Tag: Sega
News At Least Two More Sonic Movies Are Speeding Our Way by 2028
Spin to win
Fans of SEGA's blue hedgehog, rejoice: Sonic is returning to the silver screen with at least two more films by the end of 2028. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 was officially announced a while ago, and though little is known of the movie and its plot, it's pencilled in for theatrical release in March 2027. However, as reported by Variety,...
The Dark Ties that bind us
Yakuza Kiwami 3 will apparently feature "major hints" about where the Like a Dragon series is heading, despite being a PS5 and PS4 remake of a PS3 title. This is according to RGG Studio director Masayoshi Yokoyama, who isn't a stranger to saying stuff that'll make Yakuza fans sit up and take notice. "It contains some...
News Scratch Your Soccer Management Itch with SEGA Football Club Champions 2026 on PS5, PS4
Running on the Football Manager engine
Free-to-play soccer management game SEGA Football Club Champions 2026 will make its debut on the PS5 and PS4 from 22nd January, SEGA has announced. This game is not to be confused with Football Manager 26 Console, which is also published by SEGA, somewhat bizarrely. It will be using the same engine and...
News Yakuza Kiwami 3 Becomes an Orphanage Sim with Massively Expanded Morning Glory Minigames
Daddy cool
If you ever played the original Yakuza 3 on the PS3, you may recall its notoriously slow start. The game spends several hours in Okinawa, with seasoned protagonist Kazuma Kiryu retired from the Yakuza lifestyle and running his Morning Glory orphanage. (As an aside, it was renamed the Sunshine Orphanage in the Western versions of the...
News SEGA Actually Admits Persona 5 Royal-Style Re-Releases May Result in Stunted Game Sales
Buyers can be "hesitant"
Well, well, well... How the tables turn. For a long time now, Atlus, and by extension, parent company SEGA, have dabbled in re-releasing their games. Typically, these re-releases feature expanded and / or improved content, and are often labelled as 'definitive' versions of the original title. Generally speaking, potential...
PSA The Original Yakuza 0 Will Be Delisted Forever When Director's Cut Drops on PS5
0 hour
When Yakuza 0 Director's Cut releases on the 8th December for PS5, the original Yakuza 0 — the PS4 game — will no longer be available to purchase digitally. This delisting has now been confirmed by SEGA, so if you want to play Yakuza 0 in its initial form at some point in the future — and you're not planning on grabbing a physical copy...
News Yakuza Kiwami 2 Has All-Important 60FPS Performance on PS5 Alongside Free Upgrade
Finally
Bafflingly buried within the questions and answers section of SEGA's Japanese website, the publisher finally confirms that Yakuza Kiwami 2 will run at 60 frames-per-second on PS5. The fantastic remake is being re-released for Sony's current-gen system on the 8th December, and it'll be a free upgrade for those who already own the PS4 version...
News Yakuza 0, Kiwami, Kiwami 2 Get Discount PS5 Upgrade Paths, But Only for PS4 Digital Owners
Kiwami 2 is free
SEGA has confirmed that those who own Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami, or Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PS4 can take advantage of discounted upgrade paths when buying the new versions on PS5. All three PS5 re-releases are due to launch on the 8th December, but there is a catch in that these upgrade paths only apply to the digital versions of the PS4...
News Are Ya Ready, Kids? Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds SpongeBob DLC Is Available Now
You don't need a licence to drive a sandwich
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds gets a bit spongier this week, as its SpongeBob SquarePants DLC pack is now available in the kart racer. Those who own the season pass or Digital Deluxe edition of CrossWorlds will already have access, or you can buy the pack separately for $5.99/£4.99. Here's a look at what...
News Classic SEGA Characters NiGHTS, AiAi to Join Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PS5, PS4
SpongeBob SquarePants sinks in next week
We’re not sure about you, but all we personally want out of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is more classic characters from SEGA’s back catalogue. And that’s exactly what we’re getting in a slew of free content updates, including: NiGHTS (December 2025) NiGHTS Dream Sleeper Vehicle Super Monkey Ball...
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Adds Like a Dragon Lead Ichiban Kasuga for Free
Available in PS5, PS4 update now
Like a Dragon protagonist is now officially a playable character in the Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds roster following a free PS5, PS4 update that went live earlier today. Having downloaded it, you'll be able to play as Ichiban himself, use his Dragon Brave vehicle, and access an additional set of custom emotes and...
News Football Manager 26 Given a Red Card on PC for Putting PS5 Players First
"A slap in the face"
After unprecedentedly taking a year out in 2024, you can finally buy spreadsheet simulator Football Manager 26 – but long-time PC players are already giving the release a red card. At the time of writing, the game has attracted ‘Mostly Negative’ reviews on popular storefront Steam, with one of the common points of...
