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As part of our #Stadium25 celebrations, we're launching - for the first time in 16 years - the SONIC SITE AWARDS 2025. 🏆
Nominees have been selected and voting polls are OPEN until Sunday 4pm Pacific Time!
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As part of our #Stadium25 celebrations, we're launching - for the first time in 16 years - the SONIC SITE AWARDS 2025. 🏆
Nominees have been selected and voting polls are OPEN until Sunday 4pm Pacific Time!
🗳️ 🔗 www.sonicstadium.org/siteawards/2...
In 2.5 hours (7 PM EST) will be our final SEGASonic Radio of the year and the season!
To close things out, we're having a Staff's Choice special, featuring requests from Sonic Stadium's fantastic mods and writers!
Enjoy, and look forward to Season 4 starting in February!
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To close things out, we're having a Staff's Choice special, featuring requests from Sonic Stadium's fantastic mods and writers!
Enjoy, and look forward to Season 4 starting in February!
www.twitch.tv/sonicstadium
December 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
In 2.5 hours (7 PM EST) will be our final SEGASonic Radio of the year and the season!
To close things out, we're having a Staff's Choice special, featuring requests from Sonic Stadium's fantastic mods and writers!
Enjoy, and look forward to Season 4 starting in February!
www.twitch.tv/sonicstadium
To close things out, we're having a Staff's Choice special, featuring requests from Sonic Stadium's fantastic mods and writers!
Enjoy, and look forward to Season 4 starting in February!
www.twitch.tv/sonicstadium
Here's another old NiGHTS article, to commemorate the character coming to #SonicRacingCrossWorlds!
In Part 2 of our NiGHTS retrospective, we went over what happened after the Saturn: lots of cameos & a sequel that would give NiGHTS their current look, which is in CrossWorlds!
In Part 2 of our NiGHTS retrospective, we went over what happened after the Saturn: lots of cameos & a sequel that would give NiGHTS their current look, which is in CrossWorlds!
25 Years of NiGHTS (Part 2)
For Part 1 of this article, go here.The CameosThough no new NiGHTS game was on the horizon by the late 90s, Sonic Team and SEGA still had plenty of love for the purple dream jester, and they demonstra...
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December 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Here's another old NiGHTS article, to commemorate the character coming to #SonicRacingCrossWorlds!
In Part 2 of our NiGHTS retrospective, we went over what happened after the Saturn: lots of cameos & a sequel that would give NiGHTS their current look, which is in CrossWorlds!
In Part 2 of our NiGHTS retrospective, we went over what happened after the Saturn: lots of cameos & a sequel that would give NiGHTS their current look, which is in CrossWorlds!
We only had red, blue, yellow and green crayons in our Sonic Christmas Cracker pack, but at least that's enough to colour Amy Rose in accurately.
December 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We only had red, blue, yellow and green crayons in our Sonic Christmas Cracker pack, but at least that's enough to colour Amy Rose in accurately.
BREAKING: It's been confirmed by Corocoro that overseas editions of both the Shadow manga and Sonic the Hedgehog & The Blade of Courage are "underway."
Confirmed languages for the Shadow manga include English, French and Spanish. #SonicNews
Confirmed languages for the Shadow manga include English, French and Spanish. #SonicNews
December 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
BREAKING: It's been confirmed by Corocoro that overseas editions of both the Shadow manga and Sonic the Hedgehog & The Blade of Courage are "underway."
Confirmed languages for the Shadow manga include English, French and Spanish. #SonicNews
Confirmed languages for the Shadow manga include English, French and Spanish. #SonicNews
BREAKING: An E3 prototype of Shadow the Hedgehog obtained by Hidden Palace from LastMinuteContinue has a unique prototype OST. Take a listen from this clip from their Christmas Day stream. #SonicNews
December 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
BREAKING: An E3 prototype of Shadow the Hedgehog obtained by Hidden Palace from LastMinuteContinue has a unique prototype OST. Take a listen from this clip from their Christmas Day stream. #SonicNews
Here's footage of the Sonic Riders Zero Gravity prototype build, dated September 1, 2007, from Hidden Palace's Christmas Day stream.
The game was released on January 8, 2008, so this is dated roughly four months from release.
The game was released on January 8, 2008, so this is dated roughly four months from release.
December 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Here's footage of the Sonic Riders Zero Gravity prototype build, dated September 1, 2007, from Hidden Palace's Christmas Day stream.
The game was released on January 8, 2008, so this is dated roughly four months from release.
The game was released on January 8, 2008, so this is dated roughly four months from release.
BREAKING: Hidden Palace has found *three* Sonic prototypes including Sonic's School House's E3 demo, Sonic Riders Zero Gravity, & the Shadow the Hedgehog E3 demo.
We've got a clip of their stream showcasing Sonic's School House below, link to stream in next tweet. #SonicNews
We've got a clip of their stream showcasing Sonic's School House below, link to stream in next tweet. #SonicNews
December 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
BREAKING: Hidden Palace has found *three* Sonic prototypes including Sonic's School House's E3 demo, Sonic Riders Zero Gravity, & the Shadow the Hedgehog E3 demo.
