Yes we have close ties with SEGA.com, but no we will never be "linked" or "fused". We're a fan site, they are the official site. As kind and respectful as we are towards SEGA, there is no way they would link to us since we're not employees of theirs and in turn, we could write whatever crazy shit we want which could hurt their rep.
No official site, to my knowledge, directs users to a fan site. However, we do get mentioned in the SEGA Blog from time to time and when we interview or review, SEGA typically retweets it or makes a facebook post about it. And frankly, thats all we need and that is the best we'll ever need.
But yeah, never gonna happen in terms of a web ring or something like that. Imagine if SEGA did this? EVERY fan site would want to be a part of it. Pretty soon it would just turn into a silly war over who can get more favor with SEGA and in turn become some sort of official fan site.
Like crackdude said, "oh god no."