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After much anticipation, today marks the release of Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence, a Knuckles-focused animated short announced during the most recent Sonic Central presentation. The short focuses on Knuckles in an introspective moment as he contemplates his own isolation. With surprising directness, the story ties itself to the events of Sonic Adventure, as well as the precursor civilizations that exist on the fringes of Sonic lore. For Sonic continuity buffs, the short certainly suggest that the tendrils of the Starfall Islands have a very wide, very old reach. As with Sonic Frontiers proper, the short was written by Ian Flynn with consulting from Evan Stanley, with the animation itself handled once again by Tyson Hesse and Powerhouse Animation Studio. Dave Mitchell returns as Knuckles, though with significantly more nuanced dialog than in his prior performance in Team Sonic Racing. And to round out the veritable who's who of official Sonic projects, Tee Lopes composed the short's original music. Divergence gives a much heartier taste of Sonic Frontiers' story than Prologue: Convergence and plays into the tone that Frontiers on the whole has established. This isn't pure goofball Knucklehead, but the short strikes a balance of not being overly serious either. It builds itself upon the existing Sonic world, both classic and modern, while seeding Frontiers' own mysteries. Sonic News Tips Credit: Shiny Gems Original Post Content: View full story

If you’ve been waiting to watch Sonic 2 from the comfort of your home, wait no longer! …Well, wait a little longer. Just a little though. And sure, that's all well and good, but if you're like me, these releases aren't about the movies, they're about the special features, and according to the iTunes listing (when viewed within iTunes), there are some solid bonuses here, including deleted scenes, a behind the scenes featurette, Q&A with Sonic's voice actor Ben Schwartz, and most significantly, a new animated short! UPDATE: A brief clip from Entertainment Tonight shows off quality animation, and a non-Elba voice voice swap for Knuckles: 2022-movie-dronehome-clip.mp4 via Twitter No word yet on if these will hit Paramount+ or the disc release (it probably will, but we don't have confirmation), so keep an eye out, and once again enjoy that one scene where Knuckles misinterprets a lighthearted thing in a deathly serious manner. Thanks to @tailsBOOM!and @VO.SUPER for the news tip and @Jason Berry for the video link! View full story