Sega

Japanese video game company

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2025 Planned release of Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. for Microsoft Windows, continuing the studio's long-running fighting game series.
2025 The House of the Dead 2: Remake is scheduled for release across multiple gaming platforms, continuing the trend of classic Sega game remakes.
2025 Sonic Rumble mobile game is set to be released for iOS and Android platforms.
2025 Sega plans releases for upcoming franchises including Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, and Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble.
2024 Sega added Jackpot Circus, another pusher-style arcade game to their lineup
2024 Apex Rebels is launched as a racing arcade game by Sega Amusements International and 3MindWave, continuing the trend of innovative arcade gaming.
2024 Sega closes its dedicated arcade development division in Japan, merging video game-focused developers into four main divisions.
2024 Formation of Sega Fave, a new department handling non-video game arcade products like UFO Catchers and medal games.
2024 Sega announced Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop for mobile platforms.
2024 The Guardian ranked Sega Rally Championship as the 3rd best Sega arcade game.
December 2024 Musician Johnny Gioeli sued Sega for $1 million, seeking damages for unauthorized usage of 'Live and Learn' song from Sonic Adventure 2.
November 8 2024 Sega sold Amplitude Studios to its staff via a management buyout.
March 28 2024 Sega laid off 240 workers from its British and European operations and sold Relic Entertainment to an external investor.
March 27 2024 AEGIS workers ratified a contract with Sega of America.
February 29 2024 Sega appointed Justin Scarpone as executive vice president to expand the company's presence in film and television.
January 2024 Jurgen Post rejoined Sega Europe as COO of western studios and managing director, while Shuji Utsumi became president, COO, and CEO of Sega of America and Europe.
January 2024 Jurgen Post rejoined Sega Europe as COO of western studios and managing director.
January 2024 Sega announced layoffs of 61 workers at its Irvine, California location.
January 2024 Shuji Utsumi became president, COO, and CEO of Sega of America and Europe.
January 9 2024 Sega Sammy Holdings announced demerging of Sega's amusement machine business to Sega Toys, to be renamed Sega Fave Corporation.
2023 Sega released two pusher-style arcade games: Bingo Theater and Hori A Tale
2023 Sega released Shanghai IV, a tabletop game, and Virtua Fighter 3tb Online, continuing their fighting game series.
2023 Sega Amusements International releases diverse arcade games including Jumanji, VR Agent, and Zombies Ready Deady Go!, spanning redemption, shooter, and themed gaming experiences.
2023 Diverse game releases including Battle of Three Kingdoms (a Web 3 NFT game), Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, and C-Smash VRS.
2023 Sega launched multiple mobile games including 404 GAME RE:SET, Samba de Amigo: Party-To-Go, and Sonic Dream Team.
2023 At the Game Awards, Sega announced an initiative to revive dormant franchises including Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage.
2023 Sega acquired Rovio Entertainment for US$776 million to strengthen its mobile game presence.
November 2023 AEGIS filed an unfair labor practice after Sega proposed phasing out temporary employees by February 2024.
September 2023 Sega quietly discontinued the Sega Forever service by de-listing applications and leaving their associated social media pages inactive.
July 10 2023 Sega employees voted 91-26 to form the AEGIS union.
July 10 2023 AEGIS workers voted 91-26 to form a union.
July 10 2023 Workers voted 91-26 to form the AEGIS union, marking the first of its kind in the US game industry.
July 10 2023 AEGIS workers voted 91-26 to form a union, with ongoing certification process with the National Labor Relations Board.
July 10 2023 AEGIS union workers voted 91-26 to form a union at Sega of America.
May 2023 Qingdao Joypolis location was permanently closed
May 2023 Sega announced redundancy of 121 employees at Relic Entertainment and cancelled their upcoming shooter Hyenas.
April 24 2023 144 Sega of America employees announced plans to file a new union election under AEGIS (Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega).
January 2023 Sega sold its remaining portion of the Sega Entertainment division to Genda.
January 2023 Sega CEO Haruki Satomi announced the company would shift towards a 'Super Game' strategy, prioritizing high-quality, long-term game development over annual releases.
2022 Devi and Pii, an early game designed by Takashi Iizuka in 1992, was included in the Sega Genesis Mini 2 dedicated console after being cancelled decades earlier.
2022 Stone Protectors, a near-finished cancelled Genesis game, received an after-market release by Piko Interactive.
2022 Sega developed and released Pokémon Corogarena, an action arcade game
2022 Sega continued its arcade game development with the release of Milk-Chan, an action game by Studio Saizensen.
2022 Arcade game development continues with Drone Racing Genesis and Eiketsu Taisen, exploring racing and strategy game categories.
2022 Star Mobile was released as part of the Sega Genesis Mini 2 dedicated console, after being developed in 1992 but never originally released.
2022 Bayonetta 3 is released exclusively on Nintendo Switch, continuing the action game series.
2022 Sega released Sin Chronicle for mobile platforms.
2022 Sega announced 'Super Game' initiative, planning high-budget games with an expected lifetime sales of 672 million dollars.
December 21 2022 The compilation was delisted from Nintendo eShop, alongside 3D After Burner II.
January 2022 Sega sold the remaining portion of its entertainment division to Genda.

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