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Overworks

Internal Sega development team, formerly known as AM7. Headed up by Noriyoshi Oba, the developer is responsible for Skies of Arcadia, the Sakura Taisen series, and the Shinobi franchise. AM7 changed its name to Overworks in 2000. The company later was folded into Sega when the company decided to consolidate all of its development teams into one big game design outfit.

Latest Headlines

Nightshade (Feb 10, 2004)

Shinobi, that love-it-hate-it icon of hardcore notoriety, finally gets a sequel. This time, though, normal humans have a better chance of enjoying it.

Nightshade (Jan 12, 2004)

Sega continues its new Shinobi series with a sexy female ninja and a retooling of the hard-as-nails gameplay that drove us mad in the last outing.

Skies of Arcadia Legends (Feb 05, 2003)

While the graphics and music took a hit, Skies is still one of today's best RPGs.

Games in Development

Sakura Wars 4 (DC)

Genre: Simulation
Release Date:
Role: Developer

Knight 'N Knight (GCN)

Genre: Platformer
US Release Date: Unreleased
Role: Developer

Games Developed

Games Canceled