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    ::{{Icon|Med2}} The [[Medievil Times]] promotional newspaper is sent out to members of the PlayStation database this week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/chjm-kicks-off-direct-mail-campaigns-playstation/37063|title=CHJM kicks off direct mail campaigns for PlayStation|site=Campaign|author=Trickett, Eleanor|published=April 28, 2000|retrieved=April 16, 2023}}</ref> The newspaper also featured the [[HAUNTED HALLOWEEN IN SALEM, USA MediEvil 2 Competition]].
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    ::{{Icon|Sony}} {{Icon|Med2}} Sony is [[wikipedia:Immersion v. Sony|sued]] by Immersion Corp. over infringement of their haptic feedback patent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031004142318/http://immr.client.shareholder.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=111788|title=Immersion Files Suit Against Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment for Patent Infringement|site=Immersion Web Site (archived version)|published=February 11, 2002|retrieved=October 4, 2003}}</ref> ''MediEvil II'' is considered as one of the infringing games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/175032/immersion-3.html|site=Macworld|title=Sony loses PlayStation patent case, must pay $91M|published=March 27, 2005|retrieved=March 5, 2024|quote=The games listed in the judgment are: A Bug’s Life; Amplitude; Ape Escape; Atlantis: The Lost Empire; Bloody Roar 2; Cool Boarders 3, 4 and 2001; Crash Bash; Crash Team Racing; Draken: The Ancients’ Gate; Emperor’s New Groove; Extermination; FantaVision; Final Fantasy X; Formula One 2001; The Getaway; Gran Turismo 1, 2 and 3; Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and 3; Grind Session; ICO; Jak & Daxter; Kinetica; Kingdom Hearts; Legend of the Dragon; The Mark of Kri; Medal of Honor Frontline; Medieval 2;{{sic}} Metal Gear Solid 2; Monsters Inc.; Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racoonus; SOCOM Navy Seals; Speed Punks; Spyro; Ripto’s Rage and Year of the Dragon; Stuart Little 2; Syphon Filter 2 and 3; Tony’s Hawk’s Pro Skater 3; Twisted Metal: Black, 4 and Small Brawl; Treasure Planet; and War of the Monsters.}}</ref>
    ::{{Icon|Sony}} {{Icon|Med2}} Sony is [[wikipedia:Immersion v. Sony|sued]] by Immersion Corp. over infringement of their haptic feedback patent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031004142318/http://immr.client.shareholder.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=111788|title=Immersion Files Suit Against Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment for Patent Infringement|site=Immersion Web Site (archived version)|published=February 11, 2002|retrieved=October 4, 2003}}</ref> ''MediEvil II'' is considered one of the infringing games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/175032/immersion-3.html|site=Macworld|title=Sony loses PlayStation patent case, must pay $91M|published=March 27, 2005|retrieved=March 5, 2024|quote=The games listed in the judgment are: A Bug’s Life; Amplitude; Ape Escape; Atlantis: The Lost Empire; Bloody Roar 2; Cool Boarders 3, 4 and 2001; Crash Bash; Crash Team Racing; Draken: The Ancients’ Gate; Emperor’s New Groove; Extermination; FantaVision; Final Fantasy X; Formula One 2001; The Getaway; Gran Turismo 1, 2 and 3; Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and 3; Grind Session; ICO; Jak & Daxter; Kinetica; Kingdom Hearts; Legend of the Dragon; The Mark of Kri; Medal of Honor Frontline; Medieval 2;{{sic}} Metal Gear Solid 2; Monsters Inc.; Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racoonus; SOCOM Navy Seals; Speed Punks; Spyro; Ripto’s Rage and Year of the Dragon; Stuart Little 2; Syphon Filter 2 and 3; Tony’s Hawk’s Pro Skater 3; Twisted Metal: Black, 4 and Small Brawl; Treasure Planet; and War of the Monsters.}}</ref>
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    This page details the real world history of the MediEvil series, the studios behind it and the game's fandom; from the release of MediEvil 2 in 2000 up to the unveiling of the GTA MediEvil fan project and the creation of the MediEvil Boards in 2009. For years before the year 2000, see Pre-2000s. For years after 2009, see 2010s and 2020s.

