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Clean up Contributions articles.
Add LaserActive to NEC Retro.
Mail to Gaming Alexandria: Sega VR book, Nicole Miller items, GameWorks Vegas papers.

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Marketing was soon increased, and attracted the attention of Sega Enterprises [and a partner in Bertelsmann Music Group] for $12mil in investment (in exchange for US/EU publishing rights).
Misallocation of funds resulted in games that cost nearly 10s of millions of dollars selling literally a few thousand copies.
By the end of 1996, RSG underwent heavy restructuring and abandoned plans to become a publisher, focusing solely on development. A staff of 100 was downsized to 35, including gutting most of upper management and focusing the studio around the developers. Blank and Barrett left during this restructuring, with Barrett, while on his way out, placing some of the blame on Sega and the Sega CD, claiming "they had backed the wrong horse". A number of games were cancelled, including a sequel to Loadstar (for which the live-acting filming was reportedly complete) and a roller coaster simulator titled DarkRide.
Cadillacs & Dinosaurs was developed alongside Loadstar, with Loadstar finishing development after C&D.