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Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Game's Video Previews Animation Project, Teases August 29 Premiere

Sega began streaming on Friday a preview for the animation project of its Sonic Racing CrossWorlds game. The video's description teases that the full animation will stream on the official YouTube and Twitch channels for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise on August 29 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. The video features Shadow the Hedgehog:

The animation project was initially announced to premiere in September.

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds will feature guests from other Sega franchises including Hatsune Miku, Like a Dragon's Ichiban, and Persona 5's Joker. The Minecraft franchise will also appear in the game. The game will crossover with Nickeledeon animated series: SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. The game is collaborating with Bandai Namco for a DLC pack including Pac-Man, Ghosts, and Pac-Village that launches for the game in early 2026

Sega will release 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 will also have a Nintendo Switch 2 release digitally in holiday 2025 and physically in early 2026 with the full game on the cartridge. There will be a Switch 2 upgrade pack for owners of the Switch version, and progress will carry over.

The game will get an Open Network Test from August 29-September 1. There was a closed network test from February 22-24.

Sega released the Team Sonic Racing game in May 2021 physically and digitally for PS4, Xbox One, and Switch (with a digital-only release on PC). The game is a kart racing game featuring characters from the franchise, as well as both online multiplayer and single player modes. The game also features team vs. team gameplay.

Source: Sonic the Hedgehog franchise's YouTube channel