posted on 2024-11-07 14:00 EST by Anita Tai
Newest entry in franchise released in 2021
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Executive vice president and head of SEGA's Global Transmedia Group Justin Scarpone revealed in an interview with the Video Games Chronicle (VGC) website posted on Wednesday that a new title in the Virtua Fighter franchise is in development.
Scarpone also teased future animation series and live-action film projects for other properties for the company.
A remake of the Virtua Fighter 5 game titled Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown launched on PlayStation 4 in June 2021.
Sega announced a live-action film adaptation of its Shinobi game franchise in partnership with Universal Pictures in October. Sam Hargraves (Extraction franchise) is set to direct the film based on a script adapted by Ken Kobayashi (Sunny, Move On).
Amazon's six-episode live-action series based on Sega's Like a Dragon (Ryū ga Gotoku) action game series debuted on October 25, with the second batch of episodes releasing on November 1.
The live-action Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film is slated for release on December 20.
Source: Video Games Chronicle via Gematsu