The Blue Blur speeds into the June lineup
There’s a new entry in the June showcase lineup, and it’s speeding in fast. A new Sonic Central is airing tomorrow, June 7, with information on upcoming projects involving Sonic himself.
Announced on social media today, the Sonic Central will air June 7 at 9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. ET. You can find the stream either onYouTubeorTwitch.
The stream will show a look at what projects, partnerships and events are in store for 2022. No estimation on how long it will run.
Sonic Central returns tomorrow!pic.twitter.com/QAFLNYGZoK
— Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog)July 09, 2025
New frontiers
A fewSonic the Hedgehogprojects are already in the works that could easily appear here. There’sSonic Frontiers, which has been steadily rolling out new looks at gameplay as part of IGN’s First program this month. The early looks at open-world exploration, puzzle-solving, and combat have been gettingsome mixed reception though. Sega has saidSonic Frontiersisarriving in 2022.
There’s also the retro collectionSonic Origins. This packages in a bunch ofSonic the Hedgehogclassics, includingSonic the Hedgehog 3andSonic & Knuckles. We got a glimpse at theMirror Mode optionrecently, which looks wild. We already know the release date forSonic Originsthough, and it’s not far off. The retro collection is aiming for July 28, 2025.
As for expanded content, there is a thirdSonic the Hedgehogmoviein the works.Knucklesis getting his own live-action series as well, and theSonic Primeseries on Netflix.Sonicmedia is growing to encompass a lot, and we could get hints about what’s in store along those lines.
The Sonic Central does arrive right at the vanguard of a stacked week for streams too. Thursday is the Summer Game Fest Live kickoff, followed by several days of streams including Xbox, the Wholesome Direct, and the PC Gaming Show. You can find afull schedule of all the upcoming streams here.
