Sonic Forces News
June2019
News Sonic Team "Now Preparing" For The Blue Blur's 30th Anniversary
Expect a "big year"
In March, Sonic Team's Takashi Iizuka confirmed the development of the next entry in the mainline Sonic the Hedgehog series was officially underway. Since then, there's been no other information about this game. When Iizuka caught up with Game Informer at E3 2019 last week, he was queried about the next major entry in the...
News The Sonic Anniversary Nintendo eShop Sale Is Now Live (North America)
Discounts on Switch, 3DS and Wii U eShop games
Sega is running a Sonic anniversary sale in North America from now until June 24th. For owners of Nintendo platforms, this sale includes discounted Sonic games on the Switch, 3DS and Wii U eShops. Take a look at the 12 games on sale in the list below which includes Sonic's latest racing game:...
March2019
News Takashi Iizuka Confirms The Next Sonic Title Is Already In Development
Gotta go fast
If the video clips for Team Sonic Racing weren't already satisfying enough, the head of Sonic Team, Takashi Iizuka, has confirmed the next big entry in the mainline Sonic series is officially underway. The announcement was made during a panel at SXSW Gaming 2019. Other than this, no other information is currently known about the new...
June2018
Guide Nintendo E3 2018 Press Conference Schedule, Rumours, Hopes, And Dreams
Switch, Pokémon, Star Fox, Smash Bros., Fortnite, and more
The hype is real for this year's E3. We've got a resurgent Nintendo, riding on the crest of Switch's enormous success. As a result, every publisher and their mum is trying to squeeze games onto the hybrid console faster than you can say Call of Duty (apart from, it would seem, Activision)...
April2018
Music Gotta Go Fast With This Sega Fest Sonic DJ Set
One hour of upbeat Sonic themes
Sega has never been one to shy away from delivering great entertainment at fan experiences, so if you want to start your week right we suggest you give this DJ set a spin. For nearly one hour, DJ Tomoya Ohtani spins some iconic music themes from decades of Sonic The Hedgehog video game history and is eventually...
February2018
News Sega Is Getting Ready To Show Us What's Next For Sonic The Hedgehog
"Sonic is back, and ready to take 2018 by storm"
Sonic had a mixed 2017. Sonic Mania was amazing, but his "big" game - Sonic Forces - was met with less enthusiastic reviews. The character remains a cash-cow for Sega however, and we're going to hear very soon what it has planned for Sonic in 2018. A SXSW panel will deliver a...
December2017
News Super Sonic Is Coming to Sonic Forces as DLC
Free for now, too
After the excellent Sonic Mania graced consoles late this summer, fans were hoping that SEGA would be able to replicate the success with Sonic Forces and give the hedgehog one of his greatest years. Unfortunately, Sonic Forces turned out to be a bit of a dud; not a bad game by any means, but nothing particularly great either. SEGA...
News Sega Lowers Full Year Forecast Amid Pachinko Performance Problems
Sales and profit predictions both take a dive
Sega has reduced its full year sales and profit forecasts for the current financial year amid struggles in the pachinko industry. Full-year net sales of $3.38bn and profits of $98.1m were originally predicted by the Japanese veteran, but it has now revised these totals to $2.94bn and $44.6m...
November2017
News Sega Finally Embraces Sanic Hegehog With Sonic Forces DLC
Cumon step it up!!!!!
Sanic Hegehog's twisted and tortured history isn't one we're comfortable with explaining here - just check out the always-reliable Know Your Meme for the full low-down - but Sega has finally embraced this distorted version of the character by including it in Sonic Forces. That's right, you can now clad your avatar in a...
News Sonic Forces Struggles in Japan as Super Mario Odyssey and Switch Lead Charts
Warriors ports fail to chart on Switch
The Japanese Media Create chart results are out and as always make for some interesting reading. Last week saw a number of new releases, though familiar names continue to lead the way. Still skipping along at number one is Super Mario Odyssey, holding off Call of Duty: WW2. Despite there being a number of new...
News Sonic Forces on Switch Has Solid UK Launch as DOOM Moves Up the Charts
Super Mario Odyssey is still going strong, too
Last week brought quite a few major retail releases, with the Switch featuring quite prominently. All told Nintendo's diminutive system had a decent set of results in the UK charts (which don't include eShop sales), albeit with a familiar face still leading the way. In the all-format stakes Sonic...
