*FALSE* RUMOR: SEGA Europe is expected to announce closure

This has already been proven false: http://segabits.com/blog/2012/06/02/rumor-sega-shutting-down-sega-europe-last-console-game-to-be-shown-at-e3/

http://www.gamekyo.com/newsfr46962_sega-europe-devrait-annoncer-sa-fermeture.html

Basically, in English this is what it says:

On the eve of E3 2012, we are able to learn, according to our sources deemed credible, that Sega Europe should close down in the coming months and all local branches in Europe as Sega France. This is partly a consequence of the ineffectiveness of the strategy Sega for several years is to develop games by Western developers. In the aftermath, Sega should also announce, according to these sources, not to develop AAA games on consoles, but to focus on games and mobile phones dematerialized particular tablet. The last headline Sega developed by Creative Assembly will be presented at the 2012 E3 in a few days. For information, remind that Sega has announced that it will not be at GamesCom 2012.

Don't worry, it's just a rumor.

Yeah. So all will live happily ever after...for now! DUH, DUH, DUH! *Cue mysterious music*

http://spong.com/article/27189/SEGA-Europe-to-Close-Rumour-Mongering-is-Harmful-and-Untrue

Actually surprised it isn't true.

IT'S OVER SEGA IS FINISH

NeoMetalSonic wrote:IT'S OVER SEGA IS FINISH

Sega of Europe isn't Finnish, it's Londish... londonish... londonese? How would you say that?

Anyways, this, as of now, is nothing other than a questionable rumor. No need to jump ship and claim the death of Sega yet.

It's false. And a bad rumor. They're still hiring, that enough is proof.

I would've actually been a little relieved if this were true.

Might've actually made SEGA realize how poor of choices they were making.

Do you think this statue of Sonic looks better in gold... or platinum?

Platinum's the cheap stuff, let's go with Rhodium.

The Tails statue will be gold then... and the Shadow one plastic.

Plastic's out of our budget, let's go with sap and pine cones. Brings out the realism in his quills.

Zez wrote:I would've actually been a little relieved if this were true.

Might've actually made SEGA realize how poor of choices they were making.

Yeah, they'd realize it, and not care because they're still making enough money to keep the higher ups high, while the lowers fall into unemployment and all the SEGA franchises die. There's no benefit if this were true. Especially for TSC.

Actually, SEGA's success or failure has no correlation with TSC's.

And secondly, that is the corporate world. Higher ups are over paid, and the grunts do more work and are underpaid, compared to the executives.

But SEGA still has some quality games coming along, how can one say they would be happy if this were true? Unless you haven't played/don't know what they have going on...

Plix wrote:Actually, SEGA's success or failure has no correlation with TSC's.

It has everything to do with it. If SEGA dies, Sonic dies. If Sonic dies, fans die. If fans die, well...yeah.

Kind of. It doesn't have to happen that way, though. The Shenmue series is pretty much dead right now, but the Shenmue Dojo community has been around since 2000 and it is still alive today, with some of the same founding members. So, it's possible to keep a community alive.

The Freedom Fighter wrote:

Plix wrote:Actually, SEGA's success or failure has no correlation with TSC's.

It has everything to do with it. If SEGA dies, Sonic dies. If Sonic dies, fans die. If fans die, well...yeah.

I'll still be alive then.

Oh, but what if ponies died

Sushimo wrote:Oh, but what if ponies died

Don't talk like that.

I'm sorry, ponies would never die.