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Paramount+ has released the trailer for Golden Axe, an adult animated comedy based on Sega’s 1989 beat-'em-up, with Matthew Rhys voicing Gilius Thunderhead alongside Danny Pudi, Lisa Gilroy and Liam McIntyre. Co-created by Mike McMahan and Joe Chandler, the series follows Ax Battler, Tyris Flare and Gilius as they unite to defeat Death Adder and debuts Sept. 16 on Paramount+.
The Sega Publisher Sale 2026 on the Xbox Store runs through August 24, offering 140 Sega-published items with 18 games and bundles at their lowest-ever Xbox prices. Highlights include Sonic Frontiers, Sonic Mania, Yakuza bundles, Persona 3 Reload, and Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, among others; discounts reach up to 80% on some titles, and DLC is excluded from this round-up. The piece also notes several past lows and recommends value picks.
Sonic Team chief Takashi Iizuka says more surprises are planned for the franchise's 35th anniversary, with some announcements already out and additional reveals likely at Gamescom, though he won’t spoil specifics.
Sega is hosting a closed network test for Crazy Taxi: World Tour across PC (Steam/Xbox app), PS5, and Xbox Series X/S from Sept 11–13 to stress test online multiplayer. Sign-ups run through Aug 31 and are limited to a listed set of regions; the test features two modes (Pickup Race and Cops N Cabbies), two maps, six cars, four characters, and supports ranked play and custom lobbies, with no single-player content available in this test.
Nvidia was nearly bankrupt in the mid-1990s until Sega’s Shoichiro Irimajiri invested $5 million, a gamble that kept Nvidia afloat and helped it develop the GeForce line and later support for Microsoft’s Xbox; now, Nvidia’s AI-driven chip demand is fueling RAM shortages and price spikes that ripple through consoles and PCs, reshaping the gaming landscape.
NVIDIA and SEGA celebrate three decades of collaboration by bringing classic SEGA franchises, including Virtua Fighter, to the RTX Spark PCs announced at Computex 2026; the initiative foreshadows more titles and showcases NVIDIA tech such as ray tracing and DLSS, while nodding to SEGA’s early NV1-era history that helped launch NVIDIA’s GPU journey.
SEGA says Sonic is a symbol that drives the company's broader IP strategy, but it missed its goal of globally expanding Sonic-related titles and the latest Sonic game didn’t meet sales expectations; the company will add selling power to each title, even as Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds sales were disappointing, with DLC plans (Godzilla and Evangelion) still on the horizon.
Hackaday covers LinuxMD, a project that boots a mainline Linux kernel on a Sega Megadrive (68000) using a nommu build from an SD card, delivering a minimal userland (smolutils/coreutils) on retro hardware and showcasing the playful limits of running Linux on classic consoles.
SEGA and Atlus launched a major Nintendo eShop sale covering Switch 2 and Switch titles, discounting more than 30 games (including Sonic Origins Plus, Unicorn Overlord, Etrian Odyssey HD/Origins Collection, Persona 5 Royal, and Yakuza bundles); the sale runs through July 9, 2026 (Two Point titles end July 1).
Sega announced two Sonic game collections for Nintendo Switch to mark Sonic the Hedgehog's 35th birthday: a Classic collection (Sonic Origins, Mania, Sonic Superstars) and a Modern collection (Sonic Frontiers, Colors Ultimate, Forces), both priced at $49.99 and releasing October 2026 with reversible anniversary covers; Sega also shadow-dropped Sonic Frontiers - Definitive Edition for Switch 2 this week.
Sega, teamed with iam8bit, is reissuing the original Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on $100 NTSC Genesis-compatible Legacy Cartridges to celebrate Sonic’s 35th anniversary. The sets ship in Q3 2026 and include a full-color booklet and restored artwork, with a rare “Chaos Emerald” variant appearing in 1 of every 8 cartridges. Pre-orders are live, and the releases echo iam8bit’s past legacy cartridges for classic games. Also announced during the anniversary stream are Sonic Frontiers: Definitive Edition for Switch 2 and two physical Switch collections (Classic Sonic: Origins, Mania, Superstars; Modern Sonic: Frontiers, Colors: Ultimate, Forces) due in October at $49.99. Sega’s broader 35th-anniversary plans include digital content, fan events, merch and more, plus a new narrative podcast.
SEGA releases Sonic Frontiers: Definitive Edition for Switch 2 at $49.99, bundling the base game with all updates and offering both digital and physical copies; save data can be transferred from the Switch version, and the package includes new content like 'The Final Horizon' along with other post-release updates to expand Sonic’s open-world adventure.
SEGA will host a Sonic the Hedgehog 35th birthday live stream on June 23 at 9:30 a.m. PT / 12:30 p.m. ET, available on YouTube and Twitch, featuring gameplay, activities, music, and a charity fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, with hosts Jacki Jing, GamesCage, RogersBase and a roster of guests.
SEGA says Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance fell short of expectations in its latest financial report despite strong reviews, and the company will continue supporting both with new DLC (including Godzilla and Evangelion) while Shinobi: Art of Vengeance will get a native Nintendo Switch 2 version later this year.
Sega says Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance underperformed despite strong reviews, prompting a major marketing overhaul that shifts from targeted ads to fandom, celebrity endorsements, and influencer recommendations. The company plans to globalize its publishing structure and transform its mindset toward building a broad ‘Fandom that drives sales.’ It also aims to release two new titles from flagship IPs by March 31, 2027, in addition to already announced games Stranger than Heaven and Personal 4 Revival, as part of a broader lineup including other high-profile titles.