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The Mario Kart World shade couldn't be any more obvious as Sega tells you to "leave the open road behind" and play Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds in a throwback to the '90s console wars

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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Genres · racing
Release · Sep 25, 2025
Developer · Sonic Team, Hardlight
PS5PCXbox OnePS4Nintendo SwitchXbox Series X|S
200 articles 65 writers 9 reviews
Mario Kart
SERIESSubject
Mario Kart
Active · 1992–2025
Latest · Mario Kart World
Top genres · racing, fighting, puzzle
1244 articles 268 writers 17 games
Sega
COMPANYSubject
Sega
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1979–2026
Latest · Sega Football Club Champions
Top genres · platformer, rpg, fps
4690 articles 690 writers 959 games
Shade
COMPANYSubject
Shade
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 2011–2022
Latest · Samurai Maiden
Top genres · rpg, adventure, fps
18 articles 18 writers 5 games
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