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Read More »Beijing to be an Olympic release for Sega
The summer of sports continues with today’s release of Sega’s Olympic Beijing 2008. The game, the only official licensed title for the Olympic event, follows a spate of games making the most of this years sport filled summer. A Sega spokesperson told MCV that all the environments, stadiums, arenas, athletes …
Read More »Sega and THQ unleash $1.5bn PAL sales assault
THQ and Sega impressed its retail and distribution partners across PAL territories last week, with a perfectly executed trade conference comprising over 400 delegates. Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural event in Malta, the two games giants joined forces in Lisbon to show off their range of …
Read More »New Sonic games dated
Sega has unveiled its full release schedule for the rest of 2008 to MCV – and dated two new Sonic games. The highly-anticipated Sonic Unleashed for 360, PS3, Wii and PS2 is set for release in November, whereas the Bioware-developed Sonic Chronicles is on course for September. The publisher has …
Read More »INTERVIEW: We’ve learnt from Sega Rally mistakes
Sega has told MCV that disappointing sales of last year’s Sega Rally have taught the company a lesson – and that they are now ‘really getting going’ on PS3 and 360. Despite a good critical response and winning a BAFTA last year, the title didn’t hang around the sales charts …
Read More »IGA invades Football Manager
Sega has signed IGA Worldwide to provide in-game advertising for the popular Sports Interactive Football Manager series, including the upcoming Massively Multiplayer Online version, Football Manager Live. The deal grants IGA the rights to sell advertising space in the game, including league and tournament sponsorship, pitch-side billboards, web-based MPUs and …
Read More »Sega renews UE3 licence
Agreement with Epic extended to include new Unreal features and engine use in new game
Read More »Sega: ‘We value PlatinumGames’ independence’
Publisher giant talks up unique relationship that sees Platinum 'exclusive' but 'creatively independent'
Read More »Sega reveals Platinum new IP
Sega has unveiled three new titles as part of a four game deal with Platinum Games, a Japanese studio made up of some of the personnel and talent behind hits like Devil May Cry, Resident Evil and Steel Battalion. The studio will produce Bayonetta on 360 and PS3, Mad World …
Read More »Sega signs up Platinum’s trio
Reports say new Japanese independent by former Capcom execs is working on three titles
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