    Legend

    • Bob and Barn - Events related to Bob and Barn.
    • DeviantArt - Events related to DeviantArt.
    • Facebook - Events related to Facebook.
    • FANDOM - Events related to FANDOM.
    • - Events related to fan-made works.
    • MediEvil - Events related to MediEvil.
    • MediEvil 2 - Events related to MediEvil 2.
    • MediEvil: Resurrection - Events related to MediEvil: Resurrection.
    • MediEvil 3 - Events related to a hypothetical MediEvil 3.
    • ProBoards - Events related to forums hosted on ProBoards.
    • SCEE Cambridge Studio - Events related to SCEE Cambridge Studio.
    • Sony - Events related to Sony.
    • - Events related to speedrunning.
    • Wikipedia - Events related to Wikipedia.

    Timeline

    2000

    February 23:
    MediEvil 2 MediEvil 2 is classified as a game suitable for children aged 12 or above by the German Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle.[1]
    MediEvil 2 Paul Donovan runs a small MediEvil 2 competition for the readers of the uk.games.video.playstation usenet newsgroup.[2]
    February 29:
    MediEvil 2 MediEvil 2 is classified as an M game by the Australian Classification Board.[3]
    March 7:
    Sony Hot Shots Golf 2 is released in North America, featuring Sir Dan as a playable character.[4]
    April 2: 
    MediEvil 2 The winners and runners-up of the MediEvil 2 Competition were to be contacted by this date and had 1 week to respond.[5]
    April 21:
    MediEvil 2 cover art.
    MediEvil 2 MediEvil 2 is released in Europe.[6][7][8]
    MediEvil 2 The Sun teams up with SONY to give away 50 copies of MediEvil 2 alongside Sony PlayStation consoles with DualShock controllers.[8]
    April 28:
    Sony Everybody's Golf 2 is released in Europe, featuring Sir Dan as a playable character.[9][10]
    May: 
    MediEvil 2 Absolute PlayStation's review of MediEvil 2 is published.[11]
    May 1 - May 5:
    MediEvil 2 The Medievil Times promotional newspaper is sent out to members of the PlayStation database this week.[12] The newspaper also featured the HAUNTED HALLOWEEN IN SALEM, USA MediEvil 2 Competition.
    May 9:
    MediEvil 2 MediEvil 2 is released in North America.[13][14]
    May 22: 
    MediEvil 2 IGN's review of MediEvil 2 is published.[15]
    May 24: 
    MediEvil 2 GameSpot's review of MediEvil 2 is published.[16]
    May 31: 
    MediEvil 2 All entries into the MediEvil 2 Competition had to be received by this date.[5]
    June 15: 
    MediEvil 2 The names and countries of the winners of the MediEvil 2 Competition were to be posted on the MediEvil 2 Web site.[5]
    June 30: 
    MediEvil 2 All entries into the HAUNTED HALLOWEEN IN SALEM, USA MediEvil 2 Competition were to be received by this date.[6]
    July:
    SCEE Cambridge Studio Work on Common Tales is finished.[17]
    July 5: 
    MediEvil 2 The winner of the HAUNTED HALLOWEEN IN SALEM, USA MediEvil 2 Competition is chosen on this date.[6]
    September 15 - November 30:
    A MediEvil II Strategy Tip Card.
    MediEvil 2 As part of a partnership between SONY and Hershey Foods Corporation, people in the US could send four proof-of-purchase labels from various Hershey's products to SONY and receive free strategy tip cards for MediEvil II. Tips were also available on the Hershey's website.[18][19]
    October 2:
    MediEvil 2 The nominees for the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards 2000 are announced, MediEvil 2 being one of them.[20]
    October 8:
    MediEvil 2 Leaflets promoting the Hershey's offer are distributed with newspapers across the US.[18]
    October 26:
    MediEvil 2 MediEvil 2 wins the BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Award for Best Console Game.[21][20]

    2001

    March 28:
    The very first MediEvil fan fictions are published on FanFiction.Net.[22] They are "Daniel in Derby" and "Lost Souls," both authored by a user called Crystal Cattail.[23][24]
    May 4: 
    MediEvil 2 MediEvil 2 is re-released as a platinum title.[25]
    May 11:
    Bob and Barn Bob and Barn Ltd is legally incorporated.[26]
    June 4:
    SCEE Cambridge Studio Bob and Barn Paul Arnold and Andrew Barnabas leave SCEE Cambridge Studio to find Bob and Barn Ltd.[27][28]

    2002

    February 11:
    Sony MediEvil 2 Sony is sued by Immersion Corp. over infringement of their haptic feedback patent.[29] MediEvil II is considered one of the infringing games.[30]

