I’m sure you’ve heard the rumour, that we’re changing Sonic Unleashed’s name. Sorry folks. No we’re not.

The mix-up is understandable most certainly, so I’ll explain the base details.  The rumour started when a guide appeared on an online store for the game “Sonic World Adventure”,  keen-eyed Sonic fans spotted this and reported it and so the snowball began.  Sadly this is neither a new name nor a new game but infact an old name. You’ve got it the wrong way round fellas!

Unleashed was indeed, at an early developmental stage, going to be called Sonic World Adventure, it even had a WIP logo of sorts that featured on a verrrrry early cut of a promo video for the title.  Who knows maybe in some dim and distant future said video will appear, but no - Unleashed Sonic is so Sonic Unleashed it shall be.

So there we have it, the name simply hadn’t been updated yet which is how the mix up all occurred.

If you ask us to comment on a rumour we generally won’t - because 9.5 times out of ten its rubbish. Always take such things with a pinch of salt until we confirm or announce it officially, else you’ll only end up confused and/or disappointed when said rumour doesn’t happen: e.g “NiGHTS 3 is going to exclusively be announced at SEGA Gamers Day” anyone?

So in the words of a notorious band who had dealings with Sonic way back when, the irrepressable Right Said Fred - “There’s no truth, in the rumour - that’s all I wanna say.”

AAUK

PS: Contrary to several sources the word “World” is not the sole gaming property of Mr. Plumber for Tikal’s sake…

AAUK’s Much Later Edit: Yes, I know it came to pass that it was going to be Sonic World Adventure in Japan… but at the time that was what we were told.