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It seems like such a natural fit that the real surprise is that it’s taken so long. Sega has announced that its longstanding mascot and naturally gifted sprinter Sonic the Hedgehog is to at last star is his very own endless runner game. It’s called Sonic Dash and is currently …
Read More »Report – Aliens: Colonial Marines studio Timegate suffers layoffs
Timegate Studios, one of the development house’s that worked on Aliens: Colonial Marines, has been hit with layoffs. The Texas-based studio’s president Adel Chaveleh confirmed to Polygon that an unspecified number of employees have been let go. "Today, we had to make the difficult decision to let go of some …
Read More »New No.1 Aliens: Colonial Marines is the biggest new release of 2013
Sega’s Aliens: Colonial Marines is this week’s UK No.1, becoming the biggest launch of 2013 in the process. Publisher Sega should get a pat on the back for what can only be described as a victory of marketing. The success certainly cannot be attributed to critics, who roundly slammed the …
Read More »Sega releasing retro console themed laptops in Japan
Sega returns to the hardware market”. We very nearly went with that headline on this one. Because it’s kind of true. No, the company isn’t launching a new console. Nor it is reissuing the Dreamcast or Saturn. What it is doing, however, is releasing four PC laptops with retro console …
Read More »"Aliens: Colonial Marines is essentially TimeGate’s game"
Quite why developers are scrapping to take credit for Aliens: Colonial Marines is a bit of a mystery. But you can understand why the world is interested. The game had immense potential and, who knows, it could still fulfil some of that by selling strongly. The TV ads are very …
Read More »Of course Gearbox made Aliens: Colonial Marines, Sega insists
Gearbox did not hand over the development of Aliens: Colonial Marines’ single player mode to TimeGate, Sega has insisted. The claims arrived yesterday amidst the twitter and forum storm that followed the lifting of the review embargo for the game – that itself revealed what can best be described as …
Read More »Sega ‘lacked enough muscle’ to be acquired by Microsoft
Former VP of Windows sales opens up on long-rumoured takeover before the Xbox
Read More »Football Manager 2013 is series’ fastest-selling game yet
Football Manager 2013 enjoyed double-digit growth worldwide compared to the previous game. That makes it the fastest selling game in the series to date, says developer Sports Interactive. The title was boosted by the new ‘time friendly’ Classic Mode, the fact the game hasn’t been pirated yet and growth in …
Read More »The collapse of THQ: The full story
Was THQ’s demise the result of bad management, bad circumstances or just plain bad luck? The company that had generated millions from games based on Finding Nemo and WWE, had struggled to transition into a world where kids games and licenced titles were no-longer safe bets. Certain analysts and industry …
Read More »Sega ‘reinforcing PC development’ with Relic buyout
Publisher takes on Company of Heroes IP and R&D tech
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