Barry is back with the Sonic Weekly crew to share about his trip to Japan and Joypolis specifically. Also, Star Wars… the other main reason Barry was in Japan was for Star Wars, so we talk about that too. Plus, reviews of Chao Tales and news from Rings of Saturn!
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This week, Grant is owning up to bad takes from the past while creating brand new ones in the present, Bo describes good dates and bad hats, and David is excited about OutRun and has a great idea for the future of Chao merchandise. And, as always, we cover the week’s news about Sonic, Rings of Saturn, and answer some mailbag questions too.
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Blaze Hedgehog (Ryan Bloom) joins in this week! We talk about the best ways to play games like Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and more, plus we cover the latest Sonic and SEGA news with a few laughs along the way. We also contemplate the Sega Genesis being your cool older brother’s console; Sonic 4: Episode 3; E.G.G.M.A.N.; and the fractal brokenness of the Sonic Adventure ports.
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Awards for some of Sega’s most amazing achievements just keep on coming.
The incredible prequel animation to last year’s hit game Sonic X Shadow Generations, Dark Beginnings, has just won a coveted People’s Voice award at the 2025 Webby Awards. The People’s Voice awards, as the name suggests, are awards decided upon by public submissions, much like the BAFTA award that was just given to Shenmue (1999) earlier this month. Sonic X Shadow Generations Dark Beginnings receives this award as part of the Animation (Branded) category, which is for official animations made as part of products or services for the purposes of marketing.
As highlighted on the award page on the Webby Awards website, Sonic X Shadow Generations Dark Beginnings has achieved over 7M views, over 558K likes, over 188K shares, and over 76M impressions across all official uploads. Sonic fans and gamers outside that spectrum everywhere have expressed nothing but love for this groundbreaking piece of Sonic media for its on-point portrayal of the fan favorite Shadow the Hedgehog, both his personality and his deep-seeded trauma, as it hyped up the release of Sonic X Shadow Generations last October, which went on to sell over 1 million units on launch day alone and achieved several rave reviews.
If you haven’t seen this animation yet, you owe it to yourself to give it a watch, so we’ll share it after the break.
This week, we’re joined by KORI-MARU to reminisce about Sonic the Hedgehog and other favorite SEGA franchises. We also cover DC x Sonic the Hedgehog #2 (with a spoiler warning and skip option), and the recent episodes of Chao Tales. All that plus your weekly Rings of Saturn update too. This is a fun one, folks!
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Music is the topic this week, and we discuss our favorite (and least favorite) Sonic soundtracks!
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Today, Disguise, Inc., a prominent global leader in the costume industry, and a subsidiary of global toy and consumer products leader JAKKS Pacific, Inc. announced a multi-year licensing agreement with SEGA of America, Inc. The deal grants Disguise the sole rights to create Sonic the Hedgehog costumes for distribution across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA), and Latin America (LATAM). Find out more details about the licensing agreement in the press release from Disguise, Inc. below.
This week, Sonic Weekly is catching up on the ‘net! Since our last episode, Sonic has posted two animated shorts, and oh yeah, there was a big Nintendo presentation too. All that, plus Rings of Saturn is back!
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In a surprise announcement, Sega has revealed that an HD remaster of Sonic Advance (2002), named Sonic X Cream Advance, is in development. Taking after last year’s Sonic X Shadow Generations, Sonic X Cream Advance brings back the original game made for the Game Boy Advance, the very first original Sonic game on a non-Sega platform following Sega’s exit from the console market. The game will be rebuilt from the ground up in up to 4K resolution on all platforms supporting it with rebuilt physics and new animated cutscenes, all very much in the style of Sonic Origins.
Cream the Rabbit, who would not be introduced until this original game’s sequel, will star in the game as a new 5th playable character with all new levels meant to be traversed exclusively by her and her reliable Chao companion Cheese. These portions of the game will also feature a brand new story written by Ian Flynn, in order to tie the previously non-canon Sonic Advance into the Sonic timeline officially. No story details other than that have been revealed so far.
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Sonic Channel’s new official Sonic Team timeline is the topic, and we’re joined by our friends Smoovies and Barry the Nomad to answer the question — how well does Sonic’s timeline align with David’s?
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The fourth ‘Sonic the Hedgehog‘ movie is set to arrive in theaters on March 19, 2027.
Paramount Pictures announced plans for a fourth installment in the popular video game franchise even before the third movie hit theaters. This decision has proven wise, as ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ has become the highest-grossing film in the series, earning over $422 million worldwide.
The first ‘Sonic‘ movie in 2020 was a surprise hit, grossing over $319 million globally. The 2022 sequel, ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2,‘ surpassed its predecessor, earning over $405 million worldwide.
The ‘Sonic‘ franchise has now collectively grossed over $1 billion at the box office worldwide. Considering how each of the movies have gotten better critical and audience scores, it should be interesting what the studio can manage for a fourth film! Especially after that end credit teaser in ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’.
[via: Variety]
The official Sonic the Hedgehog Speed Cafe—a family-friendly, immersive restaurant pop-up that debuted in San Diego, California—has finally arrived in Chamblee, Georgia!
I had the chance to attend the grand opening and am excited to share my awesome experience at the popular pop-up restaurant with you all which can be read in the next section of this article.
Are you really into the IDW Sonic the Hedgehog comics or looking for an affordable opportunity to start getting into them? Like the idea of also benefiting a great, noble cause at the same time? Humble Bundle’s just given you your chance with their new Sonic the Hedgehog Comics Bundle.
From now until January 8th, 2025, you can pay whatever price you want for a bunch of digital Sonic comics in DRM-free PDF and ePUB format to read on the device of your choosing. You’ll get several books leading up to the end of the Metal Virus saga, one book from the Scrapnik Island saga, and the 30th Anniversary Deluxe book. Portions of the proceeds from this bundle will also benefit the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals: A series of 170 pediatric hospitals in the USA and Canada that provide special, critical medical treatment to children in need. You even get to decide how much of your payment is split between them, IDW Publishing, and Humble Bundle.
Have a look after the break for a detailed list of the comics on offer and a link to the bundle page.
Update: My Arcade has uploaded teaser images of their upcoming SEGA products. Check out the gallery in next section of the article below.
Today, My Arcade announced that they would be working together with SEGA to launch retro gaming devices featuring of SEGA Classics such as:
The mini arcade devices will be making an appearance at CES 2025, Jan 7–10, My Arcade booth #15146 (Central Hall) in Las Vegas. Check out teaser images below!
During the run of this 2024 season, the Detroit Lions have sparked success in having their best overall regular season start at 8-1 and it is partly thanks to running back’s dual-threat duo: Jahmyr Gibbs (#26) & David Montgomery (#5). But what has added to their fun of winning is their newly dubbed nicknames: Sonic & Knuckles, respectfully. Memes and even fans are starting to get into the names and it isn’t just for show. With Gibbs’ elusive speed combined with Montgomery’s bulldozing tenacity, the RB pair have a combined 15 TDs and over 1200 combined rushing yards as of Week 11.