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Sega CS3 is the continuation of [[Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 2|GE2]] and [[Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 3|GE3]]. It handles a large amount of the output of Sega on consumer platforms, frequently collaborating on co-producing and co-developing with external developers in Japan. Over time, CS1 had the ''[[Yakuza]]'' franchise, CS2 had  the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' franchise, with each respective franchise getting large dedicated production teams. Therefore, CS3 gets alot of the "rest" of the games that Sega produces, including archive and retro re-releases, like [[3D Classics]].  
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'''CS R&D Dept. #3'''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210122233511/https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2010/en/sessions/PG/C10_PR0001.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20110909034619/http://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2011/en/sessions/PG/index.html}} (第三CS研究開発部) was the third consumer-focused research and development department of [[Sega Corporation (2000-2015)|Sega]]. It acted as a continuation of [[Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 2|GE2]] and [[Global Entertainment R&D Dept. 3|GE3]].
  
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Free-to-Play and mobile games branched out to [[Online R&D]].
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While it had some major franchises like ''[[:category:Phantasy Star (franchise)|Phantasy Star]]'' and ''[[:category:Valkyria Chronicles (franchise)|Valkyria Chronicles]]'', unlike CS1 and CS2, which had multiple sections dedicated to game design, programming or art, CS3 seems to have only had one section for each of these, and no known sound section. As a result, it had fewer people working to create games of their own. Instead, the department focused more on localizing and producing content made by other developers, including [[Imageepoch]], [[Platinum Games]] and [[M2]], and its game developers even worked with [[Sega AM2 (2004-2011)|Sega AM2]] to develop the console versions of ''[[:category:Hatsune Miku|Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA]]''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210630105354/https://twitter.com/Mazin__/status/1410189810984120323}}.
  
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Sega CS3 was dissolved sometime 2018 and absorbed into [[Sega CS1 (2008-current)|CS1]] and [[Sega CS2 (2008-current)|CS2]].
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Free-to-Play and mobile games branched out to [[Online R&D]]. CS3 continued mostly as is when [[Sega Games]] was founded in 2015, but was slightly rebranded as [[Sega Games CS Studio 3|CS Studio 3]].
  
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===Members===
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==Sections==
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*Produce Section (プロデュースセクション){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20170808194220/http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/572264.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20130803004241/http://www.famitsu.com/news/201307/31037434.html}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210119092642/https://japan.cnet.com/article/35057602/}}
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*Planning Section (企画セクション){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20170808194220/http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/572264.html}}
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*Program Section (プログラムセクション){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20170821084502/https://www.hal.ac.jp/cross/report/2567}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20120627151000/http://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2012/program/PG/index.html}}
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*Localize Section (ローカライズセクション){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20090911105948/http://getnews.jp/archives/28711}}{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20110910053203/http://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2010/program/BM/C10_P0201.html}}
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===Online R&D===
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*Planning Section 1 (企画セクション1課){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20231218130618/https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/ja/ir/2013032q_businessreport_j_final.pdf}}
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*''[[Sega Ages 2500]]'' (2008) (with [[M2]])
 
*''[[Sega Ages 2500]]'' (2008) (with [[M2]])
 
*''[[NiGHTS into Dreams...]]'' (2008) (with [[Sega Studios China]])
 
*''[[NiGHTS into Dreams...]]'' (2008) (with [[Sega Studios China]])
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*''[[Thunder Force VI]]'' (2008) (with [[Gulti]])
 
  
 
=== [[Nintendo DS]] ===
 
=== [[Nintendo DS]] ===
  
 
*''[[Bleach: The 3rd Phantom]]'' (2008)
 
*''[[Bleach: The 3rd Phantom]]'' (2008)
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*''[[Blazer Drive]]'' (2008)
 
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*''[[Phantasy Star Zero]]'' (2008)
 
 
*''[[PictoImage]]'' (2008) (with [[Skonec]])
 
*''[[PictoImage]]'' (2008) (with [[Skonec]])
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*''[[Sands of Destruction]]'' (2008) (with [[Imageepoch]])
 
 
*''[[7th Dragon]]'' (2009) (with [[Imageepoch]])
 
*''[[7th Dragon]]'' (2009) (with [[Imageepoch]])
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*''[[Bleach DS 4th: Flame Bringer]]'' (2009) (with [[Dimps]])
 
 
*''[[Infinite Space]]'' (2010) (with [[Platinum Games]])
 
*''[[Infinite Space]]'' (2010) (with [[Platinum Games]])
 
