Sega was one of the big movers and shakers at The Game Awards 2023. The Japanese company announced during the event that it has new projects in development for some of its classic franchises with the aim of reviving them in modern times . An announcement that made more than one person crazy about the possibility of seeing these sagas from their childhood return.
Crazy, Taxi, Jet Set Radio and many more will be launched in the coming years. But what made Sega make this decision?
Sonic’s success helped drive the decision
The answer is given to us by the company itself in a Press release in which he names the culprit: Sonic. In this case, guilty of his recent bestseller and reviewssince they were the fundamental factors that pushed Sega to embark on the revival of other of its franchises.
In recent years, Sonic the Hedgehog has blazed new trails for Sega, bringing the franchise to life and reaching new audiences in ways we’ve only dreamed of in the past. Building on this success, we are deepening our heritage and reinventing various franchises to bring these games to more audiences around the world.
Today’s announcement is just the beginning of our initiative. Our ambition will above all be to create superb games with memorable characters and worlds. We hope fans of all ages will look forward to our future as we release these projects in the years to come.
During its announcement at The Game Awards 2023, Sega confirmed that new games are in development in Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Shinobi, Streets of Rage and Golden Axe.
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Sega recently released Sonic Superstars, a new take on the classic Sonic 2D formula, which didn’t get off to the desired start. But who exceeded all expectations in Sonic Frontiers, which became a success since its launch and continues to be so today thanks to the excellent content of subsequent updates.
