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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.
A new SEGA history book is on the way! The History of SEGA by Joe Douglas is a 216 page hardback book being published by White Owl that you can pre-order right now through Pen and Sword Books. Pre-ordering will save you £6 off the recommended retail price of £29.99. This is an unofficial publication and not endorsed by SEGA themselves.
The History of SEGA is promising a detailed chronicle of SEGA; starting with their “humble beginnings as a small American company to the entertainment juggernaut they would become”. The book will also contain 100 colour illustrations. The book’s description on the Pen and Sword online store also promises the following details:
See how SEGA’s brazen approach to video games marketing helped them become the top player in the field!
Feel the excitement as SEGA explores the bleeding edge of gaming technology, for both good and ill!
Experience the ramifications of decisions SEGA would make that would change gaming forever.
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In our latest YouTube video we’re taking a look at Sonic the Hedgehog: Blasting Adventure – a PC remake of the Game Boy bootlegs Sonic 3D Blast 5, Sonic Adventure 7 and Sonic Adventure 8. This fan game was developed by Gustavo Firmino Cazonato and first released in 2022:
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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.
Sonic SMS Remake is an 8 bit-styled reimagining of Sonic 1 that adds features from the 16 bit Sonic games. It’s available on PC and many different platforms that support homebrew, so let’s take a look at the latest build from September 2024:
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The Amiga is infamous for its hilariously terrible port of Out Run developed by US Gold, but that has now changed thanks to the work of Reassembler. A new homebrew port of the game that uses ROM data from an actual arcade dump of Out Run is now available to download and aseemble yourself using Python. It runs on later Amiga 1200 computers as well as the CD32, A4000 and A500 Mini.
Assembling a working ROM and following the readme file supplied with the download turns out to be a little beyond my capabilities, but if any of our readers get this working and would like to report back then please let us know in the comments. This looks like a really impressive piece of work that I’d love to try myself.
The latest Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds trailer has arrived, and with it we now get to look at all the customisation options the game is boasting.
The trailer informs us that the final game will release with 40 vehicles, over 70 gadgets and 100 vehicle parts and decals to decorate your vehicle with.
We also get our first look at the Werehog in action who will only be made available to anyone who has pre-ordered the digital deluxe edition. Check out the new trailer via the embed below:
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launches on September 25th 2025 for PS4, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, Switch and Switch 2. The game is being developed by Sonic Team.
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