Sega has revealed a new trailer for Sonic Frontiers, featuring our first look at the game’s open-world action- check it out below.Not a lot is currently known about the open-world-inspired take on Sonic The Hedgehog, but the new 38-second video sees the hedgehog up to his old tricks – grinding on conveniently placed tracks, destroying giant robots and running about the place – with no apparent restrictions.Check it out below:Enjoy this small preview of Sonic Frontiers, and tune in all June long for the @IGN First cover story for more world-exclusive reveals! pic.twitter.com/iZhaFtSwio— Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) May 31, 2022Announced in December, Sonic Frontiers looks to take influence from Breath Of The Wild as Sonic Team looks to revamp the franchise.According to the announcement, Sonic Frontiers is set on the Starfall Islands and will feature powerful enemies, dense forests, waterfalls, and deserts for the player to explore in the open world.“Sonic Frontiers is a huge leap forward for the franchise, delivering an evolved gameplay experience that can be enjoyed by longtime Sonic fans and action-adventure enthusiasts alike,” said Takashi Iizuka, creative officer at Sonic Team USA.“With the effort of the talented developers at Sonic Team Japan, we’ve created an all-new style of gameplay experience for Sonic The Hedgehog, where players will be able to explore lush and expansive landscapes with Sonic’s signature speed and abilities.”Sonic Frontiers was originally meant to be released in 2021 but the team delayed it to ensure the quality of the title.
Nintendo president confirms more will come to Switch Online this year
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Nintendo’s president, Shuntaro Furukawa, has confirmed in a recent Japanese investor Q&A that the slightly controversial Nintendo Switch Online service would continue to expand its content offerings throughout the year.The Q&A was transcribed by VGC, where Furukawa states, “the total subscribers of Nintendo Switch Online has not been updated from the 32 million subscribers we disclosed last September, but it is gradually increasing as the sales of Nintendo Switches increases.”Furukawa continues; “of course, there are customers who allow their subscribership to expire, and then they don’t renew, so we believe it is important to continue releasing software that allows players to continue enjoying, not only online play, but also enhances their overall experience.” He concluded his statement by confirming “we will continue to expand our services and create new content for our customers throughout this year.”When questioned about more expansions and DLC being added, Nintendo’s president is reluctant to give a straight answer, claiming, “we will continue to consider the convenience for our customers as well as how well it would tie in with individual software. We will provide the best possible solution for each title.”The content mentioned remains unspecified, but there are a few possibilities.
The most obvious is more software, specifically for the Nintendo 64 emulator, which has yet to include ROMs of the previously confirmed Pokémon Snap and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. There remains a huge range of NES, SNES, and Sega Mega Drive titles that could also be added to the service.Game Boy and Game Boy Color emulators have also been heavily rumoured as late back as last year, while a Game Boy Advance emulator was recently
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‘Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song Remastered’ has been announced
Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song has been announced by Square Enix and is scheduled to release this winter.Minstrel Song is a remake of the original 1992 Super Famicom Romancing Saga RPG and was initially released for PS2. Outside of changing the 16-bit visuals to 3D, the remake also made changes to several character designs and made alterations to the battle system and class system, but still includes the original’s eight main playable characters.
Quentin Tarantino to release new book ‘Cinema Speculation’ later this year
Cinema Speculation is due out October 25, 2022 via HarperCollins. According to a listing on the publishers website, the book is “organised around key American films from the 1970s, all of which Quentin Tarantino first saw as a young moviegoer at the time.“This book is as intellectually rigorous and insightful as it is rollicking and entertaining,” the listing continues.
Ted Sarandos Insists He’d Pass Netflix’s ‘Keeper Test’ to Retain His Job Despite 67% Drop in Stock Price This Year
New York Times in a story posted Saturday. “They are not always going to be right, but how you help navigate the outcomes, and the urgency you bring to it, is what gets folks through the storm. And the storms will come.”While Netflix was riding high with the addition of 10 million subscribers amid the first few months of the pandemic in summer 2020, trouble loomed on the horizon.
‘Decision to Leave’ Star Tang Wei Tells Park Chan-wook: ‘You Make My Life Complete’
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTang Wei, the Chinese star of Korean film “Decision to Leave,” says she told director Park Chan-wook that he’d made her life complete after seeing the finished version of the film at its Cannes Film Festival gala premiere.The film played in competition this week in Cannes. She revealed her confession on Tuesday at a press event, accompanied by Park, cast member Park Hae-il and scriptwriter Chung Soo-kyung.Switching between Chinese and English, Tang Wei said: “This in not the first time I’ve worked with a Korean director.
