Tag Archives: Mike Hayes

Mon, Apr 30, 2012 | 08:54 BST

Mike Hayes to leave Sega this summer

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Mike Hayes is to leave his post as Sega West president this summer, according to MCV.

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Mon, Sep 12, 2011 | 02:38 BST

Hayes: Sega can’t rely on nostalgia and classic IP

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Sega president Mike Hayes has said the publisher doesn’t want to trade on nostalgia, because it hasn’t been “hugely successful” at it, and acknowledges older IP can’t take on today’s blockbusters.

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Tue, Aug 23, 2011 | 15:21 BST

Sega to “continue reinvention of classic IP” over next 3 to 5 years

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Following today’s news of Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, Sega West president Mike Hayes has told VG247 it’ll continue to reinvent some some of its classic IPs over the next three to five years on various platforms.

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Mon, Aug 15, 2011 | 14:00 BST

Sonic Boom: Sega’s Hayes on the future and more

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As gamescom week kicks off, Johnny Cullen speaks to Sega West CEO Mike Hayes on Wii U, Vita, the UK games industry, Sonic’s 20th anniversary, its Japanese efforts and more.

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Fri, Aug 12, 2011 | 19:40 BST

Saying packaged goods are dying is “a total exaggeration,” according to SEGA’s Hayes

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SEGA West boss Mike Hayes has said he believes digital and physical can exist side-by-side for years, with great success and all this talk of packaged goods dying is “a total exaggeration.”

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Fri, Aug 12, 2011 | 19:43 BST

Hayes: Sega to have two launch titles at Vita launch

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Sega West CEO Mike Hayes has told VG247 the company will have two games ready for Vita’s launch.

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Mon, Jan 02, 2012 | 21:37 GMT

Sonic 4: Episode 2 info coming “very soon,” says Sega West boss

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Information on Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 will arrive “very soon,” Sega West CEO Mike Hayes has told VG247.

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Tue, Aug 09, 2011 | 23:48 BST

Sega boss: PS Vita “brilliant” and “beautiful”

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Although it has just one announced title for the system, Sega is quite keen on PS Vita.

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Mon, Jun 20, 2011 | 12:14 BST

Sega pledges Kinect support “going forward”

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Sega West CEO Mike Hayes has confirmed the company remains dedicated as a whole to Kinect, giving its full backing to the motion controller.

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Mon, Jan 02, 2012 | 21:37 GMT

Sega admits to “quality issues” with Sonic 4

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Sega of America and Europe president Mike Hayes has commented that Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 has its flaws, but that the next entry will be better for it.

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Mon, May 16, 2011 | 13:10 BST

Sega: “No plans” for new Sega Rally title

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Sega has said that it currently has no plans for a new Sega Rally title.

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Mon, May 16, 2011 | 10:10 BST

UK developers “the bedrock of our business,” says Sega

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Sega has said that its two UK-based internal developers are part of the “bedrock” of the UK games development industry.

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Fri, May 13, 2011 | 09:48 BST

SEGA: Aliens vs Predator sequel not being considered right now

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Sega has said production on an Aliens vs Predator sequel isn’t currently being considered right now.

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Tue, Nov 02, 2010 | 11:25 GMT

“Never say never” on Shenmue III, says Sega boss

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It just won’t die, will it?

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Tue, Oct 26, 2010 | 06:44 BST

Sega “reasonably encouraged” by Vanquish sales

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Sega West boss Mike Hayes has told IGN the publisher is “reasonably encouraged” by sales of OTT Platinum shooter Vanquish.

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Tue, Jul 06, 2010 | 13:49 BST

Sega “won’t be doing” Alpha Protocol sequel

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Sega West boss Mike Hayes has said the publisher “won’t be doing” an Alpha Protocol sequel.

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Fri, Jun 25, 2010 | 15:57 BST

Hayes: 3D is “very exciting” but could make you nauseous

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SEGA’s Mike Hayes has said in a recent interview that he’s very excited about 3D technology, although he points out that it has its bad points too.

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Wed, Jun 23, 2010 | 20:01 BST

SEGA: 3DS will appeal to wider audience

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SEGA West president Mike Hayes believes 3DS has the potential to attract a new audience to the handheld gaming sector.

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Thu, Jun 17, 2010 | 12:20 BST

Sega: No plans for new hardware,”We’re a software company”

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Sega has said that they are a software company and will not be getting back into hardware anytime soon, despite rumours suggesting otherwise.

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Fri, Apr 23, 2010 | 06:37 BST

SEGA West lays-off 73 staffers through restructuring

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Mike Hayes, president of SEGA West, has confirmed that the company is going through a restructuring process, resulting in the loss of 73 jobs across Europe and North America.

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