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SEGA Announces Nickelodeon Collaboration for Upcoming Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

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SEGA surprised everyone at the 2025 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards with a reveal: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is crossing over with Nickelodeon. And yes—SpongeBob is in.

During the show, SEGA dropped a new trailer showing SpongeBob and friends hitting the track alongside Sonic and his crew. It also showed off a SpongeBob-themed vehicle and track, plus a quick tease of more Nick content on the way—including stuff from Avatar: The Last Airbender and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

If you grab the Digital Deluxe Edition of the game, you’ll get all the Nickelodeon content through the Season Pass, along with the recently announced Minecraft crossover, Sonic Prime characters, and a couple of mystery collabs still to come.

More details are on the way, but one thing’s clear: CrossWorlds is shaping up to be the wildest Sonic racer yet.

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Remaining Sega Forever mobile games being hit with End-of-Service announcements UPDATE: Annnnnnnd they’re gone

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Recorded from the Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II mobile app

The final nail in Sega Forever’s coffin has just been pounded in. The once-promising initiative out of Sega Europe to bring classic Sega games back on mobile devices as free, ad-supported games had already been quietly discontinued years ago and several games were delisted and left with their online services disabled in 2023. Now, most of the remaining games are meeting the same fate.

Like before, this comes without any official announcement from Sega outside of this end-of-service notice popping up within the affected games, along with a link directly to Sega’s website. Each of the games will remain playable offline and tied to your Google Play or Apple account if you had previously downloaded them, but they will no longer be updated, so it’s only a matter of time until they do become unplayable as Sega will no longer make sure they keep up with ongoing Android or iOS updates. This has actually already happened with each of the games that were delisted the last time since we reported on it two years ago. The topical games here are still available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store as of this writing, so you may as well download the remaining games if you haven’t already and enjoy them while you can. As part of this update, all online features will be shut down, which amounted to leaderboards and, for the Genesis/Mega-Drive games, save-states saved onto the cloud. Local save data will remain accessible. The option to pay $2 USD to disable ads, which will now be disabled anyway, is also gone.

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Video Game Composers, Tee Lopes and Yuzo Koshiro, to work on SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance OST

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Today, SEGA has announced that video game composers, Tee Lopes (Sonic Mania, Streets of the Rage 4: Mr. X Nightmare) and Yuzo Koshiro (The Revenge of Shinobi, Streets of Rage) will be working together to compose SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance original soundtrack. In addition to the announcement, Tee Lopes left a special message for the fans that the composers decided to take the soundtrack to new avenues in a bold modern sound that ties into the brand-new experience. Tee will also be performing a DJ set that will represent the series history at a later date.

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance is available now for pre-order on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Steam for $29.99 USD. Fans who pre-order the digital version of the game will receive a 10% discount, the Original Arcade Outfit, Fortune Hunter Amulet, and digital artbook and soundtrack!

Physical pre-orders for SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance are now live on the Limited Run Games website through June 29, 2025 with three editions of the game available to purchase. For additional information on pre-orders, please visit the official game website.

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THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2: Remake launches August 7 for Steam, GOG, and Nintendo Switch

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After its initial announcement in January, the wait is over as The House of the Dead 2: Remake will officially be available for Steam, GOG, and Nintendo Switch on August 7, 2025 with the price of 24,99 EUR/USD. No words on other consoles at the moment.

The House of the Dead 2: Remake is a remake of the second entry in the well-known and popular rail-shooter series. Take on the lone role of a secret agent as James or Gary or team up in co-op mode to neutralize the dangerous creatures standing in your way.

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Celebrate 25 Years of Jet Set Radio with SEGA, Brain Dead Studios, and NTS!

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Attention to all Rudies in the L.A. area! In celebration of Jet Set Radio’s 25th anniversary of its original Dreamcast release, SEGA presents a special event hosted in partnership with Brain Dead Studios and music platform NTS.

Experience the fusion of gaming and art from June 13-20 at Brain Dead Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Fans can connect to the game with exclusive merchandise, a gaming lounge, art gallery, live music, canvas tagging wall, and custom airbrush merchandise!

Jet Set Radio creators, Masayoshi Kikuchi and Ryuta Ueda, will be making an appearance at the even alongside Brain Dead Studios’ Kyle Ng, and Them Skates’ Jon Julio. Click the next section of the article for more details about the event!

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“Stranger Than Heaven” is the Official Title for RGG Studio’s “Project Century”

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Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, fresh off the critical and commercial success of their Yakuza/Like a Dragon series and currently developing a new Virtua Fighter title, has officially named their previously teased “Project Century” as “Stranger than Heaven.”

This new action game, from one of SEGA’s most prominent studios, features an interesting historical setting. Although an initial teaser trailer placed the game in 1912, the most recent trailer also indicates at a 1943 setting. This transitional period in Japan’s history promises a rich and dynamic backdrop for the gameplay.

A key element of the game seems to be the protagonist’s journey through these distinct time periods. His striking blue eyes appear to be a consistent visual thread, visible on the younger character featured in the 1912 teaser and again on the older gentleman in the 1943 trailer. You can checkout the 1912 teaser below.

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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds – Release Date Revealed, SEGA & Atlus All-Stars Join the Race!

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Today, during the Summer Game Fest 2025 livestream, SEGA unveiled a brand-new gameplay trailer for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, highlighting new racers from across SEGA and Atlus franchises. Familiar faces such as Joker (Persona 5) and Kasuga Ichiban (Like a Dragon) join the race, alongside exciting guest characters like Hatsune Miku and Steve from Minecraft. The trailer also revealed a new Minecraft-inspired track and confirmed that Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds will launch both digitally and physically on September 25, 2025.

Pre-orders for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds are now available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, starting at $69.99 USD. Physical pre-orders for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, and Nintendo Switch Lite are also live, priced at $59.99 USD, with digital pre-orders coming soon. The Nintendo Switch 2 version will arrive at a later date for $69.99 USD and will include a paid upgrade option for existing Switch players.

For more information on the game’s editions, including the Limited Run Collector’s Edition and key features, check out the full details here!

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Check Out A Quick Overview of the Combat System for SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance

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Lizardcube gives us an insight on how combat mechanics work in SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance and a glimpse of the Amulet system that gives players options to choose their own play style while also encouraging players to use tactics to their advantage.

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance is available now for pre-order on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Steam for $29.99 USD. It will be available for pre-order on Nintendo eShop at a later date. Fans who pre-order the digital version of the game will receive a 10% discount, the Original Arcade Outfit, and Fortune Hunter Amulet.

Physical pre-orders for SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance are now live on the Limited Run Games website through June 29, 2025 with three editions of the game available to purchase. For additional information on pre-orders, please visit the official game website.

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New SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance Combat Trailer Released

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Today, SEGA and Lizardcube unveiled a new trailer for their upcoming 2D action platformer SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance™, launching on August 29, 2025. The new trailer highlights the game’s combat and the various weapons and abilities players can wield in their quest to master the ninja arts.

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance is available now for pre-order on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Steam for $29.99 USD. It will be available for pre-order on Nintendo eShop at a later date. Fans who pre-order the digital version of the game will receive a 10% discount, the Original Arcade Outfit, and Fortune Hunter Amulet.

Physical pre-orders for SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance are now live on the Limited Run Games website through June 29, 2025 with three editions of the game available to purchase. For additional information on pre-orders, please visit the official game website.

Players eager to get a peek behind the scenes can also check out the recently released “Behind the Game” and “Behind the Studio: Vol 2” videos on SEGA’s official YouTube channel.

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Learn How Lizardcube Pitched SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance to SEGA With Behind the Studio: Vol 2

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SEGA has uploaded another Behind the Studio video for SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance where Lizardcube shares insights on the development process of the upcoming action platformer title. In this video, Lizardcube also share details on how the team pitched the new Shinobi game to SEGA with new elements while maintaining original aspects of past titles and inspirations used for the art style.

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance is available now for pre-order on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Steam for $29.99 USD. It will be available for pre-order on Nintendo eShop at a later date. Fans who pre-order the game will receive a 10% discount, the Original Arcade Outfit, and Fortune Hunter Amulet. Physical editions of the game, including a special Collector’s Edition, will be available for pre-order from Limited Run Games starting May 30, 2025.

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Sonic and Friends Race Their Way Into Asphalt Legends Unite for Limited Time In-Game Event!

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SEGA and Gameloft announced an exciting collaboration bringing a special Sonic the Hedgehog-themed limited time in-game event to Asphalt Legends Unite. Starting today until June 26, fans can check out an all-new Collector Mode and race around the track to collect Sonic the Hedgehog’s iconic gold rings. Players who collect enough gold rings can also use them to purchase a number of vehicle decals based on Sonic and his friends. For more information on the collaboration event, read further details from the press release in the next section of the article.

