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Fresh gossip surrounding a potential Sonic Heroes remake has exploded overnight. A new report is claiming that SEGA is currently working on a next-gen revival of the 2004 classic using Unreal Engine 5 - but this has since been refuted by a community insider that argues that such a project is not in active development. Portuguese website Universo Nintendo ran the story last night, which states (via machine translation) that a remake is being developed for Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, Steam and Nintendo's next-generation console. It also independently speculates a release date of 2025. While the report does link to an unverified blog, Universo Nintendo nonetheless claims that it has corroborated the information using its own trusted sources - and that's really the interesting part here. Because one of the sources cited, insider "Midori", has since distanced themselves from the story, stating that the project is currently only under consideration at SEGA. After posting "This is correct information" in relation to Univero Nintendo's writer's social media on the story, they later clarified: In response to a direct question from another user as to whether such a game is currently in development, Midori added, "I don’t think so. And I do not know about this remake title being released in next three years and I don’t have any information on that." Although not an official source for SEGA or Sonic information, Midori has gained a positive reputation for being accurate with many details concerning unannounced projects related to the Sonic series and the Atlus development studio. Still, their words (as well as the words of everyone mentioned in this story) should be taken with an industrial amount of salt. You know, manage your expectations and all that. But, this current rumour has the Sonic community buzzing, and for good reason - the community has been trying to find clues leading to a Sonic Heroes remake (or remaster) since July 2023. And now everybody is talking about whether they would want to play a revamped version of Sonic the Hedgehog's very first multi-platform adventure. Where do you sit? Let us know in the comments section below! Original Post Content: View full story

Hot on the heels of having another one of their previous rumors confirmed (literally), SEGA leaker @MbKKssTBhz5 (aka Midori) has revealed another on Twitter: SEGA All-Stars will be returning with an Apple Arcade-exclusive tennis game, developed by SEGA HARDlight. In a DM, Midori has confirmed to us that this is separate from the Sonic sports title they talked about back in January, which is also coming to Apple Arcade. Check out ccreenshots of Midori's tweets below: This would be the first All-Stars branded title since 2012's Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, and yet another in a long list of Apple Arcade exclusive SEGA titles that has also included Chu Chu Rocket! Universe, Sonic Racing, Samba de Amigo Party-to-Go, Sonic Dream Team, and the just-announced Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop. As for why Apple Arcade is getting so many SEGA games, the answer is simple: SEGA gets money, Apple gets games from a big publisher: Midori has mentioned in the past that we can expect more SEGA mobile titles to be "exclusives" of some sort, particularly to Apple or Netflix. Provided this latest rumor is as reliable as previous ones, this would be a continuation of this trend. Original Post Content: View full story

The rumor mill continues to churn this week, as speculative details have been published surrounding the supposed 'Fall Guys' style Sonic mobile game that is in development. According to the latest gossip, the name of this free-to-play game - internally dubbed "Project Toys" - will be officially titled "Sonic Toys Party" and release in Summer 2024. Insider Gaming claims that it has seen "internal videos" that showcase the game in development, and "shows various Sonic characters battling it out in 32-player matches. Sonic, Tails, Shadow, Knuckles, Eggman, Amy, Metal [Sonic] and more can all be seen competing in obstacle courses and fighting against bosses, where the last player wins. "Some matches require players to race to the finish, collect rings, or simply just to survive at the end." The website also speculates that Rings will play a part of the in-game economy, potentially being used for cosmetic purchases such as costumes, emoji bubbles, dance animations and similar visual upgrades. This area will obviously be where SEGA will monetise the game the heaviest. What do you think of the name? The game? The rumor in general? As always, let us know in the comments section below. Original Post Content: View full story