Video Digital Foundry's Analysis Points To Switch Sonic Forces Being The Worst Version
Does that surprise anyone?
Sonic Forces launches today and we sadly don't have a review for you - suffice to say review code has gone out very late indeed - but our friends over at Digital Foundry do at least have some comparison footage which shows how the Switch version shapes up against the PS4 and Xbox One iterations. The news isn't good for...
Out Today Sonic Leads New Switch eShop Arrivals to Get the Week Started
SEGA's latest big push for its mascot
As is now the norm the Switch eShop's release slate for each week typically comes in a couple of batches. Beyond the usual Thursday update we also get retail and download-only titles earlier in the week, and as we've done in recent times we're giving you a reminder of what's out today. After all, we all need to...
Video Get Up to Speed With the Sonic Forces Launch Trailer
Drama and fist bumps
Sonic Forces is out on 7th November, and plenty will be hoping that Sonic Team's release will bring us the second top-notch title for the mascot this year, following in the footsteps of Sonic Mania. For those eagerly jumping in on day one the wait is almost over. To get people in the mood the official launch trailer...
Random SEGA Goes for Laughs in Eggman Promotion for Sonic Forces
Hats off, once again, to the Sonic social media team
Being a Sonic fans means dealing with various highs and lows, with the franchise being - we think it's fair to say - inconsistent over the years. In the past decade there have been excellent games, ok games and a couple that should never have seen the light of day. In recent years one thing has...
Nintendo Download 2nd November (North America)
Sonic Forces! Morphite! Super Beat Sports! Sparkle 2 EVO! More!
It's another week, dear readers, and we have the Nintendo Download Update details for North America. There were various arrivals earlier in the week and now we have the formal update that is, as normal, rather busy and full of options. There are some varied and intriguing choices across...
October2017
News There's a Sonic Forces Demo on the Japanese eShop, But It Has a Strange Limitation
Oh SEGA!
Sonic Forces is out very soon and plenty are keen to see how it shapes up on the Switch. To that end SEGA has released a demo on the Japanese eShop, which is nice. You only get to try stages for one minute at a time, however, which is downright goofy. There are three stages available - one boss fight, one fast-paced Sonic level and one...
News SEGA's Shun Nakamura 'Really' Wants to Make Samba de Amigo for the Switch
"I saw the Switch, I thought oh my god - this is it!"
Plenty of developers have spoken about seeing the Nintendo Switch - and its integrated Joy-Con controllers - and being inspired with gaming ideas. That seems to have happened to Sonic Team designer and producer Shun Nakamura, which could be good news for Dreamcast fans. The cult hit on SEGA's...
News "Rental Avatar" Feature Shown Off in New Sonic Forces Footage
Check out the Space Port stage, too
Sonic Forces is now just a few weeks away, and plenty of Blue Blur fans will be hoping it follows the lead of the retro-infused Sonic Mania in bringing the IP back to the top of the game. Whether it'll deliver that is up in the air so far, but there's always hope. In recent weeks SEGA has been cranking...
News Sega Confirms Sonic Forces Is 720p, 30fps On Nintendo Switch
In both docked and handheld modes
Sonic Forces may not be the blue hedgehog's first game on Switch - that honour falls to the amazing Sonic Mania - but it's likely to be the one that Sega hopes will find the larger audience, given the hype which has surrounded its development. Fairly early on, it was rumoured that the game wouldn't be hitting that...
News Sonic Forces Producer Discusses the Breadth of Content Available
"Nobody should be worried that they’re getting less content"
After the overwhelmingly positive release of Sonic Mania, the impending release of Sonic Forces is still a big question mark. Pre-release demo impressions haven’t all been glowing and there’s still lots of uncertainty over whether SEGA has finally cracked the 3D Sonic formula that...
September2017
News Place Your Bets and Check Out the Casino Forest 'Classic' Stage in Sonic Forces
Aims to be a throwback to Casino Night Zone
For Sonic fans it's a bumper year - we've already had the excellent Sonic Mania, and the latest new 3D Sonic game is due soon with Sonic Forces. Sega continues to release new footage, and has now showed off the Classic Sonic stage for 'Casino Forest'. It has various throwback references to the likes of...
