Sonic Hacking Contest 2026 submissions are now open through September 30, with the contest moving to October 24-31 after website development setbacks forced a delay.
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.
SAGE 2026 is now underway through September 18, bringing new Sonic fangame demos, an expanded Sonic 1996 build, development tools and a new showcase running for more than 20 minutes.
SEGA VS CAPCOM: The Next Level has been discontinued and its downloads removed, with 4CYDE Studios saying the fan fighter was shut down specifically over its use of Capcom characters and likenesses.
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.
AfterImage Studio is developing a fan-made Sonic the Hedgehog anime led by Erick Crow, combining 3D character animation with hand-drawn 2D effects while recruiting artists across multiple production disciplines.
Panic Porcupine is making the jump to 3D in Panic 64, a high-speed 2027 platformer packed with Sonic DNA, including a Sonic Adventure truck-and-Orca gag, multicolored Chickabirbs, CRT power-ups, drifting, stage grades and deliberately blurry late-'90s visuals.
Animator kotoriyrisuet has released a stunning fan-made Sonic Adventure 2 OVA after more than a year of solo work, reimagining the game with a darker anime style inspired by Sonic CD’s legendary animated intro.
SonicMe is now live for Sonic the Hedgehog’s 35th anniversary, letting fans create and share Sonic-inspired avatars with thousands of customization options.
Concerns have emerged regarding the use of AI upscaling in the Sonic the Comic Remastered project, with many fans instead pointing to the Sonic the Comic Rescan Project as a higher-quality preservation effort focused on authentic archival scans.
My Slime Garden is a free-to-play Chao Garden-inspired adventure where players raise, breed, customize, and explore with unique slime companions across procedurally generated islands.
A Sonic fan has shown off a custom Sonic the Hedgehog 2 controller prototype that uses real-time force feedback and a small display to react to Sonic’s Spin Dash.
A new PC mod for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds restores voice lines to several DLC racers, including Rusty Rose, SpongeBob, Patrick, and other crossover characters.
A new Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds mod replaces AiAi with Kid Goku, complete with Flying Nimbus, Dragon Ball music, custom festival theming, and anime voice clips.
Tumblr’s 2026 Top 100 Ships list places Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog at #5, making them one of the highest-ranked video game pairings across all fandoms this year.
Sonic CDX developer Axanery has revealed Sonic Gateway, a new fangame framework aiming to recreate Sonic Mania’s physics and mechanics on a 1:1 basis, with a planned release in 2026.
The unofficial Sonic Mania Dreamcast port has cleared one of its biggest technical hurdles, with the team revealing how the console’s CPU limitations are being overcome to support the game’s 3D bonus stages.
A new Commodore Amiga tech demo recreating Sonic the Hedgehog’s first level offers a new look at how SEGA’s iconic platformer could have worked on rival 16-bit hardware.
A joke about Sonic’s strangest Smash moves has turned into a revelation, and it traces back to one of the most overlooked games in the franchise.
A new fan concept imagines a Sonic RPG built entirely around speed and momentum, and it highlights why past attempts never quite felt right.
A new Sonic character popularity poll from Dengeki Online ranks the Top 12 fan favorites, with Sonic, Shadow, and Silver taking the top three spots.
After more than a year of delays, Limited Run Games has started shipping the Sonic X Shadow Generations Collector’s Editions, but early reactions show widespread disappointment over the final statue quality.
A new fan project titled "Sonic the Hedgehog: The 2019 Cut" aims to recreate the first Sonic movie as it originally appeared, bringing back the infamous pre redesign Sonic model that shocked audiences in 2019.
