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Looks like we finally get to see what the special stages and bonus stage(s) will be like.

In “Blue Spheres”, players navigate Sonic, Tails, or Knuckles through a series of blue spheres to clear the stage. But be careful! Once touched, the blue spheres will turn red. Touching a red sphere instantly ends the Bonus Stage. Silver Medallions are awarded to players who complete the Bonus Stage, while collecting all the blue spheres and rings awards players with a perfect score and a Gold Medallion.

Time Attack was also revealed to be a new mode in Sonic Mania. Prove you’re the best of the best in Time Attack, which lets players compete for fastest speed in the world by recording their time in the game’s online leaderboard.

In Special Stages, players chase down enemy UFOs to secure various Chaos Emeralds. Collecting blue spheres along the way will give their character an added boost of speed to their meter. Once the meter fills up, the Mach level increases. Just watch out and don’t speed off the stage!

We won't have to wait much longer. Sonic Mania comes out August 15th. Video and images in the link below.

In a tweet posted on the official Sonic Twitter account, we've now learned what was likely the case: Sega is ending their partnership with Archie.

An important update from SEGA regarding Sonic comics: pic.twitter.com/qy9BKkmIvA

— Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) July 19, 2017

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After 24 years of memorable storytelling, SEGA of America will conclude their Sonic the Hedgehog publishing partnership program with Archie Comics. This does not mark the end of Sonic in comics, but signifies SEGA of America's decision to take a different direction for the series that will be announced at a later date. SEGA would like to thank Sonic's amazing fans for their loyalty and passion over all the years. SEGA looks forward to providing more information soon.

While this isn't really surprising, it's still shocking as it's been a long 24 years. Hopefully we'll learn the future of Sonic comics very soon. I have a feeling they wanted these two announcements to be very close together.

We’ve been treated to a new trailer and this time it’s Chemical Plant Act 2. The purple goo appears to now be blue (that can be turned green) with interesting repelling characteristics. Check it out below:

We finally now know the release date for Sonic Mania. It will be released August 15th 2017. It will also retail for $19.99 in the US and £14.99 in the UK. There is however a Steam sale knocking off 10%. This lowers it to $17.99 and £13.49 respectively. If you’re interested in the collector’s edition, […]

Sonic Boom, the cartoon, has gained general appeal amongst Sonic fans. Episodes are chopped up into 11 minute episodes and usually one 11 minute episode airs each Saturday per week. There has also never been any continuation from episode to episode. Sure, maybe you'll see some of the same robots or quick references but that's it. That changes this weekend.

This Saturday, we'll get the first of a 4 parter, "Robots from the Sky."