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|image = [[File:Millenniumlogo.png|230px|center]] | |image = [[File:Millenniumlogo.png|230px|center]] | ||
|type= Video game developer / publisher | |type= Video game developer / publisher | ||
|founded = | |founded = July 17, 1989<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/02408478|title=CREATURE LABS LTD. - Overview (free company information from Companies House)|site=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk}}</ref> | ||
|founder = Michael Hayward, Tony Beckwith, Ian Saunter, one other | |founder = Michael Hayward, Tony Beckwith, Ian Saunter, one other | ||
|defunct = July | |defunct = July 4, 1997<ref name="TheTimes">{{Cite news|title=''Sony spends £6m on research base''|newspaper=The Times|author=Nisse, Jason|published=July 14, 1997|retrieved=May 15, 2021}}</ref> | ||
|headquarters = | |headquarters = Quern House, Mill Court<br>Great Shelford, United Kingdom<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/19970607010704fw_/http://www.cyberlife.co.uk/cyberlife_enquiries.htm|title=CyberLife Enquiries|published=June 7, 1997|site=CyberLife|retrieved=July 23, 2021}}</ref> | ||
|keypeople = Michael Hayward, Ian Saunter, Toby Simpson, Steve Grand, Chris Sorrell | |keypeople = Michael Hayward, Ian Saunter, Toby Simpson, Steve Grand, Chris Sorrell | ||
|products = ''James Pond'', ''Creatures''}}'''Millennium Interactive''' was a Cambridge | |products = ''James Pond'', ''Creatures''}}'''Millennium Interactive''' was a video game company based in the village of Great Shelford near Cambridge. It was responsible for titles such as ''Rome: Pathway to Power'', ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', ''James Pond'', ''Defcon 5'', ''Deadline'' and most notably, ''Creatures''. The first ''[[MediEvil]]'' began development in 1995, prior to Millennium's acquisition by Sony in 1997. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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In November 1994, Cyberlife was set up to build products around Steve Grand's concepts of artificial life. By November of 1996, there were 10 people in this department. | In November 1994, Cyberlife was set up to build products around Steve Grand's concepts of artificial life. By November of 1996, there were 10 people in this department. | ||
On July 4th, 1997, the Millennium development studio, along with several of the projects in development, were sold to Sony Computer Entertainment for £6 million and renamed to [[SCE Cambridge Studio]].<ref name="TheTimes" | On July 4th, 1997, the Millennium development studio, along with several of the projects in development, were sold to Sony Computer Entertainment for £6 million and renamed to [[SCE Cambridge Studio]].<ref name="TheTimes"/><ref>{{Icon|Twitter}} {{Cite web|title=Jason Wilson|site=Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/gunncomics/status/815646211344596992|published=January 1, 2017|retrieved=May 15, 2021}}</ref> This allowed Sony to acquire ''[[MediEvil]]''. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:32, 23 July 2021
| Millennium Interactive | ||
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| Type | Video game developer / publisher | |
| Founded | July 17, 1989[1] | |
| Founder(s) | Michael Hayward, Tony Beckwith, Ian Saunter, one other | |
| Defunct since | July 4, 1997[2] | |
| Headquarters | Quern House, Mill Court Great Shelford, United Kingdom[3] | |
| Key people | Michael Hayward, Ian Saunter, Toby Simpson, Steve Grand, Chris Sorrell | |
| Products | James Pond, Creatures | |
Millennium Interactive was a video game company based in the village of Great Shelford near Cambridge. It was responsible for titles such as Rome: Pathway to Power, The Adventures of Robin Hood, James Pond, Defcon 5, Deadline and most notably, Creatures. The first MediEvil began development in 1995, prior to Millennium's acquisition by Sony in 1997.
History
Millennium Interactive was founded by Michael Hayward, Tony Beckwith, Ian Saunter and one other sometime in 1988. .
In 1993, Steve Grand began developing a project based on artificial life. .
In November 1994, Cyberlife was set up to build products around Steve Grand's concepts of artificial life. By November of 1996, there were 10 people in this department.
On July 4th, 1997, the Millennium development studio, along with several of the projects in development, were sold to Sony Computer Entertainment for £6 million and renamed to SCE Cambridge Studio.[2][4] This allowed Sony to acquire MediEvil.
References
- ↑ CREATURE LABS LTD. - Overview (free company information from Companies House) on beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nisse, Jason, Sony spends £6m on research base in The Times. Published July 14, 1997. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ↑ CyberLife Enquiries on CyberLife. Published June 7, 1997. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ↑
Jason Wilson on Twitter. Published January 1, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
External links
- Official website (archived version)
Millennium at Creatures Wiki