Sega announces Virtua Fighter revival with a new focus on online competition

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Sega announced something Virtua Fighter-related at Tokyo Game Show Online, and esports is a major focus. It's not 100% clear that it's a new game, but Sega said in a Google Translated tweet that Vir𓂃tua Fighter "will be restarted as an esports title to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Sega's establishment." The project is officially dubbed Virtua Fighter x esports, and was announced alongside a cryptic teaser trailer.

The teaser unveiled during TGS 2020 really drives home the competitive angle, showing scenes from a packed esports competition - one that definitely won't be happening until at least next year - until Akira appears and we see some obscured fighting scenes. Given that the last mainline Virtua Fighter game is from 2006, it definitely appears to be a new engiꦇne. Whether that's a remake of the first game, a new titled sequel ala Virtua Fighter 6, or something else entirely is unclear. 

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