SEGA Is Metacritic’s Publisher of the Year Following a Series of Solid Releases in 2020PS4 27 March, 202128 March, 2021Metacritic has released its 11th annual game publisher rankings, crowning SEGA its publisher of the year following a strong slate of releases in 2020.We’re excited to announce that SEGA is @metacritic‘s 2021 Publisher of the Year!We’re incredibly proud of all our studios and hard-working staff who made it happen despite the challenging year.A huge thank you to all our fans who continue to support us! pic.twitter.com/nnOHZS1DjD— SEGA (@SEGA) March 27, 2021SEGA earned an average rating of 81.6 percent over 28 titles. Here’s how its games ranked during the year:Persona 5 Royal – 95Yakuza 0 (Xbox) – 90Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 – 80Yakuza Kiwami 2 (Xbox) – 88Persona 4 Golden (PC) – 87Football Manager 2021 – 85Yakuza Like A Dragon – 8513 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – 85Two Point Hospital – 84Sega Ages: Fantasy Zone – 84Bayonetta & Vanquish Collection – 84Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – 83Yakuza 5 (PS4) – 82Yakuza Kiwami (Xbox) – 81Sega Ages: Thunder Force AC – 80Total War: Three Kingdoms – Furios Wild – 80Total War: Three Kingdoms – A World Betrayed – 80Total War: Three Kingdoms – Mandate of Heaven – 80Catherine Full Body (Switch) – 80Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Megamix – 79Sega Ages: Puyo Puyo 2 – 78Yakuza 4 (PS4) – 78Sega Ages: Shinobi – 78Yakuza 3 (PS4) – 77Total War: Troy – 75Sega Ages: G-LOC Air Battle – 74Sakura Wars – 73Panzer Dragoon (Switch) – 63“Now in its seventh decade, the Japanese gaming company had quite a good 2020, shooting up 17 places in our annual rankings to take the crown as our #1 publisher of the year,” wrote Metacritic. “Sega’s average Metascore was actually a fraction of a point below that of our #2 publisher, Annapurna, but Sega was boosted into the top slot by virtue of having two stellar 2020 games – though both (including Metacritic’s 2020 Game of the Year, Persona 5 Royal) were ports of previously existing titles to new platforms.”Alongside SEGA and Annapurna, Capcom, Sony Interactive Entertainment, and Activision Blizzard rounded up the top five, respectively.The post SEGA Is Metacritic’s Publisher of the Year Following a Series of Solid Releases in 2020 appeared first on PlayStation LifeStyle.