UDON Entertainment has announced that they will be releasing The History of Sonic the Hedgehog in North America in September of 2012 at a price of $49.99. The book was published in France last year. It is hardcover, 300 pages, and covers every game Sonic has appeared in.
UDON Entertainment publishes comic, manga, and artbooks, many of which are based on video game properties. They have previously released artbooks for franchises such as Ace Attorney and Ar tonelico.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-02/udon-ent-brings-history-of-sonic-the-hedgehog-book-to-n-america (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-02/udon-ent-brings-history-of-sonic-the-hedgehog-book-to-n-america)
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And I thought Sonic Generations coming to PSN was good news...