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Forums - Gaming - Rumour: SEGA Europe to close local offices, to stop making AAA console games, last one to be Creative Assembly game

zarx on 03 June 2012

From Ubisoft community manager 

 I heard Neogaf was shutting down after E3

 reliable source too - unnamed and actually unreliable, but hey - Internets!



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italo244 on 03 June 2012

Totally bullshit.

https://twitter.com/#!/milessi
Interweb rumours of SEGA Europe closing are false. Rumours of Dirk Kuyt signing for Fenerbache? Much more likely.

https://twitter.com/#!/Rob_Crossley_
@milessi It is dissapointing and completely my fault. I'm on a train and gave the all-clear to cover it without scrutinising the source.
@milessi Thank you and sorry again. I'm delighted that Sega studios are hiring across the UK with new investments in CA and SI.



Xxain on 03 June 2012

I knew this was bull shit. No way SEGA will stop developing for consoles.

Stay Strong Sonic. SEGA depends on it.



Xxain on 03 June 2012
axumblade said:
Xxain said:
I knew this was bull shit. No way SEGA will stop developing for consoles.

Stay Strong Sonic. SEGA depends on it.

Even if SEGA ended up closing their European offices, I don't see Sonic going anywhere. There are other series that I don't see ending but Sonic is the bread and butter of Sega.

Also, looking at Creative Assembly's track record with consoles releases in comparison to their PC games. It might not necessarily be a bad thing for them to focus mainly on PC games over console games.



Im tellin Sonic to stay strong for SEGA in general. They cant catch a break.

VGKing on 03 June 2012
Teo said:
To stop making AAA games, you have to make one first.


My thoughts exactly.



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SaviorX on 03 June 2012
VGKing said:
Teo said:
To stop making AAA games, you have to make one first.


My thoughts exactly.

I guess Golden Axe and Vanquish were suppposed to be these games. GA was horrible and PS360 owners ignored Vanquish so...

At least Sonic games are getting good!



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Mr Khan on 03 June 2012
Nem said:
This is really sad... i think its time someone buys off SEGA. Its become too sad to be true.

Sega was sold, a long time ago, to Sammy holdings (a company that deals primarily in Pachinko machines and similar Japanese entertainments). The Sammy section of Sega-Sammy keeps making money, while Sega remains shaky.



Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.

mootap on 03 June 2012

man..it's so weird to see what Sega has become nowadays.



Ronster316 on 03 June 2012
Darc Requiem said:
Ronster316 said:
Darc Requiem said:
Ronster316 said:
Sickening............. a TRUE gaming company struggling like this, those of you who had the opportunity to support SEGA back in the day, but went with corporations who at the time didn't give a shit about games should be ashamed of yourselves. (you KNOW which corporation i am referring to)


Sega's current situation is completely of their own doing. Sega created some of the best games in world. They had the debatably the best development teams and had the most versastile development teams. At one point in time Sega made some of the best games in every genre. That said as talented as their developers were, their coporate leaders was just as incompetent. If Sega had even average business leaders running the show, they'd still be developing games on their own console hardware.


Sure......... and "that" corporations advertising & financial muscle played no part whatsoever in SEGA's demise did it? tut tut tut.

Yes it was all Sony's fault. They secretly infiltrated the company before they even had a hardware platform and through undue influence caused Sega to make one boneheaded decision after another. They were responsible for the abject failure of the Mega Drive in Japan. They were the reason that it finished a distant third behind Nintendo and NEC. They forced Sega to release add ons like the Sega CD and 32X . Add ons that lowered consumer and retailer confidence in Sega's brand in North America.  They forced Sega to fight a patent infringement claim that cost Sega 43 million dollars when the patent holder only asked for 7 million dollar licensing fee. A fee that all other platform makes (Nintendo, Atari, 3DO company, etc.) paid. They made Sega launch the Saturn early in the North  America so that they'd anger retailers and third party developers. Also this secret Sony shadow board of directors forced Sega to kill the Saturn early in Japan. Eventhough both retailers and third parties asked them not to because of it was a strong second place in the region. It was this grand Emperor Palpatine like plan that lead to the Dreamcast launching with Sega 2 billion in debt along with 3rd parties, retailers, and consumers  all either angry or unconfident in the platforms chances of success.


I have been over this many times.............. EVERY company makes a few bad decisioins, however, SEGA did not have BILLIONS of dollars at their disposal to cover up their mistakes like certain "corporations" do.

No "that corporation"= more people buy a Saturn and mistakes are overlooked.

For you to suggest that it's purely SEGA's fault is just pure wrong.

It's even more angering for me because "thats corporations" execs even stated that they look down upon gaming before "that corporation" joined the gaming business.

"that corporation" are a bunch of god damn chancers............ end of.



Dgc1808 on 03 June 2012
Ronster316 said:
Darc Requiem said:
Ronster316 said:
Darc Requiem said:
Ronster316 said:
Sickening............. a TRUE gaming company struggling like this, those of you who had the opportunity to support SEGA back in the day, but went with corporations who at the time didn't give a shit about games should be ashamed of yourselves. (you KNOW which corporation i am referring to)


Sega's current situation is completely of their own doing. Sega created some of the best games in world. They had the debatably the best development teams and had the most versastile development teams. At one point in time Sega made some of the best games in every genre. That said as talented as their developers were, their coporate leaders was just as incompetent. If Sega had even average business leaders running the show, they'd still be developing games on their own console hardware.


Sure......... and "that" corporations advertising & financial muscle played no part whatsoever in SEGA's demise did it? tut tut tut.

Yes it was all Sony's fault. They secretly infiltrated the company before they even had a hardware platform and through undue influence caused Sega to make one boneheaded decision after another. They were responsible for the abject failure of the Mega Drive in Japan. They were the reason that it finished a distant third behind Nintendo and NEC. They forced Sega to release add ons like the Sega CD and 32X . Add ons that lowered consumer and retailer confidence in Sega's brand in North America.  They forced Sega to fight a patent infringement claim that cost Sega 43 million dollars when the patent holder only asked for 7 million dollar licensing fee. A fee that all other platform makes (Nintendo, Atari, 3DO company, etc.) paid. They made Sega launch the Saturn early in the North  America so that they'd anger retailers and third party developers. Also this secret Sony shadow board of directors forced Sega to kill the Saturn early in Japan. Eventhough both retailers and third parties asked them not to because of it was a strong second place in the region. It was this grand Emperor Palpatine like plan that lead to the Dreamcast launching with Sega 2 billion in debt along with 3rd parties, retailers, and consumers  all either angry or unconfident in the platforms chances of success.


I have been over this many times.............. EVERY company makes a few bad decisioins, however, SEGA did not have BILLIONS of dollars at their disposal to cover up their mistakes like certain "corporations" do.

No "that corporation"= more people buy a Saturn and mistakes are overlooked.

For you to suggest that it's purely SEGA's fault is just pure wrong.

It's even more angering for me because "thats corporations" execs even stated that they look down upon gaming before "that corporation" joined the gaming business.

"that corporation" are a bunch of god damn chancers............ end of.


9/10. Hilarious post.



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