Sonic Mania Developer Headcannon Confirms Involvement with Sonic Origins

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Sega has officially announced that Sonic Origins is set to launch on June 23, 2022. This news was revealed with a trailer showcasing special animation created for the compilation title as well as promising gameplay. The collection looking so sharp may come as no surprise to fans, as Headcannon, one of the main developers for Sonic Mania, played a role in Sonic Origins' development.

Sonic Mania is unique in that it's one of the very few Sonic games not made directly by Sonic Team or any of Sega's subsidiaries. While this may be concerning for most other video game franchises, Sega made sure its mascot was in good hands. Sonic Mania was developed by Pagoda West Games alongside Christian Whitehead and Simon «Stealth» Thomley of Headcannon, with the latter two having a history of working on Sonic fan games.

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Following the announcement of Sonic Origins, many fans wondered just who was developing the remasters seen in the compilation, and Headcannon quickly revealed its involvement. What once was a one-man endeavor on previous Sonic projects, the company has now evolved into a full team of independent contractors that Stealth personally brought on to develop the Origins version of Sonic 3 & Knuckles.

Stealth mentioned in a few posts on social media that the games found in Sonic Origins aren't new to the compilation, but rather enhanced versions of the previous remasters made for mobile devices, including the remastered Sonic CD that made it onto consoles by itself. However, the CD remaster was spearheaded by Christian Whitehead. The Australian developer stated that his previous work can be found in the collection, but has also said Headcannon has «carried the