Crazy Taxi: World Tour

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Preview: 'There'll Be a Surprising Announcement Soon': I Played Crazy Taxi: World Tour and Spoke to Series Creator Kenji Kanno

Ten in 2010. I played the original Crazy Taxi on my Dreamcast so much the disc doesn’t really work anymore. To be fair, SEGA’s GD-ROMs were notable for scratching easily, but I didn’t have this problem with any of my other games from the era. I generally look after all of my things really well. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Crazy Taxi World Tour feels like the offspring of the original Crazy Taxi and Forza Horizon, in the best way

Hands-on: Sega's reboot retains the original game's spirit but does its own thing

VGC / Chris Scullion

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Crazy Taxi: World Tour Makes a Stop in Germany, as Series Goes Global on PS5

Guten tag. The clue was in the name really, wasn’t it? Crazy Taxi: World Tour is officially going global, as the new PS5 game makes a stop in Germany, the first of a series of international announcements planned for the reboot. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Crazy Taxi: World Tour Has the YA YA YA YA YAs but Stumbles With the 'World' Part of World Tour | gamescom 2026

Crazy Taxi: World Tour is an almost refreshingly uncomplicated palette cleanser free of skill trees, crafting systems, and the other chaff that seems to be in every game you play nowadays. I just hope they manage to make the levels worthy of the “World Tour” moniker this new ride has.

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Crazy Taxi: World Tour's Multiplayer Mode Looks Outrageously Fun

Sign us up. Sega has released a new trailer for Crazy Taxi: World Tour, this time giving us a glimpse at the game's new multiplayer mode. It's basically Crazy Taxi with friends, which is something we always dreamed of when cruising around the West Coast in the Dreamcast original. It looks like World Tour will support up to four players at a time, with each participant driving a different coloured vehicle with unique boost effects.

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Crazy Taxi: World Tour Shares a Brief Look at Online Multiplayer in Latest Trailer

Ten in 2010. SEGA's bringing back one of its best-loved series with Crazy Taxi: World Tour, and while it includes all the single player content you'd expect, it also comes packed with online multiplayer features. That's the focus of this new trailer, which shows a quick look at multiple cabbies competing for fares: Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Crazy Taxi: World Tour ‘Multiplayer First Look’ trailer, screenshots

SEGA has relesed a multiplayer first look trailer and new screenshots for Crazy Taxi: World …

Gematsu / Sal Romano

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Crazy Taxi's Gena Now Looks Like a Life Is Strange NPC on PS5

What a downgrade. I’m really excited for Crazy Taxi: World Tour – I genuinely am! It’s been one of my most wanted games for years, after I scratched up the surface of my original Dreamcast disc from playing it so damn much. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Crazy Taxi: World Tour has competitive multiplayer, and you've got a chance to play it very soon

Sega announced it's hosting a closed network test for Crazy Taxi: World Tour. The limited test is available across PC (Steam and Xbox app), PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. It runs for a single session from 11th September to 13th September.

Eurogamer / Sherif Saed

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Crazy Taxi World Tour is getting a closed network test in September, applications open now

Sega also released a new trailer showing off the game's West Coast map

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Video: Crazy Taxi: World Tour Gets A Crazy New Trailer Highlighting West Coast Map

Closed network test announced for other platforms. Sega is reviving the Crazy Taxi series in 2027, and after releasing an announcement trailer last month, it's now shared a new video. This latest Crazy Taxi: World Tour trailer introduces players to the West Coast, where you'll be demolishing sand castles, delivering pizza, and flinging muscle men into the ocean.

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Earn Some Crazy Money Early by Testing the New Crazy Taxi on PS5

Closed beta coming in September. You can be among the first in the world to play Crazy Taxi: World Tour in September, as SEGA plots a closed beta test for the long-awaited arcade reboot. Sign ups are open now through 31st August on PS5, ahead of the test getting underway from 11th September through 13th September. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Crazy Taxi: World Tour closed network test set for September 11 to 13

SEGA will host a closed network test for Crazy Taxi: World Tour across PlayStation 5, …

Gematsu / Sal Romano

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Sega's Crazy Taxi Spins Its Wheels Thanks To Another GenAI Kerfuffle

This time over an air freshener, of all things. A short while back, Sega's upcoming Crazy Taxi reboot earned some rather off-putting headlines over its disclosed use of GenAI – something the company later tried to walk back on, claiming that everything in the final product would be "original" and any AI-generated assets were merely placeholders. It remains to be seen if Sega will stick to that (and some have argued that the 'placeholders' may have made it into the final game had people not right

