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		<title>Internal Deliberations Still Underway on Fate of Sonic 4 Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.tssznews.com/2010/07/29/internal-deliberations-still-underway-on-fate-of-sonic-4-contest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan Oliver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is a Do-Over Vote in the Cards? This past Tuesday was intended to be the last day fans could vote on the winner of the Sonic Birthday Contest.  But this Thursday evening, no one is certain on how Sega will proceed after allegations of vote rigging crossed both sides of the Atlantic, and were confirmed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sega Suspends Sonic Birthday Contest Voting</title>
		<link>http://www.tssznews.com/2010/07/22/sega-suspends-sonic-birthday-contest-voting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan Oliver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Acknowledges &#8220;Irregularities&#8221; in Voting Patterns TSSZ News has been all over discoveries of vote rigging in both North American and UK divisions of the Sonic Birthday Contest this week.  Today, Sega affirmed what we first reported Monday, and pulled the plug on public voting in the contest. Voting was meant to close on Tuesday, July [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sega &#8220;Working on a Solution&#8221; to Sonic Birthday Contest Rigging</title>
		<link>http://www.tssznews.com/2010/07/19/sega-working-on-a-solution-to-sonic-birthday-contest-rigging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan Oliver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Still, Finalist Voting Remains Open Sega of America community manager Kellie Parker affirmed to TSSZ News this afternoon that the company is aware of what she calls an &#8220;issue&#8221; regarding irregular voting patterns in the Sonic Birthday Contest we told you about this morning. &#8220;We&#8217;re looking into a solution,&#8221; Parker said.  &#8220;We will have more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accusations of Vote Rigging in Sonic Birthday Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan Oliver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suspicious &#8220;Burst&#8221; of Voting Reported, Video Inside For the second time in less than 18 months, a Sega sponsored contest stands to be tainted. Over the weekend, numerous participants and observers have voiced concern over strange and seemingly automatic voting patterns underway in the North American division of the Sonic Birthday Contest.  Voting is open [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inside Ken Penders&#8217;s Archie Copyright Claims</title>
		<link>http://www.tssznews.com/2010/07/12/inside-ken-penderss-archie-copyright-claims/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tssznews.com/2010/07/12/inside-ken-penderss-archie-copyright-claims/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan Oliver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How Many Character Rights does Penders Have? Officially, One Across 135 registered certificates with the US Copyright Office, Ken Penders has mostly claimed story credits regarding the work he&#8217;s produced over a dozen year career with Archie Comics and the Sonic series, public records show. The copyrights, all public record, go back as far as [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Sega Skipping San Diego Comic Con 2010?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan Oliver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2 Weeks Away, They&#8217;re Not on Exhibitors&#8217; List Post E3, Sega&#8217;s support choices for upcoming expos has been questionable at best.  The company did have representation at Dallas&#8217;s ScrewAttack Games Convention and at Paris&#8217;s Japan Expo, but has passed on GamesCom, the largest games convention  in Europe. Now, TSSZ News has learned Sega of America [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ken Penders Claims Copyright on Several Archie Characters</title>
		<link>http://www.tssznews.com/2010/07/07/ken-penders-claims-copyright-on-several-archie-characters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan Oliver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Future Sonic Storylines, Characters, Sales Could Be Affected Developing late this afternoon is news that&#8217;s sure to get noticed across the community, Sega, and Archie Comics. Renowned former Archie writer and artist Ken Penders announced his website that, in effect, he owns the copyright to several side characters featured in editions new and old of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>47</slash:comments>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Official: No Sega at Gamescom 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.tssznews.com/2010/07/05/its-official-no-sega-at-gamescom-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tssznews.com/2010/07/05/its-official-no-sega-at-gamescom-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan Oliver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A Purely Economic Decision,&#8221; According to Statement SegaStuff.de has affirmed what was reported Friday&#8211;Sega will not have a presence at next month&#8217;s Gamescom in Cologne, Germany.  The company had previously attended Gamescom 2009. SegaStuff obtained an official company statement via E-Mail that chalked up the decision as &#8220;purely economic.&#8221;  The company cautions this is not [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>UPDATE: Sega Shunning Gamescom 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.tssznews.com/2010/07/02/report-sega-shunning-gamescom-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tssznews.com/2010/07/02/report-sega-shunning-gamescom-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tristan Oliver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ignoring the World&#8217;s Largest Gaming Expo? A report from German website SegaStuff appears to cite E-Mail from a single company employee who claims Sega and its upcoming games will not be in attendance at the 2010 Gamescom in Cologne, Germany this August&#8211;the European equivalent of E3 and the largest gaming expo in the world. No [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sega gauging interest for Sonic &#8220;Prequel&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://www.tssznews.com/2010/06/24/sega-gauging-interest-for-sonic-prequel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 04:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Bloom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Possible market research study uncovered Coming out of GoNintendo is an interesting tidbit of news: Sega may be gauging interest for a Sonic the Hedgehog prequel. If for some strange reason you aren&#8217;t up on what a &#8220;prequel&#8221; is, the name is derived from combining the words &#8220;Pre&#8221; and &#8220;Sequel&#8221; and is used to define [...]]]></description>
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