TSF now looking for writers and editors (again)! 10-07-2008 @ 04:52 PM
Hey Truesonic here with another TSF update. There have been very few if any sonic news updates that happen on this site. I haven't much time to do any news updates anymore but this is where you come in! As of now there are only two writers for this site Sheepish and myself. We are now looking for 3 or 4 other writers and editors so if you think you have great writing skills and have constant Sonic news to report we will be hoping to hear from you.
In order to apply your going to need the following... 1. An account on the forums. 2. A working email address and some other means of contacting you. 3. An example of your writing skills.
Once you register an account on the forum contact "Truesonic" via PM and let me know your interested. If your qualified you will be able to post news on the front page of TSF. Good luck to all who apply!
Have your Sonic fan art used in the upcoming Sonic and the Black Knight 08-31-2008 @ 03:30 PM
Oh boy, this is great! I already know what I’m going to submit. Sega are having a Sonic fan art contest, the winner will have their art used in the upcoming the upcoming Sonic game. Twenty winners will be chosen and win a copy of Sonic and the Black Knight.
Your work of art has to be submitted by September 19th. Also you have to live in the United States or Canada. Click here for more information.
http://www.sega.com/sonicblackknight/contest/us/
[Thanks Sega Nerds and Sega Uranus] [Image and Source SEGA]
GC 2008: Sonic Unleashed - not looking great, according to IGN 08-28-2008 @ 03:17 AM
Easily one of the most anticipated Sega games coming this year is Sonic Unleashed. We have all sat back and watched some very pretty trailers, looked at some lovely high-res screens of the game, and I think most people can say that it looks like it is shaping up to be a good Sonic game (finally!). But there is the niggling problem of the Were-hog, which seems to have torn many gamers.
Perhaps it would have been safer/smarter for Sega to just keep Sonic as the one and only playable character (in his ‘normal’ blue hedgehog form). But what’s done is done, so we all have to wait with baited breath, until the game is finally released.
Sega has released another load of lovely looking screens from the game (after the break), which look just as good as always - I am loving some of the colours and lighting effects on the night levels. But while the game looks good in the still images and trailers we have seen, apparently it doesn’t play quite so well, according to a recent hands-on impression by IGN:
“On the one hand, it’s got great sense of speed, really sharp visuals, and gameplay that’s clearly a throwback to the style of design that actually works for the quick-running hedgehog. On the other hand, the framerate is absolutely abysmal most of the time, and the idea of the Were-hog (half hedgehog, half-wolf) had all its cool factor taken away the second they gave the creature totally ridiculous, Mr. Fantastic-style stretchy arms.
“The framerate just can’t keep up with all that’s being thrown on the screen and it tanks far below 30 frames more often than it can stay there or above it. There’s hope for the game being 60 frames per second at the start of a level, but once the camera swoops in to look at the lay of the land in front of you… it kicks to 30 and below. And that becomes incredibly noticeable when Sonic’s zipping at light speed and the screen refresh chunks up so bad it’s nearly unwatchable.
“Oh, and that visual engine? It absolutely tanks during night sequences. There will be several enemies on screen, and the framerate drops to a level where you can almost count out each one as they’re displayed on screen.”
Fixing Some Stuff on the Site 08-28-2008 @ 03:14 AM
You all have probably noticed that most of the things on this website do not function anymore. After months of no updates to the site I am pleased to say I will be working on the site again this week. I'll try to have the major sections of the site such as the download section up soon.
So a new Sonic game is in the making called Sonic and the Black Knight, I heard about this from a youtube comment thinking the person must have confused the title with the dark brotherhood, but indeed they did not. There will be a game coming to the Nintendo wii called Sonic and the Black Knight having our Blue hero wielding a sword, and wearing a Knight glove. Apperently it's the sequal ,sorta, to Sonic and the secret rings where Sonic is in some medi evil world. this game is is scheduled for Spring 2009. Who knows how this game will affect Sonic but I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Heres a scan from Nintendo Power showing Sonc's new look for the game: http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/ j297/Sheepish-J/blackknight.png
Japanese Sonic Unleashed site it up 07-20-2008 @ 08:53 PM
Yes so the Japanese have opened up thier Sonic Unleashed site, and well the game over there is titled Sonic World Adventure, it turns out that the name was not a mere rumour afterall that I read up, I shall check my sources better next time. Anyway with the name on topic here I belive that Sonic Unleashed will still remain as the name elsewhere though who knows it may change. As for the site itself there nothing around just a few extra screenshots of Werehog Sonic so check it out if your eager about this game. Heres your link:
