SEGA is celebrating the six-month anniversary of 32-player battle royale game Sonic Rumble with a new “Half Anniversary Event” featuring Pounce Shadow, the grand prize winner of the Skin Design Contest. There will be additional new Skins inspired by the Wasteland theme, along with a series of revivals for the Shadow the Hedgehog 20th Anniversary Contents. More updates are planned for May 5, which is the date of Sonic Rumble Party’s six-month anniversary.
Here’s a breakdown of the Sonic Rumble Party Half Anniversary Event, courtesy of SEGA:
- Design Contest Winner Pounce Shadow Debuts
- Pounce Shadow, the winning entry from our user-driven Skin Design Contest, is now available in-game. This Skin can be obtained in the Red Star Ring Shop from today, Wednesday, April 22 until Wednesday, May 27 at 12:00 AM PT.
- Half Anniversary Wasteland Event
- Wasteland Event – To celebrate the Half Anniversary, a mission event themed around Wasteland will run from today, Wednesday, April 22 until Wednesday, May 13 at 12:00 AM PT.
- Season Passes – Two types of passes will be available. The Free Pass contains the Green Runner Chao Buddy, while the Premium Pass includes the Wasteland Shadow Skin and the Wasteland Chao Buddy. Exclusive icons and effects are also available as mission rewards.
- New Skins – Five new Skins fitting the event’s theme—Wasteland Surge, Wasteland Metal Sonic, Wasteland Knuckles, Wasteland Zavok, and Wasteland Zazz—will join the shop lineup!
- Revival Lineup (Shadow 20th Anniversary)
- New Skins – The Half Anniversary Bundle featuring the Emerl Skin and Doom’s Eye Buddy will be available. Additionally, the Motorsport Shadow Skin and Mini ARK Buddy will return to the shop lineup.
- Special Items – Starting today, Wednesday, April 22, special items from the Shadow the Hedgehog 20th Anniversary Contents will return to the shop.
- Sonic and the Secret Rings Event
- Secret Rings Event – The mission event inspired by Sonic and the Secret Rings remains available until Tuesday, May 5 at 12:00 AM PT.
- Free and Premium Passes – The Free Pass includes the Magic Lamp Buddy, while the Premium Pass features the Sinbad the Sailor Skin and Shahra Buddy.
- New Skins – The exclusive Darkspine Sonic Skin is currently available for a limited time.
Sonic Rumble Party is available now for Android via Google Play, iOS via App Store, and PC via Steam worldwide.
