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Hindustan Times
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Magic: The Gathering teams up with Sonic the Hedgehog for Secret Lair crossover. All you need to know
Magic: The Gathering, a collectable card game from Hasbro, is all set to roll out three new card collections in collaboration with Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog. These will be based on the highly popular Sonic universe, Variety reported. This comes after Magic: The Gathering witnessed several Secret Lair crossovers in 2025, from popular ones like SpongeBob to Deadpool. Magic: The Gathering teams up with Sonic the Hedgehog for Secret Lair crossover As part of the latest partnership, fans will soon get to witness several of the Sonic the Hedgehog characters reimagined as Magic: The Gathering cards. The Secret Lair card sets will be one-off, limited-time offerings from the two brands. These remain different from the main cycle of Magic cards, which Wizards of the Coast has been releasing on a regular basis. Among these is the all-new Secret Lair x Sonic: Friends & Foes collection. A description for the same, according to Variety, stated that the drop will feature seven new designs in total. These will help bring the popular Sonic the Hedgehog characters to life. 'Wizards of the Coast paired the new card designs with original art, including some from fan-favourite Sonic artists doing their first-ever work for Magic: The Gathering cards,' it added. Among the Sonic the Hedgehog characters who have been featured in the seven cards under the Secret Lair collection are Sonic the Hedgehog, Super State and Shadow the Hedgehog. Other famous characters include Miles Prower, Dr. Eggman, Amy Rose and Knuckles the Echidna. Apart from Secret Lair x Sonic: Friends & Foes, the other two collections under Secret Lair include Secret Lair x Sonic: Turbo Gear and Secret Lair x Sonic: Chasing Adventure. How to get them? Fans will be able to get their hands on the Secret Lair collections from 9 AM PT on July 14. These will be made available at For Secret Lair x Sonic: Friends & Foes, people will have to pay $39.99 for the standard edition and $49.99 for the foil version. Similarly, the standard edition of Secret Lair x Sonic: Chasing Adventure can be purchased for $29.99, and $39.99 is set for the foil version. The same pricing applies to Secret Lair x Sonic: Turbo Gear -- $29.99 for standard and $39.99 for foil. FAQs: 1. Which Sonic the Hedgehog characters will be featured in the Secret Lair collection? These include Sonic the Hedgehog, Super State, Shadow the Hedgehog, Amy Rose, Knuckles the Echidna, Miles Prower and Dr. Eggman. 2. How to purchase the Secret Lair collection? Fans can buy the new cards from 3. What is Magic: The Gathering? It is a collectable and digital trading card game.
Perth Now
11-06-2025
- Business
- Perth Now
Wildcats unveil rebranded logo for ‘bold new era'
A 'fiercer, more powerful Wildcat' is at the heart of Perth's refreshed brand identity, with the club declaring it will pave the way for a bold new era. HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEW LOOK IN THE COMMENTS BELOW As the NBL powerhouse comes to grips with losing Bryce Cotton to Adelaide, they unveiled a new look that retains the iconic red colour at the heart of the design while 'modernising' the image of the cat itself. The logo features the Wildcat's head facing right - or on a map, looking east towards its rivals - and has hidden 'WA' letters in the bottom-left corner of the animal's mane. If you'd like to view this content, please adjust your . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. Wildcats owner Mark Arena said the rebrand had come at a time when the club was 'entering a bold new era.' 'The team, the club, the culture - everything is evolving,' Arena said. 'Our identity was more than 20 years old. The technology, the way we watch and engage with the game, the expectations of the Red Army - it's all changed. And so has the way a brand needs to show up in the world. Jesse Wagstaff and Tom Gerovich show off the new look. Credit: Perth Wildcats 'This rebrand isn't just a fresh look - it's a strategic reset to fuel growth, re-energise our fanbase, and set the tone for a new era of dominance on and off the court.' The new look received mixed reviews from fans upon its release, with some praising the fresh style. 'I have always been the worst critic of the Wildcats, but this is a re-brand I'm on board with,' Wildcats fan Tim Rendulic wrote on social media. 'Major upgrade from the morbid logo we've had for the last 20 years.' Fellow ardent supporter Mei-Ling Day agreed: 'I like it. There is thought that has been put into this, with the story behind it.' If you'd like to view this content, please adjust your . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. But some other fans suggested they weren't on board with the change. 'The new Wildcats logo reminds me of Sonic the Hedgehog,' super-fan Nick Tan wrote. 'Just keep the classic Wildcats logo…it's iconic. Changing logos feels desperate IMHO,' wrote Tim Wortlehock.
