{"id":941699,"date":"2025-12-30T16:15:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T16:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=441856"},"modified":"2025-12-30T16:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T16:15:18","slug":"shadow-the-hedgehog-is-venom-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/shadow-the-hedgehog-is-venom-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Shadow the Hedgehog is Venom now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shadow the Hedgehog<\/a> will draw upon the powers of black goo in Sonic X Shadow Generations<\/a><\/em>, which includes a new story campaign that will turn the dark hedgehog into, for all intents and purposes, the Venom of the Sonic-verse.<\/p>\n

Sega\u2019s new trailer for the Shadow side of Sonic X Shadow Generations<\/em> shows off the gun-toting hedgehog\u2019s new Doom Powers. These include Doom Spike, which lets Shadow fire a quintet of burning goo projectiles; Doom Wing, which lets Shadow soar through the skies; and Doom Surf, which summons a manta ray composed of black goo on which Shadow can surf. With Doom Morph, Shadow can tap into his inner squid kid<\/a> to slide and swing around with a clutch of tentacles.<\/p>\n

Ostensibly, Shadow the Hedgehog\u2019s arch-nemesis Black Doom is the ultimate threat in his Sonic X Shadow Generations<\/em> story. But as Tuesday\u2019s new trailer reveals, Shadow will also<\/em> face Metal Overlord in battle \u2014 Metal Overlord being the final form of Metal Sonic, who can also transform into Metal Madness. Appropriately, Shadow\u2019s new trailer is bursting with blistering metal guitar riffs.<\/p>\n

Sonic X Shadow Generations<\/em> will be released on Oct. 25 \u2014 the same day we\u2019ll get another massive dose of an edgy antihero possessed by powerful dark slime. Venom: The Last Dance<\/a><\/em> hits movie theaters that Friday, making the double feature basically the Barbenheimer of black goo. On that day, we\u2019ll see Shadow the Hedgehog ride a black goo manta ray and<\/em> Eddie Brock ride a black goo horse. Such sticky serendipity!<\/p>\n

If Sega had you at Metal Overlord, Sonic X Shadow Generations<\/em> will be released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X on Oct. 25. And if you have an affection for both Sonic and Shadow the Hedgehog, plus $249.99 burning a hole in your pocket, you can also now pre-order the Sonic X Shadow Generations<\/em> collector\u2019s edition. It is extravagant and pure Dreamcast fan bait.<\/p>\n

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Available for pre-order through Limited Run<\/a>, the Sonic X Shadow Generations<\/em> collector\u2019s edition includes the following items:<\/p>\n