Sega

"Substantially improved" profitability for games doesn't prevent sales dip for Sega

But publisher still confident net sales will rise to $3.6 billion for the financial year

Charting the darker periods of history in Humankind

Amplitude's Jeff Spock on creating a historical strategy game that doesn't shy away from religion, slavery and colonisation

Football Manager boss Miles Jacobson calls for an end to plastic packaging

Sports Interactive director tells us he expects savings of up to 20 tonnes of plastic as series switches to eco-friendly cases

Sega letting movie makers make the movie

DLC: Sega explains handling of Sonic film, John Romero gets the Paradox bump, Wolfenstein dev talks politics in games, and retro console Polymega wants to work with pubs

Sega drops publishing deal with Interior Night

But studio says parting was amicable and a new partnership will be announced soon

Sega sees streaming's potential to reach new audiences

Executives talk about current industry trends, why Phantasy Star Online 2 isn't announced for Europe, and say the retro market cannot be saturated

Alpha Protocol removed from Steam as music rights expire

Update: Sega says it still owns the IP, but nine-year-old game contains songs that would need re-licensing

Phantasy Star Online 2 will launch in North America only next year

Sega has "nothing to announce" regarding an EMEA launch in Spring 2020

Xbox closes E3 2019 conference with Project Scarlett, coming Holiday 2020

Hardware details, plus every major announcement from the platform holder's press conference

UK charts: Team Sonic Racing laps the competition

Sega's kart racer is first Sonic game to top charts in 11 years as Rage 2 slides a few spots in its second week

Sega's Judgement will be available in Japan again in July

A new character model and voice will replace that of actor Pierre Taki, who was arrested on drug charges

Sega acquires Two Point Studios

Developer of Two Point Hospital becomes the first acquisition stemming from the publisher's Searchlight initiative

Persona 5 has sold over 2.7m units worldwide

Atlus confirms sales number with announcement of "Royal" enhanced edition

Sega Hardlight integrated into publisher's European pillar structure

New studio director Neall Jones will oversee transition, but Sonic Dash studio will still focus on mobile

Sega Mega Drive Mini will launch September 19

Sonic, Ecco and ToeJam & Earl will be among 40 games built into the $80 retro console

Sega pulls Judgment from sale in Japan after actor arrested for alleged cocaine use

Publisher is considering next move after Pierre Taki admits to violating nation's drug laws

Relic names Heidi Eaves COO

Former EA Canada senior development director returns to games industry with new role at Sega's real-time-strategy studio

Sega's H1 games results stagnate on lack of new releases

New Football Manager and Total War games promise a stronger H2

Team Sonic Racing delayed until May 2019

Return of Sega-themed kart racing series was due on shelves before Christmas

What's up with Sega's retro strategy?

DLC: Sega explains its unfocused approach to legacy content, Subset Games on the importance of in-house ports, and a 38 Studios vet talks inevitability of unionization