262 - Them Management Meetings and CrossWorlds (News Roundup June 2025)

The SEGA Lounge

It's time for another news roundup as KC, SkillJim and Lime Reversed come together to discuss SEGA's celebrations of Jet Set Radio's 25th anniversary, new game announcements, how hyped everyone is for Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, and new Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds info. Oh, and everyone's favorite: another SEGA Sammy management meeting presentation!

Relevant links:

• Jet Set Radio x THEM SKATES merch: https://www.themgoods.com/collections/jet-set-radio-25th-anniversary-sega
• Jet Set Radio celebration at Brain Dead Studios Fairfax: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKxH94TJU3c/?igsh=NGxrZmg3aDN2cncz
• SEGA Football Club Champions 2025 announcement trailer: https://youtu.be/_6rfDVJydWc?feature=shared
• SEGA Football Club Champions 2025 beta application: https://segafcchampions.sega.com/bt/en/
• Two Point Museum: Fantasy Finds announcement trailer: https://youtu.be/WbHzK01-F6c?feature=shared
• Persona 4 Revival teaser trailer: https://youtu.be/Y8wgp9eaQRM?feature=shared
• Stranger Than Heaven title reveal teaser trailer: https://youtu.be/5L3XVVzsmHE?feature=shared
• Stranger Than Heaven announcement teaser trailer: https://youtu.be/Dz3vtzcacbM?feature=shared
• Sega Sammy Management Meeting 2025 presentation: https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/20250618_Management_large_MTG_all_e.pdf
• SEGA mistakenly reveals sales numbers: https://www.gematsu.com/2025/06/sega-mistakenly-reveals-sales-numbers-for-like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth-persona-3-reload-shin-megami-tensei-v-and-more
• SEGA theme park teased? https://x.com/attractions/status/1937156013456597422?s=46&t=XtcH1-SSOLGWzyhIFtJB3w
• SEGA has made nine of its mobile retro games free: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-has-made-nine-of-its-mobile-retro-re-releases-free-before-theyre-delisted/
• SEGA plans to open a Tokyo store: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-unveils-plans-for-tokyo-flagship-store-alongside-nintendo/
• SEGA Shop is re-launching in July: https://bsky.app/profile/sonic-official.bsky.social/post/3lshccgvooc2a
• Game Informer's preview of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance: https://gameinformer.com/preview/2025/05/23/how-sega-and-lizardcube-pulled-shinobi-out-of-the-shadows
• Tee Lopes and Yuzo Koshiro announced for the soundtrack: https://x.com/sega/status/1935389592900759896?s=46&t=WKzbQs2ONy3PodEgb19kcg
• Ryo Hazuki spotted in Shinobi: Art of Vengeance: https://shenmuedojo.com/ryo-spotted-in-upcoming-shinobi-game/
• Sonic Frontiers sequel rumored for November 2026: https://sonic-city.net/2025/06/06/rumor-sonic-frontiers-sequel-in-development-targeting-november-2026-release/
• Sonic x Squad Busters collab: https://bsky.app/profile/tailschannel.com/post/3lrgnz2irdo2y
• Sonic x McLaren F1 collab: https://x.com/mclarenf1/status/1938220789221953887?s=46&t=WKzbQs2ONy3PodEgb19kcg
• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Summer Game Fest trailer: https://youtu.be/3_xAuG3JfIg?si=S9AZj0314V4BOF6G
• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Kids' Choice Awards trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLf0KSZjmqo&pp=ygURc29uaWMgY3Jvc3N3b3JsZHM%3D
• Other SEGA racing games influenced the development of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds: https://x.com/segainforment/status/1932098052531032390?s=46&t=XtcH1-SSOLGWzyhIFtJB3w
• DC x Sonic action figures available for pre-order: https://www.sonicstadium.org/news/merch/first-series-of-dc-x-sonic-5-action-figures-now-available-for-pre-order-r2980/
• DC x Sonic Funko Pops: https://x.com/FrackDeals/status/1938586098546155749
• Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair x Sonic collab: https://www.gameinformer.com/exclusive/2025/06/27/magic-the-gathering-secret-lair-announces-sonic-the-hedgehog-collaboration

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Chapters:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:10:48) Misc. SEGA News
(01:29:30) Shinobi: Art of Vengeance News
(01:39:12) Sonic News
(02:13:54) Outro