Sega has announced its video game line up for this year's Gamescom, which is taking place in Germany later this month.
It will lead with the October 2024 release Sonic X Shadow Generations. This game will be publicly playable in Europe for the first time and is being joined by the Atlus fantasy RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio which also makes its public debut.
In addition to this, fans can look forward to the "global premier" of an "unannounced project". Here's the PR announcement:
"Completing the line-up of playable titles on the SEGA stand is an as yet unannounced project. Stay tuned to our social channels over the coming weeks for more information."
As mentioned, this "unannounced project" will complete Sega's line-up of playable titles. Nothing else has been revealed about it just yet, so when we learn more we'll let you know.
Regarding Sonic X Shadow Generations, players will be able to choose between Shadow the Hedgehog's brand-new story campaign or Sonic the Hedgehog's adventure. Sonic himself will be in attendance, allowing fans to take photos with him, and the custom-built Shadow-inspired motorcycle will also be on display.
Gamescom kicks off later this month with Opening Night Live on 20th August and the entire event runs until 25th August.
What would you like to see next from Sega? Let us know in the comments.
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To be honest Sega is probably my least favorite pub/dev. I can’t think of the last time I purchased a sega game. Probably Dreamcast.
@Qwertyninty Yeah, they are a shadow of their former selves.
@Qwertyninty well… yakuza games are excellent. And now atlus has done some of the best rpg’s in the last decade.
Sega is dead, but there is some good in there
I would only be interested if it's Persona 6 or a new Valkyria Chronicles, but I doubt it will be one of those. Most likely be a mobile game.
Might be that Persona party game that's been rumored for ages.
Hopefully a new Alex Kidd, Wonder Boy/Monster Boy or Ecco the Dolphin game. I loved Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom and would love a follow up or another game like that.
I would love to see Sonic Heroes get re-released too and it seems they have re-released or made all the other old Sonic 3D games available on newer consoles including the least popular (Sonic the Hedgehog 2006) while Sonic Heroes has sadly been snubbed and I loved playing that game and think it was one of the best 3D Sonic games. A 3D collection of Sonic like Nintendo made with Super Mario 3D All Stars with Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, Sonic Heroes and Sonic Unleashed would be fun. 😀
@fabiop Atlus being part of SEGA is probably one the only things that really keeps them relevant at this point. I have plenty of Atlus games in my library, but almost no SEGA games at this point. Such a shame...
@fabiop How are they dead? They're a billion dollar company. The Yakuza franchise does great critically and financially. Of course, Sonic brings a lot of value as well, with him being their mascot. Shadow also counts to an extent. So how are they dead exactly? Although they probably won't reach Nintendo's level (and they don't have to, those days are long gone anyway), it doesn't mean they're dead. Sega is fine.
@Qwertyninty i was once a big fan but they have sorely disappointed me in recent years by only focussing on a couple of franchises like sonic. Also the excuses for certain games not releasing on Switch have been ridiculous.
They have/had such an expansive library of IP's that they are doing nothing with. It's infuriating.
Cmon Sega bring the Yakuza collection onto Switch. I don’t understand why they haven’t done it yet?
@Liam_Doolan I would love a remake of Phantasy Star 1-4 or Skies of Arcadia, Virtual On, Dragon Force, heck how about a new Virtua Game lik Virtua Fighter of Virtua Cop?
They have tons of games that they coould port, remake, continue but all they focus on is sonic and Persona. Do not get me wrong, i love Atlus games but something else would be nice
Initial D Remake port
I sincerely hope it's not another Sonic game. I know SEGA has to release at least one new Sonic adventure every year - in the past it was even more: one main title and one or two smaller spin-offs, mostly for handhelds. But SEGA has so many other outstanding and creative properties that are far more exciting. I would be much more interested in a remake of Skies of Arcadia or Billy Hatcher.
It could be that 'Super Game' they've been working on.
@SuperShaun I don't understand why they haven't brought it over either. With 145 million Switch owners, surely now is the perfect time to introduce the series to Nintendo fans.
I was hoping to see some of their arcade reboots. Like Golden Axe, Streets of Rage.
I know this is a Nintendo blog, but some of these comments are insane. Sega is one of the top publishers in the world, they’re far from dead. Swear some of you guys think Sega only makes Sonic games
@DollyrotsFan1 I think you are confusing 'fan games' with 'official products'. SEGA wont touch 06 with a bargepole - however a fan has remade the game from the ground up in Unity. It's incredible, a fantastic remake, but SEGA has nothing to do with the game.
