Apparent Defiance of Shutdown Threats
Is it or isn’t it?
That question can be applied to many situations that have presented themselves over the weekend. Principally, is there another classic Sonic compilation on the way for 2010, and is the outlet that claims it to be happening–an outlet proven illegitimate–trustworthy despite sticking to its guns?
The YouTube Sonic Channel, run out of Japan and proven to be an unofficial outlet by Sega despite the channel’s claims to the contrary, has re-posted its claim that Sonic Mega Collection 3 will be out next year. The channel, updated on Sunday, claims again a release is coming for the Playstation 2, Playstation 3, XBOX 360, and Nintendo Wii.
The channel removed the listing last week after our first story on this rumor ran. TSSZ News has since retracted that original story after Sonic City Blognik maintained ArchangelUK confirmed the channel was not an official outlet, despite a YouTube partnership with Sega’s Japanese YouTube channel and subscriptions held to other official Sega outlets.
“This account is unofficial and nothing to do with either SEGA or Sonic Team, their claim as to being official is erroneous and any information on there is not from official channels,” AAUK said late last week. Though AAUK noted information on the channel “cannot be considered trustworthy,” no direct denial on a possible existence of a new Sonic Mega Collection was given.
AAUK had threatened a shutdown of the channel and its sister channels by Sega if it did not change its claim of being official. The principal channel, across both English and Japanese editions, boasts more than 3,800 mutual channel friendships.
TSSZ News will once again reach AAUK for further comment on the matter. We have clearly labeled this story as a rumor and will continue to do so throughout the process–though it now appears this could get quite ugly before any real clarity comes out.
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did you know rumors are the bigest, gayest things ever in the games industastry?
nah, but i`m still wonder what the rumor about Wentos meant….. And SEGA hinting at a full 2.5D Sonic game….. and the future 
………………… sigh……..
btw on the poll, instaed of voting for werehog, im voting for Vectorman!
SEGA should bring him back! 
his games were cool……
if the 2D sonic was true then sega can finally shut the haters up about all the 2D crap!!! Thats why they are disscusing it…. >.>
Well, I hope they are going to release it in 2010 *crosses fingers*
Are you guys serious? This site has never been known for posting good stories, but really, come on. The fan-made youtube page re-posted the release date for an unconfirmed game, but why should anyone give a crap? It was already proven to be an unofficial page, so what does it matter what’s said on it?
Sonic Mega Collection 3 dosn’t make sense.
Sonic Mega Collection, then Sonic GEMS Collection. Were did the 3 come from? And if it was official, it would change the MEGA into something else, like Sonic Xtreme Collection, for example.
So this is to me, a fake.
I’m sick of hearing Sonic should only be 2D, Sonic Unleashed was pulled off perfectly on Ps3/360. KEEP IT LIKE THAT.
Venom: The twist in the story is that, whoever is running it is now openly defying Sega’s demand to stop portraying themselves as an official outlet. Granted, I am assuming they got the word to stop, but I could be wrong.
Equally odd is how the guy behind it would put it up in the first place, then take it off, then put it back on under the pretense of a Sega threat, with thousands of people presumably looking on.
It’s all…very strange, and interesting enough that I want to know how it all will turn out. To look at the true news value of this story at this point in time, you have to look beyond the words “Sonic Mega Collection 3.”
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RavetotheGarve: *cough*Jaded*cough* Seriously, if I hear any more praise for that travesty called Unleashed ONE MORE TIME, I’m gonna go fucking spare. And I’m being half-jokey here.
Anyway, I don’t really give a shit whether these channels are official or not. I thought they were cute.
I even subscribed to Sonic’s Channel (waiting to see how long it’ll remain active *lol*).
And as for Mega Collection 3… Well, I loved the original and Gems, so I’d welcome a new collection, provided of course it has some real cool stuff like SegaSonic Arcade (seriously, what’s so hard about emulating a trackball? Have they forgotten about those troublesome things called Analogue sticks?) or Knuckles Chaotix… Oh, and Sonic and Knuckles with actual lock-on. No, I’m not gonna let SEGA off for ditching it for Ult. Mega Drive Coll.
Oh yeah, Sonic Rush 3 plzkthnx.
*Cocks Gun* I`m still pissed off I say screw this fake SMC3 bullshit all I care about Sonic Rush 3 & Sonic Rivals 3 getting annoucned >:(
Quite the retarded person whoever’s doing this. Can only hope that they get what’s coming, but whatever.
@Kits’Okami: You got it. Unleashed: Game of the Year.
Actually, the WiiS2 version was meh. Haven’t played the PS360 version, so I can’t be too sure.
i hope sonic m c 3 has comics in it new ones see can see it and new games coming up.
Unleashed was meh. But I gotta love the rise one gets from Sonic fans whose emotions are high.
As for this channel, they are either retarded, or they have balls of steel. It’d be funny if the person in charge of this was some well-known individual.
phillip : there`s no SMC3 it`s just f`ing @$$hole making up crap if Sega were making one they would announced it by now already ?
@Doctor Eggman: This just in, the pages were made by Shigeru Miyamoto in his spare time! Lol, that would be funny though.
I love how you are creating this story as you go. Contacting the Chanel, Sega and Youtube has basically created the story in that you are provoking each one of these entities to action. This isn’t news its your own personal soap opera.