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Sega forms mobile games division
News Game publisher Sega will announce on Thursday the formation of a US division that will focus on games for mobile phones and other mobile devices. Sega was one of the game industry's earliest supporters of mobile games, capitalising on the...
[April 18, 2002, 9:46]
Sega moves away from consoles
News Amid reports that Sega will stop selling Dreamcast as a standalone gaming console, the company is finalising plans to incorporate its technology into other devices, such as next-generation set-top boxes.
[January 24, 2001, 10:36]
Sega denies report of Dreamcast's demise
News Once again, reports are circulating that Sega is preparing a strategy for getting out of the console segment of the game business. Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported Tuesday that Sega will stop production of the Dreamcast game console by the end...
[January 24, 2001, 11:09]
Sega announces Dreamcast price cut
News Sega Europe has just announced that Dreamcast consoles will now retail for under £100. As of now customers can pick up a Sega Dreamcast for only £99.99. Sega has over 30 titles planned for release this year.
[February 15, 2001, 14:15]
Sega delays Dreamcast Network
News Sega of America, currently based in Japan for the Tokyo Game Show, said Thursday its Dreamcast Network will not support online gaming until the second half of 2000. Although the Dreamcast Network won't be immediately available, Sega said it will:
[September 17, 1999, 9:03]
Sega responds to Dreamcast rumours
News Sega has issued an official statement following the recent rumours that it will be ceasing the production of Dreamcast consoles in March. In the statement made late last night, Sega confirms that it is "planning to reform the worldwide production...
[January 25, 2001, 9:58]
Sega to develop set-top box with PACE
News Sega announced Monday that it will jointly develop a set-top box with British manufacturer PACE Micro Technology. Consumers will be able to play network games as well as view TV shows and other entertainment content using this single product, with...
[January 29, 2001, 11:54]
Sega and Nintendo vie for attention
News Sega and Nintendo -- two companies fighting for turf in the game market -- were out this week trying to reverse recent setbacks with news about upcoming products. Sega unveiled details Wednesday surrounding a set-top box jointly developed with...
[February 16, 2001, 10:53]
Sega creates new breed of robotic dog
News Japanese electronics giant Sega has launched a direct challenge to Sony's position as the premier supplier of robotic dogs to with the creation of its own brand of computerised canine. The quaintly named Poo-Chi robot from Sega will scrap it out...
[January 19, 2000, 15:01]
Sega, Microsoft go separate ways
News Sega Enterprises had a very difficult month in May. So while the Dreamcast will continue to support Windows CE and DirectX, Microsoft will be left out of Sega's network gaming plans. Now Sega Enterprises will build its new gaming network, SegaNet...
[June 5, 2000, 8:13]
ECTS: Dreamcast delay is no big deal - Sega
News A Sega representative at the ECTS show described the delay of the Dreamcast as no big deal Monday, a day after the machine was announced in London. Sega explained last month that the Dreamcast would be delayed due to technical issues.
[September 6, 1999, 13:38]
Sega delays Dreamcast launch
News Sega has announced a three-week delay in the UK launch of its eagerly awaited Dreamcast game console. A spokesman for Sega said, "BT's commission has been complicated by the fact that this is a Europe-wide launch, involving work on five different...
[August 27, 1999, 14:41]
Sega boss outlines "super wideband" Dreamcast network
News Sega boss, Shoichiro Irimajiri, gave an upbeat presentation in Cannes yesterday -- telling the Milia games convention that, although he was acutely aware that game companies have only "one life", Sega has a good lead in next-gen consoles and is...
[February 16, 2000, 10:41]
Sega lays off "small number" at US headquarters
News Following its decision this week to exit the standalone game console business, Sega has cut a "small number" of jobs at its US headquarters. The job cuts, which were made on Thursday, involved marketing and quality assurance workers tied to the...
[February 5, 2001, 10:30]
News Burst: Sega raided over price fixing
News Sega remain unsurprisingly tight-lipped over the affair with a spokesman saying, "The offices have been raided and it is in connection with price fixing allegations, but that is all I can say at the moment.
[November 12, 1999, 10:17]
Sega aims its games at PDAs
News Video game developer Sega of America said Wednesday that it is teaming with Synovial, a provider of wireless multimedia technology, to bring Sega content to handheld devices. Under the terms of the agreement, Sega will deliver its video-game...
[August 31, 2001, 8:20]
Sega to go beyond gaming for business opportunities
News In order to supplement its revenue stream Sega is looking into business ventures outside the gaming industry. At a press conference held in Japan on Tuesday, Sega announced that in order to recuperate from four years of operating losses, the...
[June 20, 2001, 15:17]
Sega: 'We're not beaten yet'
News In the run-up weeks to its November 27 launch in Japan, Sega President Shoichiro Irimajiri is keen to deflate pessimistic analysts. Sega hopes the new Dreamcast player will open a new front in the lucrative home video games market.
[November 10, 1998, 15:16]
Sega: 'We're not beaten... but we're stumbling'
News Yesterday's Sega story seems to have been a pre-emptive strike in advance of poor production figures. Dreamcast is Sega's prodigal child, the three-million-polygons-a-second, 128-bit graphics, 64-audio-channel games console that will show Sony...
[November 11, 1998, 15:38]
Sega adds DVD to Dreamcast
News Plans to bundle the Dreamcast games console with a multi-region DVD player have been announced by Sega Europe as it readies for the Christmas campaign against Sony. Consumers will now be faced with almost identical specifications for Sega's...
[October 13, 2000, 12:26]
