SEGA held a conference today at the Tokyo Game Show 2025 to discuss some new details about the New Virtua Fighter Project. The 50 minute conference was largely made up of a discussion about the game’s battle rules and some new battle system mechanics, whilst also reviewing the training room gameplay that was previously showcased at EVO 2025.
At 47:32 the presenters show the only new footage of the project in the entire showcase, which comprises of a 20 second character teaser where the silhouette of an undertermined character walks down a street. As you can imagine it’s absolutely riveting viewing and well worth watching the entire presentation for. You can skip to 47:32 in the embed below to watch it:
New Virtua Fighter Project still has no set release date, target platforms or official title. RGG Studio are developing the game. Perhaps the studio has bitten off a little more than they can chew as they’re also developing Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage, and Stranger Than Heaven.
Mega Man and Proto Man have been formally announced as upcoming DLC characters for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. The 2 characters will appear alongside a Dr. Wily’s Castle racing course in 2026. Owners of the Digital Deluxe Edition or season pass for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds will receive these characters as a part of their package.
You can check out the 2 characters and the new Dr. Wily’s Castle course via the reveal trailer below:
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launches tomorrow September 25th 2025 on Switch, Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5 and PC. The game has been developed by Sonic Team.
SEGA and RGG Studio have revealed that an enhanced remake of Yakuza 3 is coming in February 2026. Yakuza Kiwami 3 will include a complete Kiwami-style remake of Yakuza 3 developed in the Dragon Engine.
The game will also include a new campaign called Dark Ties which features Mine as the playable protagonist. You can check out the announcement trailer below:
Interestingly, the roles of Goh Hamazaki and Rikiya Shimabakuro have been recast for Yakuza Kiwami 3.
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties launches on February 12th 2026 for Switch 2, PC, PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
SEGA have revealed that starting August 25th 2025 they will be debuting a new Hatsune Miku song every week for 5 weeks. These songs are a part of Project Onsoku – a Sonic x Hatsune Miku collaboration that will eventually accumulate in all 5 songs appearing in the Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds soundtrack. You can see a teaser trailer for Project Onsoku below:
It appears that each song in the series will go live on the respective artist’s channels as the first song by Kairiki Bear is now live on their YouTube channel. Check it out:
SEGA have revealed they are publishing a spiritual sequel to Project Cars by new developer Straight4 Studios. Straight4 were founded in 2023 and feature Slightly Mad’s Ian Bell as CEO. The company re-hired a lot of Slightly Mad staff when Bandai Namco announced the discontinuation of the Project Cars series.
Project Motor Racing was originally going to be published by Giants Software of Farming Simulator fame, but they will now be co-publishing with SEGA. This arrangement appears to only affect Japan and Asian territories, with Giants Software handling publishing for Western territories.
The game is a simulation racer with a specific focus on the 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race. The game is promising upwards of 70 licensed cars across 10 car classes. You can check out the reveal trailer below:
Project Motor Racing launches on November 25th 2025 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X.
A Sonic x Pac-Man collaboration has been announced that sees Pac-Man coming to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, and Sonic coming to Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac.
Pac-Man and the ghosts will become playable characters in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds in a DLC pack that’s set to launch in early 2026. A Pac-Man themed course will also be added. This DLC pack will be included for season pass holders. A open multiplayer network test will also run from August 29th to September 1st if you’re curious about trying Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds early.
In addition to this, a Green Hill Zone stage and a Sonic costume will be added to Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac in a DLC pack that’s set to launch in late 2025. You can check out in-game action of both DLC packs in the trailer below:
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launches September 25th 2025. Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac launches the following day on September 26th 2025. Both games launch on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2 and PC.
Ohsat Games’s Go! Go! PogoGirl originally released for PC back in 2022, but the game has now been officially ported to the Mega Drive by SpacePantsGames.
Go! Go! PogoGirl is a cute, retro-styled platformer that sees you bounce around over 25 stages, looking for gems and defeating enemies. There’s also boss battles to contend with.
SEGA have announced a brand deal with Beyblade X which means that Beyblade decals will now appear in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
SEGA are really pushing to include a lot of properties they don’t own in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds as Beyblade now joins Minecraft and Nickelodeon as properties that will show up in the game when it launches in September 2025. You can see Sonic driving a Beyblade car in the trailer below:
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launches on September 29th 2025 for Switch, Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5 and PC. The game is being developed by Sonic Team.
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. is finally arriving on modern platforms with the new subtitle of World Stage. This new version of the game will release on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on October 30th 2025, while the Switch 2 version is promised as “coming soon”. The PC will also receive the game as a free update to the version of Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. that is already available on the platform.
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage will feature online multiplayer with crossplay support between all platforms. The game will also support rollback netcode for smoother online play. The game also features a brand new single player mode and also makes Dural entirely playable instead of just being a boss character.
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage is being developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and will launch on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on October 30th 2025. The game will also release on Steam and Switch 2 “soon”.
Ahead of the game’s August 29th 2025 release, SEGA have released a free demo for Shinobi: Art of Vengeance on PS4, PS5, Switch, PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. The demo features the entire first stage Oboro Village so you get a nice hearty taste of the full game prior to release. You can check out a trailer for the demo via the embed below:
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is being developed by Lizardcube and published by SEGA. Lizardcube previously worked on Streets of Rage 4 and the remake of Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap. The full game will release on August 29th 2025 for Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
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