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Monday8th Apr 2024
News Sonic Movies To Be 'Avengers-Level' Events, Says Franchise Producer
Knuckles TV series premieres later this month
2024 is going to be a big year for Sonic. Not only is Sonic X Shadow Generations landing on the Switch in Autumn, but fans will also be treated to the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie on 20th December and a dedicated Knuckles series later this month on 26th April (Paramount+). Regarding the latter, franchise...
Thursday2nd Mar 2023
News Yuji Naka Appears To Admit Guilt Over Insider Trading Case
Trial now in session at Tokyo District Court
Yuki Naka, the former head of Sonic Team, is now standing trial at the Tokyo District Court over charges of insider trading after an investigation at Square Enix. The creator had allegedly invested in development companies based on information gained prior to it being made publically available, thus...
Wednesday29th Jun 2022
Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Sonic Origins
Sonic boom or Sonic bust?
After what felt like years of having to make do with just a single image to promote the launch of Sonic Origins, the game is finally in the hands of Switch owners. Pooling together the classic 2D Sonic titles, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic CD, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, the game is...
Thursday23rd Jun 2022
News Yuji Naka Is Shocked That Michael Jackson's Music Is Missing In Sonic Origins
"Oh my God"
Update [Thu 23rd Jun, 2022 16:10]: Yuji Naka is now sharing photos on Twitter of his time in America when he was working on the original Sonic 3. One of the photos Naka has shared is from the time when he visited "his" house, presumably Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in California. Just casually confirming things even more. Someone's...
Tuesday21st Jun 2022
News Here's How Sonic 3's New Music In Sonic Origins Stacks Up To The Classics
Brace yourselves...
Sonic Origins is just around the corner, launching on Switch on this coming Thursday. It's no secret at this point that the music in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was likely to be altered for the new release, owing to complications with the rights, and now we've got confirmation that this is indeed the case. It's sad that we have to...
Thursday16th Jun 2022
News Sega Shares An Extensive Overview Trailer For Sonic Origins
Get the lowdown right here
In anticipation for the launch of Sonic Origins on June 23rd, Sega has shared a new trailer for the game clocking in at just over 4 minutes in length. It goes over everything you can expect to experience in the collection, including the Classic and Anniversary versions of the game, Mirror Mode, the Museum feature, Boss...
Friday10th Jun 2022
News Jun Senoue To Adapt Some Of Sonic 3's Music For Sonic Origins
"Unfortunately we can’t use all of the original sounds"
Here's something we probably all saw coming and were simply waiting to be confirmed — Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will not have all of its original soundtrack intact in Sonic Origins. Sonic 3's music legacy has been long scrutinized and debated. A few years ago, it was confirmed that the King of...
Thursday9th Jun 2022
News Brad Buxer Reconfirms Michael Jackson's Involvement With Sonic 3's Soundtrack
Stranger in Angel Island
Can anyone think of any video game soundtrack that's been debated over more that Sonic the Hedgehog 3's? The King of Pop — Michael Jackson's — involvement has long been debated, with other musicians seemingly confirming that he did indeed help with the game's music in an interview back in 2016. But this has still been...
Monday9th May 2022
Rumour Sonic Team Is Working On A Brand New 2D Sonic Game
Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles said to be playable
Stick your tin-foil hats on for this one, folks. A new 2D entry to the long-running Sonic the Hedgehog series is reportedly in development at SEGA. Specifically, Sonic Team is said to be working on the game with "no outside involvement". News of the new entry comes from an insider by the name of Zippo...
Wednesday20th Apr 2022
News Sonic Mania Dev Confirms Involvement With Sonic Origins
Headcannon returns for fourth outing
Headcannon, known for its work on Sonic Mania alongside the mobile versions of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, has confirmed its involvement with the upcoming Sonic Origins. The compilation, due for release on June 23rd, will include the classic mainline games with various a
Thursday27th May 2021
News Sonic Origins Spin Dashes To "The Latest Platforms" Next Year
Sonic 3 is back! & Knuckles
Update: Based on the footage used in the trailer (above), fans were initially sceptical that Sonic 3 would be widescreen in this new collection. It has now been confirmed by Katie MiniKitty, social media and influencer manager for Sonic, that the game will be 16:9. Phew! During today's Sonic Central stream we had
Saturday15th May 2021
Rumour Sega Will Re-Release Sonic 3 & Knuckles In A New Sonic Collection
Leaker says "it's back"
This year marks Sonic the Hedgehog's 30th anniversary. Sega has previously said it's got some "exciting news" that it can't wait to share and has told fans to expect plenty of major announcements - including new games, digital content and more. There's already been a rumour ab
Sunday7th Jun 2020
Poll Box Art Brawl #46 - Sonic The Hedgehog 3
2's company
Welcome to Week 46 of Box Art Brawl, the poll to find out your favourite box art from a selection of three regional variants. Last week we looked at SNES shmup Phalanx. Surprisingly, the infamous North American cover picked up over 50% of the vote for an easy victory. Japan came in second and Europe trailed in a distant third pl
Monday18th Nov 2019
News A Sonic Mania-Style 'Drop Dash' Almost Made It Into Sonic 3
New Sonic 3 prototype surfaces
One of Sonic Mania's most unique gameplay features was the addition of a 'drop dash' move which allows characters to roll into a wrecking ball the moment they hit the ground – but it turns out we almost had this move in Sonic 3, which was released decades earlier. A prototype version of the third Sonic game has...
Thursday22nd Feb 2018
Random There's Nothing Quite Like The Creator Of Sonic Doing An Impression Of Michael Jackson
"Jackson had made all of it with his mouth"
One of the most persistent anecdotes in the history of video gaming is Michael Jackson's connection with Sonic the Hedgehog 3. It's often been rumoured that he wrote the soundtrack for the game, having enjoyed a strong relationship with Sega during the early '90s. The story goes that when allegations...
Wednesday27th Jan 2016
News It Looks Like Michael Jackson Did Write Some Of Sonic 3's Soundtrack After All
Doesn't matter if you're black or white (or blue)
Back in the early '90s when Michael Jackson was arguably the most famous person on the face of the planet, he started working with Nintendo's rival Sega on a series of video game projects. Sega was quick to exploit Jackson's natural love of video games with Moonwalker being perhaps the most...
Tuesday22nd Dec 2009
News Celebrate The Holidays With Cheaper Sega Virtual Console Titles
Select games marked down to 500 points
Sales are rare on the Virtual Console, so chalk this one up to a Christmas miracle. Starting Dec. 24 and running through Jan. 6 in both Europe and North America, Sega is knocking 40% off the price for its best-selling Genesis/Mega Drive Virtual Console releases. In space-buck terms, that means the usual 800...
Tuesday1st Dec 2009
News Yet Another Sonic Collection Inbound - This Time For DS
Is it possible to have too many Sonic the Hedgehog compendiums?
Sega has announced that it will be bringing the first four Sonic the Hedgehog games to the Nintendo DS in March 2010. The Sonic Classic Collection will feature Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles. All four games originally appeared on...
