Sega's legendary Virtua Fighter series will return, the publisher confirmed, some 18 years after the release of its most recent numbered installment, Virtua Fighter 5.
Since then, there have been numerous updated releases of Virtua Fighter 5 (culminating with 2021's Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, itself a remaster of the previous Final Showdow), along with mobile installments and even an arcade update for Virtual Fighter 3. What series? fans I haven't done it However, what we had is a completely new game.
But now, Sega's new global head of transmedia, Justin Scarpone, has offered some hope in an interview with VGC. “So we have a set of titles in development right now that fall into that legacy group,” he explained, “that we announced last year at The Game Awards; Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Streets of Rage, Shinobi.”
Then came the bombshell. “And we have another Virtua Fighter in development,” Scrapone added, before glossing over the reveal entirely, “and then in certain cases we're also doing animated series or live-action movies to augment that and be a part of those.” roadmaps”. “So, it's not a confirmation that a new mainline Virtua Fighter installment is on the way. exactlybut at least it's something to chew on.