Overview
- Justin Scarpone, with over 30 years of experience in entertainment leadership, has been appointed as executive vice president and head of Sega's Global Transmedia Group.
- Scarpone's role will focus on advancing Sega's portfolio, including popular franchises such as Persona, Like a Dragon, and Angry Birds, through new stories, consumer products, and entertainment services.
- Sega's transmedia strategy, inspired by the success of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, aims to replicate similar successes across its other intellectual properties.
- The company is developing new entries in the Jet Set Radio, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, Shinobi, and Crazy Taxi series, with the Crazy Taxi reboot planned as a triple-A game.
- Scarpone's previous roles include senior positions at The Walt Disney Company and Scopely, where he led significant projects and expansions in the Asia region.