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Thursday6th Nov 2025
News Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Details Emerge Ahead Of February Launch
Kiryu-chan!
Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have revealed a bunch of information for Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties for the Switch 2. Launching on 12th February 2026, the game will comprise a full remake of Yakuza 3 with a completely new storyline added on for good measure. The new information goes into some of the combat enhancements you can expect, an...
Reminder Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Gets Another Free Guest Character Today
The Yakuza rep joins the race
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has been available for the Switch since September, and has already received some updates. Now, in a Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio live stream this week, the team behind the Yakuza series and Yakuza: Like A Dragon game have revealed the free guest character Ichiban Kasuga will be made available on 6th...
Tuesday4th Nov 2025
News Raidou Remastered Is Getting A Free Demo On Switch & Switch 2
Not so soulless
SEGA and Atlus are dropping a surprise demo for one of its early Switch 2 titles, Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army. The demo arrives on the Switch eShop — for both the Switch 1 and 2 versions of the game — at 9pm PST today (that's midnight EST and 5am BST on 5th November) and will allow you to play up to...
News Sega Provides Updated Sales Figures For Sonic Frontiers And Sonic Superstars
How is the blue blur doing?
Sega has released updated sales figures for both Sonic Frontiers and Sonic Superstars as part of its integrated report for 2025. As we'd expected, Sonic Frontiers is ahead of Superstars, likely due in part to the simple fact that it released much sooner, but we also believe that folks are generally more receptive to...
Monday3rd Nov 2025
News Persona 5 Series Sales Just Won't Slow Down As Games Soar Past 13 Million
It's a show to remember
We're all waiting for the next mainline Persona game, but there's a reason SEGA and Atlus have sat pretty with Persona 5 for so long: Because it just won't stop selling. Sega Sammy has published its latest business report (via Persona Central,
News Yakuza Kiwami And Kiwami 2 Files Sizes For Switch 2 Revealed
Kiryu need some space
Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio are expanding the Yakuza / Like A Dragon franchise on the Switch 2 with the upcoming releases of Kiwami and Kiwami 2, and thanks to updated store pages on the eShop, we now have the file sizes. Interestingly, neither game comes close to Yakuza 0: Director's Cut, which takes up a whopping 45.3GB,...
Monday27th Oct 2025
News Two Point Museum Goes Wild With The 'Zooseum' DLC Expansion This Winter
Rawr
Two Point Museum is just about to launch on the Switch 2, and to celebrate, Sega has announced another new DLC expansion scheduled to launch this winter. Dubbed 'Zooseum', it's essentially, well... a zoo. It's a brand new location that will no doubt introduce a smorgasbord of interesting creatures to care for as you look to expand your...
Thursday23rd Oct 2025
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Team Open To More DLC: "Tell Us What You Want"
Update: Game surpasses one million sales as Joker arrives
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has already got a huge cast of characters and apparently Sega might not be done just yet. Speaking to Polygon at the Brasil Game Show recently, the series producer Takashi Iizuka mentioned how DLC could potentially stretch beyond a year. It all depends on how much...
Sunday19th Oct 2025
News Sonic Team's Boss Wants To Put More Sonic Characters In The Spotlight
Sega celebrated the 'Year of Shadow' in 2024
Last year, Sega ran a year-long campaign for Shadow the Hedgehog that lined up with the release of Sonic X Shadow Generations and the introduction of the "Ultimate Lifeform" in the live-action Sonic movies. This was generally well-received by Sonic fans, and it's now led to some discussion about how Sega...
Friday17th Oct 2025
News Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance Reveals Final SEGA Villain For Upcoming DLC
Update: It's the 'Mad Dog' from Yakuza and Like A Dragon
In case you missed it, SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance is getting Sega Villains Stage DLC next year, which will see Joe Musashi face off against classic bad guys from past releases. In August, we found out Sonic's Dr. Eggman would be first up, and now Sega and Lizardcube have lifted the lid on the...
Wednesday15th Oct 2025
News The Next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial Is A Modern RPG Classic
Get on it
Nintendo has announced its next game trial for Nintendo Switch Online users, and this one is a doozy. Yes, if it wasn't obvious from the above image, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance will be available to download for free for NSO members from 16th to 22nd October 2025. It's a flippin' massive game, so chances are you won't get...
Monday13th Oct 2025
News Takashi Iizuka Explains Why Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Was Delayed On Switch 2
It's pretty much why you think
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is out now on the Switch, but with sub-optimal performance, many fans are eagerly awaiting its eventual release on the Switch 2. In a new interview with Traxion, series producer Takashi Iizuka explained why the game needed more time before launching on the Switch 2, and his reasoning is...
Sunday12th Oct 2025
News Sega Announces Another Small Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S Update For Switch 2
Version 1.0.4 is coming soon
One of the many Sega games released alongside the Switch 2 at launch was Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S. Although it arguably didn't offer much for returning players, there was a new camera feature allowing you to superimpose your face during gameplay. It seems there were some display issues with "certain" USB cameras, but this...
Reminder Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds First "Premium" DLC Pack Now Available
The Minecraft crew join the Season Pass
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds was released for the Switch at the end of last month, and now in an update, Sega has locked in the first Season Pass DLC release date. This included a teaser trailer and the confirmation that the paid Minecraft Pack is out this week on 8th October 2025. It contains Steve, Alex and...
Monday6th Oct 2025
News SEGA Announces New Olympic Merch Collab, Reigniting Hopes Of A Mario & Sonic Comeback
Sonic boom
SEGA and the International Olympic Committee have today announced that they are teaming up on a new "co-branded merchandising programme" featuring none other than Sonic the Hedgehog. The multi-year deal will see the blue blur cropping up alongside the Olympic rings in a whole range of merch planned for release next year. According to the...
