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We're going to the ARK! Guess that means we're going too! Super Sonic and Eggman Story Translations (coming soon)!

Happy Thanksgiving! This year marks the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, and for the first time in many years Sonic the Hedgehog finally returned to the balloon show! 

We all remember that fateful time a Sonic balloon collided with a lamppost in downtown NYC and deflated across town... thankfully there were no such issues this year, with Sonic floating across the city relatively unharmed.

Did you watch the parade live? What do you think of the Sonic balloon this year?

An Ode to Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis on GBA, which also celebrates its 15th Anniversary this year - and arguably the catalyst for the events that led to Sonic Mania.

Just announced on the Xbox 20th Anniversary stream. These three games have been backwards compatible on Xbox consoles for a while now, but FPS Boost is something a whole lot of us were asking for. It basically modifies the original game in such a way as to improve framerates beyond the original game's performance.

For games like Sonic Generations, Unleashed and SART, which rely on speed (obviously), this is huge news.

News story is here; more games have been given FPS Boost as well but the Sonic games are obviously the important ones for us here. 🙂

https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/15/22782755/microsoft-xbox-fps-boost-mode-37-new-games

Yup, the 15th anniversary game has now turned 15 itself. Where does the time go.

What can be said about this game that hasn't already been said, so I'll try to keep this brief. This game has a lot of meaning to me and the franchise as a whole to put it mildly, that even a decade and a half later, it's still arguably a huge stain on the franchise's reputation that even popular gaming sites still talk about to this very day. It's likely the reason the series has become so safe and unambitious as of late, and it's pretty much the point when the supporting characters all had reduced roles and the Flanderization starting to get real apparent. This game is infamous for a reason.

It took us forever, but we finally have a Megathread available for fans to start chatting about Sonic 2022 / Sonic Frontiers! This thread is meant to be for general discussion on the game, any significant breaking news should be posted as a new topic.

Mediatonic announced today that a special Knuckles outfit for its manic multiplayer game Fall Guys will be made available for a limited time, ahead of the punchy echidna's movie debut next year.

Well well, looks like we’re ever closer to the official reveal of the new Sonic game Sega teased earlier this year if this trademark is anything to go by.

It's that time of the year again! Get your hands on the latest Sonic mods and hacks during Sonic Hacking Contest 2021! The Sonic Stadium will be streaming straight from the event too!

Dec 2015: One day Azoo woke up and wrote a post. He then went back to sleep. Chaos ensued. This community may never recover.

Upscaling of Yui Karasuno's art from the Japanese Sonic social media!

The latest Sonic Channel monthly artwork is here, and this time it focuses on Sonic's relationship with Silver!

Check out what Nintendo has in store for its next Direct stream happening on Thursday 23 September! Join the discussion in the SSMB Megathread!

A bit later than normal, but trophy tracking sites have finally been updated with the trophy/achievement information for Colours Ultimate, just hours ahead of Ultimate's release.

The embargo has lifted on Sonic Colours Ultimate reviews - let's see what the critics think of this remaster of the 2010 Wii classic!

In November, Sega is going to release the Sonic Encyclo-speed-ia. A book that's going to deep dive into the games' universe lore, and it's going to provide the official timeline and tell which games are canon and which ones are not... Time to discuss what kind of series lore black holes will be addressed in this upcoming book!

Something for the Weekend: fellow SSMBer 'Cube' has taken it upon themselves to play as many games in Sonic's 30-year history as they can, with an aim to share their impressions of each with the community. Cube has done a great job dipping a toe into the more rare and esoteric Sonic titles, and has sparked some interesting conversation with other fans about the highs (and lows) of each game release.

The latest episode of community-made radio drama Sonic & Tails R is out now! Share your thoughts on the latest episode in the official SSMB Topic!

It looks like Sonic Colors Ultimate is getting more than just a web series: Sonic’s Japanese Twitter account has released a three page web comic! At the moment, the comic is only available in Japanese, but Kazuyuki Hoshino has confirmed that an English translation will be released soon. This web comic is considered “episode 1,” so there will be more.

The latest artwork from SEGA Japan's Sonic Channel has been released! With Sonic Colours Ultimate releasing in the next month or so worldwide, it makes sense that the September entry for the 'Sonic x ...' series would focus on the colourful Wisp creatures.

The names of the mysterious new characters in IDW's Sonic spinoff 'Imposter Syndrome' has been revealed, thanks to the publication of an advance preview magazine showcasing the upcoming miniseries. Say hello to Surge the Tenrec and Kit the Fennec.

Today is the panel for Paramount! It starts at 10AM PST/1PM EST/6 PM UK time. While we obviously can't stream it live or see the contents at the same time (there is decent chance we won't see the trailer the same day), assuming the Sonic movie does in fact show up at Cinemacon (which would be odd if it didn't) we will be able to learn a few things.

The latest series of Sonic promotional shorts, inspired by the upcoming Sonic Colors Ultimate! Part 2 drops August 25 at 9AM PST/12PM EST!
 

I have seen a lot of people claim that this artbook bundle is amazing, and how it sucks there is no way to get it if you don't live in Japan. This is frankly not true... There are lots of sites online that have the book bundle, whilst they're all Japanese places, the easiest place to order... Is Amazon Japan.

SEGA published a notice that states the European release date of all physical copies of Sonic Colours Ultimate have been indefinitely delayed.