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Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode III is an unreleased game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It was intended to be the third and final episode of Sonic the Hedgehog 4. It was also meant to be developed by Sega Studios Australia,^[1] unlike the previous installments, which were developed by Dimps.

Background[]

Within the files of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, unused cutscene data was found with text saying: "To Be Continued". When asked about it, Ken Balough, a former Sega digital brand manager, said that it was initially meant for Episode III, and that the original idea for Sonic the Hedgehog 4 was it to be an episodic trilogy.^[1]

Development[]

According to Christian Whitehead, he was asked if he was interested in collaborating with Sega Studios Australia, who previously worked on Sonic Classic Collection, as potentially a dev team to work on Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode III.^[1]

Cancellation[]

For unknown reasons, Sega Studios Australia would shut down, while Whitehead and Simon Thomley went on to work on the mobile remasters of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 between late-2012 and 2013.^[1]

Ken Balough stated that the project never came to pass. When asked about if the game would see the light of day, he stated that it is unlikely to be the case for it.^[1]

Trivia[]

• The game was going to feature Sonic, Tails and Knuckles as playable characters.

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