Sega

Epic Games Store scores next Total War game as exclusive

A Total War Saga: Troy will only be available through Epic for the first year, will be free for the first 24 hours

Sega reveals Game Gear Micro

Miniature retro handheld confirmed for October Japan launch in four colors, each with a different selection of four games

Sonic the Hedgehog movie getting a sequel

Original film's director and writers would reunite for another run, but decisions on cast not yet made

Manchester United sues Sega over Football Manager trademark use

Sega and developer Sports Interactive reply that club's name, logo have been used since 1992 "without complaint"

Surge in packaged games drive Sega's full-year sales to $3.4bn

Boxed products were biggest revenue driver for games business, but future releases may be delayed by COVID-19

Sega launches new Sega Music brand

First release is Sakura Wars Complete Collection, out now in Japan

Sony, Sega say PC listings for Bloodborne, Persona 5 and more were "not accurate"

Publishers shut down rumours of ports after several titles were listed on Amazon France

Creative Assembly names Gareth Edmondson as studio director

Tim Heaton takes on wider Sega role as Chief Studio Officer

Blizzard and Paradox arrange care packages for remote-working staff during coronavirus lockdowns

Meanwhile, Sega added to growing list of games firms sending employees home to work

Sega invests in music startup Flutin

Sonic publisher's efforts to expand into other areas of entertainment continue with indie artist discovery app

Sega lowers full-year forecast on soft Q3 packaged sales

Mario & Sonic, Persona 5 Royal, and New Sakura Wars all launched in the quarter, but packaged sales did not meet expectations

Sega Europe announces fully recyclable packaging for all PC titles

Building on work from Sports Interactive last year, Sega Europe introduces blanket policy for PC titles

Sega's John Clark moves to Tencent Europe

Clark takes on VP of partnerships role at the Chinese tech and entertainment giant

"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