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A bit of a surprise move, considering how little the original online modes really mattered in the base Generations, yet thanks to the PlayStation Store, it seems we've got more information on this feature, and how remasters, such as the recent Red Dead Redemption remaster will often leave them out.

SO! A brand new Sonic game was announced last night, in what was perhaps the worst kept secret in the world all last week. But it wasn't just a new game, but a remaster - a enhanced version of arguably the best Sonic game made in the last 20 years. Sonic Generations, on modern gaming hardware! I'm excited! It's exciting!

It's been the rumour that's striked the community for the last week - following a leak of a State of Play slate, promising a remaster of one of the most beloved Sonic games ever made, what may seem to be a baseless rumour suddenly became a whole lot more credible as the State of Play was confirmed on the leaked date, and then following that, the rumour seemed to pick up more and more truth over the week - with a potential URL leaking the name of the game and a sale launching on Steam that coincidentally lacked Sonic Generations . 

Well, all of the anticipation has finally paid off! Announced tonight at Sony's State of Play, a Sonic Generations remaster is now incoming, featuring brand new content with fan-favourite - Shadow, likely to tie into the third Sonic movie that's due out later on this year! 


Featuring a brand new story with everyone's favourite edgy hedgehog, Shadow is going to go through brand new levels, and face up against iconic threats like Biolizard and Doom's Eye! Check the trailer out here!

Surprisingly, this seems to be the most in-depth porting job to come from the series thus far, compared to Colours' Metal Sonic races, and Origins' interconnecting story mode cutscenes. With Shadow bringing a whole new slew of content and story material, covering a game that was woefully forgotten in the original, this is going to be a huge game-changer! Let's hope this is the remaster job that such a acclaimed title in the series deserves! But enough patter from me - discuss what you think below!

Check out 'Blazermaze00's latest piece, drawn as part of the art prizes offered during the SSMB's October 2023 raffle!

SEGA of America is moving ahead with layoffs on 8 March 2024, that will affect 61 employees across quality assurance and localisation departments.

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.

Announced today, a brand new State of Play is incoming this Wednesday (Jan 31st) at 10pm GMT/5pm EST! This State of Play has more significance for us Sonic fans however, as a brand new leak - which correctly predicted the date - has stated that a brand remaster of fan-favourite anniversary game - Sonic Generations - will be announced! 

As usual, Motobug will be providing a livestream of the event for Sonic Stadium members to watch the event live:

https://cytu.be/r/Motobug

Following his latest escapade in Sonic Superstars, Fang and the members of Team Hooligans are back in a brand new series, featuring Fang's search for a legendary eighth Chaos Emerald! Join the discussion about the first issue here!

Among the the many, many... MANY new Sonic projects launching last year was Sonic & Friends, a short-form CG series based on the series' chibi style that SEGA made available on their Japanese TikTok account. This morning, SEGA's official Japanese Sonic YouTube has compiled the four episodes into a single portrait-oriented short.

The brief cartoon follows Sonic, Tails, and Amy (yet no Knuckles despite the thumbnail) as their beach-side picnic is disrupted by Dr. Eggman's mischief. The whole thing is profoundly low-stakes and certainly aimed at the youngest of audiences, but if you want to see some cute art and a decent Palmtree Panic remix, you no longer need TikTok to check it out. Whether there will be other episodes... who's to say? For now, they've still got plenty of 10-second dance videos.







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Spotted by Badnik Mechanic on Twitter from what appears to be a merchandising catalog image from UK brand Top Trumps, we have a look at new tabletop games featuring the blue blur himself, Sonic the Hedgehog!


The most prolific game on this list is a revamped version of Monopoly!

The Sonic brand is no stranger to Monopoly, having three iterations.


The original, aka the "Collector's Edition", which features elements from throughout the mainline games using traditional Monopoly rules.


A Gamer variant, which adds boss battles, powerups and multiple Sonic themed currencies to the traditional Monopoly formula.


There is even a version of traditional Monopoly using elements from Sonic Boom!

