Today, SEGA officially released Tangle & Whisper as playable racers for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds! Players can now race around the track as everyone’s fan-favorite duo from the popular IDW comic series!
The free Tangle & Whisper Content Drop includes the following:
Tangle & Whisper as playable characters
Two new Tangle & Whisper themed songs added to the Jukebox:
“Character Select”
“Result”
Special emotes and sounds
Players who own either the Standard (physical or digital) or Digital Deluxe versions of the game will automatically receive the free Tangle & Whisper Content Drop. Please ensure that the game is updated to the latest version for the content to be downloaded properly.
It’s time to get the ball rollin’ as today, SEGA has officially released the free Super Monkey Ball content for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds! Players can now compete for top banana as the mischievous monkey AiAi! The free Super Monkey Ball Content Drop includes the following:
AiAi as a playable character
AiAi’s vehicle, the Banana Cruiser
Four new Super Monkey Ball themed songs added to the Jukebox:
“Race”
“Menu Theme”
“Jingle from Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble”
“Banana Farm”
Special emotes and sounds
Players who own either the Standard (physical or digital) or Digital Deluxe versions of the game will automatically receive the free Super Monkey Ball Content Drop. Please ensure that the game is updated to the latest version for the content to be downloaded properly.
The wait to own a physical copy of Sonic Racing: Crossworlds for Nintendo Switch 2, one that actually has the game on the card, is nearly over. Mark March 26th, 2026 on your calendars.
While Sonic Racing: Crossworlds had already been available as a native Nintendo Switch 2 game, complete with an upgrade pack for owners of the original Nintendo Switch version, since December 2025, it was only available digitally. (You can still buy the upgrade pack if you had a physical Nintendo Switch 1 version.) If you’ve been waiting for a native Nintendo Switch 2 game card, then pre-orders have just opened up for it. The pre-order price sits at $69.99 USD. Currently, only Amazon has a pre-order page open, but other retailers are sure to follow soon. You can check Sega’s own Sonic Racing: Crossworlds website for the most up to date information on where you can pre-order or where you can order any other version of the game.
As an added bonus, Sega have also made the Blue Star Extreme Gear DLC available for free on all platforms. (Currently it isn’t live on the Nintendo eShop, but this could be an error. Keep checking for it.) Originally available exclusively for those who signed up for a Sega account and redeemed it when the game originally launched in September, the Blue Star is an extra boost vehicle that’s based on Sonic’s Extreme Gear from Sonic Riders (2006). If you never signed up for a Sega account, you forgot to redeem the Blue Star DLC, or you’ve since bought Sonic Racing: Crossworlds on a second platform or a different platform than you originally intended, you can still get this absolutely free now.
Be sure to cross over past the break to see a bit more info on the physical Nintendo Switch 2 Edition that you might like to know.
SEGA officially released the PAC-MAN™ Pack for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds! Players can now race as video game icon PAC-MAN and Team Ghost on a track inspired by both modern and classic arcade-era PAC-MAN games. The PAC-MAN Pack includes the following:
PAC-MAN and Blinky as playable characters
Additional skins for Team Ghost: Inky, Pinky, and Clyde
PAC-MAN Mobile
PAC-VILLAGE & MAZE
Official PAC-MAN Music Tracks
Six different emotes per character
Players who own the Digital Deluxe Edition will automatically receive the PAC-MAN Pack as part of the Season Pass. For those who want to take part in the PAC-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 PAC-MAN Pack for $5.99 USD.
Players who do not own the PAC-MAN Pack will still be able to compete online against those who do and will be able to race on the PAC-MAN course against the PAC-MAN characters.
Today, SEGA announced the free NiGHTS content for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds will be available for players starting Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 4:00 PM PT! Players will be able to race alongside Sonic and friends as the beloved Nightmaren, NiGHTS! The free NiGHTS Content Drop includes the following:
NiGHTS as a playable character
NiGHTS’ vehicle, Dream Sleeper
Special emotes and sounds
Players who own either the Standard (physical or digital) or Digital Deluxe versions of the game will automatically receive the free NiGHTS Content Drop. Please ensure that the game is updated to the latest version for the content to be downloaded properly.
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.
David & Grant cover the new Spongebob Squarepants DLC for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, the new Endless Possibilities cover, and more. Plus we pose questions like: which special stage from the classic games is best? And should Sonic be funny?
Today, during Sony’s State of Play in Japan, SEGA released a new trailer giving fans a deeper look into the highly anticipated Season Pass content coming to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds in the coming months.