Random Sega Joins Up With Hooters To Promote Sonic Forces In Japan
Yes, you read that right
We almost didn't believe it ourselves, but Sega of Japan is teaming up with the racy restaurant chain Hooters to promote the forthcoming Sonic Forces. We can't help but feel this kind of marketing would be better suited for Sega's Yakuza franchise, but there you go. The full, lurid details of the campaign are yet to...
News Shadow to be Playable in Free 'Episode Shadow' DLC for Sonic Forces
Three new stages, playable in 10 'modern Sonic' levels too
SEGA has announced a 'Digital Bonus Edition' of Sonic Forces; like the retail Bonus Edition it'll include some free DLC outfits, but sadly pre-ordering the download for the bonus is only confirmed so far for Xbox One and PS4. On the plus side, Switch is included in the bigger announcement -...
August2017
News Sonic Forces Gets North American Release Date and a Snazzy Pre-Order Bonus Edition
Includes a Joy-Con Grip skin and free DLC
Sonic Forces recently got a Japanese release date, and it turns out that North America will get it two days earlier on 7th November. At a price of $39.99 USD/$54.99 CAD. the pre-order 'Bonus Edition' will come with a neat controller skin and some DLC outfit goodies. SEGA® announced today that Sonic...
News Check Out the Tag Team Gameplay of Sonic Forces
Also, listen to the new Metal Sonic theme remix
By all accounts, Sonic Mania has been a smashing success for the blue blur, restoring much of the fanbase’s faith in SEGA’s ability to put out a great Sonic game. Of course, that’s not the only Sonic game we’re getting this year; Sonic Forces is due out in a few months, and early impressions...
News Sonic Forces Hits Japan On November 9th
Just in time for Christmas
Sega has confirmed that Sonic Forces will launch on the Nintendo Switch on November 9th in Japan. The Nintendo edition will arrive alongside the PlayStation 4 version at retail, with a cost of 5,990 Yen. Japanese Xbox One owners will only have digital release, costing 5,980 Yen. In the west, Sonic Forces has a...
July2017
News Sonic Forces Listed On EB Games For 7th November Release
Switch box art shown too
Many fans of the blue blur have been highly anticipating the release of Sonic's next 3D outing. In announcement videos Sega has played it coy on the official release date, with only the time-stamp of 2017 currently given. Now video game retailer EB Games may have let the date slip by revealing on its Australian website that...
Video Get a Good Look at Infinite, the New Villain in Sonic Forces
Speed off the charts
SEGA continues to amp up the anticipation for Sonic Forces, introducing new stages, characters and music tracks on a weekly basis. This time around the focus is on Infinite, a new deadly foe for Sonic to face. He has a suitable 'bad-guy' voice, with the cutscene below showing an early encounter in the game. SEGA has also...
Music Check Out Sonic Forces' Opening Theme, Featuring Hoobastank's Douglas Robb
"How Do You Do, Fellow Kids?"
Sega has released the opening theme for the upcoming Sonic Forces, which features vocals and lyrics by Douglas Robb of Hoobastank. Hoobastank were formed in 1994 (it says here) and have sold 10 million albums worldwide (it also says here). We can't say we've spun many of their discs in the Nintendo...
First Impressions Running Scared from Sonic Forces
Where's the SSSSSS when you need it?
Sonic Team, for the longest time, seems to think that Sonic is all about speed. To be fair that’s what all the marketing for the original games was pushing, but in reality speed in Sonic is a reward for playing well, not the standard staple of each game in the series (in terms of the old school classics, at...
June2017
Video Sonic Forces Trailer Showcases Gameplay, Along With Familiar and New Foes
Do you believe, Sonic fans?
Sonic Forces is playable at E3, so naturally it's on our list of things to do in LA. More footage has been emerging of the demo, though, which features plenty of chatty Sonic buddies and a blend of 'modern' and 'classic' Sonic gameplay. There's a new trailer to showcase the game, too, replicating some of the demo stages...
