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SEGA Launches “SEGA Universe” to Spotlight Legacy IPs and Anniversaries through various projects

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SEGA has launched a brand-new initiative project called “SEGA Universe“ to celebrate anniversaries of certain legacy IPs with new various projects down the line such as OutRun, Streets of Rage, NiGHTS into Dreams, Sakura Wars and many more. SEGA Universe is a project based on the concept of “NO OLD, STAY GOLD” that are still loved by fans. SEGA plans to focus on titles that will celebrate their anniversary in 2026 and will develop an anniversary project and deliver nostalgic yet new entertainment content.

Judging from the newly released concept movie trailer, some spotted hints of possible merchandise tied to NiGHTS into Dreams and Sakura Wars might be in the works. With the official site now live and more details rolling out, it’s clear SEGA is gearing up for a full celebration for its legacy IPs. What other projects do you think SEGA could have in the works for these (or other) classic IPs? Drop your predictions and thoughts in the comments below!

 

 

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Ecco the Dolphin: Complete compilation announced – Features all versions of the first two games!

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A&R Atelier has announced a new compilation of a beloved SEGA Genesis franchise!

Ecco the Dolphin: Complete will contain all versions of Ecco the Dolphin and the sequel Ecco: The Tides of Time from the Master System and Game Gear to the Genesis/Mega Drive to the SEGA CD. The release is intended to ease new fans into a “brand-new contemporary game built for the modern era”. Presumably, this new game will be included in the compilation but we have reached out to the developer to confirm. The EccoTheDolphon.com website should provide more details later today, and we will update this article once they do. In the meantime, after the break read the full press release!

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Retro-Bit opens pre-orders for their Collector’s Cartridge edition of Arcus Odyssey for Genesis/Mega-Drive

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Well, would you look at that. It’s Retro-Bit time again and Edia’s provided them another classic game to reissue as a Collector’s Cartridge.

Coming back from the Wolf Team vault is Arcus Odyssey, the cult classic action RPG originally released on Genesis/Mega-Drive in 1991. (As well as Psycho Dream (1992) for SNES, if you’re interested, but this is a Sega blog, so we’re just gonna talk about the Sega game here.) Pre-orders have now begun for North America and Europe from a variety of online retailers.

You can check out Retro-Bit’s official page for Arcus Odyssey for the most up-to-date pre-order information. If you would like to read more about this game’s history, you can read on right past the break here.

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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Angry Birds’ Red Joins the Race Today!

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SEGA officially released the free Angry Birds content for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds! Players can now fly high around the track as Red. Starting tomorrow Thursday, April 16 at 5:00 PM PT and until Sunday, April 19, 4:59 PM PT fans can jump in and earn festival points for decals, gadgets and more! The free Angry Birds Content Drop includes the following:

  • Red from Angry Birds as a playable character
  • Red’s vehicle, the Super Roaster
  • Special emotes and sounds, including 3 new songs added to the Jukebox:
  • “Go! Theme”
  • “Go! Theme (Final Lap)”
  • “Angry Birds Theme”

Players who own either the Standard (physical or digital) or Digital Deluxe versions of the game will automatically receive the free Angry Birds Content Drop. Please ensure that the game is updated to the latest version for the content to be downloaded properly.

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The Game Gear has turned 35 years old in North America

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The year is 1991. Movies like Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Boyz n the Hood, The Scilence of the Lambs, The Addams Family, and Beauty And The Beast premiered in theaters. Shows like Dinosaurs, Home Improvement, Taz-Mania, Darkwing Duck, Samurai Pizza Cats, and Nickelodeon’s 3 premiere Nicktoons Rugrats, Doug, and The Ren & Stimpy Show premiered on TV. Songs like Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, Bring The Noise by Public Enemy and Anthrax, Unbelievable by EMF, It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over by Lenny Kravitz, and Groove Is In the Heart by Deee-Lite topped the charts. Video games like Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, The Simpsons Arcade, Another World, Neverwinter Nights, and Road Rash came out. Sega launched games like Streets of Rage, Toejam & Earl, Quackshot Starring Donald Duck, Rad Mobile, and uh, oh yeah… an obscure little game that just never took off called Sonic the Hedgehog. (Stay tuned for that anniversary coming up.) Sega had done something else even more significant on this day that very same year, though. (Okay, maybe not more significant than Sonic, but stay with me here.) They launched their one and only dedicated handheld gaming console: The Game Gear.

On April 11th, 1991, the Game Gear first hit store shelves only in test markets in New York City and Los Angeles. On the 26th of that same month, it launched in the rest of North America. At the time, Game Gear went up against Nintendo’s Game Boy and Atari’s Lynx, and wound up sitting comfortably in second place behind the Game Boy in sales and popularity worldwide. Still, the Game Gear retains its place in video game history as a memorable handheld with its own line of enjoyable games available nowhere else.

So grab your own Gear if you got one and join us past the break as we continue this little trip down memory lane in full color.

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Propeller Arena finally playable online thanks to Dreamcast Live

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Welcome to SegaBits!! Hi there! I’m your writer for this exciting news, Big Elk! You all as happy to see a new Dreamcast game playable online as I am!? Sit back, relax, and enjoy the wind rushing through your hair as you read on!

On April 1st, 2026, Dreamcast Live had, for the first time ever, opened up the internet features of the unreleased Dreamcast game Propeller Arena: Aviation Battle Championship for business, but this is no April Fools joke. Dreamcast Live heroes Shuouma and Flyinghead have done it again, figuring out how to finally allow for this game to be enjoyed over the internet thanks in part to the fact Propeller Arena made use of the same netcode as another game these two had brought back online: Outtrigger. If you’d been dreaming of one day finally experiencing online dogfighting in this game like I have, then your dream has finally come true.

