{"id":1930980,"date":"2026-05-12T13:41:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1930980"},"modified":"2026-05-12T13:41:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:41:29","slug":"segas-super-game-has-been-cancelled-but-revivals-of-classics-like-crazy-taxi-and-golden-axe-are-still-moving-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1930980","title":{"rendered":"Sega&#8217;s &#8220;Super Game&#8221; has been cancelled, but revivals of classics like Crazy Taxi and Golden Axe are still moving forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Sega&#8217;s &#8220;Super Game&#8221; has been cancelled, but revivals of classics like Crazy Taxi and Golden Axe are still moving forward<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Sweeps of rage.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/SEGA_Golden-Axe-background.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"SEGA logo on blurred Golden Axe background\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"SEGA_Golden-Axe-background.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/Sega<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-12T13:41:29+00:00\">May 12, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"3c80afd7-c55a-4f36-8dd0-121ee2e2960e\" data-name=\"Crazy Taxi\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Crazy Taxi\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Crazy Taxi\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Crazy Taxi\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Crazy Taxi\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Crazy Taxi\" title=\"Follow Crazy Taxi\"><br \/>\n  Follow Crazy Taxi<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.segasammy.co.jp\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/pdf\/en\/ir\/20260512_q4_presentation_en.pdf\">Sega&#8217;s latest financial report<\/a> has confirmed the cancellation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sega-is-aiming-to-create-a-super-game-by-march-2026\">the &#8220;Super Game&#8221; project it announced almost four years ago<\/a>, as it tries to pivot away from live-service endeavours.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;results presentation&#8221; highlights a number of positives, but live-service efforts like Sonic Rumble Party and the mobile games from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/angry-birds\">Angry Birds<\/a> creator Rovio &#8211; Angry Birds Bounce, Friends, and Dream Blast &#8211; have performed below expectations. As a direct result, over 100 developers who were working on free-to-play titles have been transferred to &#8220;full game&#8221; teams and Rovio will be restructured. The Super Game&#8217;s cancellation is quietly confirmed as part of the announcement, too.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ultimate goal in the &#8216;Super Game&#8217; strategy is to create a game so revolutionary that it attracts far more active users than any of the Group&#8217;s games to date,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sega-is-aiming-to-create-a-super-game-by-march-2026\">Sega CEO Haruki Satomi said back in 2022<\/a>. The nature of the game was never quite clear, but the plan was to nurture a huge community of players and streamers.<\/p>\n<p>The company claims to be &#8220;focusing on mainstay IPs&#8221; now, and it&#8217;s also confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sega-announces-flurry-of-projects-including-jet-set-radio-crazy-taxi\">the classic game revivals announced in 2023<\/a> are still alive and well. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/jet-set-radio\">Jet Set Radio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/crazy-taxi\">Crazy Taxi<\/a>, Golden Axe, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage were all part of the effort to bring back veteran Sega franchises.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last we heard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/segas-new-crazy-taxi-game-will-be-open-world-and-massively-multiplayer\">the new Crazy Taxi will supposedly be open-world and multiplayer<\/a>. As for Jet Set Radio, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/jet-set-radio-original-creators-involved-with-new-game-sega-says\">the original game&#8217;s creators are reportedly involved<\/a>. For now, these follow-ups &#8220;remain in production&#8221;, but no potential release windows have been shared.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.segasammy.co.jp\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/pdf\/en\/ir\/20260512_q4_presentation_en.pdf\">Sega&#8217;s latest financial report<\/a> has confirmed the cancellation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sega-is-aiming-to-create-a-super-game-by-march-2026\">the &#8220;Super Game&#8221; project it announced almost four years ago<\/a>, as it tries to pivot away from live-service endeavours.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;results presentation&#8221; highlights a number of positives, but live-service efforts like Sonic Rumble Party and the mobile games from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/angry-birds\">Angry Birds<\/a> creator Rovio &#8211; Angry Birds Bounce, Friends, and Dream Blast &#8211; have performed below expectations. As a direct result, over 100 developers who were working on free-to-play titles have been transferred to &#8220;full game&#8221; teams and Rovio will be restructured. The Super Game&#8217;s cancellation is quietly confirmed as part of the announcement, too.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ultimate goal in the &#8216;Super Game&#8217; strategy is to create a game so revolutionary that it attracts far more active users than any of the Group&#8217;s games to date,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sega-is-aiming-to-create-a-super-game-by-march-2026\">Sega CEO Haruki Satomi said back in 2022<\/a>. The nature of the game was never quite clear, but the plan was to nurture a huge community of players and streamers.<\/p>\n<p>The company claims to be &#8220;focusing on mainstay IPs&#8221; now, and it&#8217;s also confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sega-announces-flurry-of-projects-including-jet-set-radio-crazy-taxi\">the classic game revivals announced in 2023<\/a> are still alive and well. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/jet-set-radio\">Jet Set Radio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/crazy-taxi\">Crazy Taxi<\/a>, Golden Axe, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage were all part of the effort to bring back veteran Sega franchises.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last we heard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/segas-new-crazy-taxi-game-will-be-open-world-and-massively-multiplayer\">the new Crazy Taxi will supposedly be open-world and multiplayer<\/a>. As for Jet Set Radio, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/jet-set-radio-original-creators-involved-with-new-game-sega-says\">the original game&#8217;s creators are reportedly involved<\/a>. For now, these follow-ups &#8220;remain in production&#8221;, but no potential release windows have been shared.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Sega&#8217;s &#8220;Super Game&#8221; has been cancelled, but revivals of classics like Crazy Taxi and Golden Axe are still moving forward Sweeps of rage. 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