This 2024 version shown in the catalog appears to be yet another themed version of original Monopoly, the question just lies if it is a reissue of the Collector's Edition in new packaging? Or is this an all new board featuring new characters, cards and spaces based on more recent or even obscure Sonic titles? Only time will tell...

But after we pass GO! and collect 200 dollars, there are three more games with Sonic's face slapped on it!

The second being Match: The Crazy Cube Game.


Sort of like an advanced version of Tic-Tac-Toe, the aim of Match is to line up 5 cubes of the same image horizontally, vertically and diagonally by moving cubes around and pushing them off their occupying spaces... Now with extra hedgehogs!

Third is Whot! 


Similar to Crazy Eights, or Uno, Whot! involves players stacking corresponding cards onto one another until one card remains, but with a post-game scoring system based on the number displayed on the cards.

Lastly on the catalog, is the company's namesake, the British cult card game itself Top Trumps!


This is even more of a mystery than the Monopoly reveal. Top Trumps already had a Sonic version as late as 2022, which is rather recent. The one currently featured on the catalog even continues to use the same box art of Sonic, Tails and Knuckles inside a ring. The cards look identical too. Is this a new release? or is it just a reminder to the consumer that a Sonic version of Top Trumps is now available?

Regardless of the case, it looks like there will be no shortage of Sonic content for your next family game night! That is, if you're tired of dragging your grandma to your dusty old Wii to play Secret Rings minigames...

 

You may have read the news story back in November, but the day (or night) has finally come - the Monster Hunter Rise collaboration that brought a host of Sonic cosmetics and themed quests will be leaving tonight at midnight. That's just about an hour and 30 minutes for the UK, and about roughly 6 hours for the US, give or take.

This is your final chance to get the quests, but luckily - once you download them, they'll remain on your game until you delete it from your system. The entire Sonic collab consists of two quests - Gotta Hoard Fast, and Super Shady Look-Alike quests, each of which will give you various gear, cosmetics, and displayable figurines. 

Luckily, for anyone who's yet to grab the quests, it's incredibly easy to do so and even for a completely fresh save - can be done in about 10-15 minutes, as long as you don't waste too much time on your character creation. 

All you have to do is create your character, and your companions, then do a short series of tutorial quests around the village that introduces you to various tools of the trade. Upon registering as a hunter in the hunter's lodge, you'll return to the quest maiden outside, and you'll be called over by Senri the Mailman.

He'll tell you that the rampage has put restrictions down on the hunters gathering, and then once that's over, talking to the mailman again will bring you to various menus, in which you can scroll down to 'Add-On Content', and it'll download all currently available quests.

WARNING: This is not enough in order to gain the quests however. Ensure you hit the "Accept All Quests" button, which will download all currently available quests and accept them. This will ensure you gain the quests.

Then, to simply test out if this worked, run back to the Hunter's Lodge, and run to the Quest Maiden. Speak to her, and a new menu option will not be available (Event Quests). You can then go in and check if the quests are there. Gotta Hoard Fast is a 2-star mission, while Super Shady Look-Alike is a seven star mission.

As long as the missions are now present at the quest maiden, you are officially set and don't need to worry about the missions. Just ensure you don't delete the game off your console, or else the missions will go with it!

There's no official time given for when the collab DLC is gone, so don't sleep on it, get it done ASAP!

Known LEGO leaker 1414Falcon on Instagram has posted intel on a previously unreported LEGO Sonic set releasing in October! But this time, with a twist... This is an 18+ set!

No details yet on what this set might represent, but with a piece count of 720 pieces, it is going to be comparable in size to the Green Hill Zone Loop Challenge set from last year.

This isn't the first 18+ set with Sonic however, and that's where things get REALLY interesting...

The first set in this age range is the one that started it all, the LEGO Ideas Green Hill Zone!


For those who have built Green Hill Zone, you might have noticed something at the very end of the build...


These Technic connection pieces, one going in, and one going out. For years, we didn't know for sure what its purpose is...

Most we could do is connect it to LEGO Modular Buildings, like the Jazz Club, Daily Bugle or Ninjago City. But now, with a new 18+ on the way, is it made to be connected to Green Hill Zone to make a much larger diorama? Maybe!

