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Press release:
Burbank, Calif. – November 5, 2025 – The wait is over! SEGA and Rovio is thrilled to announce that ‘Sonic Rumble’ has officially launched worldwide today, November 5, 2025, inviting players around the world to dive into exhilarating party royale mayhem with up to 32 players!

Players around the world can now step into Dr. Eggman’s twisted fantasy world where players control toy figures of beloved Sonic the Hedgehog™ characters. These miniature heroes and villains are battling it out in a series of treacherous obstacle courses and competitive arenas. The goal? Collect the most Rings and prove who is number one in the ultimate toybox showdown! People everywhere can now join the global Sonic Rumble community of over 10 million early ‘Rumblers’ who pre-registered, pre-ordered, wishlisted or downloaded Sonic Rumble in the pre-launch period. Players can now also claim some launch period in-game items including character skins, stickers, and more.

“Today marks an exciting new chapter for the Sonic franchise.” says Sonic Rumble Producer, Norikazu Hirai, from SEGA.

“Sonic Rumble is the first Sonic game that brings cross-play capabilities across mobile and PC, which has the potential to bring together an abundance of players in a shared experience of the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Sonic Rumble offers a unique and highly collaborative party royale experience that we believe fans both old and new will absolutely love.”

“It is an honor to work with an IP as cherished as Sonic the Hedgehog, and Rovio is delighted to have worked with SEGA to bring the vibrant and energetic world of Sonic Rumble to a global audience,” said Rovio CEO, Alex Pelletier-Normand, commenting on Rovio’s role in the global marketing of Sonic Rumble.

“We believe our experience in building and engaging worldwide communities will help to establish Sonic Rumble as a unique and memorable arcade royale experience for players around the world.”

Beyond its adrenaline-pumping gameplay, Sonic Rumble offers a delightful character collection aspect, allowing players to unlock toy versions of their favorite Sonic characters. Players can start their collections today with iconic heroes like Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow and more!

The collectible characters and game content are not only limited to the Sonic universe. Sonic Rumble is already teasing a calendar of crossover events that includes a variety of guest characters from other SEGA games. Look forward to more details coming soon!

Sonic Rumble is available now for download worldwide for iOS, Android devices, as well as PC. Download today from the App Store, Google Play, and Steam!

Follow Sonic Rumble on X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and Discord! For more information, head to the official Sonic Rumble website HERE.

About SEGA CORPORATION:
SEGA CORPORATION is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and is a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment. The company develops, publishes, and distributes a variety of games for consoles, PCs, and wireless devices as well as character products, and various other products. Moreover, SEGA distributes a range of gaming content developed by its domestic and overseas studios worldwide via its global publishing bases. SEGA is leveraging its own IP to accelerate the development and commercialization of its IP not only in games but also in various other media, thereby dramatically increasing the value of its IP. SEGA is positioning transmedia as an important strategy for providing new content to users around the world. SEGA CORPORATION’s website is located at https://www.sega.co.jp/

About Rovio:
Rovio Entertainment Ltd. is a global mobile-first games company that creates, develops and publishes mobile games, which have been downloaded over 5 billion times. Rovio is best known for the global Angry Birds brand, which started as a popular mobile game in 2009, and has since evolved from games to various entertainment, animations and consumer products in brand licensing. Rovio has produced The Angry Birds Movie (2016), and its sequel, The Angry Birds Movie 2 was released in 2019. The company offers multiple mobile games and has seven game studios – one in Espoo (Finland), Stockholm (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark), Barcelona (Spain), Montreal and Toronto (Canada), as well as a subsidiary in Izmir (Turkey) called Ruby Games. Most of the employees are based in Finland where Rovio is headquartered. Rovio is owned by SEGA.

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