SEGA recently announced five new games based on classic franchise and promised even more. Thanks to a new report, we now know what other games could make a comeback.
SEGA surprised everyone during The Game Awards with their “Power Surge” trailer, which revealed five new games based on some of their most beloved classic franchises. Next to Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Crazy Taxi, fans were teased by the phrase “and more” popping up at the end of the trailer.
We now know what this “and more” could include, as an exclusive report from Insider Gaming reveals more classic comebacks that SEGA is working on right now.
We’re Getting More SEGA Classics Back Than Expected
According to Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming, there are at least ten SEGA classics that currently have new games in development. Outside of the initially announced five titles, there are three more that Henderson proposes will also come back: Panzer Dragoon, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Sakura Taisen.
“Speaking to sources, it’s understood that Panzer Dragoon, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Sakura Taisen will all have new games and are all in their early stages of development, too.”
What the other two games are is unfortunately not clear. However, there are ample clues as to what they could be. As Henderson points out, Gematsu reported on trademarks that SEGA filed in December for over a dozen games. This included the titles that have been revealed so far, as well as a bunch of classic IPs that haven’t been revealed as part of this comeback series yet:
- Alex Kidd
- Altered Beast
- After Burner
- Eternal Champions
- House of the Dead
- Kid Chameleon
- Outrun
- Super Monkey Ball
Eight more SEGA trademarks filed on December 6, made public today:Alex Kidd: https://t.co/MojtgDfYVMAfter Burner: https://t.co/anDs0wFWXgCrazy Taxi: https://t.co/Y7Wp2biljgHouse of the Dead: https://t.co/c0tx6xITRVOutrun: https://t.co/jwu8nni87GShinobi:... pic.twitter.com/cm1o72a706
— Gematsu (@gematsu) December 14, 2023
This is a pretty strong indicator that some, maybe even all of these, IPs could come back. It’s worth pointing out that the titles revealed by Henderson do not seem to have appeared on public trademark databases yet. This could just be a matter of time, though.