Saturday4th Oct 2025
Video SEGA Shares "First Look" At Yakuza Kiwami 3's Combat Gameplay
Game-Key Card release also confirmed
Sega this week surprised Yakuza fans with the announcement of Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties for the Switch 2. It will be making its way to Nintendo's new hybrid system early next year on 12th February 2026, and while we've already got a teaser of what to expect, the team at Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has now shared a...
Wednesday1st Oct 2025
News Go Fast With Puma's Brand New Sonic The Hedgehog Collection
"We're so back"
Sega and Athletic apparel brand Puma have announced a brand new limited edition Sonic the Hedgehog collaboration, which launches on 30th October 2025, all to celebrate the release of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. This collection doesn't just include the Blue Blur, either — both his sidekick Tails and Shadow the Hedgehog will be...
Friday26th Sep 2025
News Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance Switch Resolution Update Now Available
Some other bugs have also been addressed
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance made its arrival on the Switch eShop last week, and while we think it's got the potential to be "pure ninja gold", there are aspects of this particular version that could use some work. One issue was tied to the game's resolution not being properly optimised. Fortunately, it looks...
Thursday25th Sep 2025
Site News So, Where's Our Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Review?
Fast feat
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is out for Switch and other platforms today, and you may have seen generally positive reviews popping up elsewhere. It seems Sega has managed to assemble a dynamic, colourful racer to rival Mario Kart World in many respects, a feat which was far from a foregone conclusion. Yes, Sega was confident enough to...
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Officially Reveals Mega Man Season Pass Collab
Following a leak last week
Physical copies of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (which aren't meant to be available to the public until 25th September 2025) have reportedly "leaked" upcoming Season Pass and DLC collaborations. If you don't want any spoilers, you might want to navigate away from this page now. Right, with this out of the way, according to...
Wednesday24th Sep 2025
News Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Announced For Switch 2, Launching In February 2026
Experience a brand-new tale in Dark Ties
Sega isn't slowing down any time soon when it comes to the Yakuza series, and with this in mind, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has today announced it's bringing Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties to the Switch 2 and multiple other platforms next year. During RGG Summit 2025, the talented studio confirmed this particular...
Tuesday23rd Sep 2025
News Sonic Adventure 2 'Live And Learn' Lawsuit Dismissed, Crush 40 Musician Issues Statement
The song remains in "limbo"
You might recall how there's been some drama over the popular Sonic Adventure 2 track 'Live and Learn'. Crush 40 musician and singer Johnny Gioeli filed a lawsuit against Sega last December, claiming he had not been correctly compensated over the past 23 years. In an update, new court documents have confirmed the case...
Saturday20th Sep 2025
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Here's what the critics had to say
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is out next week on multiple platforms and the first lot of reviews have now gone live. If you are curious to know how this new experience generally holds up, this round up should help. When we hear more about the Switch version, we'll let you know. The Switch 2 version is also scheduled...
Tuesday16th Sep 2025
News Raidou Remastered Updated On Switch And Switch 2, Here Are The Patch Notes
Quality-of-life improvements aplenty
Sega and Atlus have released a new update for RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army on Switch and Switch 2, bringing the game up to version 1.10. The update brings a whole bunch of quality-of-life improvements to game alongside some standard bug fixes. The remaster launched on 19th June 2025,...
News Sega Reignites Its Nintendo Rivalry In New Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Trailer
"Segaaah!"
Sega has released a new trailer for the upcoming Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, and with it has reignited its rivalry with Nintendo (albeit in a cute, harmless sort of way). In an effort to pay homage to its Sega Genesis vs. SNES advertisement from the early '90s, the new trailer highlights CrossWorlds' high-speed action, broad...
Thursday11th Sep 2025
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Demo Races Onto Switch Next Week
Don't get your Robotniks in a twist
Sega has dropped some details regarding the demo for the upcoming Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. As you'll no doubt already be aware, a demo for the game was confirmed a little while back, and we have also had a stress test available to try out
Tuesday2nd Sep 2025
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Scores Free Single-Player Demo This Month
Driving solo
The Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Open Network Test wrapped up last weekend, but it looks like we won't have to wait long before we get to go hands on with the blue blur's upcoming racer again ahead of launch. SEGA capped off the test period by sharing that a free demo will be heading our way at some point in mid-September, with "more info...
Saturday30th Aug 2025
Reminder Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds 'Open Network Test' For Switch Is Now Live
Try it out this weekend
Apart from the news Sonic is doing a collab with Pac-Man, Sega has also announced it's running an 'Open Network Test' for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. This test will take place later this month on 29th August 2025 and runs until 1st September 2025. This time, it invites Switch users as well as players on PlayStation 5, Xbox...
Friday29th Aug 2025
News SEGA Shares A Detailed Look At Yakuza Kiwami & Kiwami 2 In New Switch 2 Gameplay Footage
A frame rate brawl
SEGA popped up in the July Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase to reveal that Yakuza Kiwami and Kiwami 2 would be brawling their way onto Switch 2 on 13th November. Of course, the former is already available on Switch 1, but this new release promised improved graphics and frame rates, alongside some bonus language options.
Wednesday27th Aug 2025
News Takashi Iizuka Explains Why Sonic Racing: CrossWorld's Guest Racers Stay Silent In-Game
DL-Seen and not DL-Heard
We are quickly closing in on 2025' next high-profile arcade racer, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, and SEGA keeps adding more and more characters to its rapidly expanding roster. Those loaded up on the game's Season Pass and DLC will see the likes of Steve and Alex from Minecraft, SpongeBob SquarePants and Persona 5's Joker all...