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STRANGER THAN HEAVEN Debuts Extended Trailer, Announces Special Broadcast May 6

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SEGA unveiled a new trailer for the upcoming Ryu Ga Gotoku (RGG) title STRANGER THAN HEAVEN at today’s Xbox Partner Preview.

Additionally, SEGA and Xbox announced Xbox Presents: A special look at STRANGER THAN HEAVEN, a first-of-its-kind standalone broadcast deep diving into the new title, which will air on May 6, 2026 at 4 p.m. PST.

Full details can be found in the press release below.

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Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage Now Available on Nintendo Switch 2

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SEGA has officially launched Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage for Nintendo Switch 2, marking the debut of the beloved 3D fighting series on a Nintendo platform!

This definitive release features full cross-play, rollback netcode support, new moves and combos, balance updates, and key improvements to the training mode.

Additionally, a new free demo is now available today for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, providing access to 6 playable fighters, an opportunity to try out Arcade, Training and World Stage mode (up to Booth 2).

Full details can be found in the press release below.

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Mega Man and Proto Man Arrives in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Today!

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SEGA officially released the Mega Man Pack for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds! Players can now race as the titular Mega Man or Proto Man inspired by the iconic video game franchise. The Mega Man Pack includes the following:

  • Mega Man and Proto Man as playable characters

  • The Rush Roadstar Vehicle

  • Mega Man Wily Castle Course

  • New Mega Man-inspired Music Tracks:

    • Wily Castle

    • Mega Man Character Select

    • Mega Man: Result

  • Six different emotes per character

Players who own the Digital Deluxe Edition will automatically receive the Mega Man Pack as part of the Season Pass. For those who want to take part in the Mega Man action, the entire Season Pass is separately available for $29.99 USD, which includes access to even more exciting characters, vehicles, and courses. Players can also purchase the standalone Mega Man Pack for $5.99 USD.

Players who do not own the Mega Man Pack will still be able to compete online against those who do and will be able to race on the Mega Man course against the Mega Man characters. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is available now both digitally and physically on PlayStation®5 (PS5®), PlayStation®4 (PS4®), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC starting at $69.99 USD and on Nintendo Switch™, Nintendo Switch™- OLED Model, and Nintendo Switch™ Lite starting at $59.99 USD. The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is also available digitally for players at $69.99 USD and the physical version will be available tomorrow, March 26, 2026.

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SEGA News Bits: Sonic Racing CrossWorlds New Racers Reaction

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Sonic Racing CrossWorlds will add new SEGA characters soon, and on this SEGA News Bits we take a look at the three reveals and share our thoughts. Also, we touch on Mega Man’s inclusion.

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Yakuza Powered by Nihon Touitsu Live-Action Drama – All Episodes Now Available!

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Today, SEGA announced that all three episodes of the live-action drama Yakuza Powered by Nihon Touitsu is now available on the official SEGA YouTube channel. The series is a special collaboration between Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and the creators of the hit Japanese video series Nihon Touitsu, which depicts Japan’s yakuza society.

Yakuza Powered by Nihon Touitsu

Originally released exclusively in Japan, the three-episode drama follows the events leading up to the latest release in RGG Studio’s beloved Like a Dragon & Yakuza series Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, which launched on February 12 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S and Steam.

The main cast includes Yasufumi Motomiya (Kazuma Kiryu), Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi (Goro Majima), Kazuhiro Nakaya (Akira Nishikiyama) and Kenji Matsuda (Makoto Date).

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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 movie title revealed to be… Sonic the Hedgehog 4! Jim Carrey is back!

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Paramount has posted a new teaser trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 4, and while it is no surprise that Amy Rose and Metal Sonic will be in the film, we do get confirmation that Jim Carrey will return as Doctor Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik and James Marsden and Tika Sumpter will return as the Wachowskis. The teaser also puts to rest any speculation that they would retitle the movie to Sonic CD (yes, that was a real rumor).

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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance SEGA Villains Stage DLC Trailer Revealed + Free Update; Coming on April 3rd!

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The stage is set for three epic showdowns! Today SEGA® and Lizardcube officially announced that the SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance™ SEGA Villains Stage DLC will release on April 3, 2026 for PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, Steam and Nintendo Switch. Master of the ninja arts Joe Musashi will face his fiercest battles yet as he takes on three legendary SEGA foes: the ruthless giant Death Adder (Golden Axe™), the “mad dog” of Shimano Goro Majima (Like a Dragon™/Yakuza™) and the evil genius Dr. Eggman (Sonic the Hedgehog™).

The SEGA Villains Stage DLC will take players through exciting new stages featuring stunning worlds inspired by beloved SEGA franchises. The DLC will include:

  • Three new bosses
  • Five new stages
  • Two new Boss Rush modes
  • Three new ninpo
  • Three new outfits
  • Six new music tracks

The SEGA Villains Stage DLC is included with purchase of the Digital Deluxe Edition of the game. Players who own the Standard Edition of the game can get in on the action by purchasing the DLC as a standalone item ($9.99 MSRP USD) or as an upgrade pack ($11.99 MSRP USD) when the DLC releases on April 3, 2026. For more details on pricing and availability, please refer to the respective platform product pages.

Free Update Patch

Alongside the DLC release on April 3rd, SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance will also receive a free update patch. The patch will add a “Hardcore Mode” and combat system adjustments, and includes updates to character outlines, map and tutorial display features.

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