On the heels of this morning's announcement that the company would be streamlining its efforts following some losses, layoffs have hit SEGA of America. According to IGN's sources, the QA department has been hit hard, being completely shut down for North America. SEGA Europe will be covering QA for the remaining SEGA titles. Additionally, positions in marketing, design, social, and development have also seen layoffs.
Earlier today, four franchises were overtly announced as being safe: Sonic, Football Manager, Total War, and Aliens. Our sources have revealed that any currently announced game that isn't included on that list will not be published by SEGA, leaving a decent amount of the publisher's upcoming publishing roster in jeopardy.