‘The View’ Host Whoopi Goldberg Shames San Francisco Archbishop for Denying Nancy Pelosi Communion: ‘This Is Not Your Job, Dude!’ (Video)
pic.twitter.com/TCSe0t6XLYWhoopi then added that Pope Francis would be the religious leader whose opinion would matter here, rather than Cordileone, and that this situation starts to “blur the lines between church and state.” From there, the women at the table expanded more on their issues with the Catholic church in general, pointing out the many PR gaffes it has had over the years.
‘Hard Knocks In Season’ Huddles With Kyler Murray & Arizona Cardinals For HBO Max
The second season of HBO Max’s unscripted spinoff series Hard Knocks in Season will feature the Arizona Cardinals and their exciting young quarterback Kyler Murray. The streamer is teaming with NFL Films for the docuseries, which will launch in November.
ABC Renews 21 TV Shows, Cancels 7 More & Announces 1 Is Ending This Year
You have to see which TV shows ABC cancelled and renewed this year.
Rithy Panh Further Explains His Resignation As Jury President Of Cannes’ TikTok Competition
The 2022 Cannes Film Festival opened amid concerns around journalistic independence. Now there are concerns regarding jury independence.
NBA Quietly Returns To China’s State-Run TV For Playoffs, First Games Since Oct. 2019
ESPN is reporting that the NBA playoffs are back for China’s TV viewers after a long banishment over controvesial political statements by an executive.
Nick Cannon talks vasectomy: ‘I ain’t looking to populate the Earth completely’
seven — soon to be eight — revealed to E! News’ Daily Pop he got a consultation to go under the knife for a vasectomy recently.“I don’t know if I would’ve designed it this way, but it’s one of those things when you’re blessed with the gifts of children — and as we all know, I’ve been through so much, I find solace, I find peace in my children and I find purpose,” the “Wild “N Out” host explained. “So, I’m not out here looking.”He continued, “I already went and got my vasectomy consultation. I ain’t looking to populate the Earth completely, but I’m definitely looking forward to taking care and loving all the children that I currently have.”Cannon is currently expecting his eighth baby with girlfriend Brie Tiesi.
Nick Cannon Says He's Had A Consultation For A Vasectomy
Nick Cannon has revealed that he’s had a consultation to have a vasectomy.
Gay Logies: Murray Bartlett, Hugh Sheridan And Troye Sivan Nominated For 2022 Logie Awards
Out LGBTQI Australian actors Murray Bartlett, Hugh Sheridan and Troye Sivan have been nominated for the 2022 Logie Awards. The nominations for Australian TV’s biggest awards were announced on Sunday and LGBTQI excellence was featured in some of the prominent award categories. The awards ceremony will be held on June 19, 2022. A post shared by Hugh Sheridan (@hugh_sheridan)Sheridan was nominated for a Silver Logie in the Most Outstanding Supporting Actor category. “Why did no one tell me?!! THANK YOU BEYOND.
ABC Cancels 7 TV Shows, Renews 21 More & Announces 1 Is Ending This Year
ABC is completing their 2022/2023 TV slate and they’ve made lots of renewal and cancellation decisions so far.
Jackie Chan’s ‘Ride On’ Picked up by Golden Network for Cannes Market Launch
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHong Kong-based sales firm Golden Network has picked up international rights to Jackie Chan’s upcoming film “Ride On.”The feature has recently wrapped production and is scheduled to be released on Dec. 31 in time for what is normally a peak cinemagoing period in China and elsewhere.Asian films are currently struggling to achieve pre-sales in international markets, but “Ride On” could be an exception.
Michelle Yeoh says she teased Jackie Chan for rejecting ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ role: “Your loss, my bro”
Everything Everywhere All At Once.The martial arts legend was originally envisioned by directors and writers Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan as playing the movie’s lead role. However, when he said he was unavailable, they rewrote the part for Yeoh.“Jackie actually texted me,” she told the Guardian about his response to the film.
Nintendo is “concerned” about moving on from the Nintendo Switch
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has admitted the company is concerned about moving on from the Nintendo Switch.It comes after the Wii sold over 100 million units while its followup, the WiiU, managed just 13.5 million. Similarly the Nintendo DS shifted 154 million units while the 3DS sold under half of that.Speaking during a Japanese investor call (and translated by VGC), Furukawa responded to a question about the future of the Switch.“We have already announced a portion of our software roadmap releasing up to next spring.
Nintendo's profit dips slightly as Switch console sales slow
coronavirus pandemic over the last two years. But sales of Nintendo Switch consoles had more momentum in the previous fiscal year, driven by its hit game, “Animal Crossing: New Horizons.”Console sales are often driven by hit games, although the devices tend to sell better early on and then slowly decline in popularity.Nintendo has said the dearth of computer chips as a result of COVID-19 restrictions has hindered output.Nintendo faces tough competition not only from longtime rivals in video games such as Microsoft Corp.