What the developers said while Shadow the Hedgehog was being announced, previewed, released, and promoted—kept attached to date, publication, and preservation status.
This index favors statements made during the 2005 campaign over later retrospective summaries. It separates formal SEGA announcement quotations, magazine interviews, press interviews, and Sonic Channel material rather than flattening them into one account.
Shadorux does not currently hold every original interview artifact. Where an original page is missing, the page records the surviving preservation route and keeps recovery of the original as an explicit target.
SEGA's formal announcement identifies Iizuka as director and records his explanation that the team had wanted to feature Shadow in his own game since the character's introduction in Sonic Adventure 2. The announcement positions the title as a Shadow-led Sonic spin-off centered on his identity and destiny.
Contemporary press-release reproduction survives
The surviving scan indexes establish that issue 159 contained a Shadow preview and Takashi Iizuka interview. Secrets of Sonic Team also records retrospective Sonic material and a timeline around the feature.
Interview scans externally preserved; full text not transcribed here
The May 2005 feature set included a dedicated Iizuka interview alongside the larger preview, poster, screenshots, weapons, vehicles, and destructible-environment coverage. Sonic Stadium preserves an individually cataloged interview scan.
Strong issue/page provenance; external preservation copy
Iizuka discussed the game's fast-action design and the possibility of Shadow continuing as a series. He said the team was waiting to see public reaction before considering a sequel and that sales would matter. He also distinguished the intended evolution of Shadow's games from Sonic's despite their shared high-speed-action foundation.
Contemporary article remains publicly accessible
Sonic Channel's first-party update log records developer-interview part one on December 12 and part two on December 13. A surviving English translation identifies the interview as a staff-column conversation with director Takashi Iizuka and discusses SEGA Studio USA and development.
First-party publication record survives; original pages remain recovery targets
Sonic Channel's update log records a director Takashi Iizuka interview under Weekly Sega Voice together with soundtrack sales information.
Original interview page not yet recovered
The March announcement directly supports that the team had wanted a Shadow-led game since Sonic Adventure 2.
The November JeuxActu interview supports Iizuka discussing Shadow's possible continuation and distinguishing how Shadow games could evolve from Sonic games.
The formal announcement identifies SEGA Studio USA as developer; the surviving December interview translation provides additional discussion of the studio and production.
Highest-priority interview recovery target. The update log proves the December 12–13 publications existed, but Shadorux should locate original captures rather than rely primarily on a later translation.
The December 16 entry is a separate interview lead and should not be silently merged with the two-part Sonic Channel staff column.
GamesMaster and NOM interviews should retain issue, page, scanner/contributor, and holder provenance. External scans remain external unless Shadorux acquires an appropriate preservation copy.