] TOKYO, April 17 — A new bidder emerged today for the Sega
] Corporation, Japan's biggest maker of arcade games,
] prompting investors to drive Sega's share price up
] sharply.
]
] Namco, a direct competitor, said today that it was in
] talks with Sega over a merger that would bring two of
] Japan's best-known arcade characters, Pac-Man and Sonic
] the Hedgehog, under one roof. Sega had been in talks with
] the Sammy Corporation, a leading maker of machines for
] playing pachinko, a popular Japanese form of pinball.

Not sure I knew Sega was up on the block. When Dreamcast went
away, I thought they were in deep shit but then I stepped into
a Dave and Busters one day and discovered that they made most of the machines there.

Rival Game Maker Decides to Join the Bidding for Sega