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3, 2, 1 - turn around! 🌟 Watch the moment when Beccy Collins, Character Artist at Sumo Leamington, gets her first glimpse of her designs coming to life in cosplay form 🤩 Watch the full Stampede: Racing Royale video: https://lnkd.in/ewmcf_7n #StampedeRacingRoyale

"I want them to feel like champions standing on a throne of blood and gore." 👑 With only ONE WEEK left until the launch of #DEATHSPRINT66, learn how the team at #SumoNewcastle have been perfecting player experience 💥 Watch the full dev diary: https://bit.ly/3TeQuKO

Fresh off the back of last week's #SonicMovie3 trailer, we spoke with Deependra dev jaishi who worked on the character and vehicle art in Team Sonic Racing as Lead Artist at Sumo India 🏎️ 💨 👇 "So many characters are being introduced from the games to the movie. Carrey's ability to contort his face into extreme expressions mirrors the exaggerated features of Dr. Eggman." 💡 Using ZBrush, Maya, and Substance 3D Painter, Deependra has experience working on many beloved Sonic characters, including Eggman himself! The art team had the extra challenge of transforming Dr. Eggman's likeness into a race car. ❓ What's Deependra's fondest memory of working with Sonic IP? "Working on characters and on amazing car designs was incredibly fun." Scroll through the images below to take a look at the sketches from the artists on the Team Sonic Racing team that show a glimpse of the development of Eggman's vehicle designs 🤯 ❓ What about the challenges of working with popular IP? "The main challenge was ensuring we maintained Sonic's legacy while making it even more exciting for players & viewers. As one of the most widely recognized and beloved characters, we couldn't afford to disappoint his fans." Make sure to tune in later on this week for one last post about Sonic the Hedgehog 3! 🦔 (the trailer will still live in our brains rent free for the rest of the year)

Atomhawk Design 🔜 XDS's Concept Art team have been busy creating artwork that's out of this world! 💫 Read their latest Project Story about their partnership with Unknown Worlds Entertainment to create new prop designs, elevate existing isometric maps, and solve technical challenges for Moonbreaker. 👇

What a week for Shadow fans! ❤️🖤 We were super excited to see Shadow's iconic bike make a reappearance in the #SonicMovie 3 trailer! But did you know that his bike was first named in one of our games? 👇 Steve Lycett, Franchise Development Director at Sumo Sheffield and Executive Producer on SEGA Superstars Tennis, Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed shared his thoughts on the #SonicMovie3 trailer. "In the original Shadow the Hedgehog game Shadow steals a G.U.N. motorcycle and you go racing down freeways. We modified this bike for All-Stars Racing - where it got named the 'Dark Rider'. The film looks to have a new design, but Shadow and bikes are synonymous." ❓ What is Steve's fondest memory of working with Sonic IP? "We were out for a meal with Sonic Team and I was describing how I still found it weird to see a game you'd made in a DVD case, years of work all nicely boxed up. Iizuka-san (head of Sonic team) laughed and called me a noob! Clearly he's shipped a LOT more games than I have!" ❓ What challenges did Steve and the team overcome while working with such a recognised IP like Sonic? "Making sure everything is accurate to the original vision of a character when making an ensemble game is hard, but rewarding. We tried to make sure we snuck in loads of little details from SEGA games old and new. "We're still approached by players calling out details and respecting the passion we had for getting the games as full of fan service as we did!" After such an epic first glimpse of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, we can't wait for December! In the meantime, why not check out those SEGA Easter eggs Steve mentioned in this #SumoRewind video featuring the man himself! 👉 https://bit.ly/3Z5bhnP

Get an exclusive preview of #DEATHSPRINT66's single-player mode: Episodes! Race solo, or against AI opponents in a variety of different tournaments to win BIG REWARDS 🏆

Buckle up as we take a drive down memory lane with this deep-d(r)ive into our history of racing games.   Beep beep, let's ride 😎👇   We've always loved getting behind the wheel of racing games! 🏎️💨   In our 20-year history we've experienced taking fan-favourite SEGA game OutRun 2 from an arcade machine game to console, and created our own racing game: Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.   But we didn't stop there, our latest release Stampede: Racing Royale continues to iterate and innovate on the racing genre, pitting together 60 racers to unleash karting chaos on the track.   (PS Stampede is currently available to play for free via Xbox Game Preview 👀 Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gCJPYZMX )   Racing games have over 50 years of history and they show no signs of slowing down. In 2023, a whopping 591 high-speed titles drifted into player hands. In that same year, the Racing Games Market Size was valued at $2.17bn.   So, what is it that makes racing games so popular? 🤔   Read the full article for more insights about the racing game genre from experts Steve Lycett, Franchise Development Director at Sumo Sheffield and Chris Southall, Studio Director at Sumo Leamington   🔗 https://bit.ly/3X6KPaK

Last week, our teams across Sumo Group headed out to gamescom to showcase their upcoming titles, share their expertise in talks and roundtables, and most importantly: network! It’s been a busy few days, so here’s our recap on what went down 👇 🔗 https://bit.ly/3MoIrqU