Players can look forward to racing as familiar characters both from the SEGA universe and beyond including SpongeBob SquarePants, NiGHTS, Tangle and Whisper from the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series, and AiAi from Super Monkey Ball.
Starting next week, fans can compete for first place as SpongeBob and Patrick through a Bikini Bottom themed course! Check out the SpongeBob content in the new trailer here.
Please see below for more details on the upcoming Season Pass content below.
Sonic Racing Crossworlds fans on Nintendo’s ecosystem rejoice. The long awaited Nintendo Switch 2 port of the game finally has a release date: December 4th, 2025.
The game will finally launch for Nintendo’s newest hybrid console digitally first on that date. Physical versions (Which will not be installed on one of the dreaded Game Key-Cards) will come sometime in early 2026. If you have the game on Nintendo Switch already, a $10 upgrade pack will be available to convert your game to the native Switch 2 port, giving you sharper graphics and higher resolutions and framerates not possible in the Switch 1 version even when playing it on a Switch 2 console. Even better, the upgrade pack will be available for 50% off until December 10th.
For fans of Sonic’s Werehog form, you’ll receive the Werehog character DLC, originally a pre-order bonus for all other versions of the game, if you purchase a Day 1 edition of the Switch 2 version’s physical release. If you already have any DLC from the Switch 1 version, including the Werehog, it will remain accessible in the Switch 2 version after upgrading, along with any saved progress you’ve made.
Do you already own Sonic Racing Crossworlds on Switch or any other platform? Were you holding out for the Switch 2 version? Let us know in the comments below.
Today, SEGA officially released the free Ichiban Kasuga content for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds! Players can now compete for first place as Ichiban Kasuga, the Hero of Yokohama! The free Ichiban Content Drop includes the following:
Ichiban as a playable character
Ichiban’s vehicle, the Dragon Brave
Special emotes and sounds
Players who own either the Standard (physical or digital) or Digital Deluxe versions of the game will automatically receive the free Ichiban Content Drop. Please ensure that the game is updated to the latest version for the content to be downloaded properly.
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.
Today, SEGA officially released the free Joker content for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds! Players can now jump in and race alongside Sonic and friends as the leader of the Phantom Thieves, Joker from Persona 5! The free Joker Content Drop includes the following:
Joker as a playable character
Joker’s vehicle, the Arsène Wing
Three new Joker-themed songs added to the Jukebox
“Take Over”
“Wake Up, Get Up, Get out There”
“Victory”
Special emotes and sounds
Joker fans will also get to celebrate his arrival with the Joker Festival coming soon, starting October 24 until October 27! Players will get to collect Festival Points during the limited time event to claim exclusive rewards.
In other news, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has surpassed one million copies sold with tremendous accomplishments since release as players have:
Today, SEGA officially released the Minecraft Pack for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds! Players can now hop in and play as fan-favorite characters including Steve, Alex, and a creeper while racing through the Minecraft World course, immersing them in the pixelated and blocky world. The Minecraft Pack includes the following:
Steve, Alex, and a creeper as playable characters
Minecart Vehicle
Six decals for the Minecart Vehicle
Minecraft World Course
Five original Minecraft Music Tracks
New remixes of original Minecraft Music Tracks
Six different emotes per character
Players who own the Digital Deluxe Edition will automatically receive the Minecraft Pack as part of the Season Pass. For those who want to take part in the Minecraft action, the entire Season Pass is separately available for $29.99 USD, which includes access to even more upcoming exciting Season Pass characters, vehicles, and courses. Players can also purchase the standalone Minecraft Pack for $5.99 USD.
Players who do not own the Minecraft Pack will still be able to compete online against those who do and will be able to race on the Minecraft World course against the Minecraft characters.
Barry and the hosts of Sonic Weekly cross through the ring portal – as heard in part 1 – and emerge on the Swingin Report Show LIVE! We learn more about how the Sonic Weekly podcast came to be, discuss the canon elements of the Sonic Racing games and take your questions!
Barry the Nomad returns to the show to settle his fake rivalry with David the Lurker. We cover the weekly news, Rings of Saturn, and give our review scores for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds! Lastly, David eulogizes Dan Drazen, a legendary figure in the Sonic fan community.
We had our first festival in Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, and on this News Bits we talk about how it went! Also, news has dropped that Sonic is teaming back up with the Olympics!
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David and Bo celebrate the launch of CrossWorlds, deliver a public service announcement about your elderly neighbors and relatives, and decide that when it comes to copyright law, you can’t just live and learn.
