Sonic is back with another cart racer that is crossing over with all of Sega’s major IPs, but the big question is whether or not the game will bring players on different platforms together. Unlike Sonic Racing: Crossworlds‘ biggest competition, Mario Kart World, this is not a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive but will be released on all current and last-gen systems. That means, unlike Mario, Sonic has the opportunity to take the lead by allowing cross-platform play between all consoles and PC. With a name like Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, one would hope that it would embrace crossplay and bring all players together, just like Gears of War: Reloaded and Borderlands 4. I know you gotta go fast, but let’s hit the brakes for a second and talk about Sonic Racing: Crossworlds cross-platform support.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds supports cross-platform matchmaking! 🎮
You can enjoy cross-play on supported platforms during the Open Network Test. Invite your friends and join the fun!
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Yes, Sega has taken the easy win over Nintendo this time around and will have full crossplay support at launch for Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, as announced on the game’s official X account in late August. This is a huge win considering the game is coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, Switch 2, and PC. That’s a lot of potential racers that would normally be isolated if not for crossplay. Whether you’re racing in a Grand Prix, World Match, or just want to host Friend Matches, you will never have to worry about where your friends are playing.
Or, you can always go old-school and enjoy up to four-player splitscreen on one console as well.
Cross-progression is an often overlooked feature of cross-platform support, but we do know that Sega is supporting it in one small way. Those who purchase the Switch version of Sonic Racing: Crossworlds and then get the upgrade pack for the Switch 2 version will be able to carry all their progress over. No word on if this applies to any other platform as of now, but I will keep you updated as new information is made available.
The Call of Duty franchise has held a special place in my heart ever since I played my first Black Ops game back in 2010. That game's campaign was something else, with twists and turns that culminated in a mind-blowing finale. We can all admit that compared to those older campaigns, the recent CODs have been lackluster at best, and a complete and utter disappointment at worst. The reboot of Modern Warfare did give me some hope, as the first two installments were actually quite good, but the third game left such a bad taste in my mouth that I wasn’t exactly expecting much from Modern Warfare 4.
After recently finishing the campaign, I can say that this installment is nothing like the recent releases and instead feels closer to the franchise’s roots. For the first time in a long while, the campaign comes across as well-crafted rather than rushed to hit a release date. It arrives three years after MW3, and you can see exactly where all that time went. It seems the studio finally made listening to player feedback a priority.
Epic Games has just announced the 2026 Epic AI MegaJam, which is looking to see how much game development can be squeezed into a very short window. This is running from November 12 through November 15.
Participants can work alone or in teams of up to five people, build in Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and bring along “as many AI agents as you want.” Epic explicitly encourages coding agents, AI-generated assets, audio tools, writing tools, and other AI systems. The official event page literally says "Vibe your way to $50k.”
It’s turning into a pretty good time to be a Monster Hunter fan who plays on a phone. Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch on Android and iOS on October 29, giving the series a new mobile-first game just as Monster Hunter Rise is also preparing to make the jump to smartphones through Netflix.
Outlanders is being developed by Tencent subsidiary TiMi Studio Group under license and supervision from Capcom. Unlike Rise, which appears to be the full console and PC game adapted for mobile, Outlanders is a free-to-play survival hunting game made specifically for phones.