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Sonic Creative Officer Takashi Iizuka Explains How Sega Found a Loophole to Let Sonic Shoot Enemies in Fortnite

Takashi Iizuka, a key figure in Sega's Sonic Franchise, told IGN's Jeffrey Vega about the unique difficulty the company faced in giving the Blue Blur a playable skin in Fortnite. While Shadow is somewhat famous for being an edgy, pistol-toting anti-hero, Sonic is a totally different character.

Sonic Creative Officer Takashi Iizuka Explains How Sega Found a Loophole to Let Sonic Shoot Enemies in Fortnite

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Takashi Iizuka, a key figure in Sega's Sonic Franchise, told IGN's Jeffrey Vega about the unique difficulty the company faced in giving the Blue Blur a playable skin in Fortnite.

While Shadow is somewhat famous for being an edgy, pistol-toting anti-hero, Sonic is a totally different character.

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Takashi Iizuka, a key figure in Sega's Sonic Franchise, told IGN's Jeffrey Vega about the unique difficulty the company faced in giving the Blue Blur a playable skin in Fortnite. While Shadow is somewhat famous for being an edgy, pistol-toting anti-hero, Sonic is a totally different character.

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