The fact SEGA is less aggressive than Nintendo at taking down fan projects is an entirely other interesting conversation
@Pillowpants i just praised yakuza and atlus games, which I love. Sega as a company is in bad shape, bad games, no ideas… but here and there some studios are on fire. I hope that atlus stays independent within sega. Saying dead was an exaggeration, but how many good games did they make recently? Apart from atlus and rgg
@Fromnearandfar replied to the other person. Sega as a company is in bad shape, usually bad games from them. But some studios are on fire and produce top quality games. They need to refocus and raise the bar.
@Fromnearandfar Here Here.
Maybe Sega should stop putting games on Nintendo systems as all you see here are others slagging Sega.
Look how they supported all the different platforms when they first went third party. All those Gamecube releases.
and Wii.
And people also forget how big they are in the PC world. Where they make loads of money.
Yes Nintendo platforms may not get all the games, but is that not Nintendo's fault for not releasing hardware that keeps up with everyone else?
Anyway is was a well known that when Nago9shi was in charge he wouldn't green light loads of projects choosing to fund those countless Yakuza games, which I love but yes bit would have been nice to have other IPs.
Since he has gone Sega have a new zest for bringing various IPs again.
Dont forget people where getting
Crazy Taxi
Jet Set Radio
Shinobi
Golden Axe
and more.
Long Live Sega
Looking forward to seeing what the "unannounced project" will be!
I can understand the delusion of people when it comes to specific parts of Sega, but don't get at all the disregarding of it as a whole considering the Yakuza games, Atlus's etc. as luckily others have already pointed out... and regardless of some people's opinions they're far from dead and even less so after the acquisition of Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, as we've seen just the day before yesterday here on Nintendo Life (https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/08/sega-profits-boosted-by-angry-birds-creator-acquisition)!
@OorWullie This super game, which I read was like a way off. Plus the Switch when released was underpowered its now ancient. Obviously there focusing on Ps5/ Xbox and whatever Nintendo releases next.
@RareFan To their credit, they're making a new Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage and Shinobi and have said there's more to come.
@KITG_GROUP @Carck I was about to say this. People love pretending they only make Sonic, Yakuza and Persona but they regularly release other titles, and they've announced revivals of multiple 90s era IP which you think would make people satisfied but apparently not.
@KITG_GROUP Yeah, I just read it's not expected till 2026. Unlikely they'll reveal that now.
While obviously true the Switch is underpowered, it could handle most of the Yakuza games. And SEGA have made a new Monkey Ball, so they've not totally moved on from Switch. With a series as deep as Yakuza is, but is still relatively niche, it doesn't seem sensible to me to not have a single game from the series on one of highest selling consoles of all time.
Hope to see those franchise revival projects looking ace!
VIRTUA FIGHTER VI!!!!!!!!!!
oh please please please!!!!!
Sonic already has a game releasing in October, RGG are announcing their next game at TGS in September and announcing something Persona would steal the spotlight from Metaphor so I don't think the unannounced game is Sonic/Like a Dragon/Persona.
Two Point Campus successor maybe?
I haven’t forgotten Sega is bringing back some classic series like Crazy Taxi and Golden Axe. Hopefully we can see these soon. As for the unannounced project, Virtua Fighter 6 please.
@Pod Shinobi from Lizard Cube (I assume) is about the only one that could be banked on. The rest I’m not so sure of until they show more.
@msvt I'm thinking that's what the big unannounced game is. The Electric Underground has suggested that the VF5 remake (where Sega remade the game in the Yakuza engine) was intended to get Sega's current devs the experience they needed to build a new VF game, also utilizing the Yakuza engine. Check out The Electric Underground's video from yesterday on YouTube, if you haven't yet: https://youtu.be/eEpi1ZnilrY?si=ELXU2ac4qMKxMSVk
I expect nothing but disappointment...
@squidmantle
A collection would be perfect for Switch - catch us all up to VF5 (I have a couple versions on Series X). Then blow our minds with VF6 on next gen Switch!
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@msvt I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
I would love Blaze the Cat to star in her own game but I know that will never happen.
Dang, a lot of Sega hate in the comments. I used to be in a similar boat, but I dunno, I think their output has been really great thus generation. Sonic Mania, Sonic Frontiers, Sonic Superstars, and now Sonic X Shadow Generations are all pretty solid titles. People complained a lot about Sonic Colors, but as someone who never experienced it back on Wii, I enjoyed my time with the remaster. Throw in the Sonic movies and this generation has really turned me into a Sonic fan, which is something I couldn't say before after years of mediocrity.
But putting that aside, we've also seen the return of Super Monkey Ball with some really good entries, as well as Samba de Amigo and the promise of new games in lomg-dormant franchises like Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio. Then there's Persona/SMT and Yakuza, which admittedly don't really interest me but are big sellers. Puyo Puyo Tetris is a good time... I dunno, I think there's a lot to love from Sega in this era.
