SEGA have revealed that their upcoming Villains DLC pack for Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is finally landing on April 3rd 2026. The DLC will add 3 boss battles with classic SEGA villains in the form of Death Adder from Golden Axe, Goro Majima from Like a Dragon, and Dr. Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog. You can see them all in action via the fancy new animated trailer below:
The Villains DLC for Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is included in the Digital Deluxe Edition of the game. If you want to add it to a base copy of the game then the expansion will cost you £10.99. It is currently unclear if the DLC will be sold seperately at the time of writing.
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is out now on PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game was developed by Lizardcube.
3 more characters are due to be added to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds starting April 2026. In April Red from Angry Birds and Goro Majima from Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will be added to the game and no extra cost. In May 2026 the game will also get a free update that adds Arle from the Puyo Puyo franchise as a playable character. You can see the character reveal trailer below:
In addition to these new characters, the game will also receive a music update that adds a whole bunch of classic SEGA racing songs. These include tracks like Lets Go Away from Daytona USA, Outride a Crisis from Super Hang-On, and Magical Sound Shower from Out Run among many others.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is out now on PS4, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. A physical Switch 2 release will drop on March 26th 2026.
A free update to Sonic Racing CrossWorlds has added 2 new playable characters to the game in the form of Tangle and Whisper from the Sonic the Hedgehog IDW comics. Their addition to Sonic Racing CrossWorlds marks one of the very few times that characters not created by Sonic Team have appeared in an official Sonic the Hedgehog video game. Tangle and Whisper have previously appeared in the mobile games Sonic Dash and Sonic Forces: Speed Battle.
You can see both Tangle and Whisper in Sonic Racing CrossWorlds via the trailer below:
In addition to both characters, 2 new songs ‘Character Select’ and ‘Result’ have also been added to the in-game jukebox.
Sonic Racing CrossWorlds is out now on PS4, PS5, Switch, Switch 2, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. A physical Switch 2 release will drop on March 26th 2026.
SEGA console designer, engineer and former company president Hideki Sato has sadly passed away at the age of 75.
Sato was a SEGA veteran, joining the company in 1971 and working on the development of early SEGA arcade titles Monaco GP, Star Jacker and Turbo. He is most famous for being the designer and engineer on most of SEGA’s consoles, including the SG-1000, SEGA Mark III, Mega Drive, Saturn and Dreamcast. Sato would also become SEGA company president in 2001 following Isao Okawa’s death. He would step down as president in 2003 and leave SEGA altogether in 2008.
SEGADriven would like to extend our condolences to Hideki Sato’s friends, family and colleagues.
Hyperkin have revealed an update to its long in development Mega Drive handheld, the Mega95. The handheld is an unofficial modern clone of the Genesis Nomad that lets you play real Mega Drive cartridges on a dedicated handheld. It can interface with a dock that can also provide video output.
In a recent post on Twitter, Hyperkin have revealed they have overcome a big issue with its software and they are now readying demo units to be sent to “specialists in the community”. This likely means select retro gaming YouTubers. You can see the full text from Hyperkin below:
After a lot of testing, iteration, and late-night problem solving, we believe we’ve found a solution to the obstacles that were holding Mega95 back. Things are finally moving in the right direction, and we’re nearing the next big milestone.
Our next step is one we’re really excited about: sending out demo units to trusted retro specialists in the community. These are people who know the hardware, know the games, and won’t sugarcoat feedback. Their hands-on impressions will help us validate performance, catch any remaining issues, and make final refinements before we move into mass production.
We know the wait has been long, and we don’t take that lightly. Our goal has always been to make sure Mega95 launches the right way, not rushed, not compromised, but worthy of your collection and the games it’s meant to play.
More updates soon. We’re getting close.
Let’s Game. 🎮
If you’d like to see the Mega95 in action then Hyperkin have also showcased it playing Sonic 2. You can see that by clicking here.
A firm release date still appears to be a ways off, but hopefully this update means the machine might be coming sooner rather than later.
SEGA co-founder David Rosen has passed away at the age of 95 on December 25th 2025.
Rosen founded Rosen Enterprises, Ltd. in 1954, originally as a business to sell art created in Japan to the American market. In 1957 the company focus shifted to importing coin-operated amusement machines from Japan to America. In 1965 the company would merge with Nihon Goraku Bussan, Ltd. to create SEGA and Rosen would remain with the company until 1996.
Rosen is a hugely influential figure in the history of video games and without his contributions at SEGA so many legendary arcade machines and gaming platforms would not exist. SEGADriven extend our condolences to Rosen’s friends, family and colleagues. SEGADriven would also personally like to thank Rosen for being indirectly responsible for the existence of this website. We owe the man so much.
The Video Game History Foundation have released a huge amount of material related to the SEGA Channel – SEGA’s short-lived cable service for the Mega Drive. Thanks to the combined efforts of the SEGA Channel vice president of programming Michael Shorrock and independent preservationist The SEGA Channel Guy, you can now browse a huge archive of material that includes advertisements, fan art and ROM dumps of software like the legendary Garfield: Caught in the Act – The Lost Levels.
You can watch a full 58 minute video feature on everything The Video Game History Foundation have discovered via the embed below:
Click here to visit Gaming Alexandria and download all the new ROM files preserved by The Video Game History Foundation. Alongside Garfield: Caught in the Act – The Lost Levels, there is also a complete Mega Drive port of The Flintstones movie game by Ocean, Waterworld, Breakthru, Iron Hammer, and a Mega Drive port of the Berenstain Bears SEGA Pico game. There are also numerous prototypes like a port of the Amiga game Wrath of the Demon, and a near complete dump of an unreleased Popeye game.
The Creative Assembly have revealed another Total War game during The Game Awards 2025. Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is the 4th entry in the Total War: Warhammer series of strategy games. You can check out the announcement trailer below:
There is currently no firm release date for Total War: Warhammer 40,000, but you can wishlist it on Steam if that’s your thing. Seeing how the trailer features in-game action and the announcement trailer for Total War: Medieval III doesn’t, I think it’s more likely Warhammer 40k will release first.
Total War: Warhammer 40,000 is a strategy game currently in development at The Creative Assembly.
The Creative Assembly have revealed that work on Total War: Medieval III is now underway.
The 3rd entry in the Total War: Medieval series has been a long time coming, with Medieval II first releasing back in November 2006. You can check out the live action reveal trailer via the embed below:
Total War: Medieval III currently has no set release date. As it is currently in early development it may be some time before we hear more on the title. The game is being developed by The Creative Assembly.
The Immortal Empires DLC from Total War: Warhammer III is becoming backwards compatible for owners of either Total War: Warhammer and Total War: Warhammer II.
This expansion was already aimed at fans of the first two games, offering players a massive campaign map to play on using every faction from every game. Now the Immortal Empires experience is freely available to anyone who owns the first two Total War: Warhammer games. It will appear in your library as Total War: Warhammer III – Immortal Empires regardless of which Total War: Warhammer game you own.
You can check out the announcement trailer below:
Immortal Empires for Total War: Warhammer 1&2 is now available for free to owners of either game on PC.
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