Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds: Year 2 starts on 3 November with Godzilla

On 9 October 2026, SEGA presented the Year 2 plans for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, its racing game released on 25 September 2025. Year 2 starts on 3 November 2026 with a free update that adds a Duel mode and Bayonetta as a character, along with the first of the six paid packs in Season Pass 2, based on Godzilla. The following packs arrive until the end of 2027 and cover Evangelion, Sanrio, SEGALAND, Final Fantasy VII Remake and Persona.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Year 2: the free Duel mode arrives on 3 November

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The Year 2 showcase lasts almost 12 minutes and was published on the official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel. The main addition in the 3 November update is the Duel mode, free for everyone who owns the game, online and offline. Players face a single opponent, and a new mechanic, the "Duel Boost", gives extra speed boosts to the player behind to help them catch up.

The mode comes in four versions. Rival Duel is played offline against computer-controlled rivals, chosen from the free characters and those from paid content you own: beating them all unlocks rewards, including a special machine. Duel Match in free play pits randomly chosen players against each other online. Duel Match best of 10 takes the form of limited-time online events, with special rules, "Duel Class" ranks and medals to earn. Finally, Friend Match lets you challenge friends and choose the rules, items and CrossWorlds.

The same update changes gadgets, which alter performance in races. A new plate, the Grand Master Plate, adds a 7th slot, the "Super Slot", reserved for gadgets that take up a single slot: their effect is even stronger there. 15 new gadgets are added on 3 November, with more to follow in later updates. Finally, all characters added since launch, free or paid, will now appear as computer-controlled opponents, online and offline.

Bayonetta, Sonic in a McLaren and Aigis: the free additions

Bayonetta is the first free character of Year 2. She arrives on 3 November 2026 and is unlocked by beating her in Rival Duel mode.

Later in November 2026, a free Speed-type machine arrives: the McLaren Racing, based on the real racing car and driven by Sonic in the team's Papaya and Anthracite colours, with an orange outfit. In early 2027, Aigis from Persona 3 joins the race with her Palladion Dressy machine, an Acceleration type.

Each free addition is followed by a Festival, a limited-time event with rewards earned by taking part in races and winning them. New Festivals now stay open for ten days in a row, and older ones return for shorter periods.

Season Pass 2: Godzilla, Evangelion, Sanrio, SEGALAND, Final Fantasy VII and Persona

Season Pass 2 contains six paid packs, each based on a different franchise. It is on sale now on all the game's platforms, on its own or in a Year 2 Digital Deluxe edition that combines the base game and the pass. SEGA notes that players who already own the game should not buy this edition, as they would receive the game a second time. The publisher also announced a permanent price cut for the Standard and Digital Deluxe editions.

The Godzilla pack is released on 3 November 2026. It contains the Godzilla Escape track, three machines (Godzilla Cruiser, King Ghidorah Coupe and Mothra Surf), music for the jukebox and new sounds.

The Evangelion pack follows in January 2027, with the Tokyo-3 track, two drivers, Rei Ayanami and Asuka Shikinami Langley, and three machines: EVA-01, EVA-00 and EVA-02. It also adds music, character animations and sounds.

In Q2 2027, the Virtual Sanrio Puroland pack adds Hello Kitty and Kuromi, their machines Hello Kitty Apple Kart and Kuromi Charming Cruiser, and the track of the same name.

The SEGALAND pack, in Q3 2027, draws on the publisher's history with the SEGALAND track and three machines, After Burner, OutRun and Super Megalo. The last two packs have only been announced: the Midgar Pack (working title), based on Final Fantasy VII Remake, in Q3 2027, and the Reload Revival Royal Pack, based on the Persona series, in Q4 2027.

The pass also includes two bonuses based on SEGA consoles: decals shaped like Mega Drive (Genesis in the US), Saturn and Dreamcast controllers, plus the Dreamcast VMU, available since 9 October, then three console-shaped machines, Genesis Tower, Japanese Saturn and European Dreamcast, on 3 November. On the same day, players who own both Season Pass 1 and Season Pass 2 receive Super Shadow and his Super Dark Flare machine.

The game is available on PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store). It is available as a physical edition, and it has also inspired two LEGO sets released this year.

Video games: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on consoles

The Duel mode and the other free Year 2 additions are installed through an update, with no extra purchase, whichever version of the game you have. The physical editions for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Switch and Switch 2 are listed below, with offers from partner shops.

LEGO 2026: two car sets based on Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

LEGO has dedicated two sets in its Sonic the Hedgehog range to the racing game. The smaller one, Sonic: Speedster Lightning (77117), has 126 pieces and is aimed at children aged 7 and up. Sonic's blue and white car has wide tyres and red wheels, and its bonnet opens to reveal a Chaos Emerald. The Sonic minifigure sits at the wheel, and 3 gold rings complete the box.

The second, Silver's Car vs. Knuckles Monster Truck (77118), brings together two vehicles in 378 pieces: Knuckles' red and black monster truck and Silver's white racing car. It includes the very first LEGO minifigure of Silver. The set also contains a starting light, a toolbox with a hammer and a spanner, and two Chaos Emeralds, one red and one white.

Both sets are part of this year's new LEGO Sonic releases, all gathered in the following selection.

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