The 8-bit years of computing and consoles were great times, it was a time of great innovation, ideas that took systems to their limit, and a time where anything and everything was possible in programmers eyes. Sadly, the hardware didn’t always match these visions, however back in the 1980′s the public had something which is sadly lacking in today’s society, we had an imagination. Thankfully, Sega produced a console that would make programmers reach their true potential with the technology that they had to hand.
SEGA has announced Fearless: Year of Shadow, a campaign that celebrates Sonic the Hedgehog and his brooding acquaintance, Shadow.
GamesIndustry.biz writes: "Relic is best known for the Company of Heroes and Dawn of War games, and recently developed the new Age of Empires for Microsoft. Relic will transition to an independent studio and will no-longer be part of the Sega group of studios.
The majority of the 240 job cuts are across Creative Assembly and Sega Europe, while there will be a ‘small number’ cut from Sega HARDLight. There was no mention of other Sega UK studios, including Two Point Studios and Sports Interactive."
Sega had such a turbulent existence from the mid-90s to when they dropped out of console manufacturing entirely in 2001, it’s understandable if you’ve never heard of the Genesis Nomad.