Jesus these "Sega is dead" comments are cracking me up because of how wrong they are.
I kinda hope it's their super game that's been hinted at, but no details given for a while now. But, the definition of unannounced make things ambiguous. Like, they announced the reboot stuff, so probably not one of those games, but what does "announced" mean because they could say they hadn't given specific details about what they are doing with any one specific title of the reboot (at least that I've seen).
But, ya, please put a break on the Sonic games.
I still think there are buyout talks going on between MS and Sega. Sega has made so many moves over the last few years that really align with trying to make it easier to sell the company. But, I am surprised it's taken this long if that's really going to happen. I can only assume it's because selling a Japanese legacy company like Sega to an American company is no small feat. Sega has such a treasure trove of legacy and legendary IP to work with with so much of it just sitting around collecting dust that it would be easy for money bags MS to fund any number of spin-off or reboot projects to test in the market. Double so if the intent was just to fuel GamePass which would need that kind of model and work well for testing the market with smaller projects that might gain critical acclaim - didn't MS complain about wanting more awards?
I'll keep hoping for a new Phantasy Star as a traditional, offline RPG. Probably won't happen, but I'll keep on dreaming.
@Servbot_EJ It would be awesome to get some 2D HD love for some of the early games. When I first saw the game with that big sticker about being a 6 megabit game, I was amazed at ... how big? how many enemies? how many distinct locations? how loooooong? LOL Would love to see some of those environments get the 2D HD treatment. But, after I finish DQ 3-1-2 remakes naturally.
Sonic & Knuckles Maker
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World 2
Jet Set Radio Battle Royale 99 '24
Altered Beast Attorney: Neff's Mistrial
Yakuza X Shenmue
Ecco the Dolphin: The Celestial Voyage
ChuChu Rocket BeatDrop
Daytona Kart: Monkey Ball Edition
Virtua Fighter Y2K
Nomad 2
@fabiop Dead for you, maybe but for the rest of us, Sega's doing just fine.
Love the sega news. They have been killing it recently, with the last few sonic games being gems. Unicorn Overlord was likely my favorite game of the year(and its been a great year), and they have so much on the horizon.
@Qwertyninty Valkyria Chronicles ?
@ktej75 Non Sonic / Yakuza / Persona games from Sega in last 5-6 years:
From 3rd party studio:
From Sega CS1 (RGG Studio):
From Sega CS2 (Team Sonic):
From Sega CS3:
From Atlus:
Most of games from the list were good. Stop crying that Sega doesn't make games other than Sonic / Yakuza / Persona, and maybe buy them.
Bring the old stuff SEGA!
@Swifthom No. Not the fan remake. They re-released 'Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)' on the X Box Marketplace around a decade ago and had it on there with 'Sonic Adventure 1 and 2', 'Sonic Unleashed', 'Sonic Generations' and others but they never put 'Sonic Heroes' on there or re-released it which was disappointing.
There were rumours earlier this year Sega is considering a remake of 'Sonic Heroes' which you can read below but they haven't been officially confirmed. Fingers crossed we finally get it!! 😀
We're currently in a bit of a golden age of Sonic the Hedgehog at the moment, with well-received titles such as Frontiers and the excitement surrounding the upcoming release of Sonic x Shadow: Generations. That's mainly thanks to Sega diving into the blue blur's previous adventures and updating them for modern consoles, and the publisher is showing no signs of stopping any time soon.
Earlier today, it was claimed by an insider called Zippo that Sega plans on switching many of its existing franchises to Unreal Engine 5, with titles such as the upcoming Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio remakes set to reap the benefits. This has led many to the realization that Sonic the Hedgehog games may also be switching to Unreal Engine 5, with Nintendo Universe claiming a remake of Sonic Heroes will be one such title.
Those of you who keep up with the industry will know that Zippo has a less than favorable reputation for accurate leaks, but the chances of a Sonic Heroes remake actually being in development grew exponentially after insider Midori added her two cents, an insider who has accurately leaked the announcements of several Persona titles and the recently leaked Sonic mobile game.
According to Midori, the information about Sonic Heroes getting a remake is correct, but there are no plans for remakes of the Sonic Adventure games at present. When asked why Sega is keen on using Unreal Engine 5 instead of its own engines that it's built over the years, Midori explains that Sega plans on using these Uneal Engine 5 remakes to help their developers gain experience with other engines, which implies that Sega doesn't plan on switching entirely.
Unfortunately, none of these sources managed to pin down a potential release date for the Sonic Heroes remake, but we can safely assume it won't release this year. Sonic x Shadow Generations is the next remaster/remake that Sega is cooking at the moment, and we don't even have a release date for that just yet, with only a release window of Autumn 2024 to jot in our calenders. It feels unlikely that Sega will release two remasters in such close proximity, so chances are we'll be waiting until 2025 or 2026 at the latest.