News Fantastic PS2 RPG Revival Raidou Remastered Uncovers a PS5 Demo
Detective work
Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, which released back in the summer, will soon have a playable demo on PS5. Just to recap, Raidou Remastered is, well, a remaster of the original PS2 Atlus title. It's an action-based Shin Megami Tensei spinoff, in which you play as a talented young detective who has an affinity for...
News Persona 5 Games Won't Stop Selling, Series Tops 13 Million Sales
5 star
Persona 5 as a series — that includes the original game, its expanded re-release Persona 5 Royal, and its multiple spinoffs — has now surpassed 13 million sales. This is according to SEGA's latest business report, which highlights the total in a Persona-specific section. Previously, the publisher had pointed out that the Persona 5...
#REMOVEKAGAWA returns
An ongoing campaign against the recasting of a character in Yakuza Kiwami 3 — a remake of the original PS3 game — has gained some additional momentum today, as SEGA's released a new trailer that focuses on the title's Japanese voice talent. Goh Hamazaki, one of the game's main antagonists, was recast for this remake, with...
News Virtua Fighter 5 Arrives on PS5 with New Single Player Mode and a $10 Upgrade Path
Final, Final Showdown
Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage is out now on PS5, and it's almost certainly worth checking out if you already own Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown on PS4. That's because existing owners can upgrade to World Stage for a fairly cheap $9.99 / £7.99 on the PS Store. The game costs $19.99 / £15.99 otherwise, although...
News The Trophies in PS5's Virtua Fighter 5 Look Truly Thankless
You'll be virtually fighting for a while
Not every fighting game needs to offer an achievable Trophy list like Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection – but PS5 re-release Virtua Fighter 5 REVO World Stage doesn’t even have a Platinum. And if you’re aiming to 100% it, you may as well sell your soul to Akira and his kin – you’ll need to play 1,200...
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Adds Persona 5 Protagonist as Sales Top 1 Million Units
Sellin' at the speed of light
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is a hit for SEGA, with sales now surpassing one million units worldwide. According to the Japanese publisher, since release on 25th September, players have raced over 74.5 million times, participated in over 31.5 million Grands Prix, and competed in over 13 million Ranked Matches. To attract...
News Football Manager 26 Will Officially Add the World Cup as Part of Deal with FIFA
It's in the game
Even those of you who don’t follow football will know EA Sports has abandoned its contract with FIFA, renaming its series EA Sports FC. While that doesn’t materially change much to its games, it does mean the World Cup rights are up for grabs. And SEGA’s snagged them for Football Manager 26. Just to be crystal clear for...
News The Final Guest Character in Shinobi: Art of Vengeance's Villain DLC Has Been Revealed
Eggman, Death Adder, and...?
The brilliant Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is set to receive a DLC pack in 2026, themed around villains from other classic SEGA franchises. The SEGA Villains stage will include a trio of new adversaries to conquer, with the first two having already been announced. Now, we know the third and final villain going up against...
News Minecraft Builds a Road to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PS5, PS4 This Week
"I am Steve"
SEGA seems set on ensuring Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds fans have plenty of reasons to boot up the release. Hot on the heels of last week’s Hatsune Miku Festival – where you could unlock various themed goodies inspired by the Vocaloid star – the publisher has announced that Steve and Alex et al from Minecraft will be reaching the...
News Sonic Goes for Gold with New Multi-Year Marketing Alliance with the Olympic Games
Gotta go fast
We tend to always associate SEGA with the Olympic Games, perhaps because of its various licensed tie-ins over the years – and, of course, the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series. But at Paris in 2024, the publisher stepped away from the event, leaving something of a hole. Now, the Japanese publisher has announced a new...
News Yakuza Kiwami 3 Has a 'Significant Number of New Scenes'
More than a remake
Recently revealed remake Yakuza Kiwami 3 is going to be much more than a graphical glow-up. We knew this would be the case, of course, since developer RGG Studio unveiled the revival alongside Dark Ties — an entirely new, packed-in expansion that charts main antagonist Mine's rise to prominence. On top of that, Kiwami 3's got...
News Another SEGA Baddie Has Been Revealed for Shinobi: Art of Vengeance's Villain DLC
Contemptuous Musashi grunt
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is a great revival of the classic SEGA series, and next year a DLC pack will bring fresh reasons to hop back in. Announced back in August, the side-scrolling action game is set to receive the SEGA Villains Stage DLC, which will bring a trio of iconic bad guys to fight from across different SEGA...
Preview It's Mine's Time to Shine in Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
We play the all-new expansion included with SEGA's remaster
You never forget your first. And when it comes to Ryu ga Gotoku, many of you will have taken your first taste of the franchise with Yakuza 3. That’s because, in the West at least, it was the first entry in the series to release on Sony’s next-gen system at the time, the PS3...
