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Marc Vaughan on making Football Manager for the palm of your hand
Read More »OPINION: Britain’s wake-up call
Occaisionally, scary headlines in MCV are, I’ll be the first to admit, just that. A wild quote from a speculative pundit about the death of consoles, another throe in retail’s boom-bust-boom-bang-a-bang cycle, the unlikely story of a DIY store developing its own games… we’ve covered them all. But this week’s …
Read More »Anarchy Reigns slips to 2012
Sega’s upcoming action title Anarchy Reigns will not be released until early 2012 in Japan. The news comes from the title’s developer, Platinum Games, as reported by Andriasang. It has originally been pencilled in for an autumn release in Japan. Anarchy Reigns is the latest title to emerge from the …
Read More »Sega ‘staggered’ by UK games retail decline
The UK is losing ground internationally as retail struggles and slows, Sega has warned. Mike Hayes, the CEO of Sega’s Western publishing empire, this week revealed to MCV he was staggered” by how rapidly UK games retail is contracting. He said the UK is half as valuable to Sega as …
Read More »Sega: UK dev talent is our bedrock
Football Manager and Total War maestros beat expectations, publisher claims
Read More »Sega Sammy doubles profits
Sega Sammy has reported profits of YEN 41.5bn for the financial year ended March 31st, 2011. The company has more than doubled its profits in the previous year, up 104.8 per cent from YEN 20.2bn. Sales rose by 3.1 per cent year-on-year to YEN 396.7bn. Key sales drivers were identified …
Read More »Creative Assembly working on new Alien game
Sega confirms new action title from Total War dev; Next-gen release a possibility; Platforms undecided
Read More »Sega: Digital helps us reach new territories
Publisher Sega is seeing its investment into the digital space pay off. The firm’s MCV Award-winning PC download team says senior management have ramped up their digital resource, which has helped the firm crack new territories. A few years ago the digital team was bolted on to the side of …
Read More »Sonic stationery snapped up by retail
It’s Sonic’s 20th anniversary this year and to celebrate Sega is pushing a line of merchandise to retail. The publisher has partnered with design firm Blueprint which has produced Sonic-branded stationery, bags and other back-to-school items. These have already been ordered by a host of retailers including WH Smith, Debenhams, …
Read More »Mario & Sonic heading to London Olympics
Iconic duo Mario and Sonic will join forces for an officially licensed title based on next year’s London Olympics. Called Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, it’s due out on both the Wii and 3DS though the release date won’t be announced until later this year. It’s …
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