News Pop On Some Headphones for This Sonic Forces Park Avenue Track
Composed by Tomoya Ohtani
Not long ago SEGA unveiled its custom character feature for Sonic Forces, which will allow players to create their own hero to fight alongside modern and classic Sonic. There'll be plenty of options and different animal types that have various abilities, though some are concerned at what the dedicated Sonic fanbase will...
May2017
Weirdness The Sonic Forces Custom Hero Trailer Should Come With A Health Warning
Nothin personnel, kid
Sonic the Hedgehog is been a series that for many is an outlet to express creativity through fan art. Many skilled artists try their hand at 'Sonic OC' to place themselves in Sonic's world, or a character of their own making. However this is not limited to skilled artists, and a theme that is rife throughout the internet is...
News Sonic Forces Will Let You Create Your Own Playable Character
Mix and match
Sega has revealed that Sonic Forces will, for the first time in the history of the series, allow you to create your own in-game character. You'll be able to select upper headgear, middle headgear, lower headgear, gloves, footwear, body, bodysuit, and skin colour for your "hero" character, which has to be based on one of seven animal...
April2017
News Gawk at 'Classic Sonic' Dashing Through Green Hill Zone in Sonic Forces
Oh Sonic, you have us dreaming again
It's a bit of an unfair myth that Sonic hasn't had good games in recent times, but a fair comment is that the mascot hasn't had many great games. Can Sonic Forces - coming to Nintendo Switch and other systems later this year - buck that trend? Well, we hope so. A bit like the concept of Sonic Generations, this...
News Nintendo Shows Off 2D Gameplay Footage From Sonic Forces
Talking 'bout our Generations
It could be a rather good year for Sonic fans that happen to own a Switch - Sonic Mania is due in the Summer, and then Sonic Forces will also come to the system in the Holiday season. Though the Wii and Wii U had exclusive Sonic games of varying quality, it's great to see the mainline multi-platform titles coming to...
Feature The Biggest Nintendo Switch Retail Games of 2017 - Spring Edition
Big games on little cartridges
The Spring season is upon us, and with the Nintendo Switch out in the wild and settling into a groove we thought it was a good time to revive our 'Biggest Games' lists, which previously started to get a tad stretched for Wii U and 3DS. Such is the relative richness of the Switch line-up that we're back to separate...
March2017
Video See Sonic Forces At Its Best in Official Gameplay Footage
'Hedgehog Engine 2', indeed
Well, Sonic Project 2017 is now Sonic Forces, which is coming to pretty much all current-gen systems including Switch this year. A panel at SXSW confirmed the news and also showcased a brief burst of gameplay footage, which we shared in its off-screen glory already. Along with a rehash of the game's original CG reveal...
News Project Sonic 2017's Official Title Is Sonic Forces
First look at gameplay will be uploaded tomorrow
Today, during the Sonic Panel at Austin's SXSW Gaming event Sonic Team revealed that Project Sonic 2017 will officially be called Sonic Forces. This comes from the fact that the game will explore the "Forces of Good and Evil" - it's possible we could see something similar to Sonic Adventure 2 and its...
July2016
News Sound Team From Sonic's 25th Anniversary Bash Explains Live Stream Issues
"Day of show, lots of weird issues"
This past weekend brought some pleasing news for Sonic fans, with a standout being Project Sonic 2017 confirmed for the NX; that announcement came at the close of a 4 hour live stream by SEGA from San Diego. The event was a celebration party, in addition to a vehicle for announcements, but those watching online...
Talking Point SEGA Has the Right Idea With Its Upcoming Sonic Projects
Looking to the past for answers to the future
As many of you are no doubt aware, SEGA made two major announcements during its Sonic anniversary bash that gave a lot of insight into the near future of the Blue Blur. Sonic Mania appears – for all intents and purposes – to be the sequel to Sonic & Knuckles that many have been asking SEGA to...
News Project Sonic 2017 Confirmed for Nintendo NX Release
Check out the debut cinematic trailer
At the close of its 25th Anniversary Sonic Party in San Diego, SEGA unveiled a cinematic for the next main-series release for the franchise - codenamed Project Sonic 2017, it's due in the Holiday season next year and is confirmed for the Nintendo NX. It's a Sonic Team project, cited as the same team that...
