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April 8th, 2008 @ 18:27
According to MCV, Sega’s closed Racing Studio, the outfit behind last year’s Sega Rally.
Citing a chat with a a former staff member from the studio, the Solihull-based team has shut down effective immediately.
Should get word on this from Sega in the morning.
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April 8th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Aw. I live only a few miles from Solihull, shame. At least we still have Rare.
April 8th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Wow… on the one hand, Sega Rally was a good-looking game and pretty decent technology-wise on PS3 and Xbox 360. However, the fact that just months on you can pick it up for £9.99 brand new speaks volumes.
I really hated its invisible walls, its total lack of information on why I should choose one car over another, its lack of restart from within a championship, and its bouncey collision physics. Offering up two handling systems for different terrain - but not allowing you to switch between rally stages - was a grave annoyance. Also wasn’t keen on the screen tear and 30fps update.
While the sentiment was there, if AM3 were gonna make a next gen Sega Rally game it wouldn’t be anything like what the Racing Studio served up.
April 8th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
didn’t they just open that?
April 8th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
No disrespect to the couple of EGers who work there but it promised a lot, and delivered very little.
April 8th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Which EG’ers work(ed) there?
April 8th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
I have to admit, I never played Sega Rally. And that’s a shame.
April 8th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
WTF is an EGer and where can I score some?
April 8th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
An “EGer” is a Eurogamer reader
April 8th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
I keep forgetting that I have no sense of humour.
April 8th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
I don’t!
April 8th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Ha! I’m off to watch the LostWinds trailer again.
April 8th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
Sega Rally was amazing, and if you don’t like it you’re a fool. One of the most charismatic racing games in years.
What a shame.
April 9th, 2008 at 8:21 am
What? They only just bought them! Way to go, Sega.
April 9th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Sega’s in pretty bad shape financially as a group. It’s a shame it had to be taken out on a Euro studio, though. Sega Europe’s very successful.
April 9th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
boooo