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Feb 13 from https://www.gamesindustry.biz/

Sega records $200m impairment write-down for Rovio during Q3

Sega Sammy has released its financial results for the nine months ended December 31, 2025, noting significant declines in operating and ordinary income due to new game releases that failed to meet sales expectations. The company also wrote down the value of Angry Birds developer Rovio, acquired in 2023 for $776 million, resulting in an impairment loss of almost $200 million. Sega said Rovio...

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Feb 13 from https://www.videogameschronicle.com/

Sega plans to release ‘four major new titles for mainstay IPs’ by the end of March 2027

Sega plans to reveal four new games for its most important IPs by the end of March 2027. In its latest Q3 financial report covering the period from October 2025 to December 2025, parent company Sega Sammy also noted its initiatives for its next financial year, which runs from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027. According to Sega, the company plans “to release four major new titles for mainstay...

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Feb 13 from https://www.videogameschronicle.com/

Sega says its new releases, especially Sonic Rumble, have performed below expectations

Sega says its recent releases haven’t performed as well as expected, citing Sonic Rumble in particular. In its latest Q3 financial report covering the period from October 2025 to December 2025, parent company Sega Sammy says new game releases during this period – both full-price games and free-to-play – didn’t meet sales expectations, and added that the sales of older games weren’t as strong...

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