Frontiers

The Sights, Sounds, And Speed update for Sonic Frontiers has been revealed, with developer Sega listing a photo mode, new challenge modes, and more coming to the game. While the update was announced today (March 20), players will not have to wait long to play the update, as it launches on March 23. As for what it includes, Sega has revealed that Sights, Sounds, And Speed will introduce a photo mode, which gives players a free-roam camera and seven different filters to take screenshots with. The update will also introduce…

Sonic Frontiers will receive its first of three planned updates on Wednesday, March 22. The free DLC — dubbed Sights, Sound, and Speed — has a load of new features, including Photo Mode, Jukebox, and new challenge modes. Sega previously detailed its plans to support Sonic Frontiers in the long term last November, but it didn’t share a timeline for when the updates were coming. Now that first wave is finally here, giving the game it’s first significant update since it launched last year. Photo Mode can be…

Speeding its way to a platform near you Sega has announced brand new DLC content for its open-world escapade, Sonic Frontiers — The Sights, Sounds, and Speed bundle will bring new challenges and features to The Blue Blur’s latest adventure, and will be dropping on all platforms as soon as March 22, 2023… That’s Wednesday! Sights “Sights” refers to an all-new Photo Mode. This much-requested feature will allow players to pause their game at any time, (I would assume outside of cutscenes), and take control of a freely…

An EarthRoamer alternative for the slightly less exorbitantly wealthy, the Grid Series expedition truck from Wilderness Vans does some things better than the EarthRoamer itself. Its multiple gear garages swallow everything from a pair of mountain bikes to several ski mountaineering setups, not to mention luggage, camping furniture and plenty more. So when the road narrows to a point that makes it impassable to a rumbling, camper-backed Ford F-550, the Grid Series makes base camp and the journey continues deeper into the…

In a new interview, the Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora creative director discusses the game's lofty ambitions and explains why it has had a long, and delayed, development cycle.In conversation with Gamesradar, creative director Magnus Jansén said that, "One of the most exciting challenges has been to build a living and reactive world inhabited by unique creatures and new characters." As stated by previous marketing material, Frontiers of Pandora will explore an as yet unseen area of the sci-fi world and…

It is a step up from many other 3D Sonic games (low bar, I know) Sonic Frontiers seems to be doing well for a 3D Sonic game, both in terms of the critical and commercial reception. Many folks (myself included) agree that while there are technical issues that still need to be squashed, it does have a lot of good qualities, and is a great bar for the next iteration of an open world Sonic formula. For many, that’s not going to be worth a sight unseen full MSRP price tag: but both of those deals have been altered a…

It’s part of a long line of Sonic Frontiers updates: both big and small In case you missed it, Sonic Frontiers just recently put out a “2023 roadmap,” and there’s a lot on it. Before we actually get to the new year though there’s a bit of free DLC to be had: including a “Holiday Cheer” Christmas suit. As confirmed by the official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter account, the DLC suit is out today, on top of the prior Monster Hunter DLC. If you need a rundown of how all this skin DLC works (it’s not intuitive), we have a…

Ubisoft’s Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora game has been confirmed as movie canon, and takes place during Avatar: The Way Of Water. The Way Of Water co-producer Jon Landau has said that he and the film’s director James Cameron have a very specific vision for the Avatar franchise. The duo want every story from the world of Pandora to create a bigger picture. “We want what we do in these spaces to become canon in our world,” Landau told Polygon. “So they cannot do something that conflicts with our stories.” The producer, who’s…

Not bad for a global playtest Sega has announced that the most recent entry in its iconic Sonic the Hedgehog series, Sonic Frontiers, has smashed past 2.5 million global sales since its launch on PlayStation, PC, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch platforms earlier last month. The new titles, which is considered to be the start of a fresh direction for the tumultuous platforming franchise, sees The Blue Blur whisked away to a strange and somewhat dystopian new world: The Starfall Islands. There, our hero embarks upon a quest to…

Plenty of DLC is on the way for Sonic Frontiers in the future, as Sega has unveiled its roadmap for the game that will see it expand in 2023 with free updates. While there are no concrete release dates for the DLC waves and their contents are subject to change, fans can look forward to the open-zone platformer being more fleshed out throughout next year.Update 1 will consist of a jukebox that will contain tracks from the excellent soundtrack, a photo mode, and new challenge modes to test your skills in.…