The Crazy Taxi: World Tour Network Test is taking applications for one more day. Hurry if you want in.
If you’d like to join in on the Crazy Taxi: World Tour Closed Network Test, then it’s time to go. Sign-up officially ends tomorrow night.
Crazy Taxi was one of my, if not the top, favorite games on the Dreamcast. So, I had considered joining in, having had some familiarity being part of a couple of Battletech and Mechwarrior open betas. But, looking at how it works, they’re going to select a limited number of people from their applicants, weighing them based on Discord and other “community engagement” activities. Though it’d be cool to get an early glimpse of the game… this seems like a major hassle. I don’t think “Local Ditch Gaming webmaster” carries enough weight here.
Personally, I’ll wait until release and check out the reviews. Well, unless another opportunity more easily presents itself. If you’re interested, give it a shot! What’s the worst that could happen? You get to play a bit?
Dream Pod 9 in conjunction with developer Flameborn Games have officially announced Heavy Gear III.
Another game video game in the Heavy Gear series has been announced: Heavy Gear III (3). This time around, developer Flameborn Games will be at the helm. The game’s described as a “next generation of mech combat and open-world RPGs.” Most importantly, there’s no block-chain involved. At the moment, the game is focused on a single player experience.
Though announced nearly a year ago on July 30, 2025, it’s news to me. I’m not sure how I missed it, other than ignoring anything fighting robot related while in my post Heavy Gear II walkthrough burnout phase.
At this point in time, there’s not been an awful lot of coverage on the game, even a year later. You can check the Heavy Gear III Discord to find a bit more. My verdict: Have patience, wait, and we’ll see what’s around the corner.
Of course, no relation to the cancelled Savage Entertainment title of the same name.
Watch the Heavy Gear 3 Trailer on YouTube.
Read the Dream Pod 9 Heavy Gear III Press Release.
Read the Heavy Gear III: Pre-Emptively Answered Questions at DP9 Community.
Heavy Gear III Discord
SEGA MODEL KING (WangDrum) has released a Sega Model 1 arcade emulator that perfectly recreates the original Virtua Fighter.
I’m not the only one digging back into Virtua Fighter. (In fact, someone recently added a 32X guide to the game over on GameFAQs. Crazy!) SEGA MODEL KING (WangDrum) has released a Sega Model 1 arcade emulator that perfectly recreates Virtua Fighter.
A bit of background: MAME has run Model 1 games to some degree for years, but particularly in the OG Virtua Fighter, collision detection has been super poor. Throws won’t connect, many hits aren’t picked up — it’s a bad experience if you actually want to play. So, there’s been a need for this. Via comments, WangDrum has been analyzing the Model 1 hardware for years and has fairly recently started programming this emulator. I’ve been following it for a bit, waiting for the final 1.0 release before posting something. It’s good! It’s really good! And, you can increase the resolution to get your polygons looking as sharp as they possibly can!
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Virtua Fighter Crossroads (aka Virtua Fighter 6) is officially unveiled as an open-world, realistic fighter.
It’s official. The sixth game in the the series is Virtua Fighter Crossroads.
There’s been a slight trickle of “Virtua Fighter Project” information over the years. A financial report in 2021 revealed Sega had been planning new games using classic, dormant IPs. This would come to fruition with the Virtua Fighter series: Helmed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios, VF5 Ultimate Showdown and and VF5 R.E.V.O. have updated the 20-year-old VF5 series for modern consoles and PCs. Read more and see the trailer
We get our first glimpse of Crazy Taxi World Tour from XBOX Games Showcase 2026.
XBOX Games Showcase 2026 saw the reveal of Crazy Taxi World Tour. Story-wise, Axel seeks to find his stolen taxi in a quest that will feature areas on five different continents.
View the trailer and read more
MW5: The Clan’s first DLC, Trails of War, brings player versus player combat, a horde mode, and new mech variants to the game.
Just under six weeks after Mechwarrior 5: The Clans has been released, it’s first DLC, Trials of War, comes out today. It seems to be a mostly multiplayer add on to the original game, bringing player vs. player combat, a horde mode, and a few new mech variants.
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Sonic CD, notably absent from recent Sonic compilations, is being made available on most major digital distribution platforms.
Via SEGA Blog.