story

Sonic publisher sees earnings slide 6.5%, though losses halved to $239 million from a year prior. Full Story

Ensemble's swan song leads a murderer's row of new releases including multiple MLB games, Empire: Total War, HAWX, and Sonic and the Black Knight. Full Story

House of Sonic's American arm confirms its payroll has been trimmed due to "reality of business challenges to profitability." Full Story

Publisher details Wii and DS releases for early 2009; first in "New Play Control" line of GameCube remakes with motion control. Full Story

Altus' latest Shin Megami Tensei RPG and the Windows edition of Ubisoft's platformer reboot lead a supermodel-thin release list; Meteos Wars, PS3 Sonic Unleashed also launching. Full Story

MK vs. DC Universe, Shaun White Snowboarding, Lips, Tomb Raider Underworld, NFS Undercover, Rabbids TV Party, New Xbox Experience all launch this week. Full Story

Sonic Team director Yoshihisa Hashimoto talks about the tech behind Sonic Unleashed, making the hedgehog a brawler as well as a speedster, and why he thinks this will be the best Sonic game since the Dreamcast era. Full Story

Sega's overhauled iconic blue hedgehog warming up with new game engine, platforming, combat mechanics for holiday 2008 release on X360, PS3, PS2, and Wii. Full Story

The world of Ivalice Alliance comes to the Nintendo DS. Full Story

Over-the-top football and avian attorney joined in stores by Kingdom Under Fire for 360, Sonic Riders sequel, Jackass DS. Full Story

Platform exclusivity runs rampant as headliners join Unreal Tournament III, Ghost Squad, Time Crisis 4, Mario Party DS, FFXII: Revenant Wings, Trauma Center: New Blood. Full Story

[UPDATE] Superdeveloper scooped up by megapublisher for a staggering sum, deal to close in January; deal covers 10 IPs, including Mass Effect, Mercenaries, and unnamed Wii and DS games. Full Story

Take-Two takes on Fantastic 4; Tenchu Z and Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 leap from the shadows; Nintendo heads back to school. Full Story

Ambition of the Illuminus to add more areas, enemies, classes to Sega's multiplatform online role-playing game this fall. Full Story

Square Enix celebrates another week at the top with Final Fantasy XII; Sonic returns to the top five. Full Story

Eidos' WWII RTS Battlestations: Midway hits PCs, 360s, Sonic rolls onto PS3, and FUUUUZION FRENNNNNZY! Full Story

A dozen more games expected to arrive on store shelves through March; Mario Kart 64 powerslides onto VC next week. Full Story

Juvenile mascot's retro platformer joined on the Wii by Columns, Ristar, and Victory Run. Full Story

The Wii's downloadable game service has gone live with a dozen titles and a few surprises. Full Story

Prerelease edition of Sega's online role-playing game hits Marketplace, allows players to sample the game until next week. Full Story

Famitsu lists nine first- and third-party titles, ranging from the 5,040 yen ($43) Mah-Jong Taikai IV to the 8,190 yen ($69) Armored Core 4. Full Story

Press materials confirm a minimum of six titles for 11/11, nine more due by end of year; at least 12 confirmed for 2007; US launch catalog to be at least eight titles larger. Full Story

Nintendo releases roster of games for upcoming console; 30 by year's end, 41 third-party by end of March 2007, more than a dozen confirmed for launch. Full Story

Phantasy Star Universe kicks off with a big bang, dethroning the almighty DS. Full Story

Details on the upcoming space RPG's spring up; customizable room system to be core of gameplay experience. Full Story

Sega's prickly mascot appears in two new games, and the hyper-real martial artists of Virtual Fighter 5 pack in the fans. Full Story

Massive exhibit sports dozens of playable kiosks for Sony's next-gen console, including a demo for previously unannounced titles Wardevil: Enigma and something new from the creators of Indigo Prophecy. Full Story

Next-gen gets rolling with Sonic on PS3, Xbox 360, Monkey Ball on Wii; others include Chromehouds, The Club, Full Auto 2. Full Story

Sega calls for Japanese PC gamers to help stress-test Sega's upcoming online RPG. Full Story

