Sonic the Hedgehog fans know the Chao – cute, wispy little creatures that are sort of like fairies or spirits. They're seen on the promo art for the highly anticipated upcoming game Sonic x Shad ...

Warning: Spoilers for the new Sonic Generations cutscenes ahead ... For this, they turned to the Chao that have become a secondary icon for the series, and not only scattered them across the ...

SEGA has announced it will be releasing a new manga on 18th October which documents Sonic Chao and Shadow Chao on a special journey. It's officially titled Sonic X Shadow Generations X Chao and ...

The cornerstone of Sonic Adventure 2 wasn’t its dueling dark vs. light storylines, but it’s Chao Island minigame. Players had up to three Chao Gardens they could tend to as any of the game’s ...

Ana Diaz (she/her) is a culture writer at Polygon, covering internet culture, fandom, and video games. Her work has previously appeared at NPR, Wired, and The Verge. The Chao, big-eyed creatures ...

Some long for more 2D Sonic in the style of his earliest games. Others cling to the hope that characters from the various ‘90s animated series will turn up again one of these days. The Chao ...

Sega has released a holiday-themed animated short for Sonic the Hedgehog from the team behind Sonic Mania Adventures and Team Sonic Racing: Overdrive. Titled “Chao in Space,” the short follows ...

A new trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film has been released, showing off its version of the Chao Garden. Of course, it's not exactly as you remember from the games: it's some sort of mascot ...

but not just for the fast-paced Sonic (or Shadow) stages or the cracking music. The Chao Garden, a side activity in both games, is beloved even today, and fans have been dying to see a standalone ...

8 Unique Playable Main Characters (7 of which are playable in this Demo), a fleshed-out Tiny Chao Garden, New Levels and Music Tracks, and more! For this particular Demo, Sonic's Insta-Shield is ...

It's quite the ride, too, showing off more shenanigans from Dr. Robotnik and Dr. Robotnik's nearly identical-looking grandfather, plenty of Sonic v. Shadow action, and my favorite: the Chao Garden.