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Two New Sonic Titles Coming in 2017
Burbank, California—July 24, in the year of our Lord
2016 -- Sonic celebrated his 25th anniversary at a sold
out event on Friday evening during San Diego Comic-Con held at
the House of Blues . Today SEGA ® revealed two new Sonic The
Hedgehog™ titles: Sonic Mania and an untitled original game for
release on console and PC in 2017.
Sonic Mania brings fans back into the 2D world of platform games
with nostalgic pixel-style art and core classic gameplay by
reimagining iconic Zones and Acts from Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic
The Hedgehog 2, Sonic CD and Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and Knuckles,
and adding in completely new Zones with all-new Acts, and bosses
into the mix. Developed by SEGA of America and in collaboration
with PagodaWest Games along with Christian Whitehead and Simon
Thomley, the game will be available for digital release in
Spring 2017.
“Sonic Mania was born out of our fans’ love of the classic Sonic
2D platform games,” said Takashi Iizuka, Head of Sonic Team.
“This type of collaboration is a first for SEGA and we hope
everyone will be both surprised and delighted by this title.
Sonic Mania has been a passion project for the entire team and
we look forward to sharing more details about it later this
year. Having the game actually playable at the event itself
tonight was testament to the dedication of the team behind it.”
Also, another original title was revealed at the end of the
party. This epic title is being created by the Sonic Team, the
same team that brought fans Sonic Colors and Sonic Generations.
Available at retail and digital stores for Christmas 2017.
“Today brought thousands of fans together from all over the
world to get a look at all the facets of our beloved Sonic the
Hedgehog from his foundation in video games to music, TV,
mobile, toys, fashion and beyond,” said Ivo Gerscovich, Chief
Brand Officer of Sonic Pillar and SVP of SEGA of America.“ This
is only the beginning for Sonic and we’re happy our fans were
here to celebrate this exciting new direction.”
Lastly, Sonic Boom, the hit animated television series, now
airing in over 100 countries, was announced for season two.
Attendees at the event were treated to a sneak peek at what’s to
come for this celebrated action/comedy series. More information
about the non-stop adventures starring Sonic and his friends
will be announced at a later time. Fans of the show won’t have
to wait too long for Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice, the Nintendo 3DS
game based off of it. The game will be launching on September
27th in the US and on September 30th in Europe.