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Sega looking at Shinobi: Art of Vengeance as a chance to fully revive the Shinobi franchise

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Here’s a declaration of confidence in a new game that you don’t hear often from Sega or their partners. Sega and Lizardcube are working right now on Shinobi: Art of Vengeance with the aim for this to be the smoking gun that brings Shinobi back as a top IP at Sega. We think they got a fighting chance so far.

That sentiment was shared by Game Informer (A publication that can relate to dying and then rising from the ashes) as they wrote an article about the hard work being done to not only make a great game out of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, but for it to be so great that it can potentially bring Shinobi as a whole back to its long lost status as a franchise on the level of Sega’s best, like Sonic the Hedgehog. Certainly no easy task, in fact Sega have tried it 14 years ago with Shinobi (3DS), only for the momentum from that game to have quickly fizzled out despite people generally liking that game well enough. If that game couldn’t pull it off, how could Art of Vengeance do it? Sega’s content production department director Kagasei Shimomura and Lizardcube CEO and creative director Ben Fiquet feel they’ve cracked the code.

Wanna hear what got them fired up to get Shinobi back in style? Slip on in past the break and find out for yourself.

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Explore the Story of SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance in this Behind the Game Video

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Continuing the behind the scenes development of SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, SEGA has uploaded new video with Lizardcube showcasing a teaser on the game’s story where Joe Musashi seeks vengeance against the villainous, Lord Ruse.

The video highlights the game’s cinematic storytelling, art style, and music, promising a magical and immersive experience with developers expressing their passion for the SHINOBI series and hope players enjoy the game.

SHINOBI: Art of Vegeance will be available on PlayStation 4 | 5, Xbox Series X|S/One, Nintendo Switch & Steam on August 29. Pre-order your copy here!

Let us know your thoughts on Shinobi: Art of Vengeance story in our comment section below!

 

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Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. has “exceeded expectations” in North America; now more popular than VF5 Ultimate Showdown

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Pat yourselves on the back, VF fans in North America. Legacy Virtua Fighter Project Producer Seiji Aoki has found himself pleasantly surprised with the latest version of Virtua Fighter 5’s sales performance in the region so far. He even says it “exceeded expectations” already and that it’s done much better sales-wise than Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown had done on PlayStation 4 since its release way back in 2021.

This news comes from an interview with him and New Virtua Fighter Project Producer Riichirou Yamada at Event Hubs. Here’s what Aoki-san had to say exactly about the matter.

“Compared to Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown, VF5 R.E.V.O. has been enjoyed by a significantly larger number of players. In particular, its popularity in North America has exceeded our expectations. Moving forward, we plan to implement various initiatives and updates to ensure that even more people around the world can pick up and enjoy the game. Our goal is to continue growing and further developing the VF community.”

If that’s not impressive enough, recall that on Ultimate Showdown’s release, it was given away free to PlayStation Plus subscribers for a while. R.E.V.O. was discounted a couple of times, but never free as of this writing. Still, fans spoke with their wallets and their message was heard loud and clear. Maybe it was the long requested rollback netcode that sweetened the deal? Maybe just the simple fact that a Virtua Fighter game was available officially on PC for the first time since Virtua Fighter 2 28 years ago? Whatever the case may be, we’re not complaining.

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SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance Story Trailer Revealed Showcasing Joe Musashi’s Quest For Vengeance

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SEGA revealed new story details for their upcoming 2D action platformer SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance™. Featuring gorgeous artwork from the team at Lizardcube, the new story trailer introduces the game’s premise as well as some mysterious new characters, setting the scene for ninja master Joe Musashi’s quest for vengeance.

The trailer illustrates protagonist Joe Musashi’s tragic story, taking viewers through the loss of his village and the deadly curse placed upon the Oboro Clan. Left with nothing, his sole focus becomes defeating those responsible for burning his village to the ground – Lord Ruse and the ENE Corp. However, the path ahead holds many challenges, for Lord Ruse wields a powerful stolen artifact that grants him immortality. Nothing and no one can stand in his way… or can they? Rise to the challenge and become the ultimate ninja when SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance launches on August 29, 2025.

SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance is available now for pre-order on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Steam for $29.99 USD. It will be available for pre-order on Nintendo eShop at a later date. Fans who pre-order the game will receive a 10% discount, the Original Arcade Outfit, and Fortune Hunter Amulet. Physical editions of the game, including a special Collector’s Edition, will be available for pre-order from Limited Run Games starting May 30, 2025.

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