Sega has exited the Japanese arcade business, bringing an end to a run that lasted for more than 50 years in that entertainment sector. When the coronavirus pandemic put almost every social gathering ...
Sega arcades have been a staple of Japanese cities for over half a century. Now, the company has announced that it is leaving the arcade business for good after 56 years. Sega began divesting from its ...
After 56 years, Sega’s arcade history is coming to a close. In fall 2020, Sega sold off 85 percent of its arcade business to Tokyo-based Genda. Now, the company has sold off its remaining stock, and ...
Sega said that the pandemic had a significant impact on their operations, and that this impact played a role in their decision to sell the arcade side of their business. Sega has also formed a ...
Sega marked its 60th anniversary this week with a tiny version of the Game Gear. But that's not the only thing on the company's mind at the minute. It's working on a system that would turn Japanese ...
Japanese entertainment giant Sega Sammy has parted ways with most of its arcade business, Sega Entertainment. In a press release on its investor page, the firm revealed it has sold 85.1% of this part ...
Sega Ikebukuro Gigo will close this September. Screenshot: Gurunavi/YouTube After opening in July 1993, the nine-story Sega Ikebukuro Gigo became a neighborhood landmark. On September 20, the arcade ...
After 56 years, Sega is now finally exiting the arcade business in Japan. Senad Palic from Unsplash Since it revealed that it was now exiting the arcade venture after a half-century, the Japanese ...
SEGA's huge game-changing announcement isn't a new console, but a forward-thinking business plan that will transform its arcade machines into remote streaming servers for game streaming. Remember that ...
On September 20th, Japan’s Sega Ikebukuro Gigo arcade closed, more than 28 years after it initially opened. While Japan’s arcade industry has been struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, Kotaku ...
If you thought the 3-inch-wide Game Gear Micro was going to be the weirdest announcement out of Sega this week, think again. Instead, we give that honor to the company's announcement of a strange and ...
An era ends as Sega fully withdraws from the arcade business in its home territory of Japan. The news reported by Yakuza fansite The Tojo Dojo (spotted by Eurogamer), which says the publisher is ...