    2003

    Date unknown:
    MediEvil 3 Fate's Arrow, a concept for a third MediEvil game, is pitched by Chris Sorrell. The project is not greenlit.[31][32]
    January 23:
    SCEE Cambridge Studio Cambridge Studio begins relocating from Mill Court in Great Shelford to City House in Cambridge.[33]
    January 27:
    SCEE Cambridge Studio Cambridge Studio is mostly finished moving to its new premises.[34]
    March 25:
    SCEE Cambridge Studio Primal is released in North America.[35] The game features several references to MediEvil.
    April 11:
    SCEE Cambridge Studio Primal is released in Europe.[36]
    May 9: 
    MediEvil MediEvil is re-released in a bundle with C-12: Final Resistance.[37]
    June:
    MediEvil: Resurrection Development of MediEvil: Resurrection begins around this time.[38]
    December 5:
    SCEE Cambridge Studio Ghosthunter is released in Europe.[39] The game features Colonel Freddie Fortesque, an homage to Sir Dan.

    2004

    March 18:
    SCEE Cambridge Studio Primal is released in Japan.[40]
    May 11 - May 14:
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    MediEvil: Resurrection A preview of MediEvil: Resurrection appears at E3.[41]
    May 21:
    MediEvil The first thread is made on IGN's MediEvil board.[42]
    August 17:
    SCEE Cambridge Studio Ghosthunter is released in North America.[43]
    September 2:
    SCEE Cambridge Studio Ghosthunter is released in Japan.[44]
    October 4:
    Wikipedia MediEvil The MediEvil article is published on the English Wikipedia.[45]
    December 10:
    MediEvil: Resurrection SCE Europe announces MediEvil: Resurrection as a European launch title for the PlayStation Portable (PSP).[46]
    MediEvil: Resurrection Piers Jackson is interviewed about MediEvil: Resurrection. The interview is published on IGN's website.[47]
    December 12:
    Sony The PSP launches in Japan.[48][49]

    2005

    March 16:
    MediEvil: Resurrection MediEvil: Resurrection is classified as a game suitable for players aged 12 or above by the German Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle.[50]
    March 14:
    Sony Georges Fornay, chief of Sony Computer Entertainment France, confirms that the PSP's European launch will be delayed.[51]
    March 21:
    MediEvil: Resurrection MediEvil: Resurrection is classified as a PG game by the Australian Classification Board.[52]
    March 24:
    Sony The PSP launches in North America.[48][53]
    April 26: 
    MediEvil: Resurrection SCEA announces MediEvil: Resurrection in America at their pre-E3 event where a demo of the game is also available to play.[54]
    May 18 - May 20:
    MediEvil: Resurrection MediEvil: Resurrection is showcased at E3.[55]
    June 18 - August 15:
    MediEvil: Resurrection MediEvil: Resurrection is playable in the US at the Vans Warped Tour.[56]
    August 4 - August 7:
    MediEvil: Resurrection MediEvil: Resurrection is playable in the US at the ESPN X Games 11.[57]
    August 11: 
    MediEvil: Resurrection Eurogamer's MediEvil: Resurrection review is published.[58]
    August 17 - August 21:
    MediEvil: Resurrection MediEvil: Resurrection is playable at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany.[59]
    September 1:
    Sony The PSP launches in Europe.[48][60]
    MediEvil: Resurrection cover art.
    MediEvil: Resurrection MediEvil: Resurrection is released in Europe as a launch title for the PSP.[60][61]
    September 7:
    Wikipedia MediEvil: Resurrection The MediEvil Resurrection article is published on the English Wikipedia.[62]
    September 12:
    MediEvil: Resurrection GameSpot's and GameZone's reviews of MediEvil: Resurrection are published.[63][64]
    September 13: 
    MediEvil: Resurrection MediEvil: Resurrection is released in North America.[65][66]
    MediEvil: Resurrection IGN's review of MediEvil: Resurrection is published.[67]
    September 14:
    Sony SCEE Cambridge Studio The Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS) division is established to combine game development studios in Japan, North America and Europe.[48][68] Sony Cambridge Studio becomes a part of this division.
    September 29: 
    MediEvil: Resurrection GameSpy's review of MediEvil: Resurrection is published.[69]
    September 30:
    MediEvil: Resurrection Game Chronicles' review of MediEvil: Resurrection is published.[70]
    October 14 - February 5, 2006:
    MediEvil: Resurrection MediEvil: Resurrection is playable at various locations throughout the US as part of the PlayStation Patrol, a mobile PlayStation video game arcade vehicle.[71][72]

