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Last month, one of the core creators of Sonic the Hedgehog and the ex-head of Sonic Team, Yuji Naka, took to Twitter in a surprise move, discussing the many problems with Naka’s most recent console release and placing much of the blame squarely on Square Enix. The publisher has now …

Yuji Naka is one of the more well known names in gaming, being the lead programmer for the original Sonic the Hedgehog, as well as previously heading up the entire Sonic Team studio. Unfortunately, Mr. Naka’s most recent console release – Balan Wonderworld –  received mixed-to-negative reviews across the board. …

Sometimes you have to fall in order to rise again. Such is the case for Sonic creator Yuji Naka, who following the critical and commercial failure of Balan Wonderworld, left Square Enix and is beginning from square one. As part of this journey, Naka has announced that he is teaching …