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One of the highlights for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is its various collaborations, and one of these is for Yakuza’s Ichiban Kasuga. Creative director Masaru Kobayakawa recently shared a bit of backstory about the character’s inclusion in a recent interview with Famitsu.

Kobayakawa told the Japanese magazine that there was some initial hesitation from the Yakuza team about the collaboration. He said:

Shinobi Art of Vengeance DLC Majima

Majima will be featured in the upcoming DLC for Shinobi: Art of Vengeance SEGA has announced.

The Yakuza / Like a Dragon character is one of three villains for the new content. Dr. Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog and Death Adder from Golden Axe were previously confirmed. The new DLC is launching early next year, but otherwise we’re waiting on how exactly these three characters will come into play.

Nintendo Switch 2 missed out on the recent launch of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, but Sonic series producer Takashi Iizuka says that the game will use the “full capability” of the system.

Technically, you can play the title on Nintendo’s latest console through backwards compatibility with the Switch 1 release. However, there should be benefits with the proper Nintendo Switch 2 version.

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Minecraft DLC release date

October 6: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds hasn’t been out for very long, but a new collaboration DLC is coming very soon as we now have the release date for the Minecraft Pack DLC. Players can access it starting on October 8, 2025. The Minecraft Festival will be held until October 11.

Several more collaboration packs are in the works. SpongeBob SquarePants, Pac-Man, Mega Man, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and Avatar Legends were previously announced.

Below is a trailer for the Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds x Minecraft Pack DLC:

Shinobi DLC Death Adder

SEGA has revealed another piece of the DLC for the Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, which is none other than Death Adder. For those that are unaware, the character originates from Golden Axe. The latest DLC news was posted on social media today.

Of course, that’s not the only antagonist players will encounter in the upcoming DLC. SEGA previously revealed Dr. Eggman – yes, the famous villain from Sonic the Hedgehog. We’re also waiting to find out who the third antagonist is. Another unknown is the release date for the DLC, which thus far has a vague early 2026 launch window.

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds review

System: Switch
Release date: September 25, 2025
Developer: Sonic Team
Publisher: SEGA

By complete coincidence, 2025 is the year of racing games – we’ve got Mario Kart World, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, and Kirby Air Riders yet to come. This means that in terms of online discourse, you’ll almost always see at least two of these games compared to each other. In the past, Sonic has starred in several high-quality racing games – Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed was fairly popular back in its day, and some would even say it rivaled your typical Mario Kart title. Continuing that trend, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds absolutely stands its ground in the kart racer scene – but as you might expect, there are some compromises on the Nintendo Switch version.

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.

May 11: SEGA is bringing Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. to Nintendo Switch 2, the company just announced. A release window was not provided.

According to SEGA, “Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. takes the gameplay of Virtua Fighter 5 and raises it to new levels”. It features additional content, rollback netcode support, and more. Cross-play will be supported across all platforms.

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Mega Man

Just before the launch of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Mega Man DLC has now been officially revealed. This will be released in the future – there’s no word on when exactly at the moment.

Mega Man himself will be included, but he won’t be alone. Proto Man is also included in the DLC. On top of that, SEGA is including the new Wily Castle course, the Rush Roadstar vehicle, and that legendary theme song.

Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties has been officially unveiled during Sega’s RGG Summit 2025. The title will be making its way to the system on February 12, 2026.

Yakuza Kiwami 3 is a remake of 2009’s Yakuza 3. This game originally released on the PlayStation 3, and then remastered in 2018. The remake is also to include a side story titled Dark Tides. In this mode you will be able to choose the character Yoshitaka Mine as the protagonist, and play through his storyline.

Here’s an overview of the title, and new side mode:

SEGA is celebrating the launch of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds with a new trailer. Later this week, the racer will arrive on Nintendo Switch.

Everything you need to know can be found in the following overview:


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