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Sega released some new merch today for the 35th anniversary celebration of Sonic the Hedgehog. The aptly named Sonic the Hedgehog 35th Anniversary Collection includes a variety of themed gear that true Sonic aficionados will love. Honestly, a lot of these items look awesome, especially that plush there.

Sega offers up a 12" statue of Sonic in the Green Hill Zone, a varsity jacket, some shirts, a hat, a plush, crossbody bag, mug, and more.
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The first look at this six-episode spin-off series.

The first trailer for Knuckles arrived earlier today. Along with it, we were told that the release date for this Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off series will begin streaming on April 26th. Those with Paramount+ in the United States and Canada will be able to begin streaming Knuckles on the 26th while other territories will get it added to their libraries on April 27th. Japan is the exception to all of this, with a release expected to...

The Knuckles series is getting even more substantial star power.

Paramount+ and Sega are really going whole (hedge)hog on the casting for its upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog spinoff series, Knuckles. We already know that Idris Elba is voicing Knuckles, just as he did for Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Now, we're hearing that Cary Elwes (Saw, The Princess Bride, Robin Hood: Men in Tights) and Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future, The Addams Family, Who Framed Roger Rabbit) are joining...

Sega seems keen on entering the mobile market.

Sega confirms that they are acquiring Rovio, the development studio that made Angry Birds back in 2009 and have been riding that wave ever since. The deal, valued at $775 million (USD) was officially announced on Monday morning. Speculation late last week about this acquisition started to circulate with a $1 billion price tag associated with it.

Sega is looking to dive deeper into the mobile gaming market. They plan to combine...

The old rivalry is alive and well in 2023.

The opening weekend for The Super Mario Bros. Movie has come to an end and the box office figures are in. In its five-day opening run, The Super Mario Bros. Movie pulled in a cool $204.6 million (USD) in the United States and $377 million globally. These figures place it ahead of Sonic the Hedgehog, which previously held the record for the best opening weekend of a video game movie adaptation.

Yes, in 2023 the rivalry between...

SEGA DOES WHAT NINTENDON'T.

Sonic the Hedgehog is dead and it's up to you to find out who murdered him! That's the basic premise behind the newly released, free game called The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog. This is a real game that SEGA officially released on Steam today. Did I mention it's free? A free official SEGA game where they kill off Sonic the Hedgehog.

Sometimes, I really like April Fools when companies go out of their way on a "real" joke. This is one...

Yuji Naka says he "knew the facts" in a public admission in the first day of court.

This week saw the start of the trial against Yuji Naka, the creator of Sonic and Balan Wonderworld, as he stands accused of insider trading. The trial concerns Naka's ownership of shares worth $1 million and $20,000 respectively in both ATeam and Aiming Inc. These two companies worked with Square Enix on the creation of mobile games such as Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier and Dragon Quest...

Yuji Naka is one of several Square Enix employees arrested on suspicions of insider trading.

Co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog and the director of Balan Wonderworld, Yuji Naka, has been arrested on suspicion of insider trading. The news first seem to surface from Fuji News Network and later reported in English via sites like The Verge.

Former Square Enix employee Taisuke Sazaki found out that the Dragon Quest Tact mobile game was being created by developers at Square Enix...

Better get them fast.

Sega says they are delisting the individual versions of Sonic titles from digital storefronts in anticipation of the release of Sonic Origins. This includes Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD.

There are a few exceptions to this. The first two Sonic titles will remain available via Sega Ages on the Nintendo Switch. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 will also still be available through the Sega Genesis on Nintendo Switch Online +.
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It'll be a celebration of Sonic's birthday.

A collection of retro Sonic remasters will be coming in the form of Sonic Origins. The release date that is currently planned for this release is none other than June 23, 2022. That date also happens to be the same date that the first Sonic the Hedgehog was released back in 1991.

Sonic Origins is a collection of most of the 2D Sonic titles that were released for the Sega Genesis back in the day. This includes the first Sonic...

Too fast for the naked eye.

A new movie poster for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie was revealed today. The poster makes its debut courtesy of IGN. IGN says that the poster should invoke a feeling of nostalgia for fans of the 16-bit Sonic games.

As a fan of those 16-bit Sonic games (shoutout to my Sega Genesis), I can say that yeah, I can see where some nostalgic feelings would come into play here. There's Tails' plane and we see Sonic and Knuckles about to punch...

Now you too can smell like a chili eating hedgehog or sweaty muscle man.

You ever just sit back and ponder what Sonic the Hedgehog would smell like? He's known for eating chili dogs, so would he smell like that or something else? He also likes running through lush green landscapes, so would he perhaps smell instead like freshly washed laundry drying in a summer breeze? It really makes you think, doesn't it?

Thankfully, Sega is here to save us all from life's greatest mystery....

Plus there's a free weekend underway.

Sonic the Hedgehog is so popular these days. He's shown up at the Olympics. He's got a remastered game and an entirely new game coming out soon. I hear he even has a popular drive-in food chain. Now? Now, Sonic the Hedgehog can perform surgery in Two Point Hospital.

Earlier today, a Sonic 30th Anniversary Item Pack was released for Two Point Hospital, a game where you build and manage a whacky hospital of your own. This is a free pack...

How well can a block do a spin dash?

Despite what one mentally stunted individual might be saying on Twitter these days, Minecraft is very much alive and doing quite well for itself. In fact, the game has never been more popular. It's also now the only place where you will be able to celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog's 30th anniversary in style (since Sega themselves won't have anything new until 2022).

Mojang and Sega have partnered up to create a special piece of Sonic themed...

Plus Sonic returns to the Olympics.

Today, Sonic Central held a stream that revealed a number of new projects featuring none other than Sonic the Hedgehog. These announcements were all centered around the 30th anniversary celebration of the franchise. Let's take a quick look at what was announced during today's short stream.

First up, a very brief teaser was shown off for an entirely new Sonic game. This game is being worked on by Sonic Team and revealed that it will be...