PSA: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Adds Another Free Character This Week
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is adding a new free character, Arle, from the Puyo Puyo series. This update will be available on May 27th, coinciding with a themed Festival event. The game continues to expand its roster with characters from various franchises and offers both free and paid DLC options.
- ▪Arle from Sega's Puyo Puyo series will be added to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on May 27th.
- ▪A themed Festival event will take place from May 28th to May 31st to celebrate the new character.
- ▪The game has previously introduced characters from franchises like Super Monkey Ball and Persona.
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PSASonicSEGANintendo Switch 2Nintendo SwitchUpdatesDLC PSA: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Adds Another Free Character This Week Arle drops in by Liam Doolan10 mins ago Share: Image: SEGASince its arrival on the Switch and Switch 2 last year, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has continued to update the game with all sorts of DLC characters. This included the announcement of three more free characters not long ago, and now that Red and Captain Majima have been added to the game, Arle from Sega's Puyo Puyo series is dropping in. This character is out this week, and there's also a themed Festival event to celebrate.
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