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DS Daily: Has it changed your view?
by David Hinkle 
{ Oct 21st 2008 at 9:00AM }
DS releases for the week of September 29th
by Alisha Karabinus { Sep 29th 2008 at 2:36PM }
- Margot's Word Brain
- Pipe Mania
- Pop Cutie: Street Fashion Simulation
- Princess Debut
- Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
- Unsolved Crimes
It's just like playing the beginning of Sonic Chronicles!
by Alisha Karabinus { Sep 22nd 2008 at 11:16AM }
BioWare's take on the long-running franchise is due out next week in North America.
Sonic Chronicles: The Lining Up at the Nintendo World Store Brotherhood
by JC Fletcher { Sep 2nd 2008 at 5:30PM }
Skip to about 45:00 to hear this directly from Sega's Associate Brand Manager, Ken Ballough -- while seeing video of the game in action! Unless you want to watch the whole thing and see stuff about other systems or whatever.
Warning: video (and game) contains Rouge the Bat.
[Via RPGamer]
New Sonic Chronicles video focuses on combat
by David Hinkle { Aug 22nd 2008 at 8:00PM }
If you've been waiting on Bioware's Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, then you've been waiting on a definitive look at the game's combat system. Heck, we have! Well, boys and girls, the wait is over. Feast your eyeballs on the trailer above and tell us what you think in the comments!
[Via press release]
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood offers up overproduced trailer
by Kevin Kelly { Aug 22nd 2008 at 6:30PM }
This has to be one of the most incredibly overproduced game trailers in existence. It's like SEGA and BioWare hired the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack producer and forced him to write a full-blown soundtrack for Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. Sonic has never had so much fanfare, especially on such a small system.
Zack nailed this in his hands-on impression, and the gameplay backs it up, but it looks like you could have dropped any ol' characters into this real-time RPG. When we hear the name Sonic, we tend to think hyper-speed running and gold rings flying all over the place. Call us old fashioned.
Still, this trailer is sure to wake you if you're in that end-of-the-week coma.
Zack nailed this in his hands-on impression, and the gameplay backs it up, but it looks like you could have dropped any ol' characters into this real-time RPG. When we hear the name Sonic, we tend to think hyper-speed running and gold rings flying all over the place. Call us old fashioned.
Still, this trailer is sure to wake you if you're in that end-of-the-week coma.
GC 2008: Sega screenshot roundup
by Randy Nelson { Aug 20th 2008 at 10:30PM }
Gallery: Alpha Protocol (Leipzig 2008)
Gallery: Bayonetta (Leipzig 2008)
Mass Effect, other BioWare franchises possible on DS
by JC Fletcher { Aug 8th 2008 at 3:00PM }
Sonic Chronicles may lead to more familiar franchises for BioWare's handheld division, according to statements made by Chronicles lead Miles Holmes. Holmes says that the company is considering DS versions of its major franchises, including Dragon Age, Jade Empire, and Mass Effect. "Basically anything that reinforces the franchises," said Holmes.His choice? "I tell you which one I would want. I want the Mass Effect one." He goes on to say that "a DS version would be an awesome way to keep interest alive and keep it going in addition to the next [Mass Effect game]."
Is this a confirmation of a Mass Effect DS sequel? Absolutely not, but it shows that BioWare is at least thinking about their own games on DS.
[Via GamesIndustry.biz]
BioWare considering Mass Effect DS
by Justin McElroy { Aug 8th 2008 at 11:15AM }
... and Jade Empire DS and Dragon Age DS and pretty much any BioWare property is on the table, according to the company. Lead designer of upcoming DS title Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Miles Homes told Eurogamer.de that the company would consider small screen versions of their IPs, "basically anything that reinforces the franchises."As much as we'd like to get totally pumped by the revelation, we're going to withhold pumpitude until we see how Sonic turns out. But hey, don't let us rain on your parade: Which BioWare franchise do you hope goes DS first?
New Sonic Chronicles trailer goes by fast
by Randy Nelson { Aug 1st 2008 at 6:25PM }
The actual overworld traversing reminds us a lot of Sonic 3D Blast – just in terms of the isometric perspective, mind you. Something tells us that this game will end up a lot better than Sega's "2.5D" offering for Genesis and Saturn did. Maybe it's the fact that, as this trailer so boldly (and largely) touts, the game is from the creators of Mass Effect and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic?
Musical musing about Sonic Chronicles
by JC Fletcher { Aug 1st 2008 at 10:30AM }
The latest trailer for Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood does a good job of showing off some in-game footage (well, it does suffer from screen-in-a-screen syndrome) and introducing the game's storyline. The blurb in the beginning about BioWare's past achievements may help get the interest of PC/Xbox gamers who happen to see the trailer as well.
But for some reason, what sticks out to us the most is the music. Specifically, it's a march. Marches, by definition, are designed to dictate a rate of movement. The march is a fairly average speed, and Sonic is really fast, and -- okay, we don't know where we're going with this.
But for some reason, what sticks out to us the most is the music. Specifically, it's a march. Marches, by definition, are designed to dictate a rate of movement. The march is a fairly average speed, and Sonic is really fast, and -- okay, we don't know where we're going with this.
A snippet of Sonic Chronicles gameplay
by Phil Larsen { Jul 23rd 2008 at 12:30PM }
Our prayers after a vacant E3 have been answered. After complaining like little kids that we have no video for Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, a hefty sack of media has dropped by, showing off gameplay in several different areas of the upcoming RPG. The above portion is titled Green Hill, and it seems like the kind of happy chappy level present early on in most Sonic games.
Hit the break for four more videos, showcasing new levels and a few extra characters. Comments thus far? The environments look excellent, with the subtle painted style complementing the 3D character models very nicely. The lack of action in these clips is a little disappointing, but we know there will be plenty of that, what with it being a turn-based RPG and all. Quietly confident in this one.
Hit the break for four more videos, showcasing new levels and a few extra characters. Comments thus far? The environments look excellent, with the subtle painted style complementing the 3D character models very nicely. The lack of action in these clips is a little disappointing, but we know there will be plenty of that, what with it being a turn-based RPG and all. Quietly confident in this one.
E308: A little more from the Dark Brotherhood
by Alisha Karabinus { Jul 15th 2008 at 9:30AM }
The E3 media blitz continues with Bioware's Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. You know what goes well with new screenshots? Trailers. Sadly, we've only got this old one, which means someone's asleep at the switch. We've seen nearly 150 screens for this one -- where are all the videos? Should we just put them together and make a flipbook?[Via press release]
BioWare eyeing iPhone development
by Randy Nelson { Jul 1st 2008 at 6:25PM }
"Something that's as big a cultural and technical success as the iPhone is something you've really got to take a close look at," explains Zeschuk, adding that, "We've got a lot of folks looking at it." Zechuk's statements come just a few days after the project lead on BioWare's Nintendo DS RPG, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, revealed that the company is also investigating Wii and PSP dvelopment. Now BioWare just needs to look into developing for those LCD games you see at mall kiosks and it'll have all bases covered.
Fresh Sonic Chronicles screens keep us hopeful
by David Hinkle { Jul 1st 2008 at 4:15PM }
There's a lot riding on Bioware's upcoming DS title, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. There's a lot of buzz about the title and many think if there is any development studio that can take the Sonic franchise and produce something better than hot, steaming garbage, it's Bioware. Also, there's a certain promise that we're totally expecting Bioware to fail to deliver on. Like we said, a lot is riding on this title.Until the game releases, however, we'll just have to settle for being optimistic and staring at some new screens. We want the game to succeed and think it can. As for the screens, hit up our gallery below and check them out.
[Via Go Nintendo]
