SEGA Job Listing Suggests New Sonic Mobile Game in the Works, Possibly Confirms Leak

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HARDlight is a UK-based game developer, which has been a part of Sega's European branch, with an impressive resume of mobile games. This includes titles like Crazy Taxi and ChuChu Rocket! Universe for platforms like Apple Arcade. The studio however is best known for the multiple Sonic the Hedgehog mobile games that have been released, such as the multiplayer racing game Sonic Forces Speed Battle, which contains a number of playable fan-favorite characters, some even originating from the current IDW Comics run.

Recently, new details have popped up regarding Sega HARDlight Studio, which gives fans an indication of the developer's next project. This was a new job listing, with the company searching for a Lead Artist position for a new platform game. This is usually a position that is required for core development, which indicates that this project is still early in development. Regardless, this position seems could be for a new mobile Sonic the Hedgehog game, given the studio's history in developing mobile titles for the series.

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This Sega HARDlight job listing indicates that it will be for a game that is described to be a platformer, which would fit the mold of the Sonic series. Moreover, it states that this game is looking to be a «narrative-driven» platformer, which would be different from the approaches that other games developed by the studio have done. The job listing itself also notes that while it's acknowledged to be a mobile game, it's looking to be something on-par with console video games.

Interestingly enough, this job position seems to possibly line up with a leak that was posted on 4chan. This leak accurately detailed a number of Sonic-related news, such as the