Sega revealed a brand new trailer on Thursday for its Virtua Fighter Crossroads recreation that reveals the brand new character Lionel Rafale.
Sega describes the character:
“Les jeux sont faits, rien ne va plus.”
A mysterious younger martial artist named Lionel Rafale has arrived within the metropolis of Vilasapara. A extremely expert fighter able to outclassing Cielo in a avenue struggle, he’s a power to be reckoned with. However what’s his true motive for coming to this metropolis?
The sport will launch in 2027.
Sega of America describes the sport:
VIRTUA FIGHTER CROSSROADS breaks from conventional aggressive combating video games by delivering a narrative-driven action-adventure the place story and fight seamlessly intertwine. Centered on the theme of “crossroads,” gamers will expertise a high-stakes omnibus narrative by means of the eyes of 4 completely different protagonists, every pushed by their very own convictions and burdened by their pasts. Alongside the way in which, they are going to be capable to discover a dwelling, respiratory metropolis full of actions and selection encounters. Selections made out and in of battle forge alliances, decide penalties, and form destinies.
David Hayter (X-Males, Watchmen, Wolves) is the world constructing supervisor, and Brad Kayne (Ghost of Tsushima) is the lead author. Tsuyoshi Furuta (Like A Dragon collection, Judgement) and Shinji Yamamoto (Persona 5) are the situation writers.
Sega and its Ryu ga Gotoku Studio initially teased a brand new Virtua Fighter challenge in December 2024. In August 2025, the businesses teased fight gameplay.
Ryu ga Gotoku Studio released Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O., a brand new model of the Virtua Fighter 5 3D combating recreation, on PC by way of Steam in January 2025. The sport contains rollback netcode, recreation steadiness enhancements, and improved graphics and new fashions. Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown acquired a “ver 2.0” replace that up to date the sport to the Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. model.
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage — an excellent newer version of the sport with a brand new single participant mode, crossplay, and the addition of Dural as a playable character — launched for PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC by way of Steam in October 2025. The Steam launch is a free improve for the bottom Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. recreation. Those that personal the PlayStation 4 model of Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown should buy Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage at a reduction. Any bought PS4 DLC packs may also be carried over to the PS5 recreation. Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage launched for Nintendo Swap 2 on March 26.
Sega launched the primary installment in its long-running Virtua Fighter collection in arcades in 1993. The collection is notable for its three-button punch/kick/block management system and pioneering use of 3D polygon-based graphics. Sega launched 5 major installments within the collection. The developer launched the most recent major installment, Virtua Fighter 5, in arcades in 2006. Sega launched the most recent Virtua Fighter 5 model, Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, in 2010, and on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2012. Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (also called Virtua Fighter esports in Japan and arcade releases), a remake of Virtua Fighter 5 in Ryu ga Gotoku’s Dragon Engine, launched on PS4 in June 2021.
The sport franchise acquired a tv anime adaptation in 1995. Tubi TV is streaming the anime in English. Media Blasters launched the anime on VHS volumes from 2000 to 2001, and on DVD in 2003.
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