The 4th official national tournament, Road Strongest Decisive Battle 4th, is underway with regional qualifiers accepting entries. The tournament adds a new tag team format and a local bracket system for the 2-car battle division.
SEGA FAVE opened entries for the regional preliminaries of the 4th official national tournament for the arcade racing title Initial D THE ARCADE, following the tournament's announcement in late June 2026. The competition, called Road Strongest Decisive Battle 4th, includes three returning divisions: 2-car battle, 4-car battle, and time trial. A new tag team event, the Double Ace Cup, is scheduled for November 2026, expanding the competitive structure beyond the individual formats.
Regional qualifiers run from August 2026 to January 2027 across seven locations in Japan, with a final tournament in March 2027. A new local bracket system for the 2-car battle division aims to broaden access to participation. Lifeguard sponsors the event. The tournament represents the current competitive focus for the Initial D THE ARCADE series, with no other updates announced regarding the game itself.
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Sega Fave is holding an EX revival of the Touhou Project collaboration Part 3 for Initial D THE ARCADE, running from July 30 to October 7, 2026. The event brings back all previous collaboration items, adds new chat stamps and race BGM, renews play stamps, and revives the special mode and time trial events.
Sega Fave is holding the 3rd Touhou Project collaboration for Initial D THE ARCADE as an EX reprint from July 30, 2026, through October 7. The event brings back all previous collaboration items, adds new chat stamps and race BGM, and renews play stamps and time trial events.
Sega Fave has opened entries for the regional preliminaries of the 4th official national tournament for Initial D THE ARCADE, the Road Strongest Decisive Battle 4th. The competition features three divisions-2-car battle, 4-car battle, and time trial-plus a new tag team event, the Double Ace Cup. Regional events run from August 2026 to January 2027 across seven locations, with the finals scheduled for March 2027. A new local bracket system expands access for the 2-car battle division.
SEGA FAVE will hold the official national tournament "Public Road Strongest Deciding Battle 4th" for "Initial D THE ARCADE." The tournament includes three categories: KING OF DRIVER 4th (2-car battle), Toge Battle Royale 4th (4-car battle), and MASTER ATTACKER 4th (time trial). Regional qualifiers run from August 2026 to January 2027 at seven locations across Japan, with a final tournament in March 2027. A first tag tournament, Double Ace CUP, is scheduled for November 2026. Lifeguard sponsors the event.