SEGA Lays Off 73 Staff In Restructuring Plans

Sega is planning a restructuring of its London and San Francisco offices in an attempt to better position itself for a "leadership position" on digital, discless media. The move will result in redundancies for more than 70 staff.

A statement from the publisher reads; "In recent years, digital platforms have taken an increasing share of video gaming revenues and we believe this growth is set to continue. SEGA has already enjoyed commercial success within this new and exciting gaming medium and it is now the company’s intention to fully embrace change and set a strategy not only to maximise revenues within the digital space but, through innovation and quality, take up a leadership position."

To do so, the company plans to establish a focused Digital division, which will be based out of the San Francisco offices. SEGA's London headquarters will act as a hub for the "traditional console and PC side of the business."

From the restructuring, 36 San Franciscan employees and 37 staffers in London will lose their jobs. It's not clear whether the recent Iron Man studio closure has been included in this total, but SEGA has said it will offer more detailed plans on the internal shuffle in the coming weeks.