A Pre-Order Bonus On the Way
We interrupt our blast from the past today to bring you word of a major pre-order bonus for Sonic Generations, which by default may confirm DLC for the game.
You are looking at a pinball themed mini-game inspired by Casino Night Zone, which Gamestop is offering when you pre-order the Playstation 3 version AND the XBOX 360 version with them. The wording of the offer is very particular, careful to label it a mini-game and not necessarily a level unto itself. It’s already been reported a proper Casino Night level will make it to the 3DS version, so for now, our reported near-final list for the home console version still holds weight.
Both versions will have a theme specific to the console as part of the pre-order bonus, and on the XBOX 360, you can also get a Super Sonic avatar costume with your pre-order. The big news, however, is Gamestop’s labeling this as DLC–which should mean other DLC for the game will be in the works. So if you don’t like the level selection as it stands come release time, you may be in luck.
We’ll keep tabs on more Sonic Generations developments as they come in.
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Fuck yes, DLC bonuses “and other exclusive content”. THIS is what I was waiting for. Now that I know GameStop is giving this stuff for Generations, I will go out and pre-order this shit ASAP!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I won’t pre-order this (since it’ll either be in the game anyway with an easy unlock or available for a dollar or two) but I will look forward to it. I used to chill by playing SA1′s Casino Night pinball stages for hours on end.
YES!!! Casino night zone started my gambling addiction!!!! XD jk
AWESOME!!!!!
The worst trend in gaming finally grabs hold of Sonic
@Haru
You you you are part of the problem
Gotta admit that pic is looking pretty sweet, and DLC is of course a good thing. As usual, cannot wait.
Cool.
I don’t like the level selection, I hope there will be at least 6 dlc levels.
This leaves hope after that unbelievably repeateapeatful zone list.
i have xbx360 and i have problem with it
and that problem is?
Whoa! Awesome
And this board setup looks a LOT like the Sonic Advance game, Sonic pinball party. . . Sega REALLY does their homework XD
Awesome! But personnally, I think there should be more DLC’s for the Dreamcast era. It only has 2 STAGES. I would love to see:
Metal Harbor
Final Rush
Windy Valley
Emerald coast
Green Forest
I really, really hate the trend of publishers announcing completed DLC BEFORE the game is out. Its just a lazy way to milk a few extra bucks out of the purchasers. Its not like there isn’t enough disc space for it, its not like there’s any time constraits, WHY DO THEY DO THIS TO US?!
Do want.
DLC offered if you preorder at GameStop…for BOTH versions? Are they out of their goddamn mind?! To think that I recently learned that they cause aesthetic fraud by sellig used games as new, now this?
Making profit is one thing, but then there’s being shamelessely opportunistic. This DLC thing coming from SEGA also is a nasty stroke for keen readers in itself (it was maybe ok the first time for Capcom with Megaman 9, but in Megaman 10 they had no freaking excuse). They better not mess this up like they did with “Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing”.
I’m excited, nonetheless, but this still leaves a powerfully bitter taste.
Right on! Already pre-ordered, can’t wait!
@GamerTB
The “and” in the article should be replaced with OR. On Gamestop’s website it clearly shows the DLC being offered with each game individually.
So will this DLC be loaded onto the disc when we receive the game from gamestop? Or will they give you a code to download off of live? I’m hoping option one as I don’t have xbox live >:
Eggmanfang knows his shit. Announcing DLC before the release has me wondering why it’s not on the disc itself available to play. This is dirty capitalist BS at it’s finest. It’s a dirty trend, and it has me happy that the Nintendo Wii’s internet features are inferior so that developers actually have to put all the game content on disk.
Dang theres no Kingdom Valley or Hydrocity. Ah well. I’m still hoping for a Vita port.
Dirty capitalist bullshit, or a way to reward eager fans willing to buy the game on day one, rather than the ones who wait for mommy to get it for them at Christmas, or the ones hang back so they can base their purchasing decisions on popular opinion?
It’s not like a preorder costs a shitload of money. Giving away mini-game DLC is no different than giving away an art book or a cool hat. There’s nothing really that evil about preorder bonuses. They’re just nice little treats for eager fanboys, not corporate scams for your dollars.
TRADITIONAL DLC is often more of a scam than something like this.
No doubt this will eventually come out to purchase months down the road. But I’d rather preorder the game and get it right away for free. That’s not a scam. Hopefully Best Buy doesn’t do a counter dlc.
The music for this pinball stage is so, so good. Can’t wait till you guys hear it!
For those wondering, this DLC is Gamestop pre-order exclusive for release – you won’t see it from any other retailers.
@ChaoticFox – thanks for your post. From the perspective of the consumer I can see both sides of the argument. The reality is that every single pre-order can really make a difference to how the game fares. If even just a thousand fans pre-order who otherwise would not have, it makes a huge splash in how well the game is received in retail stores.
Every single person who pre-orders (whether at Gamestop or elsewhere) goes a long way in support of the game, even though they may not know it. This is all info I learned after getting into the industry… but very interesting nonetheless, I hope!
@Aaron Webber
How about after the initial release of the game and Pre-Order DLC, you release the same content for free down the road? I know I only picked up DoA Dimensions for the 3DS first day because I didn’t want to miss the daily Spotpasses for the game. Speaking of 3DS and Spotpass, how about some of that for Generations 3DS?
@Anyone who knows
Does this Gamestop exclusive content work in any Gamestop. As in, anywhere in the world? I have a Gamestop in my hometown (in Ireland), and I’d pre-order this there if the bonus content is the same. It usually is though, but sometimes different countries get different things at times (but generally that relates to figurines, t-shirts etc.) Anyway, can’t wait for the game regardless
@Aaron Webber
your a great guy, coming and communicating with fans, this is the third time I saw you, and I found this awesome site about 3 months ago!
Back on topic, I hope this is a full level, not just a mini-game… I also hope for more DLC!
Looks an awful lot like Sonic Adventure’s Casinopolis. I hope that there will be physical items as pre-order bonuses, too, like figurines.
Aaron, there will be no other competing DLC from other retailers, right? So I can pre-order at GameStop knowing that I’m getting all the possible in-game content.
Sod DLC, it’s the worst thing ever. Give me the whole game on the disc.
I had this game on preorder from the moment it was made available at Gamestop, long before I even knew about this XD
If Sega is smart, they’ll milk this and release a lot of fan favorites as DLC, overly priced.
Fans will bitch, but still eat them up.
I hope there will be more DLC announced, but actual stages, not a mini game,
Jow WOULD Tim Schafer jave made a sonic game? Someone should ask him
fuck! I forjot the j at the enduh. My a jispanicuh accent is a ruined-a.
@Vin:
Awesome XD
Oh. Nice. They included the original sprites for Sonic and “Miles” name signs. Sega really does their homework. Not to mention, the board looks just awesome in general. And judging from that blue spinball right next to Sonic’s name graphic on the board, you’ll be playing as classic sonic in a pinball or modern sonic in a pinball
DLC? Pretty cool, but it’d have been nice if Sega had included this as a bonus game unlockable in Sonic Generations.
Hey you know what would be a pretty nice DLC? Crazy Gadget! I was playing SA2 the other and I was thinking that would make a great DLC stage!