For 24 hours only, all Sonic the Hedgehog titles on Steam are 50% off! These prices won’t be around tomorrow, so get to Steam and pick out a new game!

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Metal Sonic DLC
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle Mode DLC
Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode 1
Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode 2

Sonic Generations
Sonic Generations Casino Night DLC
Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing
Sonic 3D Blast
Dr.Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine
Sonic Spinball

Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
Sonic CD
Sonic Adventure

Did you grab a new Sonic game? Let us know in the comments below…

Might as well jump — for a limited time, Sonic Jump is half price!

You can pick up Sonic Jump for these low prices:

US: 99¢
UK: 69p
EU: 0.89€

This is a global sale, so check your area for specific pricing — the game is 50% off in all territories.

You can click here to check the game out at the iTunes App store.

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

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!

You may have seen these tees for sale at Summer of Sonic or around the web, but unless you live in the UK, you’ve been unable to get one for yourself. Until today!

We’re excited to announce that beginning today, all of the officially licensed Sonic merchandise from Insert Coin Clothing is also available in the following regions: United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and Europe Middle East Africa.

In addition to the Eggman tee above, there’s a “Team Sonic” tee, seen below.

These tees come in both guys and girls styles, and Insert Coin is offering free worldwide shipping. So what are you waiting for? Get ordering and show your Sonic pride!

We’re excited to reveal the 20th Anniversary figurine for Sonic the Hedgehog! These are extremely limited edition, with only 1,000 made in the world. They feature modern Sonic with classic Sonic in the monitor, the 20th Anniversary logo, and a base modeled after Green Hill Zone.

One interesting note is that there are two different versions of these figurines, one specifically for the US and another one for the rest of the world. The reason for this is that the image in the monitor was taken from the original Sonic the Hedgehog game, which appeared slightly differently between the 2 versions. We wanted to be true to that history, so we made different versions of the figurine. The version you see here is the non-US  version.

These will not be sold anywhere, but you still might be able to get your hands on one… you never know when or where they might pop up! Here are some more photos of the figurines being made:

And here are the final versions! First, the US version:

And the non-US version:

Screw Attack’s Deathbattle is a series of dream clashes, with characters from various games meeting up to fight to the death. Today’s match up features Vegeta from Dragonball Z sparing against Shadow the Hedgehog.

Shadow fans, spoilers ahoy, you may not like the outcome – but, the question must be asked – did Screw Attack miss precious details of Shadow, his powers, and his tactics? How would you see it play out?

Don’t hold back, because the next battle is Mario vs Sonic and we need the Screw Attack folks to know that we won’t sit quiet on a fight of this magnitude!

Of all the Sonic remixes we’ve had the pleasure of hearing, there are a handful that stand out as truly impressive works of art. One of those artists can be found on YouTube by the name of Ubergrau.

As we all head home for the holiday weekend, we’d like to share with you some of our favorite remixes from his collection. Take a listen below, and if you like what you hear, you can find his full set here!

Have an excellent, chocolate-egg-filled Easter weekend, everyone!

In case you’ve missed it we have, right now, a huge selection of our Xbox Live Arcade titles on sale — 19 in all, as well as all avatar items discounted until April 25th. The full list of discounted titles with old and new prices is below, so let’s get to that:

And, as I said, all of the avatar items are discounted as well. There is what I would call a plethora — a wealth — of titles here; a wide variety. Something for everyone!

Many of these — particularly those involving rapid hedgehogs — you are all quite familiar with. They need no introduction. Some of these I feel compelled to call out: I had almost forgotten some existed on XBLA until now, and others are simply games I love to talk about at every opportunity.

For the record, many Sonic games are on sale. By which I mean, all of them. Sonic and the 2nd one and the one with Knuckles and the other one with Knuckles; Sonic 4 and the one with Knuckles and Big the Cat.

After Burner Climax

There is never a wrong time for After Burner Climax — it represents both SEGA’s arcade lineage and some of the most mind-bending arcade technology ever delivered. For me, it reaches back to one of my favorite 80s games, the 8-bit version of the original arcade title. A challenging game that invites you to blaze through it over and over, in glorious HD.

Phantasy Star II

Honor bound to mention this title, as I continue to represent the series to this day and the originals are some of the finest examples of the genre. A step up from the insidious grinding of the Master System original, Phantasy Star 2 has excellent heroes and villains to spend your time with.

Cyber Troopers Virtual On Oratorio Tangram

One of the first titles I ever wrote about as a Community Manager here, this is one I’d nearly forgotten about. Seeing it on sale a) warms my heart and b) makes me want to turn into a giant robot and blow other robots up. This game boasts one of the most awesome titles on XBLA and is, in fact, one of the coolest games in the genre. That genre is “robots who fight each other”; with multiplayer and a pedigree from the finest in Japanese robot battlin’ entertainment, what are you waiting for?

Streets of Rage 2

Because it’s Streets of Rage 2, for goodness sakes. The best side-scrolling brawler of the 90s, and therefore, of all-time. The music was excellent, and it was incredibly realistic, in that you could heal yourself by turkey legs concealed under breakable objects while fighting off swarms of thugs with co-ordinated names and jean jackets. I’ve heard Tokyo is actually a lot like this.

Crazy Taxi and Sonic Adventure

The advanced guard of the Dreamcast’s digital return — Sonic and friends adventure across the expanse of the Dreamcast platform in Sonic Adventure, in a unique combination of high speed action, epic story, and puzzle-based adventure. Meanwhile, Crazy Taxi turns you loose on streets that unmistakably pay homage to my own city of San Francisco, featuring an incredibly realistic driving sim of what it is actually like to drive in this city arcade-fueled driving mayhem. For the screenshot here, I picked my favorite one — the one where the car is driving fast and all crazy, and in which you are making crazy money.

Ecco the Dolphin

The most eerie, haunting, difficult, and enchanting game you could possibly have devised of an adorable dolphin searching for his lost pod. Rumors of a next gen sequel are unconfirmed as of press time.

Shinobi

The original, the arcade version, the quarter taking, green ninja wasting, shuriken flinging, advancing wall of spinning-head boss-round having, Joe Musashi-introducing master of side-scrolling 2D old-school excellence. I remember playing this one in the local Safeway back in nineteen eighty-something, thinking I could master it because I had the Master System version at home. I was wrong. This one is hard. Ninjitsu!