253 - SEGA Accounts, Shenmue's BAFTA, Switch 2 (News Roundup April 2025)

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Another month has passed and KC, James, and Lime are back to cover the most recent SEGA news. This time, there's talks of Shenmue, SEGA Accounts, SEGA's support of the Switch 2, and much more.

• SEGA Shop Europe is closed: https://www.segashop.co.uk/
• SEGA sending out survey for their SEGA Accounts system: https://e-eu.customeriomail.com/deliveries/dgTjjAcAAIyA_AOLgPwDAZY_5wiFjMBujrcja8WmyQ==
• Shenmue is the most influential game of all time: https://www.bafta.org/stories/the-most-influential-video-game-of-all-time
• Original Shenmue development artwork is discover and made publicly available: https://shenmuedojo.com/original-shenmue-development-artwork-documents/
• Metaphor Re:Fantazio wins Bafta for Best Narrative: https://www.bafta.org/awards/games
• New Mega Drive/Genesis games available through Switch Online: https://youtu.be/R8uC__BFznU?feature=shared
• Sonic Rumble launching May 8th: https://sonicrumble.sega.com/en/news/000122/
• Sonic Rumble crossover events announced: https://youtu.be/tVM93CVPyM4?feature=shared
• New OutRun movie in the works: https://deadline.com/2025/04/sydney-sweeney-michael-bay-outrun-video-game-universal-1236373036/ + https://www.sega.co.jp/release/250422_1.html
• Paramount is reportedly working on more Sonic Movie spin-offs: https://www.sonicstadium.org/news/media/paramount-developing-sonic-movie-spin-offs-r2890/
• Limited Run Games announce new ChuChu Rocket! merch: https://limitedrungames.com/search?q=chuchu+rocket&options%5Bprefix%5D=last
• Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings wins a Webby: https://bsky.app/profile/sonic-official.bsky.social/post/3lngjxjqcic2h
• SEGA and more Japanese companies announce concerted efforts to preserve and archive game assets and history: https://x.com/genki_jpn/status/1914948691972026575?s=61 + https://gamemakers.jp/article/2024_12_27_89320/
• SEGA to support Switch 2 with launch window titles: https://bsky.app/profile/sega-west.bsky.social/post/3lltpq2pvc22u

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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:14:40) Community News
(00:16:35) SEGA Corporate News
(00:30:40) Shenmue News
(00:50:43) Misc. SEGA News
(01:59:42) Outro