Sega has just announced the Sonic Origins during today's Sonic Central presentation. This confirms an earlier leak from a French retailer that a brand new Sonic compendium was coming and an earlier rumor that it would contain both Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles. This is the first time the paired games have appeared in a Sonic re-release since Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for the PS3 and Xbox 360 back in 2009.

Perhaps the best Sonic games of all time, Sonic fans have been clamoring for a Sonic 3 & Knuckles re-release ever since finding out the games wouldn't be included in the Sega's mini Genesis console. Sonic CD is a lesser-known game since it appeared on Sega CD, so this might be the first time Sonic fans even get a chance to play this forgotten title.

Sega declined to provide a release date or list the consoles that Sonic Origins would be coming to. Stay tuned for more details later this year.

Sonic Central game with a slew of announcements, including a virtual symphony coming on Sonic's birthday (June 23, with free access to all), as well as a bunch of collaborations with other Sega titles. Two Point Hospital is getting a Sonic costumes pack on July 30, Lost Judgment will have Sonic The Fighters as an in-game arcade box, and Tokyo 2020 will have a Sonic competitor costume when it launches on June 22 (pre-orders available now).

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Sonic Mania, Team Sonic Racing, and Sonic Forces also got announced for Amazon Luna, while the Sonic Dash mobile game will receive a pirate-themed costume set later this year.

Sega also teased a big new Sonic game coming later in 2022. We've already received confirmation yesterday that Roger Craig Smith would once again be the voice of Sonic after previously announcing his departure several months ago. Smith tweeted that he was incredibly grateful for fan support that seemingly landed him back as the Blue Blur. Fans speculated that Sega had forced him aside in order to keep Sonic's voice as youthful as possible.

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