Decades on from the infamous failure of Sonic 06, the producer for Shadow Generations is interested in remaking the anniversary title.
Read More »A Sonic Frontiers sequel is reportedly in development
While the idea of an open-world Sonic game seemed a bit outlandish at first, the game ended up being a hit amongst fans and sold quite well, picking up more players over time through a series of free DLC updates. Now, it is claimed that Sega is cooking up a …
Read More »SEGA wants Sonic to surpass Mario “because we respect Mario”
Back in the early 90s Sonic and Mario competed at a level which we have not seen since, with the Blue Blur managing to amass just as much societal awareness as Nintendo’s mascot Italian plumber. Unfortunately, in the decades since, Sonic’s relevance has fallen to the wayside somewhat – especially …
Read More »Pixel art is not “a viable art style” says Sonic Team head
Over the decades we have seen many franchises move away from pixel art aesthetics – due both to the effort required, as well as the overall technical evolution in the video game space. While many indie games still take advantage of 8/16-bit art styles, it seems as though Sonic the …
Read More »Future Sonic games will have bigger budgets following Frontiers’ success
Following a lengthy development period, Sonic Frontiers finally released late last year to a positive response both from mainstream critics, but especially from hardcore Sonic fans. In the months since, we have seen the game go from strength to strength, selling an impressive 2.9 million units in well under two …
Read More »Sonic Frontiers gets surprise Switch demo
Sonic Frontiers released late last year to great fanfare from long-time supporters of the series. What’s more, the general audience seemed to agree with the sentiment, with the open-zone game being one of the most well-received titles in years. If you have yet to be sold on the game, SEGA …
Read More »Job listing suggests that SEGA is working on a multiplayer Sonic game
With the success of Sonic Frontiers, all eyes are on the blue blur’s next game and what it might be about. According to a new job listing posted by SEGA, the next Sonic game could in fact feature multiplayer. As discovered and translated by ResetEra user ‘Dooble’, SEGA recently published …
Read More »Sonic Frontiers has sold 2.5 million copies in one month
Sonic has had a tumultuous life, from the highest of highs to some of the lowest lows. After the less-than-stellar reception to 2017’s Sonic Forces, the developers at SEGA seem to have redeemed themselves, with the newly released Sonic Frontiers already selling over 2.5 million copies. Making the announcement on …
Read More »Sonic Frontiers is “the cornerstone of future Sonic games” says head of Sonic Team
Sonic the Hedgehog has had MANY ups and downs over its 30-year history, but with Sonic Frontiers, it seemed as though Sonic Team and SEGA were betting big on the open-zone title. With the game officially out and a commercial success, the head of Sonic Team has now reiterated that …
Read More »Sonic Frontiers nearly doubles concurrent players compared to previous games
After 5 years of waiting, a brand-new Sonic the Hedgehog game has finally come to fruition. Sonic Frontiers has taken the series in a rather new direction – and it seems to be paying off, with the Blue Blur amassing a concurrent player count on Steam nearly double that of …
Read More »Sonic Frontiers Director claims “we still have a long way to go”
After 5 long years of waiting, we have finally gotten another mainline Sonic game – and early responses from fans seem to be highly positive. In the wake of its launch and positive reception, Sonic Frontiers’ director has finally spoken, claiming “we still have a long way to go.” Sonic …
Read More »Sonic Frontiers goes Gold
Sonic the Hedgehog video games have historically been known to suffer from tight development times and have as a consequence often been rather buggy at launch. Hopefully this will not be the case with Sonic Frontiers as the game has now gone Gold with weeks to spare. Morio Kishimoto, the …
Read More »Sonic Frontiers won’t feature a Chao Garden and 100+ other questions answered
Ahead of Sonic Frontiers’ release later this year, Sonic Team’s Takashi Iizuka sat down with Game Informer to answer 123 rapid fire questions. Thanks to this, we now know much more about the upcoming title – including the unfortunate revelation that the game will not feature a Chao Garden side …
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