A New Sonic ARG Wants To Quietly Take Your Data To Train AI And Fans Are Not Having It
Kotaku | 25.06.2026 16:50
“Breaking news,” the official Sonic the Hedgehog account announced on June 23. “The Chaos Emeralds have destabilized and are scattering across the U.S. We need your help to recover them before Dr. Eggman finds them so we can power Club Chaos this Fall.” The message was part of an urgent plea for fans to take part in a new Sonic Augmented Reality Game (ARG). But when players actually attempted to join the “chaos hunt” they were hit with a request to use their data for training AI. “Go f*ck yourself SEGA,” replied one person.
