Ugly Sonic references the original, much-abhorred video game character design for 2020's Sonic the Hedgehog. When the trailer was first released in late 2019, fans disapproved so vocally that the ...

It's not every day a video game company embraces memes with open arms, but that's exactly what's going on at Sega when it comes to the Sonic the Hedgehog series - in fact, it's arguably helped ...

It’s a bit surprising that it’s taken Sega more than 25 years to allow Sonic the Hedgehog fans to create and play as their own characters. Sonic Forces, out later this year, will be the first game in ...

Sega is leaning into a Sonic meme for a new piece of Sonic Forces DLC. Now available in the game as a free download is a “Sanic” t-shirt. For those just catching up, “Sanic” is the name of the meme ...

It’s almost impossible to engineer a meme into success; the whims of the online masses are difficult to predict. And the original, nightmare-inducing Sonic design perfectly hit that note of ...

McDonald’s has been celebrating the birthday of the Grimace this month, and participating store locations have a special Grimace Shake to celebrate. The shake has become the subject of a hilarious ...

Back in the ’90s, Sonic the Hedgehog was cool. He was fast, unlike his rival Mario; he was snarky, even funny, and he never had to try too hard. Sonic was young and hip and with it, and he knew it.

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