He’s done everything you can think of \u2014 LEGO Sonic, the animated series Sonic X, Minecraft<\/a>, and obviously tons and tons of his own video games. So 2026 should be a big year for Sega and Sonic.<\/p>\n “For over three decades, Sonic has raced through generations and inspired fans with his unmatched speed, unstoppable energy and fearless spirit” Sega says on the newly-opened 35th anniversary website<\/a>. “Now, it\u2019s time to honor his incredible journey and celebrate the blue blur\u2019s countless adventures.”<\/p>\n Additionally, Sega \/ Atlus’ brand marketing vice president Marcella Churchill shared in a press release that \u201cThis milestone is not just a reflection of our past, but also a look toward the future as we continue to innovate and grow.”<\/p>\n Sega will be revealing partnerships, collectibles, fan experiences, and more throughout the year. We hope there might be a game announcement in there, too.<\/p>\n 21st June 2026 will be the official day of Sonic’s 35th anniversary, but we’re sure we’ll hear a lot about Sega’s iconic character over the coming months.<\/p>\n What are you hoping for from Sonic’s 35th anniversary? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n Alana has been with Nintendo Life since 2022, and while RPGs are her first love, Nintendo is a close second. She enjoys nothing more than overthinking battle strategies, characters, and stories. She also wishes she was a Sega air pirate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Believe it or not, Sonic the Hedgehog is celebrating his 35th anniversary in 2026, and Sega is clearly…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":412074,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,81161,26384,61],"class_list":["post-412073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sega","tag-sonic","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/412074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Sonic](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sonic-35th-anniversary.445x250.jpg\")
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