West Australian
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Perth Wildcats unveil rebranded logo, fresh identity for ‘bold new era'
A 'fiercer, more powerful Wildcat' is at the heart of Perth's refreshed brand identity, with the club declaring it will pave the way for a bold new era. HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE NEW LOOK IN THE COMMENTS BELOW As the NBL powerhouse comes to grips with losing Bryce Cotton to Adelaide, they unveiled a new look that retains the iconic red colour at the heart of the design while 'modernising' the image of the cat itself. The logo features the Wildcat's head facing right - or on a map, looking east towards its rivals - and has hidden 'WA' letters in the bottom-left corner of the animal's mane. Wildcats owner Mark Arena said the rebrand had come at a time when the club was 'entering a bold new era.' 'The team, the club, the culture - everything is evolving,' Arena said. 'Our identity was more than 20 years old. The technology, the way we watch and engage with the game, the expectations of the Red Army - it's all changed. And so has the way a brand needs to show up in the world. 'This rebrand isn't just a fresh look - it's a strategic reset to fuel growth, re-energise our fanbase, and set the tone for a new era of dominance on and off the court.' The new look received mixed reviews from fans upon its release, with some praising the fresh style. 'I have always been the worst critic of the Wildcats, but this is a re-brand I'm on board with,' Wildcats fan Tim Rendulic wrote on social media. 'Major upgrade from the morbid logo we've had for the last 20 years.' Fellow ardent supporter Mei-Ling Day agreed: 'I like it. There is thought that has been put into this, with the story behind it.' But some other fans suggested they weren't on board with the change. 'The new Wildcats logo reminds me of Sonic the Hedgehog,' super-fan Nick Tan wrote. 'Just keep the classic Wildcats logo…it's iconic. Changing logos feels desperate IMHO,' wrote Tim Wortlehock.
Newsweek
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Parents Believe Quiz Mistake Over Son's Right Answer—Spark Outrage
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A viral Reddit post has sparked debate, and fury, online after a video game quiz mistakenly labeled Sonic the Hedgehog as a "Nintendo hedgehog." Posted to the subreddit r/mildlyinfuriating by user mr_glide, the image showed a quiz question that reads: "Which Nintendo® hedgehog is capable of running at tremendous speeds?" The accepted answer? Sonic the Hedgehog—an iconic video game character who is, in fact, owned by Sega. The exasperated quiz-taker explained that his parents didn't believe him when he explained why the question didn't make sense, instead siding with the printed answer in the book. "My parents believed the quiz book over me," Redditor mr_glide said. Newsweek reached out to mr_glide via Reddit for comment. While Sonic has appeared on numerous Nintendo consoles—from the Wii and DS to the Nintendo Switch—and even starred alongside Mario in crossover titles like Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games and Super Smash Bros., he remains a Sega character. A picture of the quiz question that left people confused and furious. A picture of the quiz question that left people confused and furious. mr_glide/Reddit Created by Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara, Sonic debuted in 1991 as Sega's answer to Nintendo's Mario during the height of the console wars. The confusion though came from the instances where Sonic did appear on Nintendo platforms, since Sega exited the console business. But that doesn't make him a Nintendo property—just a guest in the house that Mario built. As the post on Reddit gained more attention, people reacted in the comments section. Sleeper— joked: "Of course, it's the most famous Nintendo mascot! Mario The Hedgehog! Rivaling the popular SEGA mascot Super Sonic Bros!" While others scratched their heads, trying to think of fast hedgehog characters that were created by Nintendo. In a follow up comment, mr_glide confirmed that the answer in the book was Sonic, adding: "so they did indeed f*** it up." "I do a lot of Bar Trivia, this is what I call 'Stupid Trivia," Even though it's the wrong answer, it's the answer they are looking for," wrote Redditor nowhereman136. While Leprodus03 joked: "I don't think that book is licensed by Nintendo." This isn't the first time an incorrect answer has left the internet baffled. In 2023, a hiker left the internet stumped when they left a seemingly impossible math problem on a tree. Janiv told Newsweek he was enjoying a hike through Nuuksio National Park, northwest of Helsinki, Finland, with his girlfriend and their two dogs when he spotted what he described as the "enigmatic puzzle." When they couldn't answer the puzzling question, they turned to the internet, who were equally as baffled. One user online even said: "There are literally an infinite number of solutions."
