Every year, companies use April Fool’s Day as an excuse to pull pranks on their social media, usually in the form of a fake product or announcement. This year, Sega took it a step further than most, releasing a real, playable game based on the idea that Sonic, their beloved mascot, had been murdered. While we were at Sega learning about Sonic Superstars, we had the opportunity to sit down with social media manager Katie Chrzanowski to hear the story of how this visual novel murder mystery came to be.
For more Sonic, check out the teaser for Sonic Frontiers’ last update, or visit our Sonic Superstars hub below to see all the content from this issue’s cover story.