Toy maker says another Sonic racing game is coming out this year

Oh boy, here we go. Now we've got a really interesting back-and-forth happening. Here's a quick refresher for everyone who hasn't been keeping up.

A couple weeks back, rumors of Sumo Digital working on another racing game popped up. The info came from a supposed presentation Sumo Digital gave, and included slides that referenced the "unannounced karting game." People started speculation that Sumo Digital was returning for another spin with Sonic and the gang soon after. On the very same day the rumor broke, SEGA's Aaron Webber stepped in and flat-out said another Sonic & All-Stars Racing game wasn't happening.

I thought the convo was dead in the water after that, but now we have something new that makes the situation even more confusing. Zappies is a company which has made multiple Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed toys back in the day. The Zappies gang was at the Spielwarenmesse toy fair, and they had their previous Sonic & All Stars Racing products on shelves for display. Why is that, you ask? The company flat out said that another Sonic racing game is coming this year, and they're making toys of it, but can't show them yet.

Now I honestly don't know what to believe. Is SEGA the one lying about this? Were the Sumo Digital slides faked? Is the Zappies story bogus? Someone is fibbing here, and in due time, we'll find out who!