Overview

• Sega of America announces layoffs affecting 61 employees, primarily impacting QA and localization departments.
• The layoffs, set for March 8, 2024, represent about 13% of Sega of America's workforce.
• AEGIS, the union representing Sega of America's workers, successfully negotiated severance packages and saved 18 jobs through bargaining.
• The layoffs are part of Sega's broader strategy to increase efficiency and may involve outsourcing QA and part of localization.
• The union, AEGIS, emphasizes the importance of unionization in the gaming industry to protect workers amid widespread layoffs.