We’re revealing new concept art for Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II each Friday, so you can get a sneak peek at what we’ve got in store for you!

This week, we’re featuring a badnik called “Fullboar” – in both his black & white and colorized versions.

Don’t forget to check the Sonic Facebook page for one additional piece of concept art!

Check out this gameplay trailer for the 3DS Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games! It’ll be out in February (February 10th in Europe, February 14th in North America) so you can play it yourself then.

It’s hard to believe that it was just 3 weeks ago that we announced Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II with a teaser trailer and the game’s Brand Manager, Ken Balough, sporting a ridiculous Tails beard. (Fun fact: He broke 2 razors shaving that off.)

Today, we’re excited to kick off Concept Art Friday for Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II. Each Friday, we’ll post some concept art from the game. We’ll also post one additional image on the Sonic the Hedgehog Facebook page, so make sure you check there each week too!

Happy Friday!

We’ve got 3 exciting Sonic the Hedgehog adventures available for the PC digital download market today!

A few awesome pieces of news for you: first and foremost, Sonic CD has arrived on the PC, for sale now on PC digital download stores! Ushering in this arrival is a special Steam deal: buy Sonic CD and get unique costumes for SEGA and Three Rings’ multiplayer adventure, Spiral Knights!

And! If that wasn’t enough, we do have more: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I is now also on PC digital download … along with brand-new DLC for Sonic Generations, the fabulous flipper-fingered fun of Casino Night Zone, inspired by Sonic 2.

That was the short version … check below for some choice additional details!

Sonic CD

We promised you it was on the way, and here it is!

Bringing back the 1993 classic, Sonic CD brought the blue guy to the Sega CD/Mega Drive back in 1993. A beloved and celebrated game playing with all the elements that helped make the original two Sonic games so much fun, Sonic CD wasn’t just a CD version of the original game, but a whole new story set to great levels (with terrific music, naturally). There isn’t much more to say — check out this great game for yourself!

Sonic on Spiral Knights!

To be more accurate, it’s Tails and Metal Sonic in Spiral Knights … Available for a limited time!

Spiral Knights is a Three Rings developed / SEGA published free-to-play adventure … while I could say much, much more about the game, let’s cut to the chase — These items and offer are currently available only until February 1st, so act soon!

Here’s what you can get and how you can get it:

• ‘Metal Sonic’ costume: inspired by Metal Sonic, this outfit is available for FREE, for a limited time, with any purchase of Sonic CD over Steam. Also available with an energy purchase in-game! This costume item can be worn over your regular, functional armor.
• ‘Tails’ tails accessory: Who doesn’t want two adorable tails trailing them wherever they go? Show your Foxy pride with this bushy extension — attaches & binds to an existing piece of armor, yours forever and ever! Available in-game in Spiral Knights with an energy purchase — see in-game for details! (Please note that due to certain aerodynamic properties — or lack thereof — of Knights, the Tails accessory will not enable you to actually fly. If you must attempt to fly, please, try taking off from the ground first!)

Also: Here’s a sneak-preview video of the models for the outfit and accessory, as well as a quick look at what the Metal Sonic outfit looks like in-game!

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I and Sonic Generations DLC

Today truly is a blue day: In addition to the above, the long-in-the-making sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I is being added to the library of Sonic volumes available on PC digital download!

Finally, joining it will be a brand new Sonic Generations DLC, Casino Night Zone!

Based on the legendary (and legendarily addictive) Casino Night Zone of Sonic 2, this DLC is now available for Sonic Generations on PC digital download. We sincerely hope you enjoy the chance to revisit this colorful and mesmerizing level!

We have been working closely with RHM Solutions on Sonic Merchandise since last year and are now pleased to announce the official launch of the online store for Sonic the Hedgehog merchandise in Europe. To celebrate there will be a fantastic offer of 15% discount across all stock available (excluding items already discounted). Customers will simply need to use the promotional code JANSALE15 when prompted, and the offer runs until the end of January 2012 with no limit on the amount of times it can be used! Although currently only live in Europe, plans are in place to launch a similar store for the USA and other American markets at a later date. So what are you waiting for? Visit the store NOW! Sonic Merchandise

Many of you have already noticed, but Sonic is the star of a new advertisement for Progressive insurance.

Pretty cool, huh?

Here’s the official logo for Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II. Now with 100% more Tails.

Enjoy!

We’ve got a new year’s resolution that’s sure to please gamers worldwide: the iconic blue hedgehog will be making his 2D return in Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II in 2012. Following the award-winning success of Episode I, which took the world by storm in 2010, Sonic will continue his journey through the epic Sonic 4 saga on XBLA, PSN, and mobile platforms including the App Store, Android Market and Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone 7.