    2006

    January 1:
    Wikipedia MediEvil 2 The MediEvil 2 article is published on the English Wikipedia.[73]
    January 31: 
    MediEvil: Resurrection The MediEvil: Resurrection Original Soundtrack is released.[74]
    February 27:
    MediEvil The first known Any% speedrun of MediEvil is posted on the Speed Demos Archive (SDA) Forum by user Edeshi.[75] The video is no longer available as of 2023.
    April 17:
    DeviantArt The-Dan-Fanclub is created on DeviantArt.[76][a]
    April 27:
    Wikipedia MediEvil The MediEvil page is published on the French Wikipedia.[77]
    ProBoards The MediEvil Forum is opened.[78]
    June 1:
    MediEvil: Resurrection MediEvil: Resurrection is re-released as a platinum title in Europe.[79][80]
    August 6:
    Wikipedia MediEvil 2 MediEvil: Resurrection The MediEvil 2 and MediEvil Resurrection articles are published on the French Wikipedia.[81][82]
    August 26:
    Wikipedia MediEvil The MediEvil article is published on the German Wikipedia.[83]
    October 7:
    DeviantArt An email conversation with Jason Wilson is published on The-Dan-Fanclub.[84]
    November 11:
    Sony The PlayStation 3 (PS3) launches in Japan. The PlayStation Network (PSN) is launched alongside it.[48][85]
    November 17:
    Sony The PS3 launches in North America.[48][86]
    December 23:
    MediEvil MediEvil is released on the PSN in North America around this time.[87] Initially it can only be played on a PSP, but must be downloaded using a PS3.

    2007

    February 23:
    Wikipedia The Daniel Fortesque article is published on the French Wikipedia.[88]
    March 1:
    Sony Immersion Corp. and Sony Computer Entertainment enter into a business agreement, concluding the litigation.[89]
    March 21:
    Wikipedia MediEvil The MediEvil article is published on the Italian Wikipedia.[90]
    March 23:
    Sony The PS3 launches in Europe and Australasia.[91][92]
    April 19:
    Sony The PS3 receives firmware update 1.7 which promises to make PS1 titles on the PSN playable on the console.[93] However, the titles themselves are not yet updated to work on PS3.[94]
    May 3:
    Sony The PS1 titles on the PSN are updated to work on PS3 around this time.[95]
    June 22:
    MediEvil MediEvil is set to be released on the PSN in Europe on this day.[96][97] However, this does not happen.
    July 23:
    Wikipedia MediEvil The MediEvil article is published on the Spanish Wikipedia.[98]
    July 26:
    MediEvil MediEvil is released on the PSN in Europe.[99]
    July 27:
    MediEvil MediEvil is removed from the PSN in Europe due to the game "failing at the third level."[100][101]
    August 6:
    Wikipedia MediEvil 2 The MediEvil 2 article is published on the Spanish Wikipedia.[102]
    Wikipedia The Sir Daniel Fortesque article is published on the Spanish Wikipedia.[103]
    August 10:
    MediEvil Sony begins refunding users who purchased MediEvil on the PSN.[104]
    September 20:
    MediEvil MediEvil is re-released on the PSN in Europe.[105][106]
    November 28:
    MediEvil MediEvil is released on the PSN in Japan.[107]

    2008

    March 23:
    A MediEvil fan club is started on the Russian social network VK.[108]
    March 27:
    MediEvil MediEvil is featured in Retro Gamer magazine in an article about its creation. Chris Sorrell and Jason Wilson are interviewed as part of this article.[109]
    May 5:
    Facebook The MediEvil group on Facebook is created.[110]
    May 13:
    Wikipedia MediEvil: Resurrection The MediEvil Resurrection article is published on the Italian Wikipedia.[111]
    May 29: 
    MediEvil: Resurrection MediEvil: Resurrection is made available for download on the PSN in Europe.[112]
    June 8:
    Wikipedia MediEvil 2 The MediEvil 2 article is published on the Italian Wikipedia.[113]
    June 26:
    MediEvil: Resurrection  MediEvil: Resurrection is made available for download on the PSN in North America.[114]
    July 25:
    Wikipedia MediEvil: Resurrection The MediEvil: Resurrection article is published on the Spanish Wikipedia.[115]
    August 3:
    Facebook A MediEvil fan page is created on Facebook.[116][b]
    August 18:
    A 3D MediEvil fan game is published on the YoYo Games website.[117]
    September 11:
    FANDOM The MediEvil Wiki is created on Wikia (now FANDOM).[118]
    October 15:
    Sony PSP firmware version 5.00 is released. This allowed PSPs to connect to the PSN and access the PlayStation Store, making it possible to download games from the store directly without the use of a PS3.[119]

