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 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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. |
| January 2022 | Sega confirmed plans to reduce the number of annual game releases and focus on creating high-quality, long-term AAA titles as part of a new business strategy. |
| 2021 | Sega establishes a secondary development base called Sega Sapporo Studio. |
| 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 | Launched Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, modernizing their classic fighting game franchise for contemporary platforms. |
| 2021 | Sega supports several classic game remakes including Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX, The House of the Dead: Remake, and Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World across multiple gaming platforms. |
| 2021 | Notable mobile game releases included Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku and Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World. |
| 2021 | Toshihiro Nagoshi concluded his role as Sega's chief creative officer and creative director, after working on the Yakuza series. |
| 2021 | Sega Group Corporation was formally dissolved by its parent company. |
| January 2021 | Sega announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft to develop large-scale, global AAA game titles, expanding their collaborative game development efforts. |
| 2020 | Gameplay footage of the cancelled Sonic-16 prototype leaked onto the internet. |
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