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Read More »40 jobs cut as Sega Australia becomes small studio
Remaining Brisbane team to work on digital games
Read More »SEGA Studios Australia downsizes, forges new digital strategy
News has come down that SEGA Studios Australia, the team behind London 2012, is undergoing staff redundancies. Based in Brisbane, the team, formerly known as The Creative Assembly, has been responsible for a significant portion of the highly successful RTS Total War series from SEGA. Now, as they transition from …
Read More »Sega profits fall 6.6 per cent
Publisher admits it needs to 'adapt to the changing business environment'
Read More »Sega income dips 6.6 per cent
Sega Sammy’s income has dropped slightly due to sluggish video game sales in Europe and the US. For the nine months ending December 31st 2011, the publisher’s net income was 284.7m, a slight drop of 6.6 per cent compared with the year before. The firm enjoyed strong sales from its …
Read More »Aliens: Colonial Marines delayed. Again.
Sega’s Aliens FPS has been pushed back to an autumn 2012 release. Gearbox confirmed to CVG that the game would not be released in time for its most recent date of spring. "Aliens: Colonial Marines is process of creativity and invention and those don’t necessarily follow the structure of an …
Read More »Sega names new UK studio Hardlight
Developer working on 'unique action adventure' for PS Vita
Read More »Sonic the Hedgehog store goes live
Sega has officially launched its full online Sonic the Hedgehog store. The site went live on a test basis last month. It features a range of merchandise including figures, stationary, clothes, posters and DVDs. The range will widen throughout the year, too. It includes a loyalty system, too, which awards …
Read More »Sega officially confirms London 2012 tie-in
Deep breath – London 2012: The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games has been officially announced by Sega. The game will be released in June for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It will support both Microsoft’s Kinect camera and the PlayStation Move. It will feature over 30 Olympic events …
Read More »Yu Suzuki could acquire Shenmue license from Sega
Yu Suzuki has hinted at a possible move to acquire the rights to the Shenmue franchise from Sega. And of course, the only reason he would make such a move would be to finally get to work on the long demanded Shenmue III. "Shenmue’slicense is an IP that belongs to …
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