Virtua Fighter may soon be punching its way back into the public eye. Justin Scarpone, Sega's global head of transmedia, casually dropped the news about a new game in the franchise during an interview with VGC.

Sega confirms the development of a new Virtua Fighter game, joining other legacy revivals like Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio.

A new Virtua fighter game appears to be in the works after apparent confirmation from Sega itself. In an interview with VGC, Justin Scarpone, Sega’s new global head of transmedia, dropped the potentially explosive news as part of a discussion about the various legacy titles the company is bringing back with new versions.

Sega is working on a new Virtua Fighter game for the first time since 2006, giving the first-ever fighting game series a chance to retrieve some of its original sparkle.

"We have a suite of titles in development right now that fall into that legacy bucket, which we announced last year at The Game Awards; Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Streets of Rage, Shinobi, and we have another Virtua Fighter being developed. And so all that’s very exciting.

Assuming the new game is not a reboot or remake, the new Virtua Fighter would be the sixth entry in the fighting franchise, which ushered in a new era of 3D-based fighters when it debuted in 1993. The most recent game, Virtua Fighter 5, first launched for home consoles in 2007 before being remastered in 2021.

Surprisingly the Japanese company has a new fighter in production but other than its existence that's all we know.

Sega's legendary Virtua Fighter series is set to make a return, the publisher has confirmed, some 18 years after the launch of its most recent numbered instalment, Virtua Fighter 5. Since then, there've been numerous updated releases of Virtua Fighter 5 (culminating with 2021's Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown,

SEGA is on a charm offensive. The legendary Japanese publisher, which has launched some of the best games of 2024, is reviving an array of favourites – including Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage.

It's no secret that SEGA is planning to dip back into its classics catalogue in the coming years - the company has already confirmed new Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio games recently. Well, now you can officially add Virtua Fighter to that list - another entry in the series is currently "being developed" at SEGA HQ.