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Sonic's Co-Creator Wanted to Name a Sega Game 'Giant Cock'

Former Sega VP Mike Fischer has shared stories about working with Sonic co-creator Yuji Naka, including a naming suggestion for Billy Hatcher that would have been catastrophic in English-speaking markets.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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Sega Scraps Its 5-Year 'Super Game' and Dumps F2P

Sega quietly killed its ambitious live service 'Super Game' in a single line of a financial presentation, shifting over 100 developers back to full game development. The live service gold rush might finally be dying.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi Survive Sega's GaaS Purge

Sega quietly killed its five-year Super Game live-service project and moved over 100 developers back to working on full games, including its Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, and Golden Axe reboots.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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5 Years and $882M Later, Sega's Super Game Is Dead

Sega quietly confirmed the death of its ambitious Super Game initiative in a financial results slide, five years after announcing the project and floating an $882 million investment to make it happen.

Nathan Lees2 min read
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No New Games? Sega Universe Pushes Classics Into Film

Sega's new initiative spotlights NiGHTS, OutRun, Streets of Rage, and six more classic IPs, but the plan isn't to make new games. It's transmedia: film, music, fashion, and whatever else fits the brand.

Nathan Lees4 min read
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Sega Dusts Off OutRun, NiGHTS, and 7 More Legacy IPs

Sega launched its Sega Universe initiative with nine legacy IPs getting the spotlight, from OutRun to NiGHTS. But the company is being very careful not to promise actual games.

Nathan Lees3 min read

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