SEGA has announced it will be releasing Sonic Adventure 2 HD on Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network.

The Dreamcast classic will be getting a HD lick of paint as part of the company's ongoing SEGA Heritage initiative in time for an autumn release.The announcement was made at the Sonic Boom event during Comic-Con over the weekend. There had been a fair amount of speculation about such a reveal, as a listing for the Dreamcast title recently appeared on Xbox.com with an October 3 release date, which boasted leaderboards, offline multiplayer and content downloads.Sonic Adventure 2 originally launched on Dreamcast in 2001 to great reviews . The first Sonic Adventure game was re-released on XBLA last year to celebrate the Dreamcast's 11th birthday.

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