Sega development studios
Internal video game studios of Sega
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| 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. |
| 2023 | Sega acquires Rovio Entertainment, known for the Angry Birds series. |
| 2021 | Sega Amusements International is sold via a management buyout, retaining its in-house R&D studio in Cardiff, Wales. |
| 2021 | Toshihiro Nagoshi and Daisuke Sato leave Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. |
| 2021 | Sega establishes a secondary development base called Sega Sapporo Studio. |
| 2019 | Sega Europe acquires Two Point Studios, creators of Two Point Hospital and Two Point Campus. |
| 2018 | COVID-19 pandemic causes Sega to restructure arcade business, shifting developers to console and smartphone game development. |
| 2017 | Sega establishes a 'bridge team' to improve communication between Sega of America and Japan, aiming to enhance collaboration and localization efforts. |
| 2016 | Sega finalizes the acquisition of Atlus USA, enabling better localization of Japanese IPs like Yakuza and Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA for Western markets. |
| 2015 | Sega Corporation establishes Play Heart, a mobile game studio focusing on titles like Fist of the North Star LEGENDS ReVIVE. |
| 2015 | Sega restructures its internal divisions, renaming Sega Corporation divisions to new corporate entities like Sega Games Co., Ltd. and Sega Interactive Co., Ltd. |
| 2014 | Arcade game profits remain higher than console, mobile, and PC games through this fiscal year, despite the industry's challenges. |
| 2013 | Sega Corporation acquires Atlus, a studio famous for the Persona, Megami Tensei, and Etrian Odyssey series. |
| 2012 | Sega establishes Hardlight studio, known for Sonic the Hedgehog series and Crazy Taxi: City Rush. |
| 2012 | Sega announces a focused strategy for Western markets, narrowing down to four key franchises: Sonic the Hedgehog, Total War, Football Manager, and Aliens, with Sonic being the only Japanese IP. |
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