We've got a clip of their stream showcasing Sonic's School House below, link to stream in next tweet. #SonicNews
We've got a clip of their stream showcasing Sonic's School House below, link to stream in next tweet. #SonicNews
Reposted by The Sonic Stadium ✪ 25 YEARS OF SONIC NEWS
Wishing all of our friends and fans in the Sonic the Hedgehog community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We've had a big year, and can't wait to do more in 2026! Thank you for following and supporting us! 🎄 🎁 ❄️
#MerryChristmas
* Art by 'Sage' from SSMB
#MerryChristmas
* Art by 'Sage' from SSMB
December 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Wishing all of our friends and fans in the Sonic the Hedgehog community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We've had a big year, and can't wait to do more in 2026! Thank you for following and supporting us! 🎄 🎁 ❄️
#MerryChristmas
* Art by 'Sage' from SSMB
#MerryChristmas
* Art by 'Sage' from SSMB
Wishing all of our friends and fans in the Sonic the Hedgehog community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We've had a big year, and can't wait to do more in 2026! Thank you for following and supporting us! 🎄 🎁 ❄️
#MerryChristmas
* Art by 'Sage' from SSMB
#MerryChristmas
* Art by 'Sage' from SSMB
December 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Wishing all of our friends and fans in the Sonic the Hedgehog community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We've had a big year, and can't wait to do more in 2026! Thank you for following and supporting us! 🎄 🎁 ❄️
#MerryChristmas
* Art by 'Sage' from SSMB
#MerryChristmas
* Art by 'Sage' from SSMB
NiGHTS Extreme Gear gameplay on Market Street. #SonicRacingCrossWorlds
The closest this game has to Journey of Dreams' Bellbridge.
The closest this game has to Journey of Dreams' Bellbridge.
December 25, 2025 at 4:55 AM
NiGHTS Extreme Gear gameplay on Market Street. #SonicRacingCrossWorlds
The closest this game has to Journey of Dreams' Bellbridge.
The closest this game has to Journey of Dreams' Bellbridge.
NiGHTS' #SonicRacingCrossWorlds victory animation:
December 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
NiGHTS' #SonicRacingCrossWorlds victory animation:
Has NiGHTS inclusion in #SonicRacingCrossWorlds got you interested in what the game is? Here's an excerpt from our 25 years of NiGHTS article going over its gameplay.
Link to full article here: www.sonicstadium.org/articles/fea...
Link to full article here: www.sonicstadium.org/articles/fea...
December 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Has NiGHTS inclusion in #SonicRacingCrossWorlds got you interested in what the game is? Here's an excerpt from our 25 years of NiGHTS article going over its gameplay.
Link to full article here: www.sonicstadium.org/articles/fea...
Link to full article here: www.sonicstadium.org/articles/fea...
Here's NiGHTS' #SonicRacingCrossWorlds emotes and animations:
December 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Here's NiGHTS' #SonicRacingCrossWorlds emotes and animations:
Here's a brief look at NiGHTS in a #SonicRacingCrossWorlds car!
December 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Here's a brief look at NiGHTS in a #SonicRacingCrossWorlds car!
Here's a look at #SonicRacingCrossWorlds NiGHTS festival rewards! #SonicNews
December 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Here's a look at #SonicRacingCrossWorlds NiGHTS festival rewards! #SonicNews
BREAKING: NiGHTS is now available in #SonicRacingCrossWorlds! #SonicNews
December 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
BREAKING: NiGHTS is now available in #SonicRacingCrossWorlds! #SonicNews
NiGHTS is coming to #SonicRacingCrossWorlds tonight.
But do you know what NiGHTS is? The character, the games, the franchise? Well, we at Sonic Stadium have some reading material for you, starting with an overview of the first game & its history:
But do you know what NiGHTS is? The character, the games, the franchise? Well, we at Sonic Stadium have some reading material for you, starting with an overview of the first game & its history:
25 Years of NiGHTS (Part 1)
The HistoryYuji Naka (left) & Naoto Oshima (right) during NiGHTS’ developmentIt all began on a plane ride.Yuji Naka was traveling between America and Japan constantly to oversee Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s...
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December 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
NiGHTS is coming to #SonicRacingCrossWorlds tonight.
But do you know what NiGHTS is? The character, the games, the franchise? Well, we at Sonic Stadium have some reading material for you, starting with an overview of the first game & its history:
But do you know what NiGHTS is? The character, the games, the franchise? Well, we at Sonic Stadium have some reading material for you, starting with an overview of the first game & its history:
Stanley herself acknowledges that placing Frontiers ahead of issue 68 has its own issues FYI. #IDWSonic
By the time Frontiers came out they had already committed to the locations of the emeralds as they were in the comics.
By the time Frontiers came out they had already committed to the locations of the emeralds as they were in the comics.
December 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Stanley herself acknowledges that placing Frontiers ahead of issue 68 has its own issues FYI. #IDWSonic
By the time Frontiers came out they had already committed to the locations of the emeralds as they were in the comics.
By the time Frontiers came out they had already committed to the locations of the emeralds as they were in the comics.
