Snoop Dogg simply introduced Tupac will likely be a playable character in Sega’s Stranger Than Heaven, dropping January 15, 2027.

Snoop Dogg simply made one of many wildest bulletins in gaming historical past, revealing that Tupac will likely be a playable character in Sega’s upcoming motion sport “Stranger Than Heaven.”

The West Coast legend took the stage at Summer season Recreation Fest 2026 on June 5 to interrupt the information, and it’s the form of transfer that solely Snoop might pull off.

Tupac’s character goes by the identify Amaru, which is his precise center identify, and the entire thing occurred with full blessing from his property, Amaru Leisure.

RGG Studio, the workforce behind the legendary “Yakuza” and “Like a Dragon” franchises, labored instantly with Tupac’s property to design the character with out utilizing any AI.

They pulled from archival footage and images to get each element proper, treating his legacy with the respect it deserves. Snoop defined it completely on stage, saying “his likeness and his spirit nonetheless lives on” and that it simply made sense to incorporate him within the mission.

The sport’s acquired severe star energy past Tupac.

Snoop’s bringing his son, Cordell Broadus, into the combo as a playable character. The sport is described as a fifty-year action-adventure saga spanning 5 cities and completely different eras of recent Japan, opening in 1915 with a personality caught between American and Japanese id.

“Stranger Than Heaven” drops January 15, 2027, on PS5, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC.

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