Sonic the Hedgehog
Sega recreates video from the the 16-bit console wars of the ’90s to promote Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
Characters from Yakuza, Virtua Fighter, and Sonic the Hedgehog want to give you a boost on test day or in your job interview.
Sega video game star to embark on a multiverse “journey of self-discovery and redemption.”
The Sega star is looking a lot better after a six-month redesign, but game designer Yuji Naka still thinks there’s something “off.”
Sonic the Hedgehog’s live-action movie design is too ugly to live, director and studio promise to make changes.
Sonic’s butt, Jim Carrey’s Snidley Whiplash mustache, and “Gangsta’s Paradise” in a preview that we’re not sure if we’re supposed to take seriously.
Video game designer Yuji Naka only needs two sentences to explain what’s wrong with this weird-looking version of the Sega star.
Yuji Naka stopped by his old workplace with his kids, but the other people he ran into weren’t necessarily Sega fans.
There were plenty of reactions to Paramount Pictures’ Sonic the Hedgehog film poster when it was unveiled earlier this month, and more than a few were critical of the hero’s physique.
Sega mascot plans to stay at Tokyo branches of the boob-centric restaurant for almost two months.
Paramount Pictures thinks “blue mammal with one giant eyeball who runs really fast” is a fine foundation for a live-action movie.
The Nintendo star is seen getting around like his old rival in Super Mario Odyssey.
One other Sega franchise will join Sonic on the special train, which will be in service in Tokyo for one month.


















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