Sega Racing Studio shut down

In an extreme case of “Game Over, Yeahhhhhh” it has been revealed that Sega has closed their UK based Sega’s Racing Studio. The only game to come out of the studio was Sega Rally which was released back in September of last year. It was once thought the studio would go on to make more racing titles for the publisher, such as Daytona, Daytona, and possibly Daytona

“Regrettably SEGA today announced that it is to commence consultation with a view to the unfortunate closure of the SEGA Racing Studio in Birmingham, UK,” comments a statement from Sega. “The decision is part of a review of SEGA’s Western Development Studios to ensure that each studio is a profitable entity in its own right, and unfortunately the SEGA Racing Studio’s five year plan would not result in a successful return for the SEGA business moving forward.”

The studio was formed by recruiting talent from other major British developers such as Rockstar, Rare, Codemasters and Criterion Games. The head of the studio, Guy Wilday, also brought experience from his work on the older Colin McRae Rally titles from a few years back. This talent certainly shined through in Sega Rally which we loved in our review from last year.