{"id":676911,"date":"2026-01-06T04:25:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/676911\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T04:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T04:25:19","slug":"pac-man-joins-the-sonic-racing-crossworlds-roster-later-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/676911\/","title":{"rendered":"Pac-Man Joins The &#8216;Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds&#8217; Roster Later This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p>If you thought <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> was slowing down anytime soon, think again. Sega has <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sonic_hedgehog\/status\/2008222145701368299\">announced<\/a> that the Pac-Man Pack will be available on <strong>7th January 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the upcoming DLC, which includes the iconic Namco character as a playable racer, PAC-MAN Festival is also kicking off a day later on <strong>8th January from 4pm PT \/ 7pm ET \/ 9th January 12am GMT<\/strong> until <strong>11th January at<\/strong> <strong>3:59 pm. PT \/ 6:59 p.m. ET \/ 11:59pm GMT<\/strong>. Note that you don&#8217;t need to buy the Pac-Man pack to take part in the festival.<\/p>\n<p>Pac-Man&#8217;s arrival is the third in the Season Pass line-up, with Mega Man set to join the race later in the year along with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Avatar: The Last Airbender.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f58cd30187757\/sonic-racing-crossworlds.large.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sonic-racing-crossworlds.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds\"\/><\/a> Image: SEGA<\/p>\n<p>Those of you looking for some more free goodies, though, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2025\/12\/sonic-racing-crossworlds-nights-dlc-pack-launches-for-free-this-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NiGHTS is available<\/a> to download for the game right now, too.<\/p>\n<p>And hey, if you happened to get Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on Switch 2 over the holiday period, know that this is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch-2\/sonic-racing-crossworlds-nintendo-switch-2-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the way to play the game portably<\/a> and is a huge upgrade over the Switch 1 version.<\/p>\n<p>Will you be racing as Pac-Man and the ghosts in the DLC? Speed on down to the comments.<\/p>\n<p>\tRelated Articles<\/p>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/x.com\/sonic_hedgehog\/status\/2008222145701368299\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sonic_hedgehog\/status\/2008222145701368299\">x.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>About Alana Hagues<\/p>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1744185429_510_avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Alana Hagues\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alana has been with Nintendo Life since 2022, and while RPGs are her first love, Nintendo is a close second. She enjoys nothing more than overthinking battle strategies, characters, and stories. She also wishes she was a Sega air pirate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you thought Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds was slowing down anytime soon, think again. 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