Sonic Rumble Party Season 10 is now live, bringing the Werehog to the Red Star Ring Shop alongside returning Wonderland content, new stages, skins, Buddies and AI Racer Cream.
Takashi Iizuka has confirmed that a new Sonic game is currently in development, saying Sonic Team still sees room to push beyond the changes introduced by Sonic Frontiers.
Cream and Cheese are joining SONIC PICO PARK as playable characters, Big will lend his strength in certain stages, and producer Shintaro Shimazu says the team is still gradually revealing more of the roster.
SEGA has opened the Sonic Frontiers archives to show rare early development footage, revealing a very different island, a Titan one-third of its final size and the gameplay changes triggered when Takashi Iizuka demanded it be made three times bigger.
Takashi Iizuka says Sonic Adventure’s camera and Homing Attack solved two major problems with high-speed 3D movement, while Sonic Colors changed how he worked with Sonic Team.
OpenGGF v0.6 brings a major round of accuracy, audio and performance work to the open-source Sonic engine, while pushing its Sonic 3 & Knuckles support further into the original game.
Three fan-made ports are bringing Sonic CD and Sonic Mania to original Sega hardware that never received them, with separate Saturn and 32X projects now in development.
Bayonetta is coming to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds as the first free racer of Year Two, complete with the Butterfly Witch machine, while SEGA has also shown more of its upcoming Godzilla and EVANGELION DLC.
Amazon UK has listed an unannounced Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Year One Edition for PS5 with a November 3 release date, although SEGA has yet to reveal what the new version includes.
Balenciaga and SEGA have launched a new fashion collaboration featuring Sonic apparel, Japan-exclusive pieces and a playable Sonic the Fighters arcade cabinet in Tokyo, with a worldwide rollout following September 22.
Sonic series director Morio Kishimoto says there are no current plans for a Sonic Frontiers Director’s Cut, while naming Secret Rings and Black Knight as games he would like to rebuild with the experience he has today.
SONIC PICO PARK launches November 12, 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Steam, with SEGA and PICO PARK Inc. confirming the full multiplatform lineup in a new gameplay trailer.
Sonic Rumble Party is celebrating Sonic Adventure’s 27th anniversary with new Knuckles, Tikal, Sonic and Tails designs, Egg Golem and Dreamcast buddies, returning Chaos content and a September Twitch Drops campaign.
The White House has promoted its new Arcade.gov browser games with a video mimicking SEGA’s branding and sound logo while using Green Hill Zone music, although SEGA has declined to say whether it approved the use.
After years of development and public demos, Project Reignition has reached Version 1.0 with the complete Sonic and the Secret Rings story, rebuilt controls, new modes, mod support and more.
Amigo is now available for free in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, with the Samba de Amigo Festival now live and offering the new 4th Stage Charge Kit, which combines Ultimate Charge and Lv4 Quick Charge in a single Gadget.
A strange TapTap listing and purported App Store CDN images are pointing toward a possible Apple Arcade version of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, complete with claims of cross-progression and more than 18 CrossWorlds, although SEGA has announced nothing yet.
Sonic Frontiers director Morio Kishimoto has clarified that The Final Horizon presents a different ending from the original game, explaining that its alternate scenario grew from Sonic Team’s desire to respond to the enormous amount of post-launch fan feedback.
Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds are among the featured attractions at SEGA ATLUS FEST 2026, bringing game trials, exclusive merchandise, giant inflatables and themed booths to SM North EDSA in the Philippines from September 1–13.
Sonic R singer TJ Davis has revealed that Richard Jacques kept reminding her to make the soundtrack “bright” and “happy,” sometimes using footage of Sonic running in the studio to help keep her performances fast and energetic.
A massive archive recovered from Valve’s retired Steam2 infrastructure has yielded multiple PC development builds of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, including a “Beta 2” version dating 45 days before the game’s final build
Takashi Iizuka and Evening Star say both sides remain open to making another Sonic game together, although Evening Star’s current project is not Sonic and no new collaboration is underway.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Lead Character Artist Hiroyuki Watanabe has revealed King Boom Boo was originally redesigned with a crown, cape and staff before Sonic Team settled on his familiar appearance and gave him sunglasses to survive the sun.
Sonic Channel’s August 2026 release commemorative artwork celebrates nine years of Sonic Mania with Knuckles reading a suspiciously familiar book, complete with a nod to the game’s unlockable “& Knuckles” mode.
A PSA 9.8 A++ sealed copy of the original Sonic the Hedgehog, described by Heritage as the highest-graded Sonic game it has ever brought to public auction across all variants, has sold for $60,000.
Tokyo Game Show 2026 has cancelled its entire September 21 programme due to Typhoon No. 25, calling off both Sonic 35th Music Live performances while organizers consider moving some affected stage programming online.
SONIC PICO PARK will support cross-platform and online multiplayer for up to eight players when it launches later in 2026, although its full platform lineup has yet to be announced.
Sonic Rumble Party Season 9 is now live with an Agent theme, new Sonic and Shadow skins, four additional stages, Sticks the Badger’s full release and major changes to Season Stamp Cards and Special Rumble.
The cancellation of Sonic Blitz is taking Rovio Copenhagen with it. Rovio will end all operations in Denmark following the game’s failed soft launch, with around 20 employees having worked on the project and CEO Alex Pelletier-Normand confirming player retention fell below expectations.
Axel from Crazy Taxi is now available as a free addition to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, bringing the Devolada Yellow Jack, new music, emotes and sounds ahead of a dedicated Crazy Taxi Festival later this week.
Buying Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds through the Epic Games Store now unlocks Fortnite’s complete Dr. Eggman Bundle at no additional cost, with existing owners instead receiving 2,000 V-Bucks.
Newly published Sonic Frontiers development materials reveal Sage’s early “digital + ghost” concepts, wildly different Koco prototypes, experiments with Sonic’s cyber corruption and the digital forms used for Amy, Tails and Knuckles.
Limited Run Games’ overhauled Sonic X Shadow Generations Collector’s Edition statue has reached another major production milestone, with the final physical sample now sitting at SEGA of America headquarters for review.
Sonic Blitz will not move beyond its soft-launch phase, with the developers announcing that development has been discontinued and the game, Discord server and official social account will all close on August 24.
MADEIN’s collaboration with Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is expanding beyond its recent concert partnership, with 143 Entertainment confirming that the group’s music will be incorporated into the SEGA racing game as part of a new strategic partnership with SEGA and GAKU.
The True Blue Plastic Surgery Collection for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds remodels Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Classic Sonic around their 2D appearances, complete with camera-facing mouths, automatic Riders outfits, Super forms and a few wonderfully specific extras.
