Joe from GamersFTW reacts to the recent announcement from Sega about their 3DS Classics Collection, and why it's not enough for the fans who were excited at the prospect of something more.
Sega has released its financial statement for the 2023-24 fiscal year, and profits may be up, but it's mostly not down to video games.
SEGA has announced Fearless: Year of Shadow, a campaign that celebrates Sonic the Hedgehog and his brooding acquaintance, Shadow.
GamesIndustry.biz writes: "Relic is best known for the Company of Heroes and Dawn of War games, and recently developed the new Age of Empires for Microsoft. Relic will transition to an independent studio and will no-longer be part of the Sega group of studios.
The majority of the 240 job cuts are across Creative Assembly and Sega Europe, while there will be a ‘small number’ cut from Sega HARDLight. There was no mention of other Sega UK studios, including Two Point Studios and Sports Interactive."
Shame about Creative Assembly, they should have just been allowed to do an Alien Isolation sequel.
It was that garbage coh 3 that did them in only a special team can make a sequel worse in every way even though it was a 10 year gap and the same era.
Two Point Studios and Sports Interactive probably run on a shoe string budget so that fits into SEGA better lol
They can, but don't
At the very least they should be able to offer it on everything at the same time. Even if in bad finical straights.
Sega is desperately trying to make money with as little effort as possible. They keep drip feeding old games down again and again hoping to pull a Nintendo and open peoples wallets with the nostalgia gambit.
Why are they making the same mistakes year after year?
It really is sad to see these historic companies that sit on some of the most iconic IP's in gaming history just waste away and rot.
"They should have a look at the speculation that their announcement caused on the internet, and have a good think about what their next step should be."
True, but unfortunately reactions on the internet doesn't equal success in the business world.
I would love to see the Beat 'em genre return with Altered Beasts and Streets of Rage remakes. Small co-op arcade type titles for DL only.
And for gawd's sake...another Sonic All Star Racing!