In a month absolutely full to bursting with leaks and rumors, we've got some interesting details in favor of the alleged Sonic Generations project expected to be announced during tomorrow's Playstation State of Play. Twitter user @MbKKssTBhz5 (whom has claimed a number of leaks this month) brought attention to a possible title for the game "Sonic x Shadow Generations" via a recently registered URL: At time of writing, the URL itself leads to a 403 error page, but with a bit of due diligence, we found that the owner of this URL is using an identity masking service. This is the same masking service currently managing the URL sonicsuperstars.com, or at least one that has the exact same contact data. Further, sonicthehedgehog.com itself is registered to SEGA Europe in the UK, where this masking service is also based. And to top it all off, this domain was registered January 9, long before this leak became public. The original leak hinted at some degree of Shadow content attached to a Generations remaster, and if all these clues point to what we think they are, it looks like the content is significant enough to put his name in the title. Given Shadow's role in this December's Sonic 3 film, 2024 is quickly turning into the year of Shadow. For comparison, Shadow had a noteworthy but minor roll in the original Sonic Generations, acting as a Rival boss battle that evoked the Sonic vs. Shadow final boss fight of Sonic Adventure 2. It's still unclear what role Shadow would or could play in a Generations remake/remaster/re...port(?) but perhaps this will bring us one step closer to having a nonsensical, timeline-defying Classic Shadow. Tip credited to TheAnonymousPotatoLady on Discord. Original Post Content: View full story

The rumors just won't stop coming! In addition to a 'Fall Guys' style Sonic the Hedgehog game that we previously reported on, there is now fresh industry gossip alleging that SEGA is working on a Sonic-themed sports title and a Chao game are in development for mobiles. These latest whispers come from 'MbKKssTBhz5' (aka 'Midori') on Twitter, who previously leaked a number of Atlus titles before they were announced last year, and most recently hinted at the aforementioned Fall Guys-style Sonic game. "A Sonic Chao game and new Sonic sports title are both currently in development for mobile devices," wrote Midori, before stating that the Fall Guys title will release by Summer 2024. Apparently, despite the recent acquisition of Rovio, the Angry Birds studio is not currently involved in any such titles, but there are intentions to collaborate in the future. Don't expect some of these games to arrive without any kind of exclusivity, however - Midori noted that the Chao game will launch with Netflix's subscription service (assumedly on all platforms), while the Sports title is destined for Apple Arcade. "And more new Sonic games are coming to Apple Arcade and Netflix later this year," the Twitter user added. Take it all with a huge vat of salt, as per usual rumor-handling protocol - but it definitely seems like SEGA is planning a big year for mobile gamers! Sonic News Tips Credit: DaBigJ Original Post Content: You do not get off of Mr. Hedgehog's ride until he says so. Seems like the mobile-verse of Sonic is expanding rapidly with a new Sports title and a new Chao game(!!) coming to mobile devices! Don't hold out hope for android ports though, as there's a high chance they're gonna be apple exclusive titles. It's very unfortunate that this is the case, but I can only assume SEGA (and Atlus) have some sort of deal with them and Netflix when it comes to mobile games. Perhaps one day these games will hit non-apple devices, but we'll have to see. On the brighter side...maybe, it seems like some collaborative projects are also in the works with Rovio, who had been acquired by SEGA last year. Needless to say it seems like SEGA has a lot in store for mobile gamers, whenever we see them is up in the air. View full story

In the latest rumor by Hollywood insider Daniel Richtman, it sounds like Krysten Ritter is joining the Sonic 3 cast in a currently unknown role. Ritter might be best known for her lead roles in Jessica Jones and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, as well as her role in Breaking Bad playing the character Jane Margolis. Richtman posted this rumor to his Patreon, and is considered to be pretty reliable. Nevertheless, this is still a rumor, so nothing about this can be taken as confirmed. Nothing else is currently known about Ritter's involvement. It's possible she's the voice of Rouge, though she's only had a handful of brief voice acting roles. Original Post Content: View full story

We're in that oh-so-familiar phase of the Sonic news cycle where the headlines are being dominated by rumors and offiical announcements confirmed by SEGA, a partner company, or a studio affiliated with them are few and far between. This latest example is no different. There's rumors going around that, with Sonic Dream Team's release now done, there will be another new Sonic mobile game releasing later this year. The rumor comes from MbKKssTBhz5 on Twitter. If that name sounds familiar, that's because it is! This is the same person that accurately leaked the existence of Persona 3 Reload and Persona 5 Tactica before SEGA and Atlus officially announced them last year. So, this user does have a reliable record of leaks and insider information about unannounced games. As for the rumor itself, it's not that descriptive. The Sonic mobile game being rumored will be a spinoff title that will be released on iOS and Android devices at some point later this year. As for the gameplay, all we know is that it is "similar to Fall Guys". Unfortunately, we don't know the name of the game. We also don't know who is involved with developing it, though fans are theorizing SEGA Hardlight are the ones most likely to be involved. So, if this Sonic mobile game is real, when would this be announced? Well, they could announce it similar to Sonic Dream Team, where it was just randomly announced on social media. They could also wait until a Sonic Central broadcast to reveal it. Of course, E3 is dead now, so that is no longer a possibility. And even if E3 was still a thing, mobile games were rarely announced during the event, if at all. Of course, all this assumes that this game is actually real. The truth is, we don't know. As long as there is no confirmation from SEGA or any other official source, it remains a rumor. So, as is usually the case when there is a rumor, the best thing to do is to keep an open mind on things and not jump to any conclusions until SEGA actually says anything about the matter. Via Twitter Sonic News Tips Credit: DaBigJ Original Post Content: View full story

