New Virtua Fighter Gets Unexpected First Look, But It's Not Gameplay

Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku have released footage of the upcoming Virtua Fighter project, which was first shown at CES 2025. However, they made it clear that the footage is not actual gameplay, and that it's just "in-game" concept footage before development began.

The quick 35-second video presents one stage that looks like a run-down city simply called The City, which is described as a "hotbed of vice, attracts both the wicked and desperate." The camera then pans out to show two characters fighting each other. Both of them are models of Akira, Virtua Fighter's mascot.

A HUD with HP bars suddenly appear at the top and the two characters trade blows with each other before one of them kicks the other into a pile of boxes in a cinematic cutscene, ending the footage.

Sega debuted the first teaser for the new Virtua Fighter game during The Game Awards 2024. So far, there's no confirmed release date or platforms announced for it.

In the meantime, however, players can look forward to Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. It's a PC port of the previous mainline game and it's launching on January 27. New features include rollback netcode support and enhanced visuals.