sapporo studio – Video Game News, Reviews, Walkthroughs And Guides | GamingBolt https://gamingbolt.com Get a Bolt of Gaming Now! Tue, 20 Feb 2024 08:47:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 185493399 Jet Set Radio is Getting a Remake, Reboot Similar in Gameplay to Fortnite – Rumor https://gamingbolt.com/jet-set-radio-is-getting-a-remake-reboot-similar-in-gameplay-to-fortnite-rumor Tue, 20 Feb 2024 08:47:40 +0000 https://gamingbolt.com/?p=579377 While the next Crazy Taxi is getting the triple-A treatment, with rumors indicating a live service approach, Jet Set Radio reportedly isn’t far behind. Reliable leaker Midori revealed that Sega’s current “super game plan” is inspired by Fortnite and Grand Theft Auto Online. However, the upcoming Jet Set Radio reboot will seemingly be closer in gameplay to Epic Games’ online shooter than Crazy Taxi.

Shooting elements are reportedly “planned”, but the classic graffiti-tagging gameplay is intact. It’s an open-world title, as confirmed by Sega previously, and focuses on exploration with a new story and characters. Like Crazy Taxi, there are plans for remaking the first Jet Set Radio before the live service reboot launches.

Sega hasn’t officially announced the same nor indicated when these titles could launch. Rumors claim that Jet Set Radio’s reboot will arrive in 2026, followed by Crazy Taxi in 2027, and both are bound for the Nintendo Switch 2. Stay tuned for more updates and details in the coming months.

]]> 579377 Crazy Taxi Reboot Has a 100-Player Survival Mode, Remake of First Game Also Planned – Rumor https://gamingbolt.com/crazy-taxi-reboot-has-a-100-player-survival-mode-remake-for-first-game-also-planned-rumor Tue, 20 Feb 2024 07:39:22 +0000 https://gamingbolt.com/?p=579373 Sega surprised many by revealing its plans to deliver reboots for five long-dormant franchises – Shinobi, Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe and Streets of Rage. While it revealed new details and screenshots for each title, the publisher confirmed that Crazy Taxi will be a triple-A title. If that weren’t enough, reliable leaker Midori revealed on Twitter that it’s a live service/games-as-a-service title (in keeping with previous rumors about the same).

It’s reportedly “modeled after AAA live service games such as Fortnite” (GTA Online is another inspiration) with plans “for live events, collaborations and customizations.” There’s even a 100-player survival mode allegedly planned for the reboot, which sounds like it covers the battle royale space on the live service bingo card.

Sega allegedly seeks to be competitive in the live service space and wants to use “classic IPs in new ways with new technologies.” Interestingly, there are plans for a remake of the first game. Perhaps it could arrive before the reboot and drum up interest.

Time will tell, of course. Sega hasn’t confirmed platforms for either title, but the reboot is reportedly coming to Nintendo Switch 2. Stay tuned for more details in the meantime.

]]> 579373 Crazy Taxi Reboot Will be a AAA Game, Sega Says https://gamingbolt.com/crazy-taxi-reboot-will-be-a-aaa-game-sega-says Tue, 20 Feb 2024 07:16:46 +0000 https://gamingbolt.com/?p=579368 Sega announced at The Game Awards in December that Crazy Taxi was one of five (and perhaps more) classic properties that was getting a grand revival, and though the publisher has doles out nothing but the briefest of details on the game since then, it’s clear that the game is being treated as a significant, flagship project.

In case you were wondering if that is indeed the case, that notion was recently reinforced by Takaya Segawa, senior executive officer at Sega and president of Sapporo Studio, which was established by the Japanese publisher a little over two years ago. Speaking in a recent interview with The Japan Times, Segawa revealed that Sapporo Studio is contributing to the Crazy Taxi reboot’s development, which he described as a AAA production.

“We’re responsible for titles such as Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis and Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! in cooperation with the bases in Tokyo and overseas,” Segawa said when speaking about the Sega titles that Sapporo Studio has contributed to. “We are also participating in the development of triple-A titles, including Crazy Taxi (a recently announced reboot of the arcade classic).

“At present, we don’t have any titles developed independently by the studio, but we intend to do so in the future.”

Again, given the pomp and flair that Sega announced the Crazy Taxi game with, this doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise- though it should be interesting to see how the company brings the classic franchise back as a full-fledged AAA experience.

Until now, there’s been no official word on what platforms Crazy Taxi is being developed for or when it will release, but a known leaker recently claimed that the game is targeting a 2027 launch, and will also be releasing for Nintendo’s rumoured next-gen console.

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