ESPIO'S NEWS

Here's the reported news for June to August 2001.

August 11

Site News
After dealing with a LOT of stuff in real life for the past 2 plus months, I'm basically as back as I'm going to be. I have a ton of stuff to catch up on here (and at Sonic HQ), especially emails. I haven't ignored those who sent some important stuff, I really didn't have time to respond to them though. This coming week that's my first priority (getting back to people who definitely deserve a reply) and things will start to be updated more than once a month again. ;) Thankies for being patient. ^^

Ken Penders' Art Assistant & Archie News
Ken Penders, because the Sonic #104 spoilers revealed it anyway, has announced his art assistant. Her name is Dawn Best, also known as Ruby Echidna or Chordsy--depending on where/what you know her from. Congrats, Chordsy! She starts in Sonic #101, which comes out next month.

Other news: No Knuckles stories in #103 and #104. The Knuckles family tree will be printed in #103. The feature pages starting in #101 that were mentioned in #100--if you have the issue yet--(and in Ken's last chat) will feature the Floating Island in #101 and Julie-Su will be featured in #102.
Source: Ken's Message Board

SA2 Music Albums
There will be a vocal album and the original soundtrack--this will be a 2-CD pack--released on August 22 and September 5, respectively in the U.S.
Source: tSf

June 24

SA2 Info & Review
IGNDC has several reports (spoiler-filled) as well as a review. You can check out the reports, with screens and/or movies, here, here, and here. Their review on SA2 is here.
Source: IGNDC

June 2

SA2 Bonanza
Sonic Team has updated their English site again, this time it's mostly chao info to check out. Also, Sega of America has opened it's SA2 site with tons of info (especially on the characters themselves). I haven't checked it all out yet since the comp I'm on is giving me problems. You need flash to see it and you can check it out here.
Sources: Sonic Team & Sega