Sega have forced Bitmap Books to stop work on its unofficial MD/GEN: a visual compendium that had been previously announced as an upcoming publication. In a statement Bitmap Books has explained that “We’ve had to push back the release date a few times, and as of now, have not communicated why. I’m afraid to say that we have been asked by SEGA to remove the listing or face potential legal action. As a small business, this is not something we can risk.”
The Mega Drive is Sega’s most successful console and is loved around the world by many retro gamers so this news will be disappointing for many. Sega hasn’t commented publicly on the issue and this isn’t the only Mega Drive book to be cancelled by them recently. A crowd funded art book, titled Mega Drive メガドライブ: Art Collection Book, was also halted after Sega raised a copyright issue in September last year.
