Sonic The Hedgehog - A Little Ball of Energy in an Extremely Handsome Package

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SEGA Announces Nickelodeon Collaboration for Upcoming Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds









https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXoxZNWm_7M

SEGA surprised everyone at the 2025 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards with a reveal: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is crossing over with Nickelodeon. And yes—SpongeBob is in.
During the show, SEGA dropped a new trailer showing SpongeBob and friends hitting the track alongside Sonic and his crew. It also showed off a SpongeBob-themed vehicle and track, plus a quick tease of more Nick content on the way—including stuff from Avatar: The Last Airbender and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
If you grab the Digital Deluxe Edition of the game, you’ll get all the ...

Article: https://segabits.com/blog/2025/06/21/sega-announces-nickelodeon-collaboration-for-upcoming-sonic-racing-crossworlds/

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Way I see it, CrossWorlds seem to be a bit of an amalgamation of Sonic Riders, Sonic All-Star Racing: Transformed and bits of Team Sonic Racing. while it doesn't have the Sega All-Star name, the fact three other Sega characters are included may mean other Sega characters will be added as well.
so there is some hope.

Yeah, there is hope, but they'll prioritize the famous ones.
Project Sekai, Persona, and  Yakuza are SEGA's top money makers after Sonic afterall.

Nah, I'm a tough guy. Nothing will-*Hears drowning theme, then proceeds to have panic attack!*

Are these games getting a re-release or something?

No, just remembering them for hyping his birthday.

happy Birthday, Sonic!

Not yet. It's still tomorrow.

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There's still time to pick up Retro Gamer 273, which includes a guide to some of the Sega Game Gear's very best games!

The Retro Gamer Guide To The Game Gear If you thought the Game Gear was full of simple Master System ports you may need to think again.
Nick Thorpe is here to highlight just how capable the console actually is

Link: https://shop.magazinesdirect.com/uk/retro-gamer-273-premium/dp/e6337405

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Ebten has Postcard Set and the 3D crystal figure for Sonic Racing Crossworld's Collector's Edition (Japan)!



Link: https://bit.ly/4kSAb1D

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SEGA major titles sales numbers revealed!

• Persona 5 Royal - 7.2M
• Sonic Frontiers - 4.57M
• Team Sonic Racing - 3.5M
• Total War: Three Kingdoms - 3.21M
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon - 2.86M
• Sonic Superstars - 2.43M
• Total War: Warhammer III - 2.34M
• Shin Megami Tensei V + Vengeance - 2.11M
• Persona 3 Reload - 2.07M
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - 1.66M
• Like a Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name - 960k

Article: https://www.gematsu.com/2025/06/sega-mistakenly-reveals-sales-numbers-for-like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-persona-3-reload-shin-megami-tensei-v-and-more

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🎂HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONIC🎂

For Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis, Say "SONIC_34th_Anniv." in-game to receive Sonic Collab SP Scratch Ticket (x34)!
Let's wish Sonic a happy birthday!
And don't miss out on the Rare Drop Rate +340% boost that's active just for today, June 23rd!

Sources:
https://x.com/CrossWorldsJPN/status/1936922147508699539
https://x.com/TokyoJoypolis/status/1936801645087891837
https://x.com/SonicOfficialJP/status/1936801351540900284
https://x.com/segaufoonline/status/1936801350991351832
https://pso2.com/players/news/soniccollabo_2025/

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Jim Carrey wins Favorite Villain for Dr. Robotnik in ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ in Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2025.

Here is the full list of winners:

Favorite Cartoon: SpongeBob SquarePants
Favorite Animated Movie: Inside Out 2
Favorite Male Animated Voice From a Movie: Dwayne Johnson
Favorite Female Animated Voice From a Movie: Auli’i Cravalho
Favorite Villain: Jim Carrey
Favorite Butt-Kicker: Emma Myers
Favorite Female Artist: SZA
Favorite Male Artist: ...

Article: https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/nickelodeon-kids-choice-awards-2025-full-list-of-winners-101750613774024.html

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The official Sonic Blitz Discord server is live! 🃏

Join NOW to stay updated about the game's progress and connect with the community as we gear up for global launch.

