Sega surprised many Sonic the Hedgehog Fans at the 2024 Game Awards, with a brand new racing title confirmed to release in 2025 Sonic the Hedgehog The franchise has been riding high in recent years, between the success of Paramount’s live-action films and a number of successful releases like Sonic Frontiers And Sonic X Shadow Generations. 2024 in particular has been an incredible year for Shadow the Hedgehog as he becomes the star of Sonic the Hedgehog 3as well as his own story campaign in Shadow generations.

Sega has even dubbed 2024 “the year of the shadow” due to the increased focus on the character in the aforementioned products. DLC based on the Sonic3 The film was recently added Sonic X Shadow Generationscomplete with a new model and Keanu Reeves reprising his role as Shadow from the film. While the 2024 Game Awards didn’t feature much of that sound franchise, there was a small introduction in the form of a new trailer for a new game, Sonic Racing: CrossWorldswhich also features the iconic anti-hero hedgehog himself.

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In this letter Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds In the cinematic teaser trailer, Shadow can be seen opening a garage and then starting a black and red car. Then he gets behind the wheel, tears off burning rubber and enters a rainbow-colored portal opened by a ring. A release date for it sound The racing spin-off hasn’t been revealed other than the vague “Coming Soon” window, but it will be released on all current gaming platforms, including PC, Switch and both generations of PlayStation and Xbox consoles. According to Geoff Keighley at the Game Awards, the game will be released sometime in 2025.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds – Theatrical Teaser Trailer

Given his focus on speed, that is Sonic the Hedgehog Racing games are no stranger to the franchise. The series’ latest home console racing spin-off is expected to be released in 2019 Team Sonic Racinga more traditional kart racer in the style of Mario Kart with an emphasis on teamwork. Despite being a unique kart racing game, it is an extremely controversial entry in the franchise Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds looks to be another return to the kart racing formula, following in the footsteps of its mobile cousin. Although not much was revealed in this cinematic teaser trailer as it doesn’t contain any gameplay, the focus seems to be on visiting multiple worlds through these rings.

While Shadow’s Dark Reaper car is highlighted in sharp focus in this trailer, some eagle-eyed fans spotted the shape of a board suspended in the background, similar to the Extreme Gear from the Sonic Riders Subseries. Therefore, some fans suspect that this game will contain a mix of… Sonic Racing And Sonic Riders‘ Game styles that give the opportunity to drive a car or hoverboard during a race. Fans will have to wait for Sega to provide more information on this Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.

Team Sonic Racing combines the best elements of electrifying arcade and fast-paced competitive racing. Compete against friends in intense multiplayer races, race through brilliant worlds together and work together as a team by sharing power-ups and speed boosts. Take control of your racing style – Choose from three different character types and unlock groundbreaking vehicle customization options to suit your racing style. Prepare yourself. Accelerate. – Team race at the speed of sound!

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