*''[[Shining Force Feather]]'' (2009) (with [[Flight-Plan]])
 
*''[[Shining Force Feather]]'' (2009) (with [[Flight-Plan]])
  
 
=== [[PlayStation Portable]] ===
 
=== [[PlayStation Portable]] ===
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*''[[Phantasy Star Portable]]'' (2008) (with [[Alfa System]])
 
*''[[Phantasy Star Portable]]'' (2008) (with [[Alfa System]])
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*''[[Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA]]'' (2009) (with [[Dingo]])
 
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*''[[Phantasy Star Portable 2]]'' (2009) (with [[Alfa System]])
 
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*''[[Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd]]'' (2010) (with [[Dingo]])
 
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*''[[K-On! Houkago Live!!]]'' (2010)
 
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*''[[Shining Hearts]]'' (2010) (with Studio Saizensen)
 
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*''[[Valkyria Chronicles II]]'' (2010)
 
 
*''[[7th Dragon 2020]]'' (2011) (with [[Imageepoch]])
 
*''[[7th Dragon 2020]]'' (2011) (with [[Imageepoch]])
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*''[[Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Extend]]'' (2011) (with [[Dingo]])
 
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*''[[Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity]]'' (2011) (with [[Alfa System]])
 
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*''[[Valkyria Chronicles III]]'' (2011) (with [[Media.Vision]])
 
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*''[[Shining Blade]]'' (2012) (with [[Media.Vision]])
 
 
*''[[7th Dragon 2020-II]]'' (2013) (with [[Imageepoch]])
 
*''[[7th Dragon 2020-II]]'' (2013) (with [[Imageepoch]])
 
*''[[Shining Ark]]'' (2013) (with [[Media.Vision]])
 
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*''[[Bayonetta]]'' (2009) (with [[Platinum Games]])
 
*''[[Bayonetta]]'' (2009) (with [[Platinum Games]])
 
*''[[Dreamcast Collection]]'' (2010) (with [[Sega Studios China]])
 
*''[[Dreamcast Collection]]'' (2010) (with [[Sega Studios China]])
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*''[[Rise of Nightmares]]'' (2011)
 
 
*''[[Vanquish]]'' (2010) (with [[Platinum Games]])
 
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=== [[PlayStation 3]] ===
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*''[[Bayonetta]]'' (2009) (with [[Platinum Games]])
 
*''[[Bayonetta]]'' (2009) (with [[Platinum Games]])
 
*''[[Resonance of Fate]]'' (2010) (with [[tri-Ace]])
 
*''[[Resonance of Fate]]'' (2010) (with [[tri-Ace]])
 
*''[[Vanquish]]'' (2010) (with [[Platinum Games]])
 
*''[[Vanquish]]'' (2010) (with [[Platinum Games]])
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*''[[K-On! Houkago Live!!]]'' (2012)
 
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*''[[Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F]]'' (2013)
 
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*''[[Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax]]'' (2014) (with [[Ecole Software]])
 
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*''[[Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd]]'' (2014)
 
 
*''[[Shining Resonance]]'' (2014) (with [[Media.Vision]])
 
*''[[Shining Resonance]]'' (2014) (with [[Media.Vision]])
  
 
=== [[PlayStation Network]] ===
 
=== [[PlayStation Network]] ===
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*''[[Dreamcast Collection]]'' (2010) (with [[Sega Studios China]])
 
*''[[Dreamcast Collection]]'' (2010) (with [[Sega Studios China]])
 
*''[[Sega Ages Online]]'' (2012) (with [[M2]])
 
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=== [[Nintendo 3DS]] ===
 
=== [[Nintendo 3DS]] ===
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*''[[3D Classics]]'' (2013-2015) (with [[M2]])
 
*''[[3D Classics]]'' (2013-2015) (with [[M2]])
 
*''[[Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives]]'' (2014) (with [[M2]])
 
*''[[Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives]]'' (2014) (with [[M2]])
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*''[[Hero Bank]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Hero Bank 2]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[7th Dragon III Code: VFD]]'' (2015)
 
 
*''[[Sega 3D Classics Collection|Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 2]]'' (2015) (with [[M2]])
 
*''[[Sega 3D Classics Collection|Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 2]]'' (2015) (with [[M2]])
 
*''[[Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage]]'' (2016) (with [[M2]])
 
*''[[Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage]]'' (2016) (with [[M2]])
  
 
=== [[PlayStation Vita]] ===
 
=== [[PlayStation Vita]] ===
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*''[[Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F]]'' (2013) (with [[Sega AM2]])
 
