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Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Game Adds Pac-Man DLC on January 7

The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise announced in a new teaser video on Monday that the Pac-Man DLC for the Sonic Racing CrossWorlds racing game will launch on Wednesday.

The DLC pack includes Pac-Man, Ghosts, and the Pac-Village track. 

The game will add AiAi from Super Monkey Ball in January 2026, and Tangle and Whisper from IDW Publishing's Sonic the Hedgehog comic in February 2026.

Sega first announced the Pac-Man DLC collaboration in August. The Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac game, a remake of the original Pac-Man World 2 game with new features, featured a DLC pack for Sonic the Hedgehog that launched on September 25.

Sega released the game on September 25 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. The game got a release digitally for Nintendo Switch 2 on December 3. There is a Switch 2 upgrade pack for owners of the Switch version, and progress carries over. The physical Switch 2 release with the full game on the cartridge is slated for early 2026.

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds features guests from other Sega franchises including Hatsune Miku, Like a Dragon's Ichiban, and Persona 5's Joker. The game is crossing over with Nickeledeon animated series: SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. The game is collaborating with CAPCOM for a DLC pack with Mega Man, Protoman, and Dr. Wily's Castle in 2026. The Minecraft DLC pack, which includes Steve, Alex, Creeper, and a Minecraft World track, launched on October 9. The game added Ichiban from the Like a Dragon series on November 5. The SpongeBob SquarePants pack added Spongebob and Patrick, as well as the Bikini Bottom track, on November 19. The game added NiGHTS from Nights into Dreams on December 24.

An animation project for the game debuted on August 29.

Source: Sonic the Hedgehog franchise's X/Twitter account and YouTube channel