Inside Sega’s New Focus
Yesterday, Sega laid off 73 of its employees as part of a structural reorganization to focus on digital games (such as iPhone, Facebook and Xbox Live Arcade) and move all administrative duties and traditional console game development to its London office. The news may have seemed shocking to most, but according to Sega West CEO Mike Hayes, it has been happening behind the scene for the past six months or so as part of the natural evolution of the company – and perhaps, the games industry as a whole.
1UP caught up with Hayes over the phone — volcanic ash was keeping him grounded in London — and discussed the rationale for this dramatic…