@OorWullie I suppose there cautious with Yakuza , when they released the two remasters on WiiU they sold nothing.
But then they never released those remasters in the West , which they should have , i would have bought them.
I guess Sega think the biggest market for Yakuza is in the East and everyone from that region has already played them .
Look how long it took for Xbox to get the Yakuza games.
@Sejman22 Oh and there was that fighting game, Manga style , what was it called , Demon or something. on all platforms.
Oh Judgment that's another game series Sega have released. Forgot about that for a minute. Crazy since I'm currently playing through it.
@KITG_GROUP Demon Slayer, but Sega only published this game. This is Aniplex title.
@Sejman22 not for me
@Qwertyninty
So you are one of those kind of players who play only well advertised and AAA games.
@Sejman22 I play the games that appeal to me like everyone else.🤷🏾♂️✌🏾
@Qwertyninty
OK
@Sejman22 well, you listed porting of ps2 atlus games, mediocre remakes like house of the dead and barely acceptable monkeyball games… that’s a depressing list, most games are either porting/remake or games which did not go beyond a 6/10…
@fabiop Well if current Sega have only 1600 developers: 900 developers behind PSO2 and mobile games, 400 developers from Team Sonic, 300 developers from RGG Studio, and from those 700 developers probably 500 people milking only Sonic & Yakuza, no wonder their most of games looking like very low budget PS2/PS3 titles. You can't make good AAA or even AA game with only 50 people in dev team. With those numbers of people you can only develop low budget 7/10 AA games or remasters / remakes, and pray to God it will be not flop. For comparation: Sega before fusion with Sammy had 5000 developers, and most of them were hired in AM R&D's, which modern Sega lacking. The problem is people still think Sega is AAA publisher / developer like in 90's, which is not true. They still don't developed a single game with 50M $ budget, which is by today standards minimum for AA game, not to mention AAA games with 100M $+ budget.
@Sejman22 I love your comment. Factual and sadly true.
I found it funny to hear that I was wrong because sega makes or publish awesome games like house of the dead remake (wtf) or monkeyball (??).
Monkeyball had two incredible games on GameCube, and mostly low budget craps thereafter.
Today sega is all about Atlus games and RGG productions. And RGG was also smart… yearly titles which are a more of the same recycling while building on something that works.
Atlus has been milking on P5 and similar for ages… at least SMT5 was superbe.
I love Sega, but I try to be objective, and avoid most Sonic games not to be disappointed by the poor quality.
@fabiop It's not just about Monkey Ball:
The only one very good games from Sega Japan were Valkyria Chronicles, but those games unfortunately sold very bad outside of Japan (except Steam port of VC1). There is also amazing Streets of Rage 4, but Sega had no connection with this game other than renting the license. Sega have also two great licensed franchises (Hatsune Miku, and Puyo Puyo). Wow Sega, you developed only 1 excellent game series (which is sadly dead) outside of RGG and Atlus since 20 years ...
@Sejman22 you said it all.
Until some time ago I used to buy most of the those games… I still remember how bad it was nights on Wii or the in general Samba de Amigo games. Now Inkeep buying any RGG title because they are fire, but that’s it.
Dead company, if we look at quality. But hey, kids love modern Sonic games for some reasons. Sonic now is a safe kid friendly series, low quality but well connected to toys and cartoons. Not that different from SpongeBob games (where some were actually good).
I don’t blame sega, they need to make money and profit. If they are not capable to make good games, at least they maximise profitability with low investments. Makes sense.
Something to praise is the mini consoles. Probably the best around since they started making in house. Just toys for grown up people, but not different from what other companies like Taito did.
@fabiop Well the only one positive thing is: they trying, unlike Capcom and other japanese companies. They just don't have good, experienced developers and budget. I think all their best developers are now in RGG Studio (CS1), while Team Sonic (CS2) and PSO2 Team (CS3) is filled by newbies or less experienced programmers. This is the only explanation why the rest of their teams suck (except Valkyria Chronicles team).
@Sejman22 absolutely. And I much respect that among the mediocrity we had gems like EVeRy yakuza title (I love them all).
I hope they do not compromise Atlus and leave them alone. It has been ages since last major Atlus title, and I loved SMT5. Very high expectations on Fantasia…
persona 5 arena, anyone?
@Hee-ho-master This title will be Two Point Museum
I still enjoy some Sega games (specifically when they’re not so focused on just Sonic). Sega, it’s long overdue and time for a new:
etc. please & thank you.
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