Sega Cancels Its 'Super Game' Plan
Sega said weak free-to-play results and Rovio collaboration losses drove the shift, while more than 100 developers moved to mainstay IP projects.
- Sega officially cancelled its ambitious 'Super Game' initiative yesterday, ending the project five years after first announcing it in 2021.
- The company had planned to invest about $880 million using Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, but cited the 'weak performance' of free-to-play titles like Sonic Rumble Party as a key reason for scrapping the initiative.
- Over 100 staff members working on free-to-play games have been transferred to development teams focusing on 'mainstay IPs,' with Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi projects continuing despite the cancellations.
- Collaboration with mobile developer Rovio has also struggled, with Sega acknowledging the partnership 'did not achieve the creation of economic value,' prompting Rovio to prioritize its own restructuring.
- Moving forward, Sega is pivoting toward movies and traditional game releases, with upcoming titles including The Angry Birds Movie 3 and Stranger Than Heaven from Gotoku Studio.
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Sega Cancels Super Game Project 5 Years After Announcement
Sega has officially pulled the plug on its long-running Super Game initiative, quietly confirming the cancellation in its latest financial results presentation. What Was the Super Game? Sega first announced the Super Game initiative in May 2021, describing it as a project that would “go beyond the traditional framework of games” through multiple big-budget titles crossing over Sega’s full range of technologies. The Super Game was described as a …
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