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 Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 12:45 Post subject: Sega is refashioning itself as a PC game maker |
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http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/08/08/sega-is-refashioning-itself-as-a-pc-game-maker/
| Quote: | Now Sega (SGAMY) is undergoing another revamp. After years of developing its franchises, including the still-popular Sonic the Hedgehog, across all platforms, the company is targeting the global PC games market. Sega has been investing more heavily in the PC gaming space of late. The company recently acquired Relic Entertainment and its World War II-based real-time strategy (RTS) franchise, Company of Heroes. Sega published Company of Heroes 2 on June 25.
On September 3, Sega will publish the ninth installment in the Creative Assembly's bestselling RTS franchise, Total War: Rome II. The series has sold over 7 million copies worldwide and has remained a critical favorite with the discriminating PC gaming press. The Total War franchise has sold over 3.4 million copies in the U.S. according to video game tracker NPD Group, and Total War: Rome has a U.S. installed base of 876,000. Sega plans on capitalizing on the global market this fall. According to Rob Bartholomew, brand director at the Creative Assembly, Total War: Rome II has the biggest marketing budget in Total War history.
"Total War: Rome II outscales any previous war game we've ever made before," said Mike Simpson, studio director at the Creative Assembly. "Our budget for this game was 40% larger than we had for Shogun 2. The gameplay campaign, itself, is around four times the size of Shogun 2's campaign. The game has 700 battlefield units for players to use and nine playable factions to command with different cultures, weapons, and tactics. It's an undertaking of a completely different step."
Three of Sega's core game pillars (Company of Heroes, Total War, and Football Manager) are PC-based, and Sega owns the developers (Relic, Creative Assembly, and Sports Interactive) behind these franchises. "PC is a very important part of our business," said John Cheng, President of Sega of America. "Total War sold 2 million units last year without a tent pole release and the upcoming Rome II had over six times the number of pre-orders in its first official week compared to Shogun 2, making it the fastest selling pre-ordered title in the series." He added that Football Manager 2013 became the fastest-selling game in the history of the bestselling annual franchise, passing one million Steam activations in May of 2013 (reaching that milestone almost five months earlier than its predecessor).
Jesse Divnich, vice president of Insights at video game research firm EEDAR, believes Sega's focus in the PC space is a wise strategy because the market is smaller, but also less crowded with competitors, and overall presents a better opportunity for Sega. "With the launch of the next-generation home consoles, we'll see a lot of focus shift away from core PC gaming from the major publishers, which will leave a lot of room for Sega to make some moves," said Divnich. "When the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 launched in 2005 and 2006, many thought the PC gaming industry was on its last leg. They were wrong." |
Vanquish PC port plz.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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VonMisk
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 12:47 Post subject: |
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| consolitis wrote: |
Vanquish PC port plz. |
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And Binary Domain 2 motherfuckers!!
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 12:48 Post subject: |
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People need to buy the first, first! 
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 12:51 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 13:24 Post subject: |
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sega release shenmue HD editions that have been finished for over a year now.
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 13:26 Post subject: |
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yes please: bayonetta, vanquish, mad world, shenmue hd, binary domain 2
no please: sonic-themed moba
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 13:52 Post subject: |
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Valkyria Chronicles on PC ( preferably all of them ) The rest were already mentioned by other people. And ffs, let Obsidian take another shot at Alpha Protocol.
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 14:06 Post subject: |
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oh yes, valkyria chronicles, how could i forget.
especially the sequels that were stuck on handhelds.
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 14:15 Post subject: |
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I'm in on Bayonetta, Vanquish, Shenmue HD, BinDom2, AP2..
