Sonic Frontiers Newsletter Gives Fan-Favorite Cosmetic DLC

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Sonic Frontiers has an official newsletter, and it's offering free DLC to those that subscribe to it. While newsletters for games have been rather scarce recently, with social media being a faster way to get content to the audience, some franchises have stuck with it. Pokemon is one example, as it used to use a newsletter as a way to update fans across many multimedia projects with a reward of Mystery Gift Codes for those still subscribed. It seems like Sonic is taking notes from this model.

Fans first knew that DLC was coming to Sonic Frontiers with the reveal of the Japanese pre-order perks roughly two months ago. Sonic was revealed to be collaborating with Vtuber Korone Inugami to allow her fans to get special Korone-themed shoes and gloves for Sonic. While some fans thought the Japanese DLC was cute, it made some wonder if other forms of DLC would be made available. Not only are English-speaking fans getting DLC of their own, but it brings back a rather memorable accessory for Sonic.

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If fans sign up for the Sonic Frontiers newsletter by January 31, 2023, then fans will receive an email as soon as the game hits shelves on November 8, 2022 for a code that unlocks a special cosmetic item of Sonic's Soap Shoes from Sonic Adventure 2. These particular shoes have been rather popular since their debut, and after twenty years, it seems Sonic will wear these special sneakers once more.

However, there's a catch for some fans. The Sonic Frontiers website states that this DLC will only be available in select regions. Thankfully, if the list of countries that appears upon signing up for the email list is anything to go by, a fair number of countries are eligible. In order for