{"id":650370,"date":"2025-12-23T12:47:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T12:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/650370\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T12:47:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T12:47:17","slug":"sonic-racing-crossworlds-nights-dlc-pack-launches-for-free-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/650370\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds NiGHTS DLC Pack Launches For Free This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/sonic-racing-crossworlds-nintendo-switch-2-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds<\/a> fans will have a very Merry Christmas this year, as Sega will be launching the free &#8216;NiGHTS DLC Pack&#8217; this week on Christmas Eve \u2013 that&#8217;s <strong>24th December 2025<\/strong>, just to make it crystal clear.<\/p>\n<p>The pack will include NiGHTS as a playable character, the Dream Sleeper vehicle, and new emotes and sounds.<\/p>\n<p>The character originally appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeextension.com\/games\/saturn\/nights_into_dreams\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NiGHTS into Dreams<\/a> for the Sega Saturn in 1996. The release of the DLC on Christmas Eve appears to be a direct nod to <strong>Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams<\/strong>, a promotional sampler disc that released in the festive period of 1996.<\/p>\n<p>There are even more free characters on the way too, with AiAi from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_monkey_ball_banana_rumble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Monkey Ball<\/a> expected to drop in January, followed by Tangle and Whisper in February.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve purchased the additional Season Pass, you can also enjoy characters such as Spongebob Squarepants and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/minecraft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minecraft<\/a>&#8216;s Steve, with <strong>Pac-Man<\/strong> racers also expected in January.<\/p>\n<p> Images: Sega<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch-2\/sonic-racing-crossworlds-nintendo-switch-2-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our review<\/a> for the Switch 2 version of CrossWorlds, we said that &#8220;Nintendo has a competitor on Switch 2 that is at the very least equal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/mario-kart-world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mario Kart World<\/a> if not better in certain respects&#8221;. High praise indeed. It&#8217;s a good&#8217;un, folks.<\/p>\n<p>Will you be checking out NiGHTS in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds? Let us know with a comment in the usual place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2025\/12\/sonic-racing-crossworlds-nights-content-drop-update-launches-december-24\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2025\/12\/sonic-racing-crossworlds-nights-content-drop-update-launches-december-24\" target=\"_blank\">gematsu.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1743559691_246_avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ollie Reynolds\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nintendo Life\u2019s resident horror fanatic, when he\u2019s not knee-deep in Resident Evil and Silent Hill lore, Ollie likes to dive into a good horror book while nursing a lovely cup of tea. 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