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.
Both Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2 will receive Switch 2 ports. Both games will launch on the same day as seperate releases November 13th 2025.
Yakuza Kiwami is an expanded HD remake of the original Yakuza game. Yakuza Kiwami originally released back in 2016 for PS3 and PS4; with ports to PC, Xbox One and Switch coming after. Yakuza Kiwami 2 followed in 2017 for PS4, and later received ports to PC and Xbox One. Kiwami 2 is the second game to use Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s Dragon Engine which debuted in Yakuza 6.
You can check out the Switch 2 reveal for Yakuza Kiwami 1 & 2 in today’s Nintendo Direct showcase, starting at 46:07:
Yakuza Kiwami 1 & 2 for Nintendo Switch 2 will release as seperate games November 13th 2025. They are being developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and will be published by SEGA. There is currently no word on whether these will be game key card releases like Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut.
Persona 3 Reload is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 on October 23rd 2025.
Originally released in February 2024, this HD remake of Persona 3 has basically been released for everything except Nintendo platforms until now. You can check out the announcement trailer via the embed below:
Persona 3 Reload is a HD remake of the 2006 JRPG Persona 3; originally developed and published by Atlus. Reload has been developed by P-Studio and will be published by SEGA and Atlus on October 23rd 2025. The game is already available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
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Game Gear rarity Griffin has been re-released for modern platforms courtesy of Ratalaika Games.
Originally developed by Telenet Japan and released in 1991, this top-down shooter has never been made available outside Japan until now. Porting duties have been handled by Edia Company with Ratalaika publishing this new port for Switch, PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
Infamous Japan exclusive Mega Drive shooter Undeadline is getting its first release in Western territories thanks to Retro-Bit and D4 Enterprise.
This new version of the game is fully translated into English and comes with the game itself, a slipcase, full colour manual, reversible cover and a set of art cards. It can be pre-ordered now through various online retailers like Limited Run and Strictly Limited Games.
A full list of retailers stocking the new Retro-Bit English release of Undeadline can be found on Retro-Bit’s official website. The game is expected to ship in quarter 4 2025.
We’ve previously reported on Compile Heart’s new Mado Monogatari game which launched in Japan back in November 2024. The Mado Monogatari games are famous for being the franchise that brought about the debut of the Puyo characters, alongside Carbuncle and Arle prior to their inclusion in the Puyo Puyo franchise. These dungeon crawlers have largely stayed in Japan and have released on various SEGA platforms like the Mega Drive, Game Gear and Saturn.
In a miraculous move by Idea Factory, the latest game in the series will be localised for Western markets as Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy and release on July 29th 2025 for PS4, PS5 and Switch. The game can be pre-ordered on numerous online retailers now, and there’s also a special edition version that includes an art book, soundtrack, reversible cover and more. Click here to see what retailers are stocking Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy.
Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy released on PS4, PS5 and Nintendo Switch on July 29th 2025.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has revealed a slew of Nickelodeon guest characters are coming to the game for its September 25th 2025 launch. The first of these are SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star, complete with their own Bikini Bottom circuit. You can check them out in action via the embed below:
SEGA have also revealed that characters from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and Avatar Legends are coming to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds as well. We’re secretly hoping that Nickelodeon’s ownership of the Garfield IP and the upcoming release of Garfield Kart 2: All You Can Drift gives the lasanga-loving feline a fighting chance of being included too.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launches on September 25th 2025 for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2 and PC. The game is being developed by Sonic Team.
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