In an unexpected twist, Sega announced that it has new games from the Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Crazy Taxi franchises currently in development.
While no release dates were given, the fact that these franchises are getting new games is huge news! Especially for Jet Set Radio fans, who have wished for years that Sega would release a follow-up game as the most recent release was Jet Set Radio Future which was released in 2002 for the original Xbox.
The announcement comes as a surprise, though Sega has been open about working on reboots for some of its franchises in the past. In 2021, during a financial results presentation, the company unveiled a list of IPs in its vault that it was looking to bring back. Among them were several games that have been remade, such as The House of the Dead. Recieved a new entry within the last few years, like Streets of Rage 4. Or, like we saw tonight, are finally getting a new game.
However, the most interesting part about the announcement is that Sega teased more new games were being developed. With many in the fandom wishing for Sega to release a new entry in its fighting game series Virtua Fighter, as the last installment was released back in 2006, only time will tell what else Sega has up its sleeve.
For more on The Game Awards, check out everything revealed so far and our roundup of every winner for each category.
Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
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While no release dates were given, the fact that these franchises are getting new games is huge news! Especially for Jet Set Radio fans, who have wished for years that Sega would release a follow-up game as the most recent release was Jet Set Radio Future which was released in 2002 for the original Xbox.
The announcement comes as a surprise, though Sega has been open about working on reboots for some of its franchises in the past. In 2021, during a financial results presentation, the company unveiled a list of IPs in its vault that it was looking to bring back. Among them were several games that have been remade, such as The House of the Dead. Recieved a new entry within the last few years, like Streets of Rage 4. Or, like we saw tonight, are finally getting a new game.
However, the most interesting part about the announcement is that Sega teased more new games were being developed. With many in the fandom wishing for Sega to release a new entry in its fighting game series Virtua Fighter, as the last installment was released back in 2006, only time will tell what else Sega has up its sleeve.
For more on The Game Awards, check out everything revealed so far and our roundup of every winner for each category.
Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.
Continue reading...
