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Sega Sammy Holdings will reportedly acquire publisher Atlus’ parent company Index later this year. According to a Nikkei Japan report translated by Gematsu, the deal will be worth roughly $140m and take place sometime in November. Reports last month had Sega among 20 individual companies competing to purchase Atlus outright …
Read More »Release date for Football Manager 2014 confirmed
Sports Interactive has confirmed the PC, Mac and Linux release date for Football Manager 2014. The game will be released on Thursday October 31st. I get so many requests for the release date on Twitter, but we’ll only ever announce a date when we’re sure we’re going to hit it,” …
Read More »The digital effect – Total War: Rome II was last week’s real No.1
Total War: Rome II would have been the UK’s real No.1 last week, if we counted digital sales, MCV can reveal. The strategy game was No.2 in the UK retail charts with over 32,000 units sold, narrowly missing out on the No.1 spot by just 200 copies. Yet if you …
Read More »MGF 2014: First speakers confirmed
EA, Sega, King, Wooga, Rovio and more to deliver Mobile Game Forum sessions
Read More »Sega leads cross-promotional network for Japan devs
Mobile firms combine player communities to advertise games to new users
Read More »Nights content included in Sonic: Lost Wold – Deadly Six Edition
Sega fans will be able to enjoy a homage to Saturn classic Nights Into Dreams if they pick up the Deadly Six Edition of Sonic: Lost World. The Wii U and 3DS exclusive Sonic title is due for release on October 18th, and sees the spiky mascot navigating Mario Galaxy-style …
Read More »Report: Sega representing newly-formed network of Japanese mobile devs
A host of Japanese mobile developers led by Sega have reportedly banded together to create a cross-promotional network. According to a Nikkei report spotted by Games Industry, Sega is at the forefront of an initiative involving 14 other developers (such as Capcom and Taito) to create additional exposure by combining …
Read More »Read MCV’s second free Gamescom show daily right here
The second MCV Gamescom daily magazine is available to read right now. It features news and interviews from the leaders in PC gaming, including Sega Europe chief Jurgen Post. Published in association with Xbox One, our second 14-page FREE magazine has been put together by the MCV team currently walking …
Read More »Total War: Rome II breaks franchise pre-order records
Rome II has become the most pre-ordered title in the Total War series to date, says publisher Sega. Pre-sales of the title have already grown to six times of that achieved by the series’ 2011 predecessor Total War: Shogun 2. As a result of this pre-launch success, Sega says its …
Read More »Has Sega’s switch to digital worked?
A year ago Sega restructured its Western business, with a bigger emphasis on digital content and more attention given to its core IPs. Did it work? MCV quizzed European chief Jurgen Post to find out… We are one year on from the restructure. What’s the progress been since? Did the …
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