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John Clark has been appointed as Sega West’s digital distribution director for PC games. He has been with the firm for almost four years and will take on new responsibilities in addition to his current role of UK managing director. Sega’s digital distribution department for its PC titles is based …
Read More »Sega reveals Binary Domain
As was rumoured earlier in the week, Sega has announced a brand new squad-based shooter from the creator of the Yakuza series Toshihiro Nagoshi. Called Binary Domain, the Xbox 360 and PS3 title is, much like other recent releases such as Vanquish, being developed with Western audiences in mind. Set …
Read More »Ed Bartlett leaves IGA Worldwide
In-game ads firmâ??s vice president of Europe leaves to pursue other interests
Read More »Dreamcast Collection tipped for Xbox 360
A compilation of Sega Dreamcast titles could be coming to the Xbox 360 next year. A GameStop listing – that has since been pulled – suggested the Dreamcast Collection would be available in Q1 2011 and would retail at $29.99, according to Kotaku. No details were given about the SKUs …
Read More »Sega UK adds benefits to cut absenteeism
â??Sickâ?? days off reduced to just 2.5 per cent of total work hours
Read More »OPINION: The problem with new IP
It’s been a great year for new games franchises. In fact, last month was one of the most promising with the release of both Enslaved and Vanquish. But both failed to set the chart on fire – Enslaved flashed into the top 10 for one week, Vanquish didn’t even make …
Read More »FM 2011 outsells PES 2011
Having shot to the top of the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Trak UK All Formats Top 40 this week, Sega’s Football Manager 2011 has also succeeded in claiming another significant sales victory. According to Miles Jacobson, the boss of developer Sports Interactive, FM 2011’s first week sales were stronger …
Read More »Sega Sammy reduces games losses
Japanese publisher Sega Sammy has reduced its gaming losses for the first half of its financial year on the back of strong video games software sales which helped propel the company to record profits. An operating loss for the six months ending September of 1.3bn ($16m) was reported for its …
Read More »Sega encouraged by Vanquish sales
Publisher Sega has issued cautious optimism regarding the success or otherwise of its recently released new IP Vanquish. Developed by cult studio Platinum Games under the stewardship of Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, the game has received rave reviews from critics and is a great example of a Japanese-developed title …
Read More »Platinum Games wants Sega deal
The deal is over. Sega signed a four-project contract with Osaka-based studio Platinum Games back in 2008, and today’s release of Vanquish marks the end of that process. And though the Japanese studio is free to talk to other publishers, executive producer Atsushi Inaba revealed to Develop that talks with …
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