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 will be available later today in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, with SEGA confirming the Samba de Amigo star as the game's 12th and final free character of Year One ahead of his release and September 10 Festival.
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 says SEGA remains close with the developers behind Sonic Mania and still wants to work with them again, although no new collaboration is currently moving forward.
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.
SEGA has expanded its Tokyo Game Show 2026 Sonic lineup with special TGS versions of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and SONIC PICO PARK, Evangelion and Godzilla poster giveaways, eight PICO PARK hand fans and newly revealed merchandise.
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.
Takashi Iizuka has reflected on Sonic Adventure’s pivotal role in the franchise, saying Sonic may not have achieved its later success if SEGA had failed to successfully bring the character into 3D.
SEGA has officially confirmed Sticks the Badger as a new Sonic Rumble Party character for Season 9, with top players in today’s tournament getting a chance to unlock her ahead of her seasonal debut.
A new Sonic Rumble Party character teaser is asking fans to break out the tinfoil hats, with both the clue and a familiar-looking ear pointing rather strongly toward the long-absent Sticks the Badger.
Sonic Mania is celebrating its ninth anniversary, with Sonic’s official Korean and Taiwanese accounts revisiting the game’s pre-release animation and the many expressions packed into one early Sonic scene.
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.
Sonic Mania developer Christian Whitehead has marked the game’s ninth anniversary by revealing a cut animation showing the animals originally intended to explain the personalities of the Hard-Boiled Heavies.
Limited Run Games has shared the first look at a production sample for its revised Sonic X Shadow Generations Collector’s Edition statue, marking another major step toward final SEGA approval and mass production.
TJ Davis has released her own take on “Undefeatable” from Sonic Frontiers, completing the lineup of songs revealed for her New Frontiers EP project.
Sonic Rumble Party is celebrating the Sonic Symphony concert tour with new Symphony outfits for Sonic, Tails, Amy, and Knuckles, special missions, a Conductor Chao, and the return of NiGHTS and Reala.
Sonic Frontiers has officially surpassed 5 million copies sold worldwide, with SEGA celebrating the milestone by making Sonic’s iconic Sonic Adventure 2 SOAP Shoes available free to all players.
Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo have joined Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds in the game’s fifth premium DLC wave, alongside the Pizzafire Van, New York City course, new music, emotes, decals, and other crossover content.
Sonic Rumble Party’s Clean Sweep Stakes Event is now live, bringing IDW-inspired Raider skins for Surge, Tangle, Whisper, and Lanolin, Phantom Rider, new event rewards, and a separate lineup of Summer 2026 skins.
