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A drastic and sweeping restructure is underway at Sega as the publisher attempts to "drastically improve profitability," with more than 300 jobs at risk, a headquarter relocation underway, and a new focus away from games consoles.

Sega issued a notice to investors on Friday explaining that it expects to make just $34 million in net profit by the end of the financial year; a nosedive in performance compared to the $260 million it made the year prior.

Around 300 staff are scheduled to be made redundant, while Sega's San Francisco headquarters will be relocated--likely by summer--to southern California.

The struggling publisher, which formed in the 1940s and shifted its business into video games by the late '80s, will also reposition its business to center it around "smartphone and PC online gaming."

Although drastic measures, Sega has been planning this shift in business since May 2014. To what extent this will further narrow its games console business is unclear. Sega's key releases of 2014 were .

The corporation said: "SEGA has positioned Digital Games, particularly smartphone and PC online gaming, as a growth area and has determined to implement the following measures in order to constantly post profits by improving management efficiency while promptly promoting redistribution of management resources."

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Jonas Mattsson, environmental designer at CD Projekt Red, talks about The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in this exclusive interview from the San Francisco press review event.

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Above, you can watch the entirety of today's Nintendo Direct presentation (and I'll probably join you). Truth be told, I missed the video and skipped straight to an event in San Francisco where Nintendo invited me to get hands-on with the New Nintendo 3DS XL hardware.

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GamersNexus: "Left 4 Dead developers Turtle Rock Studios are two months away from releasing their shooter-action hybrid, Evolve. Leading into this, the developers hosted an event at their local San Francisco offices, rolling out a series of announcements in the process. We were able to attend the media event and get hands-on with the title."

Added: 14.12.2014 3:37 | 7 views | 0 comments




In remarkable fashion, professional Ultra Street Fighter IV player EG Momochi defeated Xian to claim first place in the Capcom Cup Grand Finals, despite him being knocked out into the loser's bracket early by Ryan Hart in the second round. As the last stop of the Capcom Pro Tour, the Capcom Cup Grand Finals took place in San Francisco at The Warfield theatre.

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At the Capcom Cup Grand Finals, showcased at The Warfield in San Francisco and the last stop of the Capcom Pro Tour, a sneak peak at the upcoming Omega Mode for Ultra Street Fighter IV was revealed before the tournament began. You can watch the Capcom Cup Grand Finals via Twitch, with the winner earning $50,000 in prize money.

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2K today announced the formation of Hangar 13, a new development studio under its 2K publishing label. Led by veteran game developer Haden Blackman, Hangar 13 is located at the 2K headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area, and is working on an unannounced next-generation title.