Biggest Video Game News Of The Week (April 16 - 22)
It's been a busy old week in the video game world. A lot of the headlines from the past seven days have been dominated by games that are technically 30 years old as Sega finally revealed more information about Sonic Origins. The creators of the blue blur had already hit us with a healthy dose of nostalgia before that trailer drop, also revealing it would be reviving Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio.
Elsewhere, Square Enix revealed that it is far from done trying to make Marvel's Avengers a success, and an upcoming game's release date was actually brought forward rather than pushed back. What a novelty. More on all of that and some of the other biggest stories from the video game world below.
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The week began with various leaks pointing towards the imminent reveal of more information about Sonic Origins. A rating, some artwork, and eventually a new trailer courtesy of Sega. The trailer revealed all sorts of new info, including classic and anniversary modes, and that the collection will launch on all major platforms June 23, 2022. All exciting stuff, apart from the table of DLC and what comes with it. Labelled unnecessarily confusing by a lot of Sonic fans, and revealing that certain elements will require you to pay an additional $5.
Sega isn't all about Sonic, but you might be forgiven for thinking that as the hedgehog is far and away the company's most popular creation. There's also no doubting Sonic is at his best when Sega goes back to his roots, hence the hype surrounding Origins. The studio wants to capitalize on that nostalgia it seems, as this week Bloomberg revealed it is working on Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio reboots too. The Crazy Taxi revival has
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