New York Times
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Crystals on Crocs and Too-Tight Suits: the N.F.L. Draft Delivers
Hours before Ashton Jeanty, a running back with Sonic the Hedgehog speed, was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the sixth pick at Thursday's first round of the N.F.L. draft, he clomped onto the red carpet in a pair of never-worn-before Crocs with shimmery Swarovski crystals across the toe. The crystaled clogs were teased hours earlier on Crocs's Instagram, accompanied by a droll caption: 'yes, they're real Swarovski.' Per the Crocs website, the Liberaced clogs aren't available until May 6. Yet, if ever there was an occasion to introduce them, it was draft night. In recent years the N.F.L. draft has mutated from an annual ritual with all the theatrics of a plumber's convention, to a runway show for the freakishly fit. It's now taken on a new dimension in the post-N.I.L. era (referring to name, image, likeness, the 2021 change in N.C.A.A. policy that allowed college athletes to earn money). To watch the N.F.L. draft now is to detect just how adept these barely-20-somethings are at personal branding. If Deion Sanders (whose son Shedeur became the story of the night, falling out of the first round, well below his projection) was ahead of his time when he was drafted in 1989, challenging the league's conservatism by wearing blocky sunglasses and several gold chains, that look-at-me tendency is all too pervasive now. Today, college players that ascend to the N.F.L. enter the league with an acute understanding of themselves not just as players, but as brands — with all the promotional value that comes along from that. 'Every player is now realizing and learning that they're their own big machine,' said Kyle Smith, the N.F.L.'s fashion editor, who helps the league and its players build relationships in the fashion industry. For top prospects, Mr. Smith said the draft, 'is the first time that the public really gets to see them and obviously they use fashion to express who they are.' Often, that expression came through literally: Matthew Golden, who went to the Green Bay Packers with the 23rd pick, was Mr. Midas in a golden 'G' necklace and a rococo-gilded suit as abashed as Versailles wallpaper. As he told a reporter from GQ, 'My last name Golden, it just made too much sense to me.' There was a 'read my chest' theme emanating from the many players who brandished Hershey's-bar-scaled gold chains etched with their nicknames. If nothing else, the pirate's bounty of gold at the draft reflected the staggering amount of money sloshing around the college ranks, likely shepherded by the N.I.L. adjustments. The evening's self-marketing maestro was Shemar Stewart, who went to the Cincinnati Bengals with the 17th pick and wore not only a snowball-sized chain depicting an irate gorilla, but custom smoking slippers with the same menacing simian logo. A quick Google reveals that same emblem sitting at the top of his website: It is evidently never too early for a defensive end to mint his own Jordan-like logo in today's N.F.L. If Mr. Stewart works out in Cincinnati, expect to see much more of that logo. Occasionally, something more personal peeked through amid all this cocksure branding. There was something touching about Tetairoa McMillan, the Hawaiian wide receiver who went to the Carolina Panthers with the eighth pick, tossing a lei over his Joker purple suit. Will Johnson, one of just two players invited to attend the draft in person who did not get selected in the first round, showed off a ring made by his mother that he said contained the names of his deceased family members. Within the cavalcade of tailored suits, Abdul Carter, who ended up being selected by the New York Giants with the third pick, stood out in his obsidian thobe, a traditional ankle-length garment. 'Just paying homage to my religion,' Mr. Carter told a reporter on the carpet. 'I wouldn't be here without being a Muslim.' (Though it was his father's oversized Adidas chain that really went viral online later in the night. The younger Mr. Carter has already landed a deal with the German sportswear company.) The night though was conspicuously light on big luxury brands Gucci, Prada and Louis Vuitton, a signal that the globe-stomping industry remains oddly bearish on the N.F.L.'s marketing potential. Instead, the name mentioned most during the N.F.L.'s red carpet coverage was Brian Alexander, a Washington, D.C., tailor who has found his niche producing custom suits for football players, but who doesn't have much of a profile beyond the sporting world. 'Some brands are really waking up,' said Mr. Smith. 'Some brands, you know, take a little bit more time.' Mr. Alexander is then at least partially responsible for the amount of achingly shrunken suits that hit the stage on Thursday. The fear of stumbling back into tarp-sized suits, a la say, Eli Manning at the 2004 draft, has players parking themselves too far in the other direction. And if fulsome pants are returning to fashion, that message certainly didn't reach the draft, where bare ankles remained the norm. There were also suits of shocking colors. The jolt from one of them was delivered by Travis Hunter, a player who hopes to break convention by playing offense and defense in the N.F.L. He tore onto the carpet in the exact shade of a Pepto Bismol bottle and told an interviewer before the draft that he didn't want to pick a hue that might've hinted at his eventual destination later in the evening. The Heisman Trophy-winner was selected second overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars, his flamingo jacket pairing well with the teal brim of the team's cap. The strongest message of the night, though, was one made by doing the least. Cam Ward, the quarterback who, as predicted, was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the first overall pick, entered Lambeau Field humbly in a tan, single breasted suit with a white T-shirt underneath and a slight chain around his neck. When you go first, who cares what you wear?
