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  "id": 9158510,
  "title": "Sega Once Floated Cancelling Sonic the Hedgehog, but the Movies Changed Everything",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/sega-once-floated-cancelling-sonic-the-hedgehog-but-the-movies",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T15:41:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Polygon",
    "slug": "polygon",
    "url": "https://www.polygon.com/sonic-movie-saved-sega-franchise-from-cancellation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sega was close to shutting the Sonic franchise down when the first movie's success proved the character could still work",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}