What do you think this new Zone might be? Will it be chronological and go to Marble Zone, or will we skip to another iconic level like Chemical Plant?

...Or maybe Windy Hill Zone, just to taunt us. Let us speculate together until the day we can build this ourselves!

It's Week 1 of the 52 Game Challenge! Make sure you join the event and check in this week to earn yourself the exclusive Sonic 1 (US) and Sonic 2 (US) box art profile gifts! 

A brand new Xbox Developer Direct is incoming on January 18th at 8pm GMT/3pm EST/12pm PDT! Join in for a variety of updates on various Xbox games! Motobug is also hosting a stream for Sonic Stadium members to watch the event live together!

Like moving fast and racing friends? Then the Sonic Racing Club is right up your alley! This club focuses on all of Sonic’s various racing spin-offs, and discussing various aspects of them! Join the club and join the racing fun! Especially with this topic that discusses favourite aspects of each spin off!

Enhance your 52 Game Challenge by posting extended thoughts and reviews of the games you play to your own personal Blog! Check out Maria.Sosori's thoughts on the first game they completed, George and the Printer!

You can make your own personal Blog by going Main Menu > More > Blogs and then click 'Create a New Blog'. Put it under the 'Community Blogs' category, title it something you'd like (ie. "[Username]'s Awesome Blog") and then once created, set up a Category for 52 Games Challenge so you can keep your blog posts organised!

It's rumour season this month! Another video gaming tipster, who is apparently a reputable source, has hinted that a new Sonic mobile game is in the works and will feature gameplay similar to Fall Guys. Discuss with the community here!

Could a new Shadow the Hedgehog-focused spinoff be in the works at Paramount? According to a new industry tipster, that's exactly what's happening.

Welcome everyone to the first Sonic Stadium event of 2024, and possibly the biggest one we've ever hosted on the site! A full year-long event that's going to be filled with prizes, ring bonuses, brand new and exclusive profile gifts, leaderboards, and much, much more! So what is the aim of the game?

It's simple.

We all like playing games on this site, and that's what the challenge is all about - starting from January 1st, all the way until next January, we're challenging all of you to finish 52 games throughout the year! It can be games from your backlog, beloved games you love replaying, fan projects, so on, so forth!

Every time you finish up a game, you report it right here along with evidence of finish/completion, and we'll mark it on the leaderboard and within our records, and keep a full running tally for you!

But that's not all! For those that go the extra mile and go out of their way to 100% a game - we're offering BONUS rewards! 

When everything is all put together, between badges, rings, and profile gifts, we're giving away a grand total value of over 50,000 rings to everyone who participates and finishes the challenge to completion, as well as fulfils the bonus requirements!

January 11th marked the final batch of Sonic Prime episodes dropping, and with it, new discussions to be had regarding the show and final opinions on it now that the entire thing is out! Join the Sonic Stadium community in discussing it here!
 

 

Sonic Legends is an unofficial, non-profit fan project inspired by the 2D Sonic the Hedgehog series of games. Its main goal is to reinvent and revitalize stages from over 20+ years of treasured fan gaming history. Every featured stage has been re-imagined for a modern outing by redesigning them from the ground up in all aspects, adding flair and polish similar to 2017’s Sonic Mania.

Yes, we know they are out and about. Yes, if you'd like to discuss them (and spoiler tags are mandatory for doing so), that's fine until you hear otherwise from Dread or another site administrator. No, do not directly link to or post any of the materials here until we hear from Dread regarding the sensitivity of that information. Yes, the information is out there and there's no putting it back in the bottle, but Paramount is going to try and I'm sure Dread doesn't want to deal with nonstop DMCAs for the next few days.

Sonic's no stranger to cameos in other SEGA games, from making a special appearance in Super Monkey Ball, to his songs appearing in Samba De Amigo (and even as a guest dancer). Now, Sonic's appearing in another game - I'm Here has officially been announced for SEGA's maimai DX Buddies, marking another Sonic song in a non-Sonic game!