Game News Round-Up

Sega confirms that Sonic Racing CrossWorlds will still get free characters in Year Two, starting with Bayonetta

• 13 free "guest" characters were added to the game during its first year of content

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) has announced that Resident Evil creator, Shinji Mikami, will be inducted into its Hall of Fame next year

1312 Interactive raises $1m in seed funding round

• The investment will support the publishing infrastructure of India's first dedicated PC and console game publishing house

Bohemia Interactive takes minority stake in Everwind developer Enjoy Studio

• Bohemia Interactive is now a co-owner of the studio, marking its first investment in a Polish developer. Enjoy Studio will maintain its identity and creative independence.