Destructoid has an article up over here proclaiming the reasons why Sonic 4 will suck – essentially it’s a piss-take on the nitpicky little things that some have been complaining about Sonic 4 that will make zero difference to the game in general, everything from eye-colour to Robotnik/Eggman’s naming argument. Go and take a look, [...]

Forum member Endri claims to have played through the entirety of the available Sonic 4 demo available through the Xbox 360 online service accessible by anyone with a developer or J-Tagged 360. Pending future evidence, this is technically a rumor, but it’s a pretty lengthy read nonetheless.
Quoting him from the forums:
Okay. I don’t even know [...]

So 1up got some leaked Sonic 4 material. Among them included screenshots and a gameplay video.

Yeah.
More screenshots after the bump.

New concept art from the Sonic 4 flash: what appears to be a redesign of Sonic 2’s Masher badnik.

Sonic 4 Jingle (Mega CD Version)
Credit goes to multiple members of the boards for the picture and Tweaker for the music.
Sega, please, please reconsider the direction you are going in. Pay attention to the things your fans are making in response.

Thanks to Retro member darkspines35, the Intro story has been found inside the Sonic 4 flash and is as follows:
WARNING: Possible Spoilers. Click the read link to see the full article!

A minor add on, but worth mentioning no less, is a flash animation found–and now removed–within the Sonic 4 website.

The file is a flash of Sonic’s prototype running animation as seen in the trailer. Additional concept art and another SWF available too. Hit the jump for more.

It’s here.

Information on Sega’s upcoming new Sonic title dubbed, “Project Needlemouse” has been rather scarce since a video released online teased the game, sending fans into a murmur.
SEGA’s Constantine Hantzopoulos confirmed to the folks over at the 4Guys1Up podcast at 1up.com that Project Needlemouse will be a downloadable title. However, he didn’t mention which platforms the [...]

SEGA has come out of left field with an announcement that has rocked the boat among fans of Sonic everywhere–the announcement that a brand new, 2D Sonic game is slated for release at some point in the year 2010 for what is assumedly one of the “modern” gaming platforms of our generation.
Code-named “Project Needlemouse”–a reference [...]