Mario and Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games may be a few months from launch, but publisher Sega has already begun its ‘biggest ever’ marketing campaign for the title. The firm has booked 30-second spots before some of this summer’s biggest movie releases, beginning with Harry Potter, and continuing with …
Read More »Sales and losses down at Sega
Japanese developer and publisher Sega has announced mixed results for the quarter ending June 30th 2009, with the period bringing a decrease in the firm’s operating losses – but also an annual decline in software sales. Net sales for the period reached YEN 60.47m, a decline of 19 per cent …
Read More »New Super Monkey Ball announced
Sega has lifted the lid on a brand new instalment to its popular Monkey Ball franchise – brand new Wii title Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll. More or less nothing is known of the game as of yet, though the publisher promises fresh information the coming weeks. We do …
Read More »Moore returns with outsource marketing
Former Sega marketing director Tina Moore (nee Hicks) has set up a company offering project work for companies looking to keep down their marketing overhead. Moore has held key roles at UbiSoft, Take 2, Microsoft and Sega over the past 15 years and brings a wealth of experience and contacts. …
Read More »Now Bayonetta delayed until 10
Publisher Sega has confirmed that Platinum Games’ Bayonetta will the Q4 2009 release window and is now due for release some time in early 2010. The game joins other high-profile delayess such as Heavy Rain, BioShock 2, Red Dead Redemption, Mafia II, Alan Wake, Singularity and God of War III. …
Read More »Sega to take over Trafalgar Square
Sega is planning to take over Trafalgar Square this October to promote the long-awaited Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games in time for the Christmas gifting period, MCV understands. It is believed that the title, due out on October 16th, will benefit from a high-profile showcase during the …
Read More »Sega dates Mario & Sonics winter outing
Publisher Sega has revealed that Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympic Games, the existence of which was exclusively broken by MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz, will be released in Europe on both Wii and the DS on October 16th. The dual-SKU release brings both the home and portable versions in …
Read More »Obsidian confirms Aliens RPG cancellation
Obsidian Entertainment has confirmed that the development of the Aliens RPG has been cancelled. Making an announcement on its official forum, a representative for the company revealed: "Rumors have circled around a bit regarding the fate of the Aliens role playing game that Obsidian and SEGA had been working on. …
Read More »Aliens RPG development canned
Obsidian confirms Sega-published game is cancelled
Read More »Sega mourns Michael Jackson
Sega has publicly waved goodbye to ‘King Of Pop’ Michael Jackson. The publisher worked with the superstar on title including Moonwalker and Space Channel 5 – whilst Jackson was also rumoured to have penned the score for Sonic The Hedgehog 3. Jackson died last week at his LA home from …
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