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Crazy Taxi’s creator explains why it’s the right time to bring back Sega’s classic

Sega's Crazy Taxi revival, World Tour, adds story, night races, and absurd mini-games

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Following generative AI controversy, Crazy Taxi: World Tour lead clarifies how the tech is being used

Crazy Taxi: World Tour's reveal during the Xbox Games Showcase was a highlight, finally offering a look at the modern incarnation of the classic series. The excitement was quickly soured, however, when its Steam page revealed Sega has used generative AI in the game's development.

Eurogamer / Sherif Saed

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"Everything In The Final Product Is Going To Be Original" - Sega Addresses GenAI Use In Crazy Taxi: World Tour

Update: "I think the statement on the Steam page was quite vague". Sega finally lifted the lid on its long-awaited Crazy Taxi reboot last weekend, but there's one aspect of the reveal that hasn't found favour with everyone. Soon after the game's Steam page went live, fans spotted a Generative AI disclaimer revealing that Sega had used the controversial tech to produce assets in the upcoming title. Read the full article on timeextension.com

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Crazy Taxi: World Tour PS5 Only Used Generative AI for 'Reference', Insists Series Creator

Ya ya ya ya ya? Sammy and I have been clamouring for this game reveal all week long, and it's finally happened. After a teaser a few weeks back, Crazy Taxi: World Tour has been officially unveiled. While the initial impression is very strong, with The Offspring's All I Want blaring in the announcement trailer, there's an unfortunate twist that we'll get into below: Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Goodbye Pizza Hut, hello Five Guys? Here’s some of the new real-life shops we’ve spotted in Crazy Taxi World Tour

The first game was famous for featuring real brands, and the reboot has more

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Not even Crazy Taxi: World Tour is safe from generative AI, as Sega admit they used it to make background assets

Ah cool, that reboot of 90s arcade classic Crazy Taxi Sega have been teasing for a little while, I thought during an otherwise rather meh Xbox showcase yesterday. Ah bollocks, I subsequently thought upon logging on this morning and seeing that Sega have disclosed their use of generative AI as part of Crazy Taxi: World Tour's development.

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"How Embarrassing" - Sega's Getting Some Serious Blowback For Using GenAI In Crazy Taxi: World Tour

"Everyone has suddenly forgotten how to develop background assets". Sega finally lifted the lid on its long-awaited Crazy Taxi reboot last weekend, but there's one aspect of the reveal that hasn't found favour with everyone. Soon after the game's Steam page went live, fans spotted a Generative AI disclaimer revealing that Sega had used the controversial tech to produce assets in the upcoming title. Read the full article on timeextension.com

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SEGA Provides More Detail After Generative AI Sours Crazy Taxi: World Tour PS5 Announcement

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Generative AI 'was only used as a reference,' Crazy Taxi creator says: Artists would 'look at that generated image and draw the actual thing'

I don't think this really improves the situation.

PC Gamer / Justin Wagner

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Crazy Taxi: World Tour Announced For Xbox, Releases In 2027

"Play as Axel in an all-new, high-octane adventure". One of the games that seemed to attract the most attention at today's Xbox Games Showcase 2026 was Crazy Taxi: World Tour, which was announced by SEGA with a 2027 release date for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. This game is an "all-new, high-octane adventure" in the Crazy Taxi series that'll feature a World Tour Campaign, Arcade Mode and online multiplayer, and at first glance the footage is looking pretty authentic and impressive. Read the

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Crazy Taxi: World Tour Officially Announced For Switch 2, Launching 2027

Update: Sega clarifies generative AI use. Sega has finally – finally – shown off its revival for the Crazy Taxi series: Crazy Taxi: World Tour. Featuring music from The Offspring (because of course), the game utilises a very similar art style to the original, which is just wonderful. What's not so great, however, is that it seems to have been developed with the help of generative AI (thanks for the spot, Push Square).

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Crazy Taxi World Tour officially announced, Sega immediately upsets everyone by announcing it used generative AI

It's been a rollercoaster day for Crazy Taxi. Today, at Xbox's showcase, we saw the first trailer for the long-teased rebooted game in the series. In a new trailer (below) Sega announced that the game is set to launch on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X in 2027.

Eurogamer / Dom Peppiatt

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