Sonic is back and this time he has brought his original sidekick Tails along for the adventure. Check out this high speed gameplay in the latest trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 4 : Episode 2, and then head on over to the 360-HQ games database for screenshots, news, trailers and everything else we can find. Click HERE to add “Sonic 4: Episode II” to your wishlist on 360-HQ.COM! Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II hits the Xbox Live Arcade May 16th for 1200 Microsoft Points

The second episode of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 will debut on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade next month. Sega is showcasing the game at PAX East, where a representative confirmed to Joystiq that the PSN version will be released on May 15, with the XBLA version arriving the following day.

Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play charity is expanding its scope to assist children living with a parent in domestic violence shelters nationwide. The charity, known for donating toys, games and cash to hospitalized children, feels this a natural extension of its efforts. “The mission is the same as far as we’re concerned,” Penny Arcade’s Mike Krahulik told us at PAX East

Pinball Arcade is now available and can be downloaded via the Xbox LIVE Arcade for 800 MS Points ($10), featuring four classic tables from Pinball legends Williams, Bally, Stern Pinball and Gottlieb. Real pinball for your Xbox 360! The all-time greatest pinball tables from Williams®, Bally®, Stern Pinball™, and Gottlieb® are now together in one game.

Tomorrow is April Fools’ Day, also known as “Liar’s Day” or “Free Ice-Cream and Disneyland Day.” It’s a horrible, socially dissonant 24-hour endurance marathon of deceit, crushed hopes and maleficent laughter at the expense of the trusting and loving. When you wake up tomorrow, remember that nothing is as it seems.

We haven’t figured out a way to travel into the future yet, and we’re just as upset as you are about that. But the closest thing has to be playing games that aren’t actually out yet, right? Microsoft is offering PAX East attendees a chance to do just that next weekend.

Comedy Central has announced the next downloadable title in the series, South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge , will launch exclusively on Xbox Live Arcade on March 30. South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge is a side-scroller with drop-in co-op, both locally and online.