The ambiguous Super Sport undertaking from Sega–which deliberate to include NFTs, social networking, and cloud streaming–has been canned. The corporate behind Sonic the Hedgehog bluntly said that it “determined to cancel” the sport in its fiscal 2026 results presentation. This comes virtually 5 years precisely after the unique announcement of the Super Sport in 2021.
A handful of basic franchise reboots are nonetheless within the works, nonetheless. Sega continues to be itemizing Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio, and Streets of Rage as upcoming video games, although and not using a particular launch date. These 4 initiatives had been first unveiled at The Sport Awards in 2023. A brand new Shinobi was additionally a part of that reveal, and Shinobi: Artwork of Vengeance arrived final yr.
Depart it to @sega to blow our minds with 5 NEW GAMES in a single trailer! That is Sega Energy Surge! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/O0an9RbWxm
— The Sport Awards (@thegameawards) December 8, 2023
In 2024, Sega teased an open world for Crazy Taxi, blended with MMO components. The setting is supposedly primarily based on California. The collection started in 1999 with Crazy Taxi for arcades, with a Dreamcast launch in 2000. The final sport within the franchise was a spin-off for cell platforms launched in 2017 known as Crazy Taxi Tycoon.
Little else is thought presently concerning the new entries within the Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio, and Streets of Rage franchises. Golden Axe began within the arcades, too, again in 1989, whereas Jet Set Radio debuted on Dreamcast in 2000–though was often called Jet Grind Radio again then. Final however not least, Streets of Rage began on Sega Genesis in 1991. It is a Sega franchise that has seen a brand new installment considerably just lately with 2020’s Streets of Rage 4.