With The Recreation Awards simply across the nook, Sega has teased a brand new recreation announcement on the occasion. Sending teaser letters to combating recreation content material creators, it factors in direction of a Virtua Fighter 6 reveal at Geoff Keighley’s present.

On social media, content material creators like Curiousjoi and Maximillian Dood have been posting pictures of stated a press mailer they’ve obtained, a postcard that reads “New Period New Power. Ensure to tune in to The Recreation Awards December seventh.”

Maximillian Dood says on his Twitter publish, “Curious, have these gone out to others which can be NOT large combating recreation creators?”

One of many replies from Brodoof exhibits a screenshot from one of many Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown trailers. It has the identical actual font, however the colour is purple as an alternative of blue. This has led many to invest the press mailing is setting the stage for one thing new within the Virtua Fighter franchise.

Sega might be planning a brand new Virtua Fighter with rollback netcode

One of the crucial necessary features of a contemporary combating recreation is having an ideal rollback netcode. It lets gamers around the globe battle it out and take part in tournaments on-line.

“I consider that implementing rollback can be completely needed when creating future titles,” stated Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown producer Seiji Aoki when interviewed by Gamer Braves.

“Whereas it’s necessary to create content material for combating recreation followers, I believe it’s necessary to additionally create content material that viewers or newcomers to the combating style can get pleasure from,” Aoki stated in the identical interview when requested about methods to hold the sport attention-grabbing for each new and returning followers and the way they’re approaching the eSports facet of the business. “For instance, I can’t play soccer, however I really like watching soccer.”

It’s only a ready recreation now for keen followers to study if Sega will revive the beloved Virtua Fighter franchise at The Recreation Awards.