It might be hard to believe, but we're nearing two years since the last major Sonic the Hedgehog game, and three if you don't count Sonic X Shadow Generations as a true mainline title. That's rather surprising considering how much Sonic as a franchise is constantly in the gaming lexicon.
Yes, we're aware Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds was released in 2025, but it's a spin-off kart racer with more focus on its massive guest cast than anything.
However, that could soon change, particularly if recent trademark filings by Sega are to be believed. The problem? Well, it's for a game that most Sonic the Hedgehog fans would sooner like to forget — Sonic Forces.
Indeed, the 2017 title just had its trademark renewed, after being abandoned for some time.
The filing, which was first spotted by My Nintendo News, indicates that Sonic Forces, which was reportedly abandoned since 2019, was recently renewed in the United States. A second renewal took place in Japan, though it might not have to do with the maligned entry and rather a mobile title.
Mario Wonder's playable Luma actually helps you in a way four-year-old me expected Tails to do in Sonic 2.
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