Sega Rebooting Retro Franchises Including Crazy Taxi and Streets of Rage as Gaming Corp Eyes Hollywood Expansion https://t.co/1WE2HT3i2E
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Sega is rebooting a handful of retro franchises with new games including Crazy Taxi, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio and Shinobi. Movies for Shinobi and Streets of Rage were previously announced as being in the works.
Sega COO Shuji Utsumi told Variety “Sonic is definitely a blueprint for us. First, we really want to create the games and appeal to the gamers. The game is first. However, if we are creating the world and the characters that gamers love, that means if filmmakers love that kind of direction, [that can inspire] the movies. So, why not?”
Utsumi also talked about Shadow the Hedgehog, who appeared in the post-credit scene for the Sonic sequel. “There is a lot of excitement around the appearance of Shadow. Maybe we want to push that direction in other Sonic transmedia initiatives.”
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