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Sega blames poor financial quarter on "weak" sales of recent games


Sega has reported poor financial results for the past quarter, due to the "weak" performance of some recent releases. W…

While specific sales have not been noted in its latest report, games released in the last quarter include Sonic Superstars, Persona 5 Tactica, Total War: Pharaoh, and Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. The sales increase was due to the acquisition of mobile games studio Rovio, said Sega, but profit decreased as some new titles "went weak". Back in December, Total War developer Creative Assembly apologised for "missteps" with the series and offered partial refunds of Pharaoh on Steam due to criticism of its high price and lack of content.

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