News REAL ONES ONLY | Sonic 3 is for "all the real diehard fans" says Idris Elba, and I desperately hope he means there'll be Chao And maybe some other familiar faces, too. April 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke 1 comment
News THE NEED FOR SPEED | Sonic 3 reportedly nets the ultimate life form, Keanu Reeves, as Shadow the Hedgehog This marks the second time The Matrix actor has been in the Sonic films, technically. April 16, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News AMBITIOUS CROSSOVERS | Paramount wants to make the Sonic movies "Avengers-level events," but can the blue hog keep up with the MCU? Good luck to the fastest spiny mammal around. April 9, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News CHAOS CONTROLLED | Oops, the Sonic Fall Guys clone leaked and - surprise - it actually looks pretty good! Not the spinoff you might have expected, but it is the one you're getting. March 25, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News ECHIDNA WARFARE | Knuckles gets into VR and bullies his human friend in the first trailer for his Paramount+ show The six-episode event series you didn't know you needed. Feb. 8, 2024 Fran Ruiz
News GALACTIC NEWS | The designer of Sonic the Hedgehog and the studio behind Dragon Ball are making a movie together Plus, a pretty stacked cast too! Feb. 6, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News NAME OF THE GAME | Sonic x Shadow Generations revealed at PlayStation State of Play, and yes, it is called that You still shouldn't google the first bit of its name, but we are getting a remaster of Sonic Generations. Jan. 31, 2024 Mark Warren
News THE GOLDEN RING | Sonic x Shadow remaster game leak inevitably leads fans to raunchy art Type Sonic x Shadow into Google Images, I dare you. I double dare you. Jan. 30, 2024 Connor Makar
News BLOCK IT OUT | Minecraft director wants to avoid an "Ugly Sonic situation" and I'm sure its animators do too "I just can't disappoint the 10-year-olds, or they're going to murder us." Jan. 17, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke
News THE PERFECT LIFEFORM | Sonic the Hedgehog 3's Shadow has some sick kicks in first look at the series' edgiest character Shadow posted feet. Nov. 29, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News (MAYBE) MORE LAYOFFS | Following Hyenas purge, Sega is accused of moving to let temporary staff go Employees have filed an unfair labour practice complaint against Sonic and Like A Dragon publisher. Nov. 16, 2023 Mark Warren
Article I AM ALL OF I AM | 18 years later Shadow the Hedgehog remains the series' guiltiest pleasure It still even all this time has the capacity to make me laugh. What a game. Nov. 15, 2023 Connor Makar 1 comment
News DESTINED RIVALS | Sega exec boldly says he wants Sonic to "surpass Mario" When fox's grow a second tail and start flying. Nov. 5, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News SUPER SONIC | Sonic? Yakuza? Persona? Sega wants to release a ‘super game’ in 2026 Just as we all forgot about the Quadruple A, SEGA drops this on us. Nov. 2, 2023 Connor Makar 1 comment
News Tell Me About It | Sega and Atlus will tell you all about their newest titles at the Tokyo Game Show next month Details are pretty slim currently, though. Aug. 27, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
Article WAY PAST COOL | With Lego Sonic, Sega does what Nintendon’t once again Lego’s take on Sonic offers a more traditional, 90s-style playset approach than Mario - and it’s for the better. Aug. 10, 2023 Alex Donaldson 1 comment
News DEFEAT DR. EGGMAN | Sonic Superstars' opening animation gives fans a taste of the action A new spin on a classic. July 18, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
News GOTTA GO FAST | Sonic remakes and reboots are being eyed up by Sega Sonic shows no signs of slowing down. July 17, 2023 Kelsey Raynor 1 comment
News That's No Good | Sonic co-creator Yuji Naka catches a $1.2 million fine over insider trading, but avoids jail time The developer was arrested last year over the claim. July 9, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke 1 comment
News Speed of Sound | The Sonic the Hedgehog Symphony is speeding into London this September Here's hoping they just play Live and Learn on loop. May 21, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News Blue Skies From Here | Sonic Frontiers is Sega's best selling 3D Sonic game Sonic Heroes loses its crown. May 8, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
Article BLOCK PROCESSING | Sonic’s four new Lego kits are traditional playsets for kids, not collectors – and that’s brilliant Lego Sonic the Hedgehog sets are designed for under-10s - exactly as they should be. And it won’t stop us from buying ‘em anyway. April 20, 2023 Alex Donaldson