Fans have been eagerly anticipating the next episode in Sonic’s new side-scrolling adventure, and SEGA has been listening closely to their feedback. Armed with all-new character animations and a completely reworked physics engine, Episode II will expand the Sonic 4 storyline with new areas to speed through and new challenges to face. For a sneak peek at what’s in store, including the arrival of a certain high-flying, twin-tailed pal who’s sure to be of assistance, check out the all-new teaser trailer!

“After twenty years in action, it’s clear that Sonic hasn’t slowed down one bit,” said Haruki Satomi, Senior Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA of America. “The first entry in the Sonic 4 saga was a major success. We’ve listened to the fans and been hard at work making sure we recapture that same spirit of fun in Episode II. We hope the fans will enjoy it.”

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 will support Android mobile devices powered by the NVIDIA® Tegra® mobile processor. It will be available on the Android Market and featured on the Tegra Zone app. In addition, SEGA and NVIDIA are working closely together to develop an even more enhanced version for Tegra 3, the world’s first quad-core mobile processor.

Act fast Xbox 360 Sonic Fans! Today is the ONLY day to pick up your favorite games at extremely discounted prices! Prices so low, they’re crazy!

Sonic the Hedgehog was 400MSP, is now 160MSP!
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was 400MSP, is now 160MSP!
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was 400MSP, is now 160MSP!
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 was 800MSP, is now 320MSP!
Sonic Adventure was 800MSP, is now 320MSP!
Sonic Adventure Upgrade was 400MSP, is now 160MSP!

Don’t delay, you only have today to get these deals at this price!

We have amazing fans. Seriously, we’re constantly surprised not only by your creativity and ingenuity, but also by how willing and excited you are to incorporate SEGA and our games into your special occasions, holidays, and celebrations.

The SEGA Community team is all getting ready for our holiday break, and you’ll see us posting a lot less for the next few weeks as we take time to be with our families, go on vacation, and just spend time relaxing. We’ll be back to posting regularly in January, and we’re excited for all that 2012 has to bring.

But for today, we stop to feature your SEGA and Sonic holiday decorations. Although my wish for a Sonic & friends menorah has sadly not come true again (someone, please… work on this for next year), you guys still have some great SEGA and Sonic love in your holidays. Here we go!

This Sonic figure was hand-made by Cara, (aka @bluesonikku) who has sent us her adorable creations for Sonic’s birthday the past 2 years. Unfortunately, both birthday scenes have been broken — the first by us (someone accidentally knocked it over), and the second by the postal service (it arrived in a billion pieces).

But luckily, she sent us a winter scene which arrived and remains intact. We took photos of it in our Green Hill Zone cube (yes, we still have it), and many people have been by to admire it. Personally, my favorite part are the two tiny hats keeping Sonic’s ears warm. Thanks again, Cara — we always enjoy seeing your work.

This photo of her videogame tree, which includes Sonic at the bottom left, was sent to us by @malorijones.

Sonic’s got a candy cane in this photo, sent to us by @amy_hedgehog.

Feliz Navidad, Super Sonic! Sent to us by @1122andy.

This Shinobi ornament comes to us from Mia.

Sonic in a Santa hat, along with a bunch of games, was sent to us by @cadubogik.

Jeremi on our Facebook page sent us this awesome tree.

This Sonic tree came to us from Esmeralda in Honduras!

More Sonic on trees, this one from Kristin.

Another holiday Shinobi, this one from Kori-Maru.

A cute Sonic tree topper from Luis in Portugal.

Who wouldn’t love to see all the SEGA gear under the tree? This was sent to us by Brandon in Wisconsin.

Kirsty in Wales sent us a photo of her pink tree, which has several Sonic characters in it. Can you find Espio?

More great Sonic and friends trees, this one from @xninplay.

Sonic sits atop the tree at Dan’s house in the UK.

This Sonic stocking is Jeremy’s. I admit that I’m sort of jealous!

Dave sent us this photo of his Sonic Christmas Tree Fairy that he got from Sonic the Comic (UK Edition) when he was 11 years old. It’s recently been rediscovered, and now sits atop the tree for his children to enjoy. Now *that’s* some true Sonic Generation-al sharing. +1 for nerd dad credentials!

Thanks for sending in your photos, and to everyone for bringing SEGA and Sonic into your homes this holiday season. You can see all the photos we got on our Flickr.

From our SEGA family to yours… Happy Holidays!