Sega of America's president, Simon Jeffery, has confirmed that Yu Suzuki is still employed by Sega, correcting his earlier comments that the famed game designer had moved on.

During an interview, Jeffery revealed that the developer behind Shenmue and Virtua Fighter was no longer with Sega , describing Suzuki as "kind of his own man right now" adding "he's not an employee anymore".

However, Jeffery has now retracted those comments and... // GamesIndustry.biz

SEGA has said that development guru Yu Suzuki is still an employee with the publisher after all.

During a recent interview, SEGA of America president Simon Jeffery stated: "[Yu Suzuki] is kind of his own man right now. Every now and again, he'll come up with an idea, and I don't think anything has come out of that yet, but we're still working with him. He's not an employee anymore..."

Jeffery, evidently, got the wrong end of the stick, and has subsequently issued a retraction.

"I can safely say that Yu Suzuki is in fact still a SEGA employee. [He] is a Creative Officer of SEGA Corp," reads the statement on... // Eurogamer

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Sega president Simon Jeffery appeared to have misspoke on the employment fate of famed game designer Yu Suzuki when he told Gamasutra that the Outrun creator was no longer employed at the company. Turns out, he is! Hooray! Said to be bearing the title Creative Officer of Sega Corp., Suzuki may be (extremely) low profile and the opposite of prolific, but it appears he's still getting his checks signed by Sega.

In Jeffery's defense, the man isn't... // Kotaku.com

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Famed game designer Yu Suzuki, known for helming the Outrun, Space Harrier, and Shenmue franchises , is still working with Sega Corp, according to new information provided by Sega representatives.

Yesterday, as part of Gamasutra's in-depth interview on the state of everything Sega, Sega of America president Simon Jeffery was asked for specifics on the notable, but recently low-profile creator.

At the time, Jeffery noted of Suzuki: "He's kind of his own man right now. Every now and again, he'll come up with an idea, and I don't think anything has come out of that yet, but we're still working with him. He's not an employee anymore..." -- adding when Gamasutra asked for clarification on whether he... // Gamasutra

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Though he has not received the same level of fame as some of his contemporaries, Sega's Yu Suzuki has been behind some of the biggest games around. His creations include Hang-On , Out Run , Virtua Fighter , Virtua Cop , and Shenmue . It has now been revealed that, after spending his entire career with the company, Suzuki is now no longer working for Sega.

"Last I heard, he (Suzuki) was doing some online stuff in China," Sega of America's CEO Simon Jeffrey told Gamasutra . "He's kind of his own man right now. Every... // Ars Technica

Sega development legend Yu Suzuki is no longer with the company, the publisher has revealed.

During in an interview with Gamasutra , Sega of America president Simon Jeffery said: "Last I heard, he was doing some online stuff in China."

"He's kind of his own man right now," Jeffery said. "Every now and again, he'll come up with an idea, and I don't think anything has come out of that yet, but we're still working with him. He's not an employee... // GamesIndustry.biz

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Sega Americas CEO Simon Jeffery has in an interview with Gamasutra confirmed that games development legend Yu Suzuki is no longer working with the successful publisher.

Jeffery said of Suzuki: Last I heard, he was doing some online stuff in China. He's kind of his own man right now. Every now and again, he'll come up with an idea, and I don't think anything has come out of that yet, but we're still working with him. He's not an employee anymore... // MCV

Long-missing Virtua Fighter creator Yu Suzuki is no longer an employee of Sega, the company's US president has revealed, further ruining our hopes of ever seeing Shenmue III.

Speaking to biz site Gamasutra , Sega US CEO Simon Jeffery said that the last he heard, Suzuki "was doing some online stuff in China."

The legendary game designer went AWOL after the dismal performance of the massively ambitious Dreamcast action-RPG, which reportedly cost... // CVG Online

SEGA development legend Yu Suzuki is no longer with the company, the publisher has revealed.

Chatting in an interview with Gamasutra , SEGA of America president Simon Jeffery said: "Last I heard, he was doing some online stuff in China."

"He's kind of his own man right now," Jeffery said. "Every now and again, he'll come up with an idea, and I don't think anything has come out of that yet, but we're still working with him. He's not an employee anymore, but..."

The news will probably come as a major... // Eurogamer

. Being tied so close to Sega throughout his professional career, it's surprising to hear that Suzuki is no longer with the company.

Simon Jeffery, CEO of Sega of America, notes the developer's departure in a an interview with Gamasutra (via Kotaku ). "He's kind of his own man right now. Every now and again, he'll come up with an idea, and I don't think anything has come out of that yet, but we're still working with him."

Jeffery provides no... // 1UP.com

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The hopes of a Yu Suzuki led Shenmue III have just become ground into ever finer particles, as Sega of America president Simon Jeffery tells Gamasutra in a new interview that the legendary developer is no longer at the company.

Jeffery says of Suzuki's status that "Last I heard, he was doing some online stuff in China", saying that the Space Harrier and Virtua Fighter creator is "kind of his own man right now." Suzuki's recent projects, the... // Kotaku.com