*''[[Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F]]'' (2013) (with [[Sega AM2]])
 
*''[[Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax]]'' (2014) (with [[Ecole Software]])
 
*''[[Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax]]'' (2014) (with [[Ecole Software]])
 
*''[[Phantasy Star Nova]]'' (2014) (with [[tri-Ace]])
 
*''[[Phantasy Star Nova]]'' (2014) (with [[tri-Ace]])
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*''[[Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd]]'' (2014)
 
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*''[[Valkyria Revolution]]'' (2017) (with [[Media.Vision]])
 
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*''[[Toaru Majutsu no Dennou Senki Virtual-On]]'' (2018) (with [[Access Games]])
 
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===[[Xbox One]]===
 
===[[Xbox One]]===
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*''[[Tembo the Badass Elephant]]'' (2015) (with [[Game Freak]])
 
*''[[Tembo the Badass Elephant]]'' (2015) (with [[Game Freak]])
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*''[[Valkyria Revolution]]'' (2017) (with [[Media.Vision]])
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===[[PlayStation 4]]===
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==List of staff==
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*''[[Blade Arcus from Shining EX]]'' (2015) (with Studio Saizensen)
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*''[[Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition]]'' (2015) (with [[Ecole Software]])
 
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*''[[Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live]]'' (2016)
 
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*''[[Valkyria Chronicles Remastered]]'' (2016) (with [[Media.Vision]])
 
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*''[[Valkyria Revolution]]'' (2017) (with [[Media.Vision]])
 
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*''[[Toaru Majutsu no Dennou Senki Virtual-On]]'' (2018) (with [[Access Games]])
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 04:20, 9 April 2024

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Sega CS3 (2008-2015)
Division of Sega
Founded: 2008-05-01
Defunct: 2015-04-01
Headquarters:
Japan
2008-05-01
2015-04-01

CS R&D Dept. #3[1][2] (第三CS研究開発部) was the third consumer-focused research and development department of Sega. It acted as a continuation of GE2 and GE3.

While it had some major franchises like Phantasy Star and Valkyria Chronicles, unlike CS1 and CS2, which had multiple sections dedicated to game design, programming or art, CS3 seems to have only had one section for each of these, and no known sound section. As a result, it had fewer people working to create games of their own. Instead, the department focused more on localizing and producing content made by other developers, including Imageepoch, Platinum Games and M2, and its game developers even worked with Sega AM2 to develop the console versions of Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA[3].

Free-to-Play and mobile games branched out to Online R&D. CS3 continued mostly as is when Sega Games was founded in 2015, but was slightly rebranded as CS Studio 3.

Sections

  • Produce Section (プロデュースセクション)[4][5][6]
  • Planning Section (企画セクション)[4]
  • Program Section (プログラムセクション)[7][8]
  • Localize Section (ローカライズセクション)[9][10]

Online R&D

  • Planning Section 1 (企画セクション1課)[11]

Members

Former Members

Softography

RingEdge 2

PlayStation 2

Xbox 360

PlayStation 3

PlayStation 4

Nintendo DS

PlayStation Portable

Nintendo 3DS

PlayStation Vita

Windows PC

Steam

PlayStation 2

Nintendo DS

PlayStation Portable

Xbox 360

Xbox Live Arcade

Wii

WiiWare

PlayStation 3

PlayStation Network

Nintendo 3DS

PlayStation Vita

Xbox One

List of staff

References

  1. ↑ https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2010/en/sessions/PG/C10_PR0001.html (Wayback Machine: 2021-01-22 23:35)
  2. ↑ http://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2011/en/sessions/PG/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2011-09-09 03:46)
  3. ↑ @Mazin__ on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2021-06-30 10:53)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/572264.html (Wayback Machine: 2017-08-08 19:42)
  5. ↑ http://www.famitsu.com/news/201307/31037434.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-08-03 00:42)
  6. ↑ https://japan.cnet.com/article/35057602/ (Wayback Machine: 2021-01-19 09:26)
  7. ↑ https://www.hal.ac.jp/cross/report/2567 (Wayback Machine: 2017-08-21 08:45)
  8. ↑ http://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2012/program/PG/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2012-06-27 15:10)
  9. ↑ http://getnews.jp/archives/28711 (Wayback Machine: 2009-09-11 10:59)
  10. ↑ http://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2010/program/BM/C10_P0201.html (Wayback Machine: 2011-09-10 05:32)
  11. ↑ https://www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/ja/ir/2013032q_businessreport_j_final.pdf (Wayback Machine: 2023-12-18 13:06)

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