Publisher Success adds two more titles to Sony's next-gen roster; unnamed role-playing game and simulation title get 2006 tag. Full Story

Roll the bones on the DS with Sega Casino or take a spin with a Sonic compilation on Game Boy Advance, now at retail. Full Story

Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll and The Rub Rabbits! will be published by Sega in North America, Europe. Full Story

Sonic Team's Yuji Naka gives a taste of the blue hedgehog's future on a PS3 dev kit, confirms use of Havok engine, game title. Full Story

Flash demo now available on official site for Sega's touch-centric collection of DS minigames. Full Story

Sega's new dating game for the DS includes another indifferent object of desire, a lovesick childhood friend, and twice as many unusual minigames. Full Story

Sega getting to second base (and possibly further) with dating game sequel subtitled Where Do Babies Come From? Full Story

Sonic Gems Collection will include the Street of Rage Trilogy and Bonzana Brothers. Full Story

Shadow the Hedgehog leads pack of titles to be shown by Sega; Condemned: Criminal Origins and Full Auto for Xbox 360 among them. Full Story

Sega's RPG will be released in North America and Europe in spring 2006 on the PC and PS2. Full Story

Sega's 3D adventure game reaches Greatest Hits status on Xbox, PS2, and GameCube. Full Story

"Anti-Sonic" to get his own platform game this fall. Full Story

Sega launches Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst in China; more games are coming to the mainland, and Sega may move production there as well. Full Story

Stylized dating sim for Nintendo's DS now available; game follows an "average Joe's" quest for love. Full Story

Sega will release the blob-erasing puzzle game for both handhelds on Christmas Eve. Full Story

Minigame collection for PS2 camera peripheral features a host of characters from classic Sega games. Full Story

Sonic Team's head honcho talks up Sega's touchy-feely DS launch title. Full Story

Super Mario DS, Spider-Man 2, Madden, the Urbz, and Mr. Driller will be in the first wave of titles for Nintendo's portable. Full Story

"Kimishine" to be available on December 2 in Japan, if possible. Full Story

Sega to publish its multiplatform 3D Sonic game in North America this September. Full Story

Sega will release an Xbox version of Sonic Mega Collection Plus, in addition to a previously announced PlayStation 2 version. Full Story

Sega Europe enters into an Italian distribution agreement with Leader. Full Story

The PC release in Sega's MMORPG series hits major milestone three weeks into its open beta. Full Story

Massive game-maker touts its portable's growing catalog, massive third-party support. Full Story

A full court of new ESPN titles will join Amazing Island, Blood Will Tell, Virtua Quest, Otogi 2, and others in Los Angeles. Full Story

Japanese publisher's April-to-December 2003 operating profits rise 92 percent, but slow ESPN game sales drag down Q4 2004 revenue. Full Story

Sega announces the North American release of both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of Sonic Heroes. Full Story

Sega announces the North American release of Sonic Heroes for the GameCube; PS2 and Xbox versions to follow. Full Story

Sega Europe announces that it will release a PC version of Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut next year. First screens inside. Full Story

Details emerge of PS2 title based on popular Japanese anime. Full Story

The Mario Kart: Double Dash!! preorder bonus disc will feature a number of playable demos and movies of upcoming GameCube titles. Full Story

THQ announces a copublishing agreement with Sega Europe for five upcoming GBA games, including the previously unannounced games Sonic Advance 3 and Shining Force. Full Story

At a press conference in Japan, Sega sheds light on its Tokyo Game Show lineup. Full Story

Sega announces that its GameCube remake of Sonic's first Dreamcast adventure is now available in stores across the US. Full Story

Nintendo releases a GameCube demo disc that contains small demos of Billy Hatcher, Soul Calibur II, and more. Full Story

Sega announces that the next game in its popular RPG series will feature collectible cards and team-based strategic combat. Full Story

Sega announces that Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut will feature 12 hidden Game Gear games for players to find. Full Story

Sonic Team reveals the release date for the GameCube version of the original Sonic Adventure. Full Story

We talk to Sonic Team's Yuji Naka about Sonic Mega Collection and Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II. Full Story