News Echidna You Not | Knuckles spin-off finds its cast and a cowboy hat for the echidna A release date hasn't been set as of yet. April 17, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke
News SIGHTS SOUNDS SPEED | Sonic Frontiers free update adds Photo Mode, new features, and more Prepare for a couple of new timed modes. March 25, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
Article HAMMER TIME | Playable Amy is great, but Sonic Origins Plus is pointless if it doesn’t address the original’s problems Sonic Origins Plus is making a splash with playable Amy Rose. But Amy and her hammer won’t be worth squat if the rest of the game isn’t fixed. March 24, 2023 Alex Donaldson 4 comments
News ADDED FUN | Sonic Origins Plus is real, and it's releasing in June More Blue for your buck. March 23, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
News PLUS PLUS BABY | Sonic Origins Plus rating in Korea suggests an extended edition is on the way Is SEGA planning to follow in Sonic Mania's footsteps? Sure sounds like it. Feb. 11, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
Article RING IT BACK | Sonic Frontiers has Dreamcast-era jank and pop-in galore - but I can't stop playing it Despite some horrible bad bits, there are some incredible good bits – but that's sort-of par for the course with Sonic at this point, isn't it? Nov. 15, 2022 Alex Donaldson
Article BLUE BLUR | I pity anyone playing Sonic Frontiers on Nintendo Switch An uneven game in its best form, on Switch Sonic Frontiers is a mess of pixels and is plain ugly. Nov. 10, 2022 Tom Orry 12 comments
News Gotta Go Wild | Sonic Team boss promises that Sonic Frontiers "isn't similar at all" to Breath of the Wild Takashi Iizuka also wants to remind you that it's open zone, not open world. Oct. 31, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke
News BLEEDING BLUE | SEGA's Sonic the Hedgehog series has sold an impressive 1.5 billion copies worldwide That'll do, Sonic. That'll do. Oct. 29, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson
News Gotta go too fast | Sonic Frontiers ad prematurely reveals November 8 release date out of nowhere The ad was sweeped under the rug, but not before the internet got a look. Aug. 23, 2022 Connor Makar
Article living the dreamcast | Sonic Adventure is still the gold standard for 3D Sonic games While not without flaws, the blue hedgehog’s proper 3D debut has yet to be bested over the past two decades July 1, 2022 Alan Wen 1 comment
Article SONIC HAS PASSED | Sonic Origins is a masterclass in messing up a classic Sonic Origins should've been an easy win for Sega, even with some legally-forced changes. Inexplicably, it isn't. June 30, 2022 Alex Donaldson 1 comment
News Whatever You Say | Sega attempts to explain what Sonic Frontier's 'open-zone' is, still isn't open world Open-zone, open world, open your heart. June 19, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke
News Elise the Third Base | Don't worry, Sonic won't be kissing any more human women Sega's Takashi Iizuka notes that the publisher has learned its lesson, and there'll be no more human-on-hedgehog romance. June 16, 2022 Dom Peppiatt
News On Track | Sonic Team's boss is confident that Sonic Frontiers won't see a delay Takashi Iizuka has reassured fans that the game is shaping up well. June 13, 2022 Oisin Kuhnke
Article BLAME THE BOOGIE | Sega confirms Sonic 3 won’t have its original music in Sonic Origins. Here’s what will be missing, and why A long, hard look at the complicated history behind Michael Jackson and one of gaming's greatest soundtracks. June 10, 2022 Alex Donaldson 1 comment
Article advance and subtract | The Sonic Advance trilogy deserves a rerelease as much as the classics do Complicated legal issues aside, Sonic Advance deserves a modern rerelease in some form June 7, 2022 Vince Pavey
News ring out | Sonic 06 is back on Xbox Store and is £3.39 more than it's worth Sega has relisted Sonic 06, over a decade after it tried to scrub it from the face of the earth. It's still too expensive. May 25, 2022 Dom Peppiatt 3 comments
Article WAY UNCOOL | Sonic Origins on PC has Denuvo DRM, because these impossible-to-pirate Mega Drive games must be protected We're all used to dumb DRM stories, but Denuvo being used to protect some of probably the most readily available ROMs in gaming history is a real new one. April 21, 2022 Alex Donaldson 6 comments
Article zone up to it | What Sonic Frontiers could learn from Sonic Generations and its reverence for the series’ chequered history The Sonic franchise is a double-edged sword. For every Sonic Mania there’s a Sonic ‘06 There’s no escaping it, and Sonic Generations understood that. Jan. 24, 2022 Will Nelson 3 comments
News Project Sonic out holiday 2017 for PC, NX, PS4, Xbox One - watch the reveal trailer here July 23, 2016 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson