Sonic Racing CrossWorlds adds Minecraft racers, track and vehicle

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds will add Minecraft characters, a themed track and a new vehicle on Wednesday, October 8, publisher Sega and developer Sonic Team announced, with a free in-game festival for all players to follow the next day. The paid pack introduces Steve, Alex and a Creeper as playable racers, a Minecart-inspired vehicle and a Minecraft World course to the kart racer available on PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X and S, Nintendo Switch and the forthcoming Switch 2.

The Minecraft pack is included for owners of the game’s Season Pass and Digital Deluxe Edition and will also be offered as a standalone purchase for players who do not own those bundles. To mark the collaboration, Sonic Racing CrossWorlds will host a Minecraft Festival beginning October 9 and running through October 12, with exact start and end times varying by time zone. Sega and Sonic Team said all players can participate in the festival even if they do not have the premium Minecraft content.

The DLC is the first major postlaunch paid pack for the game, which released in late September, and continues a pattern of crossover content Sega has been deploying to expand the roster and in-game...