{"rewrite":{"id":"r_33620076c1edab4b4319eaed","clusterId":"c_4441dd1948c0a1c51ece6a56","slug":"rouge-and-omega-join-sonic-pico-park-roster-before-november-12-launch","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Rouge and Omega Join Sonic PICO PARK Roster Before November 12 Launch","summary":"PICO PARK Co., Ltd. announced during the first episode of its official program \"PICO MART: Open at Sonic Speed!\" that Rouge is a new playable character and Omega a large character in Sonic PICO PARK, the Sonic the Hedgehog collaboration entry in the PICO PARK series, which the announcement says has passed 8.5 million cumulative sales. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Cream \u0026 Cheese, Silver, Blaze and Big were already revealed. The game releases Thursday, November 12. A second program episode streams Friday, October 30 at 19:00.","whyItMatters":"Rouge and Omega round out a roster that now covers most of Sonic's core cast, and PICO PARK is using a convenience-store streaming show rather than a trailer to hand out the remaining character reveals ahead of the November 12 release.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ePICO PARK Co., Ltd. has not attached a price or a platform list to Sonic PICO PARK in this announcement; the release date is the concrete detail, Thursday, November 12. The character news came through the program itself, with Rouge named a playable character and Omega a large character. The show is set in a fictional convenience store called PICO MART and mixes game information, merchandise and cast gameplay. Episode two is set for Friday, October 30 at 19:00, streaming on the PICO PARK, SEGA and Sonic movie YouTube channels, with PICO CAT Blue voiced by Takuya Tani of Pumpkin Potato Fry and Airi Hiruta as store clerk.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRouge\u003c/strong\u003e: Revealed as a new playable character\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOmega\u003c/strong\u003e: Revealed as a large character\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sonic PICO PARK adds Rouge and Omega as the roster nears double digits, and the pair splits the cast in two: Rouge is playable while Omega is a large character, not a selectable one like her.","twitterPost":"Rouge joins Sonic PICO PARK as playable; Omega is classed as a large character, so the two debut in different roles.","threadsPost":"Sonic PICO PARK reveals Rouge and Omega together, but not as equals. Rouge is listed as playable, Omega as a large character, which suggests the roster now carries two tiers of new addition rather than a flat one.","newsletterBlurb":"Sonic PICO PARK added Rouge as a playable character and Omega as a large character during the first episode of PICO MART: Open at Sonic Speed! The game releases Thursday, November 12. Episode two of the program streams Friday, October 30 at 19:00.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/013/G101380/20261026037/\",\"title\":\"Sonic PICO PARK: Rouge and Omega revealed as playable characters\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4523,"outputTokens":657,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793009976,"createdAt":"2026-10-26T10:13:49.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-26T10:18:34.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-26T10:18:34.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4441dd1948c0a1c51ece6a56","canonicalTitle":"「SONIC PICO PARK」，ルージュとオメガの参戦が明らかに","representativeArticleId":"a_219a6ed3a59297f8f0f226df","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"SONIC PICO PARK\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-26T09:36:12.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-26T09:36:12.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-26T10:18:34.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/013/G101380/20261026037/","title":"「SONIC PICO PARK」，ルージュとオメガの参戦が明らかに"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["SONIC PICO PARK"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null,"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["sonic-pico-park"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"sonic-pico-park","supported":2,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":2,"overall":"green","story_count":3,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}