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Michealene Cristini Risley — Sega licensing and the Girls Task Force
Interviewed former Sega of America head licensing executive Michealene Cristini Risley on her role establishing the company's Hollywood licensing capabilities, founding the Sega Girls Task Force, and creating the policies and procedures that Sega of America uses in their licensing to this day.
Dark Empires — first-playable prototype
Worked with Sega Technical Institute artist Craig Stitt to preserve a first-playable prototype of the studio's cancelled tactical strategy game Dark Empires, including researching and writing its corresponding Hidden Palace announcement article for public release on Halloween 2025.
Sega Multimedia Studio — undocumented project information
Worked with Sega Multimedia Studio audio head David Javelosa to preserve exclusive information on undocumented studio titles including No World Order, Peter and the Wolf, Sega CD Screen Animator, Xplora1: Peter Gabriel's Secret World, a Vince Neil Racing game with psychedelic effects, a music creation game with Thomas Dolby, and a SETI game featuring a Mega Drive satellite dish peripheral and celebrity tie-in with Fiorella Terenzi.
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Official updates, announcements, and editorial commentary from the DevStash team on new additions, preservation efforts, and archive milestones.