Sure is a rumory night, ain't it? Following on from January's massive drop of new sets, including Knuckles' iconic mech suit, we're already starting to hear rumors about LEGO's mid-2024 sets. While all rumors should be taken with skepticism, the LEGO rumor space tends to have a pretty solid track record with upcoming set names, numbers, and prices. So if this latest round is to be believed, the LEGO Sonic line will be getting at least three new additions this summer. According to LEGO leak Instagram mtdbricks, we may be seeing these sets hitting in a few months: There are no images, brick counts, or minifig details featured in the rumor, but surely most fans will immediately hone in on the third entry, and the clear suggestion that a Super Sonic minifig could be on the way. That said, I'm not sure Sonic would legitimately need the power of emeralds to defeat the Egg Drillster (Eggman's drill car from Emerald Hill in Sonic 2), but you can technically get all seven emeralds in that zone, and I don't dare second guess how proficiently LEGO engineers can play Mega Drive. The Knuckles one is... odd, considering that his mech suit set already includes a Master Emerald, but having a spare is probably helpful with how often he seems to lose it. And while I hesitate to speculate too heavily on this summer's new Tails set, if I personally were to name a set "Tails' Adventure Boat" for a fox's sea voyage, I would ensure the boat in question would be a distinct blue-and-yellow drill-tipped boat prominently featured in the game Tails Adventure. But perhaps that's just me. Sonic News Tips Credit: jm1991 Original Post Content: View full story

Looks like Nintendo is getting ready to prep developers for the next console! And they did so at Gamescom, no less. I was just there! https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-nintendo-showed-switch-2-demos-at-gamescom/ A Zelda BotW demo was shown off on the new hardware, apparently, but it doesn't mean a re-release is happening: This is probably the most exciting bit: A previous version of the article mentioned the demo was utilising DLSS 3.5, which is the latest version and would be super incredible, but mention of it has since been removed. So it's probably DLSS 2 or something, which is still good. What are we hoping for with the next Nintendo hardware?

Movie industry insiders have hinted that the first teasers for the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will take place at the ShowEast 2023 convention next week. A report from the website MaxBlizz claims that, "The first teaser for ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3‘ will premiere at ShowEast 2023 on October 23, 2023. During this event, the film’s title tagline will also be unveiled alongside the teaser. However, the online release date remains undisclosed." It is worth noting that MaxBlizz does not cite any sources for its claims, so please take this with a pinch of salt. However, a social media post from The Hollywood Handle has separately reported that a "first look at ‘SONIC: THE HEDGEHOG 3’ will be showcased" at the event. That account cites an apparent movie insider whose account has not posted in a very long time - so again, pinch of salt. The third Sonic the Hedgehog movie began shooting earlier this year, with on-location filming taking place in London over the summer and continuing last month. The sequel is slated for a release on 20 December 2024 - so there's plenty of time for Paramount to drip-feed us teasers in the meantime. If any fresh details come out of ShowEast - or any other event - we'll let you know right here! Be sure to take part in the conversation too by sharing any information in the Sonic News Forums! Sonic News Tips Credit: Spooky Gems Original Post Content: Yep, here it is. Are you all ready? View full story

