Update []: Following Sega's Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds announcement yesterday, some additional information appears to have been revealed on Sega's Asian website – hinting at what players can potentially expect in this upcoming entry. Here it is via Sonic Stadium:
Another piece of information for #SonicRacingCrossWorlds has been revealed. Metadata from SEGA Asia's website says the following: “Drift Across Dimensions! Race across land, sea, air, space and time in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds!”
Original story: At this year's Game Awards, SEGA announced that they will release a new racing game with an official title Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
So far we only have a cinematic trailer, but as you can see, Shadow the Hedgehog makes an appearance. It will be “coming soon” to Nintendo Switch and many other platforms. Sega also shared some more information about this upcoming release in the official PR:
“It was revealed during the show Sonic Racing: CrossWorldsa racing game featuring iconic characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog™ universe. The game features specific racing mechanics that promise to transport Sonic racing fans to a new dimension.”
In some related news, Sega also announced that it is working on a new Virtua Fighter game as well as a new concept called 'Project century' from the studio Ry Ga Gotoku (Yakuza, Like a Dragon).
