When Codemasters bought the defunct Sega Racing Studios, based in Solihull in the Midlands in 2008, we all thought things were looking up. They weren't. Let's hope the same can't be said for Sega's partial resurrection of the studio this week.
According to a report in Develop: "Six survivors from the original outfit now head-up the studio, but will no longer focus on the racing genre. Instead the group will build more nimble projects for platforms such as handhelds and perhaps even mobile devices. 15 development vacancies are open."
Sega West’s production head Gary Dunn told the site that,"That team (of six original members) has been used internationally to support Sega studios on technical work – and these guys know their tech very well. They have worked with new hardware like 3DS, PS Vita, Kinect, Move and Wii U."
"But, one of the concepts we were so blown away by, we decided to green-light it. It’s going to be a PS Vita game that absolutely uses many features of the hardware to the max, and gives you some truly innovative gaming opportunities not seen before. I personally wouldn’t want to put this project under a genre of any kind."
The studio is apparently nameless for the moment. More at Develop.
According to a report in Develop: "Six survivors from the original outfit now head-up the studio, but will no longer focus on the racing genre. Instead the group will build more nimble projects for platforms such as handhelds and perhaps even mobile devices. 15 development vacancies are open."
Sega West’s production head Gary Dunn told the site that,"That team (of six original members) has been used internationally to support Sega studios on technical work – and these guys know their tech very well. They have worked with new hardware like 3DS, PS Vita, Kinect, Move and Wii U."
"But, one of the concepts we were so blown away by, we decided to green-light it. It’s going to be a PS Vita game that absolutely uses many features of the hardware to the max, and gives you some truly innovative gaming opportunities not seen before. I personally wouldn’t want to put this project under a genre of any kind."
The studio is apparently nameless for the moment. More at Develop.
Companies:
SEGA
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