SEGA News Articles
Wednesday21st Feb 2024
News Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Is Rolling Exclusively Onto Switch Later This Year
Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
Sega has announced Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, the first brand-new Super Monkey Ball game in 10 years. It'll be rolling onto the Switch later this year on 25th June, 2024. Featuring local co-op play for up to four players, and online multiplayer for up to sixteen, Banana Rumble looks to mix things up a...
Sunday18th Feb 2024
News Sega's Upcoming Crazy Taxi Revival Will Apparently Be A "Triple-A" Game
Multiple legacy franchises are making a return
At The Game Awards last year, Sega revealed it would be reviving a handful of classic franchises for modern platforms. If you are wondering just how impressive these titles might be, it seems the third-party publisher and developer could be going all out. During a chat with The Japan Times, the team at...
Friday16th Feb 2024
News It Looks Like Maria Robotnik Will Appear In The Third Sonic Movie
Not a Shadow of doubt
We are still a little way off the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (the movie) which is set to come to cinemas in December 2024. But today, we have had an interesting look at what's going down on set with a pretty clear hint of the events to come. We knew that Shadow the Hedgehog was going to be cropping up in the third movie...
Thursday15th Feb 2024
Random Sonic Superstars' Free Shadow Costume Is Certainly Something
The ultimate costume?
Sonic Superstars is celebrating the announcement of Sonic X Shadow Generations with a free Shadow the Hedgehog costume, and you can download it now for free (thanks Sonic Stadium!). Originally announced at the recent Sony State o
Tuesday13th Feb 2024
News Demon Slayer's New Mario Party-Style Game Gets An Overview Trailer
Join Tanjiro and the Demon Slayers this April
In case you missed it, the popular manga and anime series Demon Slayer is getting its very own Mario Party-style video game this April on the Nintendo Switch. It will star Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the rest of the Demon Slayer Corp as they work their way around themed boards and participate in all sorts of...
Monday12th Feb 2024
News Sega Reports 'Sluggish' Sales Of Sonic Superstars And Other Major Titles
But Pachislot is doing well
Sega has released its financial results for Q3 of FY2024, and it paints a somewhat disappointing picture for the company as it reports 'sluggish' sales of premium titles, including Sonic Superstars (thanks, IGN). In its Notice of Revision of Operating Results Forecast letter, the company states "In the Consu
Saturday10th Feb 2024
News Knuckles Spin-Off Show Trailer Smashes Paramount+ Viewership Records
It hits hard, like Knuckles
The Sonic the Hedgehog live-action movies have broken all sorts of box office records so far, and it looks like Paramount could have another huge hit on its hands with the upcoming "six-episode streaming event" Knuckles, due out on 26th April 2024. According to Collider, the trailer for the new series (featuring the...
Sunday4th Feb 2024
News First 4 Figures Shares Sneak Peek Of Sonic 2 'Knuckles Standoff' Statue
Pre-orders open later this month
Ahead of the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie and Knuckles Paramount series, First 4 Figures has shared a "sneak peek" of its new 'Knuckles Standoff' figure. This is the second statue in the same series which also features the 'Sonic Standoff' figure. As you can see, instead of Knuckle's look in the video games, it's...
Friday2nd Feb 2024
News Jim Carrey Returns As Dr. Robotnik In Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Movie
Update: Plus, new cast members announced
Update: IGN has revealed several new additions to the cast of the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie. Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones, Breaking Bad, Veronica Mars) leads the charge here, with many fans suspecting that she will play the role of Rouge the Bat in the upcoming movie. Alyla Browne (Three Thousand Years of...
Thursday1st Feb 2024
News Sonic Superstars Celebrates 'Sonic X Shadow Generations' With Free Shadow Costume
Available later this month
Earlier during Sony's 'State of Play' live stream, Sega announced Sonic X Shadow Generations - a remaster of Sonic Generations featuring a brand-new Shadow story campaign. To celebrate this announcement, Sega is giving away a free item in its latest multiplayer release Sonic Superstars. From 15th February 2024, players...
