The Creative Assembly have formally announced their sequel to 2014’s Alien Isolation.
Alien Isolation 2 was originally teased back in April 2026, but a new trailer showcased at Summer Games Fest 2026 reveals the game proper and also confirms the game will release on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 and PC. You can watch the trailer below:
There is currently no release date set for Alien Isolation 2 at the time of writing.
New Virtua Fighter Project finally has a proper title in the form of Virtua Fighter Crossroads. Revealed at Summer Games Fest 2026, Virtua Fighter Crossroads is being developed by RGG Studio and features and extensive single player story mode with 4 protagonists. One of them is Cielo who is highlighted in the latest trailer:
Along with the new trailer we also get confirmation of the return of Pai Chan.
Virtua Fighter Crossroads is still in active development but is scheduled for release in 2027. No target platforms have been revealed at the time of writing.
Sonic Racing CrossWorlds will continue with a 2nd year of DLC that includes a new circuit based on City Escape that has now been invaded by Godzilla himself.
But that’s not all, because a 2nd DLC pack adds Evangelion characters to CrossWorlds. Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Soryu appear as playable racers, while Eva Unit-01 appears as a giant on-track obstacle.
You can check out the reveal trailer for Season Pass Two below:
There is currently no release date for any season two content, but the remaining season one content will release in July 2026 (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and October 2026 (Avatar Legends).
Sonic Racing CrossWorlds is out now on Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Stranger Than Heaven was showcased at Summer Games Fest 2026 with a brand new trailer that reveals SEGA have licensed the likeness of another dead celebrity in the form of Tupac Shakur.
The game had already confirmed the use of Bunta Sugawara’s likeness, but what’s especially disappointing about this use of Tupac’s likeness is that it was arranged with his “estate”. Tupac’s “estate” is owned by Tom Whalley who is not related to Tupac in anyway. Whalley is actually being sued Sekyiwa Shakur – Tupac’s actual living sister.
Stranger Than Heaven is being developed by RGG Studio and it launches on the 15th of January 2027 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. I would recommend not supporting this release if you don’t want to inadvertently send royalties to a rich guy who seized Tupac’s estate after the passing of Tupac’s mother.
Scans for 28 SEGA Wii games have now been added to the Seventh Generation Software section of the website. You can view the full list of additions with direct links to each game below:
We’ve added a huge selection of SEGA DS game cover, instruction manual and cartridge scans to our 7th generation SEGA software section. See below for a full list of additions and direct links to each game entry:
Well here’s a nice surprise – KaZe video pinball title Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators is getting a PC port thanks to publisher BeXide Inc.
Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators originally released in June 1995 exclusively for the SEGA Saturn. BeXide Inc previosuly ported the game to iOS in 2010, but are now giving the game a wider PC release through Steam. Last Gladiators is one of the Saturn’s best video pinball games. We did a video about it back in June 2023:
Digital Pinball: Last Gladiators also received a Saturn sequel called Digital Pinball: Necronomicon in November 1996. KaZe also developed Super Pinball: Behind the Mask and Super Pinball II: The Amazing Odyssey for SNES, as well as Akira Psycho Ball for the PS2.
SEGA Japan are officially teasing a Sonic the Hedgehog collaboration with LOM BABY – a company that basically exists to grift NFTs, cryptocurrency and generative AI slop.
While there is no official word on what this collaboration will entail, the fact that SEGA are happy to associate their franchise all about fighting back against an evil dictator who is looking to pollute the enivornment with a company that thrives on producing “transmedia” based around cryptocurrency, NFTs and AI generated imagery seems misjudged on a massive scale.
Regardless of what becomes of this collaboration, I think SEGA need to try harder to work with companies that don’t work in speculative markets like crypto and NFTs, or generative AI which is proving to be massively damaging to the environment. It’s also a technology that steals the work of human creatives and regurgitates it into something soulless and wasteful.
I know that SEGADriven is a fan site and we normally don’t highlight subjects we aren’t passionate about, but to ignore collaborations like this and not call it out is to betray the thing we love. If you can’t criticse something you love then it will never improve, and this is a prime example of that. SEGADriven will not support this endeavour and we urge SEGA to withdraw their involvement with LOM BABY urgently.
SEGA Japan have entered a deal with New One Studio to publish it’s FMV game The Rise of the Empire: The Road to Empress II on PC and Switch in Japan later in 2026.
Described as a “court adventure”, The Rise of the Empire: The Road to Empress II sees you navigating a highly volatile period environment as you try to work your way to becoming a Chinese Empress. The game features extensive 4K live action video sequences starring a cast of famous C-drama talent. You can watch the first trailer for the game below:
The Rise of the Empire: The Road to Empress I released in September 2025, selling over a million copies within 2 weeks of being on sale. The first game is available in English on Steam and was published by New One Studio and Ariel in Western territories. This arrangement will continue for The Rise of the Empire: The Road to Empress II, but only in Western territories. SEGA will only publish the sequel in Japan and certain Asian territories. A bundle of the first 2 games will be made available too.
You can wishlist The Rise of the Empire: The Road to Empress II on Steam right now.
The Web Design Museum has preserved a collection of flash games that were previously available on the Cartoon Network website.
Of note for SEGA fans is the preservation of a 2015 Sonic Boom flash game called Sonic Boom: Link ‘n Smash! This simple puzzle game is very similar to Baku Baku Animal in that you have to link the characters with their appropriate item in order to clear them from the playfield. For example Sonic has to be paired with a ring, Knuckles with his fist, Amy with her Piko Piko Hammer and so on.
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