Sega have revealed that 73 positions are being cut at their European and North American operations - as part of a company-wide restructuring initiative.

The jobs will be lost in the publisher's San Francisco and London offices, the jobs lost totaling 12 percent of the company's Western workforce.

"We've been going through the planning process the past 6 months, taking a look at the future of the market and where we think our investments need to be," offers West boss Mike Hayes.

"It's no surprise that the share of digital is growing as an overall part of the video game business, so we decided we have to invest more in that specific area, and notably, we had to get our business groups appropriately sorted to provide the right focus."

By Luke Guttridge