Skip to main content
Join The Community
- Join our community
Commenting
Join the discussion
Exclusive Articles Coming Soon
Member-only articles
Weekly Newsletters
Weekly gaming & entertainment news
Member Badges
Earn badges as you go
Exclusive Competitions
Members-only prize draws
Curated Deals Coming Soon
Tech and gaming deals worth grabbing
GET COMMUNITY ACCESS QUICK
For the quickest way to join, simply enter your email below and get access. We will send a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all your gaming news.
By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.
FIND OUT ABOUT OUR MAGAZINE
Want to subscribe to the magazine? Click the button below to find out more information.
Find out more
GET Community ACCESS QUICK

Join the GamesRadar community for quick access. Enter your email below and we'll send confirmation, and sign you up to our newsletter.

By submitting your information, you confirm you are aged 16 or over, have read our Privacy Policy and agree to the Terms & Conditions. Geographical rules apply.

Welcome to GamesRADAR+ Community !
Hi ,

Your membership journey starts here.

Keep exploring and earning more as a member.

MY ACCOUNT

Earn your first badge
Read 1 article to unlock your first badge.
Keep earning badges
Explore ways to get more involved as a member.
Latest Games News

Latest Games News

Breaking gaming news and updates

Read Now
Latest Games Reviews

Latest Games Reviews

Expert verdicts on the newest releases

Read Now

See what you’ve unlocked.

Explore your membership benefits.

Explore
Member Exclusives

Stay Ahead with GamesRadar+

Get the biggest gaming news, reviews, and releases straight to your inbox.

Explore

Sign Out
GamesRadar+
US EditionUS CA EditionCanada UK EditionUK AU EditionAustralia
Sign in
  • View Profile
  • Sign out
  • Games
    • Game Insights
      • Games News
      • Games Features
      • Games Reviews
      • Games Guides
      • Big in 2026
      • Big Preview
      • Future Games Show
      • Golden Joystick Awards
    • Genres
      • Action Games
      • RPGs
      • Action RPGs
      • Adventure Games
      • Third Person Shooters
      • FPS Games
    • Platforms
      • PS5
      • Xbox Series X
      • PC
      • Nintendo Switch
      • Nintendo Switch 2
      • Tabletop Gaming
    • Franchises
      • Grand Theft Auto
      • Pokemon
      • Assassin's Creed
      • Monster Hunter
      • Fortnite
      • Cyberpunk
      • Red Dead
      • The Elder Scrolls
      • The Sims
  • Entertainment
    • TV Shows
      • TV News
      • TV Reviews
      • Anime Shows
      • Sci-Fi Shows
      • Superhero Shows
      • Animated Shows
      • Marvel TV Shows
      • Star Wars TV Shows
      • DC TV Shows
    • Movies
      • Movie News
      • Movie Reviews
      • Big Screen Spotlight
      • Superhero Movies
      • Action Movies
      • Anime Movies
      • Sci-Fi Movies
      • Horror Movies
      • Marvel Movies
      • DC Movies
    • Streaming
      • Apple TV Plus
      • Disney Plus
      • Netflix
      • HBO
      • Amazon Prime Video
      • Hulu
    • Comics
      • Marvel Comics
      • DC Comics
  • Hardware
    • Insights
      • Hardware News
      • Hardware Reviews
      • Hardware Features
      • Buying Guides
    • Computing
      • Desktop PCs
      • Laptops
      • Handhelds
    • Peripherals
      • Headsets & Headphones
      • TVs & Monitors
      • Gaming Mice
      • Gaming Keyboards
      • Gaming Chairs
      • Speakers & Audio
    • Accessories & Tech
      • Gaming Controllers
      • Tech
      • SSDs & Hard Drives
      • VR
      • Accessories
      • Retro
  • Deals
    • Toys & Collectibles
    • Lego
    • Dungeons and Dragons
    • Merch
  • Video
    • Videos
    • GR+ Replay - Submit Your Clips
    • G+RLS Podcast
  • Edge
  • Newsletters
    • Quizzes
    • About Us
    • How to pitch to us
    • How we score
    • Newsarama
    • Retro Gamer
  • Home
  • Games
    • View Games
      • Games News
      • Games Features
      • Games Reviews
      • Games Guides
      • Big in 2026
      • Big Preview
      • Future Games Show
      • Golden Joystick Awards
      • Action Games
      • RPGs
      • Action RPGs
      • Adventure Games
      • Third Person Shooters
      • FPS Games
    • Platforms
      • View Platforms
      • PS5
      • Xbox Series X
      • PC
      • Nintendo Switch
      • Nintendo Switch 2
      • Tabletop Gaming
      • Grand Theft Auto
      • Pokemon
      • Assassin's Creed
      • Monster Hunter
      • Fortnite
      • Cyberpunk
      • Red Dead
      • The Elder Scrolls
      • The Sims
  • Entertainment
    • View Entertainment
    • TV Shows
      • View TV Shows
      • TV News
      • TV Reviews
      • Anime Shows
      • Sci-Fi Shows
      • Superhero Shows
      • Animated Shows
      • Marvel TV Shows
      • Star Wars TV Shows
      • DC TV Shows
    • Movies
      • View Movies
      • Movie News
      • Movie Reviews
      • Big Screen Spotlight
      • Superhero Movies
      • Action Movies
      • Anime Movies
      • Sci-Fi Movies
      • Horror Movies
      • Marvel Movies
      • DC Movies
    • Streaming
      • View Streaming
      • Apple TV Plus
      • Disney Plus
      • Netflix
      • HBO
      • Amazon Prime Video
      • Hulu
    • Comics
      • View Comics
      • Marvel Comics
      • DC Comics
  • Hardware
    • View Hardware
      • Hardware News
      • Hardware Reviews
      • Hardware Features
      • Buying Guides
      • Desktop PCs
      • Laptops
      • Handhelds
    • Peripherals
      • View Peripherals
      • Headsets & Headphones
      • TVs & Monitors
      • Gaming Mice
      • Gaming Keyboards
      • Gaming Chairs
      • Speakers & Audio
      • Gaming Controllers
      • Tech
      • SSDs & Hard Drives
      • VR
      • Accessories
      • Retro
  • Deals
    • Toys & Collectibles
    • Lego
    • Dungeons and Dragons
    • Merch
  • Video
    • View Video
    • Videos
    • GR+ Replay - Submit Your Clips
    • G+RLS Podcast
  • Edge
  • Newsletters
    • Quizzes
    • About Us
    • How to pitch to us
    • How we score
    • Newsarama
    • Retro Gamer
Trending
  • EDGE GTAVI exclusive
  • Join our monthly RPG Club
  • Golden Joystick Awards 2026
  • Deal of the Day
  • Countdown to GTA 6
  • RPG Hub
  • G+RLS Podcast
  • Submit your clips. Win prizes
Sign up to the GamesRadar+ Newsletter

Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more


By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

You are now subscribed

Your newsletter sign-up was successful


Want to add more newsletters?

GamesRadar+

Every Friday

GamesRadar+

Your weekly update on everything you could ever want to know about the games you already love, games we know you're going to love in the near future, and tales from the communities that surround them.

GTA 6 O'clock

Every Thursday

GTA 6 O'clock

Our special GTA 6 newsletter, with breaking news, insider info, and rumor analysis from the award-winning GTA 6 O'clock experts.

Knowledge

Every Friday

Knowledge

From the creators of Edge: A weekly videogame industry newsletter with analysis from expert writers, guidance from professionals, and insight into what's on the horizon.

The Setup

Every Thursday

The Setup

Hardware nerds unite, sign up to our free tech newsletter for a weekly digest of the hottest new tech, the latest gadgets on the test bench, and much more.

Switch 2 Spotlight

Every Wednesday

Switch 2 Spotlight

Sign up to our new Switch 2 newsletter, where we bring you the latest talking points on Nintendo's new console each week, bring you up to date on the news, and recommend what games to play.

The Watchlist

Every Saturday

The Watchlist

Subscribe for a weekly digest of the movie and TV news that matters, direct to your inbox. From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we've got you covered.

SFX

Once a month

SFX

Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month!


Join the club

Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.


An account already exists for this email address, please log in.
  1. Games
  2. Adventure Games

You can get Sonic Mania for free with select movie purchases on Xbox this week

News
By Heather Wald
Published 10 June 2020

Xbox is offering Sonic Mania for free in the "Gamer Flicks" sale

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

(Image credit: SEGA)
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Pinterest
  • Flipboard
  • Email
Share this article
Join the conversation
Follow us
Add us as a preferred source on Google
Subscribe to our newsletter

As part of Xbox's current sale on the Microsoft store, you can get a free copy of Sonic Mania when you buy certain movies featured in the "gamer flicks" sale. 

Films include the likes of Detective Pikachu, Sonic the Hedgehog, and other films based on video game franchises such as Assassin's Creed, Hitman, and Resident Evil. With lots of low prices, it's a pretty good sale to bag yourself a great Sonic game alongside a fun flick. 

The sale is set to run until June 15 in both the UK and US, so you have just under a week to make a purchase if you want to get the freebie. 

The recent Sonic the Hedgehog movie got an early digital release in response to the closures of cinemas as a result of the coronavirus. The film only hit the theatres back in February and came out digitally not long after at the end of March. News that the live-action film based on the famous speedy blue hedgehog is getting a sequel also came to light last month, with Variety confirming we'd be seeing more of Sonic in the future. If you didn't get to see the film when it was in cinemas, the Xbox sale is currently offering it up for £12.99 / $12.99. 

Sonic Mania first released back in 2017 and pays homage to the classic Sonic games on the Sega Genesis (aka the Sega Mega Drive). With an excellent animated opening, Sonic Mania brings the classics back with more vibrancy than ever before, and it was a great helping of nostalgia for anyone who played the original games back in the day. If you haven't had a chance to give it a go and you're in the market for a movie, this is your moment.  

