Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection

Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection

Though we'd all but confirmed a couple weeks ago the classic action title Gunstar Heroes would be coming to XBLA, today sees the official announcement from publisher Sega. More, we learn the game is due for PSN, too.

On top of this news, Sega is working on bringing Altered Beast, Shinobi, Comix Zone, Phantasy Star II, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles to XBLA, which is leaving some gamers peeved, given Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection offers 49 games for $30, as opposed to the c...

Why should you care about this randomness out of nowhere? Well, because Universal Pictures was about to pick it up. That's how good it is.

The movie is a throwback to the old "SatAM" Sonic cartoon featuring a different and better cast of characters alongside Sonic. A proper trailer is to be shown in Summer.

"Some of whats in this weeks PSN Store Update is two new demos FLOCK and Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection. Another edition of PULSE is now available, they take a look at Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic, FLOCK and Puzzle Quest: Galactrix. Also some new DLC and videos are ready for download."

Now here's a pretty good week -- looks like things are picking up following the holiday swing.

F.E.A.R. 2 is out for console and PC owners while Onechanbara treats Wii and Xbox 360 owners alike to hot bikini-clad girl zombie slashing; Deadly Creatures and The House of the Dead: Overkill provide Nintendo fans with some non-shovelware for a change, and PSP owners get LocoRoco 2, the only game really of note for the handheld in recent memory.

Enjoy, hmm?

"In order to aid quenching your thirst, Electronic Theatre has compiled the most up-to-date information available on the package due for release on Xbox360 and PLAYSTATION3 in February. We have the full and official Achievements list as well as the complete line-up of unlockable titles, as a little extra special something for die-hard SEGA fans…"