Oct 4, 2010

The heart of Soho: An area of London that seems to consist mainly of narrow streets which, in turn, seem to consist mainly of buildings offering some form of pornography. Neil pops into the most reputable shop to hand in order to ask for directions, and that shop is Ann Summers. He, Anthony and I are soaked from the rain. Actually, that’s not strictly...

Sep 27, 2010

Sonic creator, Yuji Naka is coming to the Eurogamer Expo as one of the key speakers for a session on Saturday October 2. The father of the blue hedgehog will be walking a 500-strong Developer Session crowed through his latest creation, Ivy the Kiwi?, which will be released this autumn by Rising Star Games. “We’re delighted to announce Yuji Naka will be...

Sep 13, 2010

Events for this year’s London Games Festival are already looking exciting and plentiful, with the latest announcement that Sonic the Hedgehog creator, Yuki Naka will be giving a presentation on the Rising Star Games title Ivy the Kiwi? (and before the grammar obsessed rise from their holes, that question mark is part of the title). The London Games Festival...

Neither Sonic Team nor Sega have been good friends with the Sonic loving side of the gaming community these past ten years. Countless times Sega has ignored what the fans have been asking for, and because of this, we’ve seen Sonic sales continue to dwindle with each and every release. Sales have become so infinitesimal that they are now almost...

As soon as Sonic 4 – the ‘proper’ Sonic sequel fans were crying out for for years – was announced, the internet was ablaze with electronic cheers and rumours. It now seems that perhaps more Sega classics will be getting ‘proper’ modern sequels. This has been hinted at not by the Sega teaboy whilst tipsy down the pub, but Sega...