Take this with a grain of salt but it looks like some details have leaked on the upcoming Sonic game. Sounds good to me personally.

Where was this leak found? Was it from 4chan?

(02-04-2021, 03:23 PM)Infinite Wrote: Where was this leak found? Was it from 4chan?

Wasn't sure when I posted this, but yes, it's a 4chan rumor.

Yeah, 4chan is a place filled to the brim with "leaks" and rumors. As someone who used to see a lot of Smash Bros. leaks, it's more likely than not fake.

New rumors!

https://zippospeaks.blogspot.com/2021/02...at-to.html

The rest of the current voice cast will be following Roger Craig Smith (Sonic), Cindy Robinson (Amy), and Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Tails) on their departures.

Warren Graff and Ken Pontac will no longer be writing for the games. (Already semi-confirmed through LinkedIn and a recent interview with Ken Pontac.)

SEGA of America is in charge of the series - management done by a branch known as the 'Sonic Pillar' in Irvine, California. They're calling the shots when it comes to games, merch, social media, etc. SOJ is well aware of how much more popular the franchise is in the west, so they've been entrusted with its care. Development still being done by Sonic Team Japan.

The 30th Anniversary is being described as a new "era" for Sonic.

Modern Sonic will be the focus for the franchise going forward in both 2D and 3D games. Mania was apparently a one-off thing (with Classic Sonic being described as "old hat"), and fans of the classic era should look to fangames for further installments, such as Sonic Mania Megamix, Sonic Galactic, Sonic Roboblast 2, Sonic 2 HD, etc.

There will be a split in both 2D and 3D gameplay; 2D will only exist in exclusively 2D games, and 3D games will be exclusively 3D from this point forward.

A new Sonic collection is rumored to come out in June. Will include a majority of classic games and also games that haven't been in circulation for years. Won't include Sonic 3.

Status of new Mario&Sonic Olympics game is tentative at the moment due to the pandemic and controversy surrounding China.

New Modern Sonic 2D game. Possibly developed by Dimps.

Next 3D Sonic game will:
-Not feature boost
-Full 3D game
-Features return of spindash in 3D and character upgrades
-More playable characters rather than solely Sonic
-First game conceptualized by the 'Sonic Pillar' in the US.
-Entirely new team at Sonic Team, featuring a bunch of new hires post-Forces.
-Cross-gen game
-Holiday 2021, although might get delayed to 2022 if quality standards aren't met. SEGA wants to get this one right.
-No tie-in with the movie franchise.

Reveals should start rolling out from the next few weeks to the end of March, although an announcement might come in a couple of days.

More guest appearances in other games, similar to Puyo Puyo Tetris

This seems pretty good if true. Shame that Mania was a one-off thing but at least they're encouraging fan-games. Would be great to see Dimps develop another Sonic game. Other game appearances is no surprise (I wouldn't be surprised if another Sonic rep would be one of those). Also glad to hear they have a new Sonic team. Probably have some fresh ideas.

(02-06-2021, 07:09 AM)Metallix Wrote: New rumors!

https://zippospeaks.blogspot.com/2021/02...at-to.html

The rest of the current voice cast will be following Roger Craig Smith (Sonic), Cindy Robinson (Amy), and Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Tails) on their departures.

Warren Graff and Ken Pontac will no longer be writing for the games. (Already semi-confirmed through LinkedIn and a recent interview with Ken Pontac.)

SEGA of America is in charge of the series - management done by a branch known as the 'Sonic Pillar' in Irvine, California. They're calling the shots when it comes to games, merch, social media, etc. SOJ is well aware of how much more popular the franchise is in the west, so they've been entrusted with its care. Development still being done by Sonic Team Japan.

The 30th Anniversary is being described as a new "era" for Sonic.

Modern Sonic will be the focus for the franchise going forward in both 2D and 3D games. Mania was apparently a one-off thing (with Classic Sonic being described as "old hat"), and fans of the classic era should look to fangames for further installments, such as Sonic Mania Megamix, Sonic Galactic, Sonic Roboblast 2, Sonic 2 HD, etc.

There will be a split in both 2D and 3D gameplay; 2D will only exist in exclusively 2D games, and 3D games will be exclusively 3D from this point forward.

A new Sonic collection is rumored to come out in June. Will include a majority of classic games and also games that haven't been in circulation for years. Won't include Sonic 3.

Status of new Mario&Sonic Olympics game is tentative at the moment due to the pandemic and controversy surrounding China.

New Modern Sonic 2D game. Possibly developed by Dimps.

Next 3D Sonic game will:
-Not feature boost
-Full 3D game
-Features return of spindash in 3D and character upgrades
-More playable characters rather than solely Sonic
-First game conceptualized by the 'Sonic Pillar' in the US.
-Entirely new team at Sonic Team, featuring a bunch of new hires post-Forces.
-Cross-gen game
-Holiday 2021, although might get delayed to 2022 if quality standards aren't met. SEGA wants to get this one right.
-No tie-in with the movie franchise.

Reveals should start rolling out from the next few weeks to the end of March, although an announcement might come in a couple of days.

More guest appearances in other games, similar to Puyo Puyo Tetris

I thought the Sonic:Rose thing was happening.....

Lol. Well it's kinda crazy we have gone till March and still haven't heard a thing about the new game this year. When do you all think we will hear about it? If we don't hear anything by late June I'm going to assume it was delayed...