Madworld runs fine on Dolphin with Xbox pad, no need for PC port
also bring Condemned 2 to Pc already! also like to see the new WiiU Sonic game on PC
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 17:01 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | "With the launch of the next-generation home consoles, we'll see a lot of focus shift away from core PC gaming from the major publishers, which will leave a lot of room for Sega to make some moves," said Divnich. "When the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 launched in 2005 and 2006, many thought the PC gaming industry was on its last leg. They were wrong." |
The Divnich Code  |
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locke89
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 17:59 Post subject: |
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All of you silly people thinking they'll bring consoles titles to PC, rofl...
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 18:05 Post subject: |
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| locke89 wrote: | | All of you silly people thinking they'll bring consoles titles to PC, rofl... |
Nobody is thinking, we're just wanting ... roflroflrofllolrofllollolololroflrofl....
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 18:07 Post subject: |
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Didn't read the whole article but read what is posted here and nothing strikes me as being really good news for PC gaming. To me it seems they just want to create a little hype for Rome 2 and gain respect of PC gamers so that more people will buy Rome 2.
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 18:10 Post subject: |
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| locke89 wrote: | | All of you silly people thinking they'll bring consoles titles to PC, rofl... |
They have been doing just that.
It is also happening with other companies. Steam just got King of Fighters 13. Japanese devs are realizing they are missing bank.
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 22:11 Post subject: |
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"With the launch of the next-generation home consoles, we'll see a lot of focus shift away from core PC gaming from the major publishers, which will leave a lot of room for Sega to make some moves," said Divnich. "When the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 launched in 2005 and 2006, many thought the PC gaming industry was on its last leg. They were wrong."
God damnit.....I dread this, but it is inevitable...
Console comes out, way better graphics than current PC games, consolers claim the PC gaming is dead.....half a year later we catch up. A year later we surpass. Years later we make fun of the current gen.
That first 6 months of consolers claiming they have surpassed us sucks.
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 22:50 Post subject: |
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| jackasshole wrote: | | half a year later we catch up. A year later we surpass. |
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| Posted: Fri, 9th Aug 2013 22:51 Post subject: |
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I don't liked vanquish but Binary Domain is great
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Aug 2013 01:39 Post subject: |
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| sabin1981 wrote: | | blackdochia wrote: | | Valkyria Chronicles on PC ( preferably all of them ) The rest were already mentioned by other people. And ffs, let Obsidian take another shot at Alpha Protocol. |
This! Valkyria Chronicles 1-3 on PC please! And Alpha Protocol 2! And Shenmue HD! and Skies of Arcadia HD! |
Alpha Protocol 2 would make me so incredibly happy, almost like having a new Deus Ex  .
I'm not the biggest fan of the style, but Valkyria Chronicles looks very interesting too, I'd definitely play that. Your move, Sega!
Oh and now that Shocktrooper mentioned it, Condemned 2  |
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Binary domain sequel NOW!!
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| Posted: Sat, 10th Aug 2013 02:30 Post subject: |
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| blackdochia wrote: | | Valkyria Chronicles on PC ( preferably all of them ) The rest were already mentioned by other people. And ffs, let Obsidian take another shot at Alpha Protocol. |
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| Posted: Wed, 18th Sep 2013 17:39 Post subject: |
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Catherine was also rumored to have a PC port in development, sadly nothing came out of it.
http://kotaku.com/5826322/hidden-content-reveals-more-cell-phone-pics-pc-aspirations-of-catherine
| Quote: | | The VG-Resource found the content earlier today. Nothing says a PC Catherine is still a plan or will ever happen, but an image of all the control icons in the game's tutorial sequence shows mouse clicks and keyboard presses alongside Xbox 360 and PS3 commands. We can assume it was at least considered at one point. |
http://www.pcgamer.com/previews/the-best-pc-games-of-2012/
| Quote: | | Catherine is an intriguing adult psychological thriller in which the woman prances around in a variety of frilly but ultimately impractical underwear. We want this to appear on the PC so badly, and informed rumour has it that it’s going to do just that. |
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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I do agree the PC needs to start being considered more when it comes to platforms for fighters... we have a criminally small catalogue of good fighting games 
