Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II is now released in Japan and North America for the Play Station Network and will be released on Xbox Live tommorow

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II will be released in NTSC (North America and Japan) regions on May 15, 2012.

Sumo Digital, the developers of the game have now unveiled a new track called "Dragon Canyon) based on the Panzer Dragoon track.

Now the sequel to Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing becomes Sonic and All Stars Racing: Transformed. In this new game, the racing cars transform to any type of vehicle. The game will be available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, and PC Digital Download, according to SEGA of America Inc. and Sonic's Facebook page. This will be the first Sonic game for the PSVita.

Transformations include Sonic's car transforming into a hover car or Tails' Tornado transforming into a old 1960s styled Formula 1 car.

Following a recent announcement, the Sonic Nenderoid figure is now available to pre-order in the Europe via SonicMerchandise.com.

According to a description from that website:

Sonic the Hedgehog will live forever, and this new Nedoroid figure is the perfect way to celebrate the 20th birthday of this immortal video game icon.

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II has now been disabled on Steam

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If you’ve not been awake for the past nine hours, you’ve probably missed the news that Sonic 4: Episode 2 was leaked onto Steam and subsequently downloaded by those who had pre-ordered it, as well as by people rushing to snag an early copy.

However, if you did manage to download it, you might be in for a surprise when you try to re-launch the game.

Sonic co-creator Hirokazu Yasuhara is now working for Nintendo. This man is well-known for the game planner for various Mega Drive/Genesis and SEGA Saturn Sonic games, from Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) to Sonic R (Saturn: 1997, PC: 1998).

Sonic Team is no longer going to use Big the Cat in Sonic the Hedgehog in the future, meaning it might be good day or sad day for Sonic fans. According to recent to interviews with Takashi Iizuka, he says:

“We just have not found a good use for him”. “We tried him as a fisherman and a strongman but nothing worked out.”

They have been various other Sonic characters that were killed off in the end:
These are:

Sonic Boom 2012 tickets are on sale now. They cost $20. Sonic Boom 2012 is a Sonic fan convention in San Diego, California, USA.

Listings for the Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing sequel we first brought you word about in January have appeared at US retailer eStarland.com. The site lists Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing 2 for the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii platforms and says the game will be released November 30th 2012, which is likely a placeholder date, because games usually release in the US on a Tuesday, not a Friday. There are no signs of Wii U, 3DS and PS Vita versions, but at this early stage anything could change.