Wednesday31st Jan 2024
News Sonic X Shadow Generations Is Speeding Onto Switch Autumn 2024
Witness my true power!
SEGA has announced that Sonic X Shadow Generations will be heading to Nintendo Switch in Autumn 2024. The game will feature a full remaster of the original 2011 Sonic Generations along with a brand-new campaign featuring Shadow the Hedgehog. Sorry, no guns here though. Sonic Generations features 2.5D levels in the style of...
Tuesday30th Jan 2024
Rumour Sonic Generations To Be Featured At PlayStation's State Of Play
Tinfoil hat secured
PlayStation is due to broadcast its latest State of Play event on Wednesday, January 31st, 2024 (that's tomorrow, folks), and if rumours are to be believed, we may see the return of Sega's 2011 platformer, Sonic Generations. The rumour originated via Nick Baker, co-founder of Xbox Era, who posted a cryptic tease that may be hi
Saturday13th Jan 2024
News Three More Sega Classics Are Being Revived, It's Claimed
Apparently "10 Sega classics" have been greenlit already
Last year at The Game Awards, Sega dropped one of the most exciting announcements of the show, revealing new games were in development for select classic franchises. In the same announcement, it teased there was even "more" to come. Now, in an update, Insider Gamer claims around "10 Sega...
Thursday11th Jan 2024
News Sonic Superstars Receives Small Update On Switch
Bug fixes and more
To start the new year, Sega has released a small patch for the multiplayer platformer Sonic Superstars, which arrived on the Nintendo Switch last October. According to the official patch notes, this will bump the Switch release up to Version 1.1.5. Here's exactly what has been changed: Sonic Superstars Version 1.1.5 (10th...
Wednesday10th Jan 2024
News Sega Sammy Announces 'Sega Fave Corporation' In Organisational Restructure
Amusement machines & toys under one banner
Sega Sammy, the company behind Sega, has announced an organisational restructure which will see the formation of a new corporation known as "Sega Fave". This will combine Sega Corp's amusement machines business with Sega Toys' toy business. According to the official news release, Yukio Sugino will lead...
Monday8th Jan 2024
Random The Golden Globes Is The Place For Top Super Mario Bros. Banter
"You ever make it to King Koopa?"
If you've hopped onto social media this morning, you've undoubtedly been inundated with coverage of the 81st Golden Globe Awards event. We're here to add to that, because we're nice, but also because it's kind of, sort of relevant to Nintendo. You see, when presenting the nominees for Best Original Song, artists...
Friday29th Dec 2023
News Sonic Prime Season 1 Is Apparently Getting A Blu-ray Release In 2024
Season 3 airs on Netflix next month
If you've been hoping for a Blu-ray version of the Netflix series Sonic Prime, you might be in luck. Ahead of its third season, which airs on the streaming service next month, it seems the first season of the show will be getting a physical Blu-ray release. According to an online listing, it's launching on 12th...
Wednesday20th Dec 2023
News Sega Reveals New Details For Shinobi, Jet Set Radio, Streets Of Rage Revivals
Crazy Taxi & Golden Axe feature, too
Sega has published its Management Meeting 2023 Presentation slides, which give us a few more small details about its plans to revive some of its classic franchises (via Gematsu). The quintet of revivals — potentially new entries in classic series' or reboots — were revealed at The Game Awards at the...
Thursday14th Dec 2023
News Details On Sonic 2's Lost Stages Have Been Revealed
Including a lovely winter level
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is well known for its cut content, and while snippets of this have been teased over the years, The Video Game History Foundation has now presented what might be the most comprehensive deep dive into Sonic 2's lost stages (thanks, Time Extension). According to the video, three designers had
Tuesday12th Dec 2023
News Sonic Superstars Is Offering Free Holiday Costume DLC
"Spread cheer to the Northstar Islands"
If you would like to celebrate Christmas with Sonic the Hedgehog this year, be sure to check out his latest sidescroller Sonic Superstars, as Sega is offering a free holiday-themed item. This DLC dresses up Sonic in a themed outfit. You can change Sonic's look in the character menu, where you can also...
