Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. This is actually quite a shrewd setup, as it means that newer ...

As one of gaming's biggest mascots since the early 1990s, everybody, even people who don't consider themselves gamers, knows about Sonic the Hedgehog. With that being said, while the Blue Blur has ...

The Sonic series is no stranger to large departures from established formulas, and Sonic Frontiers is shaping up to be one of the biggest departures the blue hedgehog has seen yet. It takes the one-of ...

Nearly a quarter-century after Sonic Adventure graced the Sega Dreamcast (and five years after the terrible Sonic Forces), everyone’s favorite blue hedgehog is back to break our hearts once again in ...

Few video game characters are as iconic as Sonic the Hedgehog. The speedy little blue blur has been around for over three decades, touching every corner of pop culture along the way, from games and ...

The Sonic the Hedgehog series features many incredible characters, but none are more iconic than the blue blur himself. Sonic is the mascot of Sega, and one of the most recognizable characters in all ...