NEWS: Limited Run Games has issued a statement acknowledging "defects" found in #SonicXShadowGenerations Collector's Edition, pledging to investigate the matter. However, there are concerns this may delay the product further. #SonicNews
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Limited Run Acknowledges Sonic X Shadow Generations Collectors Edition "Defects", Pledges Investigation
Limited Run Games has issued a statement to customers of its Sonic X Shadow Generations Collectors Edition, acknowledging that the company has received reports of "damage and defects to their statues"...
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December 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
NEWS: Limited Run Games has issued a statement acknowledging "defects" found in #SonicXShadowGenerations Collector's Edition, pledging to investigate the matter. However, there are concerns this may delay the product further. #SonicNews
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NEWS: Sonic Channel has released the final Game Art of 2025, featuring the Avatar character making some decisions over which gear to wear (probably for visiting family over the holiday season). #SonicNews
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Sonic Channel Game Art - December 2025: Picking Avatar Parts
For our last Game Art of the year, we get the Promo Wolf Avatar (that some fans have nicknamed Gadget) trying out some new shoes.Releasing commemorative artwork for the December 2025 launch! 🎨 This ti...
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December 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
NEWS: Sonic Channel has released the final Game Art of 2025, featuring the Avatar character making some decisions over which gear to wear (probably for visiting family over the holiday season). #SonicNews
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NEWS: #IDWSonic Head Writer Evan Stanley revealed that issue 83 doesnt take place before Sonic Frontiers.
The game happened earlier. There was dialogue in 84 clarifying Eggman kept Sage at home for a while, but Stanley was asked to remove it to keep it "continuity-light." #SonicNews
Full answer:
The game happened earlier. There was dialogue in 84 clarifying Eggman kept Sage at home for a while, but Stanley was asked to remove it to keep it "continuity-light." #SonicNews
Full answer:
December 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
NEWS: #IDWSonic Head Writer Evan Stanley revealed that issue 83 doesnt take place before Sonic Frontiers.
The game happened earlier. There was dialogue in 84 clarifying Eggman kept Sage at home for a while, but Stanley was asked to remove it to keep it "continuity-light." #SonicNews
Full answer:
The game happened earlier. There was dialogue in 84 clarifying Eggman kept Sage at home for a while, but Stanley was asked to remove it to keep it "continuity-light." #SonicNews
Full answer:
BREAKING: Reaching 1000 points during the #SonicRacingCrossWorlds NiGHTS festival will net you 3000 Donpa tickets! #SonicNews
December 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
BREAKING: Reaching 1000 points during the #SonicRacingCrossWorlds NiGHTS festival will net you 3000 Donpa tickets! #SonicNews
BREAKING: #SonicRacingCrossWorlds will be holding its NiGHTS festival from December 25 7PM EST to December 28 at 6:59PM EST! #SonicNews
We will also be reposting some old NiGHTS content we wrote up a few years ago for those of you unfamiliar with the character & games!
We will also be reposting some old NiGHTS content we wrote up a few years ago for those of you unfamiliar with the character & games!
December 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
BREAKING: #SonicRacingCrossWorlds will be holding its NiGHTS festival from December 25 7PM EST to December 28 at 6:59PM EST! #SonicNews
We will also be reposting some old NiGHTS content we wrote up a few years ago for those of you unfamiliar with the character & games!
We will also be reposting some old NiGHTS content we wrote up a few years ago for those of you unfamiliar with the character & games!
Looks like Sonic Chaos is coming to Yakuza Kiwami 3! #SonicNews
Here's hoping for some other Game Gear titles, and an absolutely brutal 6-battery melee finisher.
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Here's hoping for some other Game Gear titles, and an absolutely brutal 6-battery melee finisher.
www.sonicstadium.org/articles/son...
Yakuza Kiwami 3 Teases Game Gear Games with Sonic Chaos
Better stock up on AAs, because it looks like Yakuza Kiwami 3 will be getting SEGA's good ol' color-screen brick. A promo video for the upcoming remake briefly shows off "many charming activities" tha...
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December 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Looks like Sonic Chaos is coming to Yakuza Kiwami 3! #SonicNews
Here's hoping for some other Game Gear titles, and an absolutely brutal 6-battery melee finisher.
www.sonicstadium.org/articles/son...
Here's hoping for some other Game Gear titles, and an absolutely brutal 6-battery melee finisher.
www.sonicstadium.org/articles/son...
BREAKING: The solicitation and covers for #IDWSonic issue 86 are out, via Bleeding Cool! #SonicNews
Sounds like we might be getting our first look at a new villain. Maybe the one that's been stealing the chaos emeralds?
Sounds like we might be getting our first look at a new villain. Maybe the one that's been stealing the chaos emeralds?
December 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
BREAKING: The solicitation and covers for #IDWSonic issue 86 are out, via Bleeding Cool! #SonicNews
Sounds like we might be getting our first look at a new villain. Maybe the one that's been stealing the chaos emeralds?
Sounds like we might be getting our first look at a new villain. Maybe the one that's been stealing the chaos emeralds?