You may like
  • Image of the Classic and Modern Sonic Switch game collections on a blue GamesRadar+ background. Sonic fans have double the physical Switch game goodness as the Classic Sonic and Modern Sonic Collections are now up for pre-order
  • Sonic and Chuck in The Angry Birds Movie 3 Sonic the Hedgehog is in The Angry Birds Movie 3 for some reason, and people are confused
  • The Super Mario Movie 10 Best video game movies of all time, ranked

Looking for recommendations? Here's our pick of the best video game movies of all time. 

Sign up to the GamesRadar+ Newsletter

Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more

By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.
CATEGORIES
Xbox One Platforms Xbox
PRODUCTS
Sonic Mania Sonic the Hedgehog movie Detective Pikachu
Heather Wald
Heather Wald
Social Links Navigation
Evergreen Editor, Games

Heather Wald is the Evergreen Editor, Games at GamesRadar+. Her writing career began on a student-led magazine at Bath Spa University, where she earned a BA (Hons) in English literature. Heather landed her first role writing about tech and games for Stuff Magazine shortly after graduating with an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University. Now with almost seven years of experience working with GamesRadar+ on the features team, Heather helps to develop, maintain, and expand the evergreen features that exist on the site for games, as well as spearhead the Indie Spotlight series. You'll also see her contribute op-eds, interview-led features, and more. In her spare time, you'll likely find Heather tucking into RPGs and indie games, reading romance novels, and drinking lots of tea.

Read more
Image of the Classic and Modern Sonic Switch game collections on a blue GamesRadar+ background.
Games Sonic fans have double the physical Switch game goodness as the Classic Sonic and Modern Sonic Collections are now up for pre-order
 
 
Sonic and Chuck in The Angry Birds Movie 3
Animated Movies Sonic the Hedgehog is in The Angry Birds Movie 3 for some reason, and people are confused
 
 
The Super Mario Movie
Movies 10 Best video game movies of all time, ranked
 
 
The Drifter
Thriller Movies 2D pixel point-and-click indie game to get live-action movie from Sonic the Hedgehog studio
 
 
Shadow (Keanu Reeves) in Sonic 3
Movies Every upcoming video game movie you need to know about in 2026 and beyond
 
 
A screenshot of the upcoming PS5 game, Crazy Taxi World Tour
Live Action Movies Netflix is partnering with Sega for movie adaptations of Crazy Taxi and Stranger Than Heaven
 
 
Latest in Adventure Games
Pokemon anime
Pokemon Dumping "up to $2,000" a month into Pokemon fan game, vibe coder says Claude is "starting to refuse"
 
 
A close up of Hope Song's eyes, the hero of Hope in the City
Adventure Games Detective mystery game Hope in the City drops epic launch trailer at the Golden Joystick Awards that's making me reach for my notepad
 
 
A man holds a Pikachu toy, with the same figure displayed in packaging to the right
Toys & Collectibles There's a reason this Pikachu toy took the world by storm in 2026, and now it's 40% off
 
 
Mewgenics
Adventure Games The making of Mewgenics: How Edmund McMillen kept his pet project alive for 13 years
 
 
James, Jessie, and Wobbuffet from Team Rocket crying
Tabletop Gaming UK McDonalds Pokemon Happy Meals won't arrive until next year, months after the first drop
 
 
Key art for Honkai Star Rail livestream 4.7 codes
RPGs Honkai Star Rail livestream 4.7 codes
 
 
Latest in News
Charles Edwards as Celebrimbor in The Rings of Power season 2
Lord of the Rings TV Shows Celebrimbor star had the perfect response to his character's surprise cameo in The Rings of Power season 3
 
 
Keanu Reeves in Constantine
DC Movies Constantine director Francis Lawrence thinks a Keanu Reeves sequel can happen now James Gunn has left DC
 
 
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings Movies The Hunt for Gollum wraps filming as Andy Serkis praises "incredible journey" back to playing Gollum
 
 
Superman in Black Adam
DC Movies Henry Cavill says it was "such an honor" to play Superman and is open to returning as the Man of Steel
 
 
Mass Effect 2's Illusive Man
Mass Effect BioWare could make Mass Effect 2 in 18 months because "the core team stayed" from the first game
 
 
Chris Evans as Captain America in Avengers: Endgame
Marvel Movies Avengers: Endgame Encore hits Disney Plus on Friday with those Doomsday-teasing post-credits scenes
 
 
LATEST ARTICLES
  1. Henry Cavill would play the Man of Steel again
    1
    Henry Cavill says it was "such an honor" to play Superman and is open to returning as the Man of Steel
  2. 2
    BioWare could make Mass Effect 2 in 18 months because it didn't fire everyone, "listened to the player," and grew "ruthless about limiting scope," says former lead
  3. 3
    Avengers: Endgame Encore hits Disney Plus on Friday, and with all of those Doomsday-teasing post-credits scenes in tow
  4. 4
    The Witcher 4 production director feels a "great responsibility" after winning the Golden Joystick for Most Wanted Game
  5. 5
    Ahead of Persona 6 and his own new JRPG, series veteran takes us back to "how Persona came about"

GamesRadar+ is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google
  • About us
  • Contact Future's experts
  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy policy
  • Cookies policy
  • Advertise with us
  • Review guidelines
  • Write for us
  • Accessibility statement
  • Careers

© Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.

Please login or signup to comment

Please wait...