Level-5 CEO Says Sega Lawsuit Has No Merit
Level-5 CEO Hiroshi Akihiro Hino has responded to Sega's recent lawsuit, denying that the Professor Layton and Dragon Quest developer infringed on Sega's patents and called for the lawsuit to be...
View ArticleSega Europe Admits Aliens: Colonial Marines Video Misleading
Sega has finally admitted that the trailers for Aliens: Colonial Marines that were deployed before the game was released to promote it were misleading. Sega Europe has gone so far as to say that it...
View ArticleSega Seeking Nearly $1 Million from THQ for Company of Heroes 2 Pre-Orders
Sega of America has added its name to the sizable list of creditors seeking money from bankrupt third-party publisher THQ. The company filed a claim with the bankruptcy court seeking $940,000 from THQ...
View ArticleLayoffs Hit Sega of America
GamesBeat has confirmed with Sega of America that it has laid off some of its staff, though the company would not give any indication of just how many employees had been affected. read more
View ArticleSega to Split Atlus and Parent Company Index Up
More details have emerged on what Sega plans to do with Atlus and its parent company, Japan-based Index. Sega acquired the original North American publisher of Tactics Ogre, Disgaea, Steambot...
View ArticleUSPTO Lists Shenmue Trademark as Cancelled
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has canceled the trademark for Sega's Shenmue game, according to an entry on its web site. The USPTO lists the registration for the game trademark...
View ArticleAtlus and Index Officially Break Up
In late February Sega announced that it would split Atlus away from its parent company, Japan-based Index. Sega acquired the original North American publisher of Tactics Ogre, Disgaea, Steambot...
View Article'Aliens' Games Disappear From Steam Catalog
Some eagle-eyed commenters on Reddit have noted that several games have been removed from Steam... and from other digital distribution platforms in the new year. According to the Reddit thread, both...
View ArticleSega Takes On eLicense's YouTube Copyright Claims
Earlier this week concerned community members tried to bring to Sega's attention the questionable activities of a company called eLicense, which was making copyright claims on fan-made Sega-related...
View Article'Aliens: Colonial Marines' lawsuit not a class action, Gearbox removed from case
Gearbox Software is no longer a party to the lawsuit against Sega for Aliens: Colonial Marines, according to documents obtained by Polygon. Further, the court will not certify the case as a class...
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