🌀 Let’s go! https://rov.io/SonicBlitzDiscord

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Tokyo Joypolis Sonic Birthday Party 2025 Event Public Live Broadcast! 🌟

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvay57LkukU

Thank you to everyone who came to the venue and everyone who watched online for celebrating Sonic's birthday today! ✨

We appreciate your continued support for the Sonic series! 💖

Source: https://x.com/SonicOfficialJP/status/1937143002176405545

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SEGA is developing Sonic the Hedgehog location-based entertainment in the U.S. for the first time.
Roberta Perry, president of business development company Roberta Perry & Associates, shared more in the interview with her

If you were tasked with creating a new theme park food – what would it be?
One of the things I really dislike about theme park food is that it’s greasy, and I’m dirty afterward. So I always thought, why can’t I have something in a bottle for my little walk around that is tasty and fun? I would have s’mores in a bottle that I could take with me—maybe a s’mores milkshake—I like that idea.

You’re a walk-around character for a day; who do you choose?
I would be Sonic the Hedgehog. I have absolutely fallen in love with that character, and I’ve watched what happens in our lounge at IAAPA. SEGA has a lounge there, and we brought in Sonic for two days. He attracted both little kids and big kids—the bottom line was that you just needed to be a 10-year-old. There’s just something about that blue furry Sonic that is so loving. So, if I could be a walk-around character, I’d be Sonic because then I could attract everyone from 6 years old to 100. My friends in this industry and I are all 10 years old at heart.

Can you talk about what you are working on these days?
I am working for Videlio-HMS, and we’ve got some projects there, but those are under an NDA. They just opened the two lands at Epic Universe that I couldn’t talk about before it opened. Now I can at least talk about those two—Super Nintendo World and How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk. And AOA has some exciting projects again under an NDA.
I’m also working with SEGA on some great projects. This is the first time they’ve been in the location-based entertainment marketplace in the United States—a lot of Sonic the Hedgehog. We’re developing ...

Article: https://buff.ly/eNFoAhU

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Ultimate Sonic Smackdown - Fan Game Announcement Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dn7uq5g6iM

Fight as Sonic and his friends in epic 3-vs-3 tag team battles in ULTIMATE SONIC SMACKDOWN, a FREE fan-made fighter by passionate fans of the series.

PLAY NOW! ► https://discord.gg/choctopus 💥 
Link : https://arcforged.itch.io/ultimatesonicsmackdown

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🎂 Birthday Recap | Sonic Forces Mobile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0x_OC05KtA

34 years of going fast!

Join Sonic's Birthday recap and unlock all of your favourite Sonic variants! 
Complete daily missions to add Extreme Gear Sonic, Werehog, Super Sonic, Dragonfire Sonic, Darkspine Sonic, Snowdrift Sonic & Excalibur to your collection.
Complete Bonus Missions to unlock Jester Sonic, Boscage Maze Sonic & Slugger Sonic.

Event runs 25th June - 02nd July.

Download and play now - https://go.onelink.me/sH9e/cgi

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Sonic Prime Complete Series Steelbook Edition Is Nearly 50% Off At Launch

The Complete Series Steelbook Edition is currently cheaper than buying Seasons 1 and 2 individually, and it comes with the final season as well.

Sonic Prime: The Complete Series on Blu-ray - Steelbook Edition - $27 (was $50)
This set includes three 1080p Blu-ray discs featuring all 23 episodes from Sonic Prime's three-season story arc. It comes with a few extras to make it quite display-worthy. There's the eye-catching steelbook case with custom artwork on the front, back, and interior. You'll also get a protective cardboard sleeve and a transparent sleeve.
There aren't any special features listed for this release, which isn't too surprising given that Blu-ray editions of individual seasons don't have bonus content. But you're still getting ...

Article: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sonic-prime-netflix-complete-series-steelbook-edition-blu-ray-deal/1100-6530836/

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Switch 2 Edition Of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Appears To Be Completely On The Card

Why exactly almost all third-party developers have opted for game-key cards instead of putting their games on the cards remains unclear. One theory is that the smallest cards Nintendo has offered them is 64GB. That makes producing physical copies of a game even more expensive than it already is, particularly if your game doesn't come close to being big enough to fill all that space. That would also explain why ...

Article: https://www.thegamer.com/sonic-racing-crossworlds-switch-2-game-card-like-cyberpunk/

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Celebrate Sonic's birthday with some festive new threads in honor of the Blue Blur!

Available on Amazon in the US and EU!

Link: https://bit.ly/4ngkOSy