News Virtua Fighter Reboot Reveals the Slenderest of New Details
Break & rush
There was a panel for RGG Studio’s upcoming Virtua Fighter reboot at the Tokyo Game Show today, but to be honest we didn’t get a great deal of new information out of it. The title – which is very much still early in development – will feature traditional battle rules where you'll work to deplete your opponent’s health and a...
News Mega Man DLC Pack Brings Capcom Classic to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds in 2026
He lives
Mega Man is back! Well, he's coming to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds in the near future, but that's something, right? After the character was inadvertently leaked from early physical copies of the kart racer, SEGA has officially announced the Mega Man DLC pack: This premium DLC releases in 2026, and brings both Mega Man and Proto Man as...
News Yakuza Maker's Next PS5 Game Gets a Brief Behind-the-Scenes Video
Stranger things have happened
We may see more of Yakuza dev RGG Studio’s next project Stranger Than Heaven during today’s State of Play, but if not, this is the most you’re getting for now. The studio closed its RGG Direct with a brief clip of the upcoming adventure, which will span several d
News Yakuza Kiwami 1 and 2 Punching PS5 in the Mouth from 8th December
In case you still haven't played them
You can already play Yakuza Kiwami and its sequel Yakuza Kiwami 2 on the PS5 via backwards compatibility, but that’s not stopping SEGA from deploying a couple of native ports. Due out on 8th December, these new-gen re-releases will repackage RGG Studios’ remakes of the first two games in the Yakuza...
News No Upgrade Path for the Belated PS5 Version of Yakuza 0 Director's Cut
Acceptable in the 80s
Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut, the timed Switch 2 exclusive re-release of RGG Studio’s excellent late 80s adventure, will belatedly arrive on the PS5 from 8th December. But there’s a catch! There’ll be no upgrade path for existing owners of the PS4 game, and you won’t be able to transfer your save progress either...
News Run an Okinawa Orphanage for Hours and Hours in Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties for PS5, PS4
Out on 12th February with all-new campaign
SEGA has announced Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, a remake of the third entry in the Ryu ga Gotoku franchise, originally released on the PS3 in 2009. It'll drop on 12th February for PS5 and PS4. The game splits its time between familiar location Kamurocho and Okinawa, where seasoned protagonist Kazuma...
Song remains "in limbo" after court dismissal
Last year, Johnny Gioeli, singer and songwriter for longtime Sonic collaborator Crush 40, began a lawsuit campaign against SEGA for the rights to one of the franchise's best-loved tunes, Live and Learn. Now, he's confirmed that the lawsuit has been dismissed by the court, leaving the song "in limbo"...
Rumour Yakuza 0: Director's Cut Coming to PS5 This Year After Stint of Switch 2 Exclusivity
KUZE!
Still considered by many to be one of, if not the best game in the series, Yakuza 0 could soon be making a comeback on PS5. Earlier this year, SEGA released a slightly expanded version of the crime drama classic exclusively on Switch 2. The so-called Yakuza 0: Director's Cut features additional cutscenes, an action-heavy only co-op mode, and...
News SEGA Trademarks Arcade Paradise Potentially Hinting at Compilation Bundle
To be this good takes AGES
There’s already a (very good) game called Arcade Paradise, but that hasn’t stopped SEGA from trademarking the name. An application for the title was officially published on 19th September, and it’s got fans wondering if this will be some kind of retro compilation featuring the publisher’s back catalogue of arcade...
News Mega Man, NiGHTS to Join the Roster of Sonic Racing CrossWorlds on PS5, PS4
Rock(man) the CrossWorlds
Mega Man will embrace his Battle & Chase days when he joins the roster of Sonic Racing CrossWorlds as DLC in the future. Early copies of the upcoming SEGA racer – which we reviewed this week – include an insert for the Season Pass which references the previously announced guest appearance of Minecraft,
Review Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (PS5) - PS5's Best Kart Racer Is Robust, Chaotic Fun
Can you feel the sunshine?
Sonic's aptitude for speed makes him a perfect candidate for a racing game, but it's fair to say his motorsport career has been through some highs and lows over the years. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds feels like a concerted effort to get the spin-off series back on course, and while it isn't perfect, it's probably the...
News Yakuza Kiwami 3 Seemingly Leaked on Dev Website
Could it be a State of Play reveal?
RGG Studio appears to have Yakuza Kiwami 3 in the works, as it's been spotted that the developer's website temporarily sported a reference to the remake in its Categories section. The mention has since been scrubbed, but was captured on social media, as seen below: It's been quite a few years since the Japanese...