It's been a busy day for Sonic Forces Mobile announcements, as new character teases for Tech Knight Silver and Mummy Knuckles have arrived alongside a rumoured arrival of much-loved IDW character Surge the Tenrec. And, there are even new update patches to talk about as well! First, the following image of Surge the Tenrec has been floating around social media over the last day by a number of channels - but the real source appears to be Reddit. Apparently the image of Surge, a character that has yet to be officially announced for Sonic Forces, is the result of a datamined leak. We'll await an official reveal before we let ourselves get too excited about running around as Surge, though. While the Surge graphic appears to be the result of a leak, it's a different story with Tech Knight Silver as he has already been officially teased by SEGA HARDlight with the below graphic shared some time ago with the phrase, "Valor is timeless." However, a clean version of the Tech Knight Silver render has been spotted in the wild as well, with an image associated with Twitter user 'King Midnight' appearing on Google Search Results at time of writing, but now appears to have been deleted. The below image comes from them. In other news, SEGA HARDlight also officially teased a Mummy Knuckles for the Halloween season, which you can see below. No word as of yet when this character will hit the Sonic Forces track, but we imagine it will be sometime soon as the studio is also gearing up for a Halloween event (more details below). It's really to see so much creativity go into these variations - particularly with the Knight characters, as we imagine there isn't a lot of room for alternate skins while characters are already donning a whole bunch of armour. While we're here, we wanted to also help SEGA HARDlight spread the word about upcoming spot-changes to the Sonic Forces Mobile game, which are intended to help with balancing and add various quality-of-life improvements. First, a new Halloween event called 'Graveyard Smash' will run from 24 - 31 October, where players can collect special cards for Reaper Metal Sonic and Sonic the Werehog. Second, a new 'Brawl Mode' will be active from 24 October to 7 November, which is a new team-based activity where players gain points by holding on to a Brawl token and carrying it over the finish line. Finally, here are the official notes for the next update, which will be effective as of version 4.22.0: Balance changes Reduced damage on 'Sharp Shelter' for Boscage Maze Sonic, Reduced radius on 'Brutal Barrier' to one lane for Linebacker Omega, Removed invincibility from 'Twin Tail Boost' for Movie Tails. Gameplay changes Added a ray-beam effect on spawn of 'Cyclone Charge' for Longclaw, Metal Sonic can no longer steal 'Steal'. A very full list of content and news for Sonic Forces Mobile indeed! We can't wait to get stuck into all of this, what do you think? Let us know in the comments section below. Disclosure: The Sonic Stadium has no involvement in, never will have any involvement in, and as a result is not responsible for, matters relating to datamining or other information gained from otherwise suspect and/or unlawful activity. Our reporting of such content exists solely to inform our audience of information that is already public information. Sonic News Tips Credit: ShadowForever Original Post Content: New characters for Sonic Forces Speed Battle shown, Tech Knight Silver and Surge the Tenrec!!! I'm shocked and excited that Surge's finally here!!! View full story

SEGA’s confirmed appearance at Gamescom 2023 has sent pockets of the Sonic fanbase into a frenzy, with many assuming that the publisher will announce a remaster of Sonic Heroes at the event. This particular rumour is based off of zero hard facts and information, of course. There have been no clues that SEGA will be bringing anything other than what it has already publicly announced to the Cologne game show. Which means, we assume, Sonic Superstars (although SEGA has not yet shared a list of games it will be bringing to the expo). But Sonic Twitter has taken it upon itself return to a recent TailsTube sketch on last month’s Sonic Central showcase, in an attempt to find some clues to support the latest rumour. The screenshot above, taken during the 23 June Sonic Central, shows a distorted screenshot of a cutscene from the PS2, Gamecube and Xbox classic. It was shared by Twitter user ‘DTBROS’, who highlighted the fact that SEGA’s Sonic social channels have a habit of hiding teasers of upcoming games in plain sight. To be honest, the TailsTube ’glitch’ is a pretty sound theory to support the idea that something is cooking at SEGA. But it’s not proof that anything will be announced at Gamescom - a show that has not traditionally been a venue for significant reveals by AAA publishers (with one or two exceptions). Of course, the vast majority of fans who are frenetically wishing for a Sonic Heroes remaster on Twitter just seem to be doing so at random. Which honestly sounds like Twitter in general, to us. All of this is to say that nobody truly knows what Sonic Team and SEGA have planned down the road. They may well surprise us all and announce a Sonic Heroes remaster - if that happens, you’ll be sure to find out about it first here. View full story