business
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In Japan, Sega Just Asked 650 Employees To Retire Voluntarily
As Sega Sammy announced it’s selling off its arcade business, the Tokyo-based game company also announced that it is asking 650 employees to retire voluntarily. With covid-19 impacting business, Sega is expecting what it calls “an extraordinary loss” during the current financial year.
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Ubisoft’s Next-Gen Games Will Remain $US60 (For Now)
While 2K has come out and said its next-gen games will cost $US10 ($14) more than the current standard (at $US70 vs $US60, Ubisoft announced today that, for the time being at least, its PS5 and Xbox Series X games will remain at $US60.
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GameStop Will Close Over 300 Stores This Year
Last year, GameStop closed 320 stores across America as part of an effort “to de-densify [their] store base”. This year, the company will close at least that many, and potentially more.
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GameStop Lays Off Dozens Of Regional Managers As It Searches For A Future
On Wednesday, several GameStop employees took to Reddit to report that their regional sales supervisors had been laid off. These anecdotal reports, combined with tips to Kotaku about some layoffs, have since been bolstered by an email from GameStop management, whose authenticity Kotaku has confirmed, that surfaced stating more than 50 people had been let…