News Already Great RPG Raidou Remastered Gets a Huge Quality of Life Update on PS5, PS4
Raidou rides again
Following on from its release a few months back, Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army just got a rather significant update. The remastered RPG (which is really more of a remake) has been blessed with a long list of enhancements, many of which improve the game's general quality of life. As the headline of this...
News Your Progress Carries Over When You Play the New Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Demo on PS5
Rolling start
SEGA's colourful kart racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is only a week away, but you can get a head start by checking out the newly available demo. Playable on PS5 only (the full game will release on PS4 as well), the free demo focuses on single player features and modes, and the best bit is that your save data will carry over to the...
News 'Genesis Does What Nintendon't': Sonic Racing Takes Shots at Mario Kart World
They really went there
SEGA’s not messing around with its marketing for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. This new 30-second advertisement actually references a classic SEGA Genesis commercial, where the company – at its most abrasive – directly compared its own console to the Super Nintendo. This clip is a little less confrontational, praising...
News SEGA to Demo Four Mysterious Titles at Tokyo Game Show This Month
What could they be?
SEGA’s announced an enormous lineup of titles for the Tokyo Game Show which includes four mysterious new releases. The convention will run from 25th September through 28th September, and we expect the missing titles to be unveiled during rumoured State of Play or Nintendo Direct events. An
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' PS5 Beta Is Over, But a Free Playable Demo Is Coming Soon
Test track
SEGA recently hosted an open network test for its imminent kart racer, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, and while that's now concluded, it won't be the last time you can play the game prior to launch. The full game is set to arrive very soon on 25th September, but before then, a free, singleplayer demo will be made available. The news comes...
News Expect Updates on Stranger Than Heaven, More in Like a Dragon Studio Presentation Next Month
RGG Direct as well
RGG Studio, the team behind the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series, has announced a special presentation that'll be broadcast next month. Announced during a recent livestream, the team will host RGG Summit 2025 on Wednesday 24th September, starting at the following times: <time style="list">12PM JST 24th Sep 2025</time> In...
Preview Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Already Feels Like a Respectable Rival to Mario Kart World
Gotta go fast
Time has been kind to Sumo Digital’s iconic PS3 and PS Vita kart racer Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. The multi-discipline arcade racer – which pulled liberally from SEGA’s back catalogue and found you piloting jet-skis and airplanes as well as cars – is often mentioned in the same breath as Mario Kart, the genre’s...
Review Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (PS5) - A Gorgeous, Triumphant Return for SEGA's Ninja Series
Ankou very much
SEGA's fan favourite Shinobi series is one that casts a long shadow, dating all the way back to the late eighties. Despite several beloved entries in the franchise, it's been sitting dormant since 2011, but that's all changed with the arrival of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance. This brand new game, from the studio behind Streets of Rage 4...
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Gets Pac-Man DLC, Open Beta Test Next Week on PS5
Gotta waka fast
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is all about a multiverse of SEGA characters and collabs with external franchises, and the latest reveal is that the kart racer will be crossing paths with Pac-Man. Bandai Namco's mascot will join the game as a playable character, and you can get a look in the new trailer: The video also reveals that the...
News Shinobi: Art of Vengeance DLC Adds Dr. Eggman and Other Classic SEGA Villains in 2026
Multiverse of madness
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance has always looked super promising in the lead-up to its launch, but it seems it'll only get bigger and better with future DLC. SEGA has announced that the 2D action game will receive a SEGA Villains Stage in early 2026. The DLC will add a series of new adversaries to the game, with the first...
News No Plans for Yakuza, Shenmue Cameos in New Virtua Fighter on PS5
"But it could change"
There are currently no plans to add guest SEGA characters to RGG Studio’s upcoming Virtua Fighter reboot – but that could change, according to producer Riichiro Yamada. Speaking with Giant Bomb at Evo recently, the veteran said development is currently focused on expanding Virtua Fighter’s world and lore, so the team’s...
News SEGA's Virtua Fighter Reboot Offers First Look at Gameplay, More Details at TGS 2025
Prepare for battle
In case you'd forgotten, SEGA and developer RGG Studio are bringing back Virtua Fighter with an all-new entry. There hasn't been an awful lot of news since the announcement, but the game just released its first real glimpse at gameplay during this year's EVO fighting game tournament. Here's the video: In it, we see characters...
News Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage Adds Rollback and Expands Single Player from 30th October
Yu know Yu want it
Virtua Fighter is back! But while you wait for the new game from RGG Studio, there’s an opportunity to enjoy Virtua Fighter 5 all over again in its most complete form yet. Releasing on PS5 from 30th October, the headline features here include rollback netcode, a new single player mode named World Stage, enhanced training...
