SEGA just dropped a wave of exciting news during today’s Virtua Fighter Direct, and fans of the legendary 3D fighting series have plenty to be hyped about with new character reveals for the New Virtua Fighter Project to multiplatform crossplay support and new merch, here’s everything that was announced.
Virtua Fighter’s iconic Canadian pro-wrestler, Wolf Hawkfield, is officially returning to the ring in the upcoming New Virtua Fighter Project. This marks his first appearance since Virtua Fighter 5, and he’s been given a dramatic visual overhaul, courtesy of the incredibly talented Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio Art Team. SEGA also shared behind-the-scenes insights into the game’s new art direction, offering fans a glimpse at the design philosophy driving the next evolution of Virtua Fighter.
Legacy VF producer Seiji Aoki took the stage to announce that Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. is heading to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2. What makes the announcement even more exciting is that all platforms will feature full crossplay support and will be implemented across all platforms, ensuring players can challenge each other no matter where they play.
SEGA also unveiled a fresh wave of Virtua Fighter merchandise, including a sick T-shirt lineup featuring series protagonist Akira Yuki and new soundtracks available on Spotify. Additionally, the Virtua Fighter Open Championship was officially announced, with NVIDIA sponsoring the event. Several qualifying tournament venues were revealed, kicking off what promises to be an exciting competitive season for Virtua Fighter players worldwide!
What did you think of today’s Virtua Fighter Direct? Which announcement got you the most hyped? Let us know in the comments below!
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I prepared beer and everything, but… no surprise this time, they are still going to be milking VF5, 19 years after original release and 4 years after eSports/Ultimate Showdown. I don’t know, I am happy enough with Ultimate Showdown on PS5 hard drive.
The only interesting part is the developer video, but it seems we are very far away from New VF Project.
I haven’t been able to play vf5 vanilla on my ps3 since it died. so the release of revo on current platforms makes me pretty happy considering the fact that I’m planning on getting a switch 2 sometime around Christmas or early next year at the earliest. Now if only sega would re-release the first 4 vf games along with sonic the fighters on modern platforms while we wait for vf6 or whatever it will be called.🤔
The fact is that if they are planning new content for REVO and we don’t even have multiplatform release window now means they will stick to it for the next few years and New VF is at least 2, 3 years away.
Let’s hope for other Power Surge games in the next year then!
Ditto!😀