Monday11th Dec 2023
News Jet Set Radio's Original Creators Are "Involved" In The Reboot, Says Sega Of America CEO
"its time is now"
We'll admit it, we are more than a little excited to see what SEGA is cooking up. During last week's Game Awards, the studio announced that it would be reimaging and expanding on a bunch of its fan-favourite franchises, with Jet Set Radio being but one of the series to receive the 'surge' treatment. The amount that we actually...
Sunday10th Dec 2023
News Sega Plans To Revive Even "More" Legacy Franchises
This is "just the start" of its initiative
Arguably one of the biggest highlights of this year's Game Awards show was Sega's announcement it would be reimaging five classic IP including Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Shinobi and Streets of Rage. In case you missed it, there is apparently even "more" to come according to the official...
Friday8th Dec 2023
News Sega Announces New Games In Development For Classic Franchises
Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe & more!
Update [Fri 8th Dec, 2023 01:50 GMT]: Sega dropped a bombshell at this year's Game Awards confirming it's reviving five of its classic franchises for a new generation. This includes Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Crazy Taxi and there's apparently "more" to come! No platforms or...
Thursday7th Dec 2023
News Sonic Frontiers Latest Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Balance adjustments and more
Following the delivery of the "Final Horizon" update for Sonic Frontiers back in September, Sega has now released a brand new patch for the game, bumping it up to Version 1.41. It includes some balance adjustments for the game's "Easy Mode" and also makes changes to some of the controls for the new characters Amy,...
Monday4th Dec 2023
News Demon Slayer -Kimetsu No Yaiba- Sweep The Board! Rolls The Dice April 2024
Tanjiro Party
SEGA has announced a Western release date for the next Demon Slayer game, which is a take on the Mario Party formula. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board! launches on Nintendo Switch on 26th April, 2024, one day after the game lands in Japan. We've also got a brand new trailer to commemorate the release, as well as the...
Wednesday29th Nov 2023
News Sonic Superstars' Sales Were 'Slightly Weaker' Than Sega Had Anticipated
Firm hopes it will eventually match Frontiers' sales
Sega Sammy has released its financial results for FY2024 Q2, confirming that sales for Sonic Superstars, released earlier this year on October 17th, 2023, were "slightly weaker" than the firm had anticipated (thanks, VGC). Despite this, Sega remains confident in the title, emphas
Sunday12th Nov 2023
Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Sonic Superstars
Sonic's latest side-scroller analysed
The latest Sonic platformer Sonic Superstars made its debut on the Switch and multiple other platforms last month. Digital Foundry has now uploaded a tech review, seeing how the Nintendo version of the game compares to the rest. All versions except the Nintendo Switch "largely share the same visual qualities"...
Thursday2nd Nov 2023
News Sega's First Super Game Making Steady Progress, Still Targeting 2026 Release
Aims to "stand head and shoulders" above normal games
Remember that "Super Game" Sega was working on? Well, according to Sega's latest report, it's still aiming to have it out by "fiscal year ending March 2026". Sega also provided a brief progress update, revealing the team is making "steady headway in development of the Super Game" and goes on to...
News Sonic's New 3D Action-Platformer Is Exclusive To Apple Arcade
Sorry, Sonic fans
Sega has revealed the Blue Blur is getting a brand new 3D action-platformer called Sonic Dream Team, the only catch is it's an Apple Arcade exclusive. This new title launches on 5th December 2023 and will see Sonic and friends race across 12 levels & four worlds to stop Dr Eggman's bizarre dreams from coming true. Apart from...
News Sega's Executive Director Wants Sonic Games And Movies To "Surpass Mario"
"That is my goal as a Sonic lover"
Sonic the Hedgehog started out as a rival to Mario, but since then, the two mascots have gone on to star in a number of games together. Still, this doesn't necessarily mean the days of competition are over. In a new Sega interview (translated by Noisypixel's Ryuji), Sega's executive director and self-confessed...
