SEGA aired its Sonic Central broadcast in the wee (Aussie) hours of this morning, celebrating 30 years of Sonic the Hedgehog and showcasing
You can watch the presentation in full right here, but we’ve also collated a list of the announcements below:
- A full symphony orchestra performance is happening on June 23rd for free, virtually!.
- Sonic will feature in the Tokyo 2020 Official Video Game, coming June 22.
- Sonic items and customisation options are coming to Two Point Hospital for free on July 30.
- Sonic the Fighters will be playable in the SEGA arcades in Lost Judgment when it launches on September 24th.
- Sonic Colors Ultimate is coming September 7th for PS4, Xbox consoles, Switch and PC.
- Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps is a new two-part animation coming soon, with the full Sonic voice cast along for the ride!
- Sonic Origins is a new Sonic compilation including Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic CD. Coming to ‘the latest platforms’ at a later date.
- Sonic Mania and Team Sonic Racing are now available on Amazon Luna, with those two titles plus Sonic Forces coming to PlayStation Now on June 1st.
- New pirate-themed content is coming to Sonic Dash on mobile very soon.
- Super Sonic is coming to Sonic Forces on mobile, along with a limited-time party mode later this year.
- Werewolf Sonic is coming to both mobile games around Halloween this year.
- Sonic Racing for Apple Arcade is getting new classic content soon.
- Sonic Prime is coming to Netflix worldwide in 2022, from the creative team behind Ben 10 and Big Hero 6. Will be 24 episodes long.
- A bunch of 30th Anniversary Sonic merch is coming, including a goegeous-looking Encyclo-speedia from Dark Horse.
- And most importantly, a brand-new Sonic game has been announced for 2022, coming to all current and last-gen platforms. No title or any further information has been revealed.
And there you have it! Some exciting stuff for fans, even if a lot of it was geared towards the mobile games and collaborations. Any guesses as to what the new game will look like?
Kieron's been gaming ever since he could first speak the words "Blast Processing" and hasn't lost his love for platformers and JRPGs since. A connoisseur of avant-garde indie experiences and underground cult classics, Kieron is a devout worshipper at the churches of Double Fine and Annapurna Interactive, to drop just a couple of names.
