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SEGA Europe yesterday revealed that they are to allow fans the chance to help name one of the all new enemy races in the highly anticipated Sonic the Hedgehog RPG adventure, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood™.

Developed by industry admired story-telling specialists, BioWare, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood will appear on the Nintendo DS™ system during Autumn 2008.

Between March 3rd and March 14th fans will be able to visit the Sonic City website (www.sonic-city.com) to cast their vote in naming the new race.

After the votes have been counted the winner will be announced on March 15th and then appear in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood when the game launches in Autumn 2008.

View screenshots here:
http://www.gamingbits.com/content/view/3507/2/

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Nintendo Power’s February issue discusses the new Sonic RPG game being developed by Bioware. The cover story, which is 7 pages long, is full of information and screenshots, the magazine covers Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.

Sonic Chronicles will be created for the Nintendo DS portable hand held system. Sonic exchanges his signature "speed of sound" for a more narrative experience. Wonder if they got any of their ideas from Sonic RPG EPS online games??

BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka explains why they chose the Nintendo DS over the Wii Entertainment system...

“In some ways, we think that the DS is just more attuned to the style of the game we make at BioWare….With the two screens you can actually show RPG stats and the stuff that’s appropriate for the genre. It enables different types of gameplay; the fact that you can touch the screen, the fact that it has all kinds of other cool capabilities.”

Source: VH1 Game Break

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SEGA® Europe, Ltd., SEGA® of America, Inc. and Canadian developer studio BioWare® Corp. Thursday announced a partnership to create a new video game based on the classic SEGA legenadary icon, Sonic The Hedgehog. The exact name of the game is undetermined, but this new title developed exclusively for the Nintendo DS will ship in 2008.

"BioWare is one of the hottest names in RPG development in the world," said Simon Jeffery, President and COO, SEGA of America, Inc. "Everyone at SEGA has huge confidence that Sonic is in the safest of hands, and that BioWare can create the ultimate handheld RPG experience for gamers of all ages."

BioWare is the award-winning independent developer that has created some of the world's best-selling titles including the Baldur's Gate™ and Neverwinter Nights™ series, the 2003 Game of the Year, Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™ and the 2005 RPG of the Year, Jade Empire.™ BioWare is currently developing one of the most anticipated next-generation titles of 2007, Mass Effect.™

"We’re thrilled to be working with SEGA on Sonic, one of the industry’s most enduring and compelling icons," said Greg Zeschuk, president of BioWare. "As huge fans of Sonic ourselves, we’re committed to delivering a truly amazing story-driven experience within the Sonic universe, focusing on capturing the character’s broad appeal and placing him in a completely original adventure," added Ray Muzyka, chief executive officer of BioWare.

The relationship with BioWare reinforces SEGA’s increased emphasis on Western content development for Western audiences. In the past few years SEGA has announced partnerships with developers Bizarre Creations, Gas Powered Games, Monolith Productions, Obsidian Entertainment, Planet Moon Studios, Pseudo Interactive and Silicon Knights. SEGA has also acquired development studios The Creative Assembly, Secret Level and Sports Interactive.

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Circuit City is giving folks a free game for every PSP or Nintendo DS purchased.

Circuit City is currently offering PSPs for $169.99 while the DS Lites are at $129.99. Purchasing either of the two and you can earn yourself a free game worth $19.99 or less.

There are plenty of titles worth trying out with a low price tag. For the PSP, there's Midnight Club 3, Fight Night Round 3 and GTA: Liberty City Stories.

A bunch of titles for the DS can be yours for free too, like Guilty Gear Dust Strikers, Cooking Mama, Sonic Rush, and Big Brain Academy. A couple of these have been on sale, but still, the best things in life are free.

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Here are the latest Sonic Adventure Screens...

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Sonic returns to the Nintendo DS with all the classic 2D dual screen action of Sonic Rush, as well as a new high-seas adventure where he clashes with ruthless pirates.

As Sonic, you will set off from Windmill Village to explore seven islands for action-packed adventures spread across a large map. As you venture, you will uncover valuable items and materials that will help Tails build new ships so that Sonic can track down the villainous pirates in a variety of ways.

With a fleet of up to five ships, including a submarine, water bike, and hovercraft, you will use the touch screen technology in exciting new ways to control your ships as you race across the ocean gathering rings, busting tricks, and torching pirate ships in fierce ship-to-ship battles. At the end of each level, test your skills in epic 3D boss battles that span both screens, including the ultimate showdown with the evil pirate, Captain Whisker. Let the adventure begin!

Features:

* Classic Sonic 2D Gameplay with improved action stages. With new action-packed gameplay, you will snowboard down an avalanche, springboard off giant mushrooms, hang glide across wide gaps, and much more.
* A high-speed ocean adventures! Battle with wicked pirates both on land and at sea throughout 14 action stages on seven different islands.
* Enhanced touch screen controls. Navigate the oceans and perform aerial tricks to avoid treacherous water mines and aim your cannons during ship-to-ship battles by using the stylus and touch screen on the Nintendo DS.
* Compete with friends via Wireless DS Single-Card Download Play in two battle modes. Two players will face-off in intense dual screen races or collect the most items spread throughout the map in exciting mission battles.

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