SEGA Studios Australia

It'll come as some comfort for those who have been let go from SEGA Studios Australia since the Brisbane studio halved in numbers over two months ago, but the game they've been working on, London 2012 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games, has received some very positive words from the Senior Editor at IGN Australia.

We've received multiple reports of massive layoffs at SEGA Studios Australia. The Brisbane based studio is known to be developing the multi-platform London 2012 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games .

Established as The Creative Assembly Australia in 2002 and more well known for their work on Medieval II: Total War, and its expansion, Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms, it's been reported that the studio has layed off 37 employees today.

The first week has ended for the 2011 Play Well Cup, a 6-week Starcraft 2 tournament between local games developers and online/media companies, with all donations and proceeds going to the Child's Play charity. It's an exciting event instigated by James Croft who was inspired by the work of popular Starcraft 2 game casters on youtube as well as the distinct lack of local Starcraft 2 action.

Journalist, Andrew McMillen, has written a feature for GameSpot AU on the current state of the games industry, concentrating specifically on the once flourishing Brisbane sector.

The Creative Assembly established its Australian studio back in 2002 as Creative Assembly Australia, and since the acquisition by SEGA in 2005, the Australian studio has gone through various name changes over the years. For a while, it identified itself as Sega Creative Assembly, but since December 2010, the studio was rebranded as SEGA Studios Australia.

SEGA Studios Australia, previously known as the Australian arm of The Creative Assembly until a studio rebranding in late 2009, is working on the official video game of the next Olympic Games. Sega has announced that London 2012 - The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games is under production at the Brisbane studio and will feature over 30 Olympic events as well as online leaderboards with a multi-platform release in 2012 on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.

Job Title: Senior Animator
Department: Animation
Location: Level 1, 47 Warner Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, Australia

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TEAM: SEGA Studios, Australia
LOCATION: Level 1, 47 Warner Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, Australia

JOB TITLE: IT Support Manager
TEAM: SEGA Studios, Australia
LOCATION: Level 1, 47 Warner Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, Australia