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Homage to Rieko Kodama, the Grande Dame of Sega

Homage to Rieko Kodama, the Grande Dame of Sega

With a simple message, “In Memory of Rieko Kodama,” affixed to the Mega Drive Mini 2’s credits, the world of digital entertainment broke the news. At 58 (her 59th birthday is approaching), the one who will have spent her entire career at SEGA has left us. As with Hidekazu Yukawa last June, the announcement of ...

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Legendary SEGA dev Rieko Kodama has passed away

Legendary SEGA dev Rieko Kodama has passed away

We have some sad news to share with you tonight. It has been announced, via a memorial message that was included in the credits of the SEGA Mega Drive Mini 2 and by a tweet from former Treasure staff member Yosuke Okunari, that SEGA developer Rieko Kodama has passed away at the age of 59. ...