Sega finally did it. Just a few weeks after announcing a new version of Virtua Fighter 5 For Steam, the company has confirmed that it appears to be a completely new entry Virtua Fighter 6is in progress.
Virtua Fighter 6 would be the first new numbered entry in Sega's fighting game franchise in nearly two decades. But Sega is just calling its new game a “New Virtua Fighter Project” for now. Hmmm! Virtua Fighter 5 The game first hit arcades in 2006 and has been revised and re-released several times over the past 18 years. The series debuted in 1993 with the arcade version of Virtual fighter.
Developed by Sega's Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Virtua Fighter 6 – or whatever it will be called – will see the return of series veterans like Akira and Sarah. More details are promised in a VF Direct presentation on December 13th.