    2009

    February 16:
     RAWTalent reveals his GTA MediEvil project in a thread on GTAForums.[120]
    February 23:
    Facebook A spanish community page about MediEvil is created on Facebook.[121][b]
    March 7:
    The MediEvil Last.fm group is created.[122]
    March 19:
    Wikipedia MediEvil The MediEvil article is published on the Polish Wikipedia.[123]
    April 2:
    MediEvil Gamasutra (now Game Developer) reports that MediEvil is the 8th most downloaded PS1 game on the US PlayStation Store.[124]
    May 31:
    ProBoards The MediEvil Boards are opened.[125]
    July 10:
    MediEvil 2 Pavel Smeyan, who portrayed Lord Palethorn in the Russian localisation of MediEvil 2, passes away.[126][127]
    August 12:
    SCEE Cambridge Studio MediEvil 3 A job listing for an Adobe Flash Animator at Cambridge Studio sparks speculation of MediEvil 3 being in development for the PS3.[128][129]
    August 27:
    The MediEvil Boards YouTube channel is created.[130]
    September 28:
    Wikipedia The Sir Daniel Fortesque article is published on the Italian Wikipedia.[131]
    October 1:
    Sony Sony launch minis, a new range of PSP games with a 100MB size limit, in Europe and North America.[132]
    October 19: 
     A Tomb Raider: Legend mod featuring Kiya is released on the Tomb Raider Forums.[133]
    October 27:
    A MediEvil fan site called Zarokslair on Piczo posts a rumour about Cambridge Studio working on a PlayStation 3 title that may be a new MediEvil game.[134] This is likely based on reports from August.
    November 18:
    Wikipedia MediEvil The MediEvil article is published on the Finnish Wikipedia.[135]
    December 7:
    Wikipedia MediEvil 2 The MediEvil 2 article is published on the Finnish Wikipedia.[136]

    Notes

    1. ↑ DeviantArt stopped displaying join dates and archived versions did not capture it. However, the date noted here was written down before the change by Dan's Friend.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The page has since been deleted from Facebook, and the archived version only shows its creation year, not the full date. However, the date noted here was written down by Dan's Friend before the page's deletion.

    References

    1. ↑ MediEvil 2 on Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle. Published February 23, 2000.
    2. ↑ "The current issue of PlayStation Pro has a big MediEvil 2 preview in it (with Dan on the front cover). There is a picture of the entire team in the article, including Iain and me. Can you find our ugly mugs?" — Donovan, Paul, A fun competition for the readers of UGVP on uk.games.video.playstation. Published February 23, 2000. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
    3. ↑ MEDIEVIL 2 on Australian Classification. Published February 29, 2000.
    4. ↑ SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA ANNOUNCES PLAYSTATION® SOFTWARE LINEUP FOR FIRST QUARTER YEAR 2000 on PlayStation - News (archived version). Published November 11, 1999.
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 MediEvil 2 MediEvil 2 Competition on MediEvil 2 Official EU Website (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine).
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Medievil Times Medievil Times. Created and distributed by Claydon Heeley Jones Mason in May 2000.
    7. ↑ MediEvil 2 MediEvil 2 "Need A Hand..?" print advertisement. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2000.
    8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "We have teamed up with Sony PlayStation, the world's leading games console, to give you lucky readers the chance to win a copy of MediEvil 2 which is released in the shops today." — Win Sony PlayStation games and MediEvil 2 in The Sun. Published April 21, 2000.
    9. ↑ Ant, UK Release Dates 07/04/00 on uk.games.video.playstation. Published April 10, 2000. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
    10. ↑ Young, Graeme, Everybody's Golf 2 on uk.games.video.playstation. Published April 25, 2000. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
    11. ↑ Medievil 2 Sony Playstation Game Review on Absolute PlayStation (archived version). Published May 2000. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
    12. ↑ Trickett, Eleanor, CHJM kicks off direct mail campaigns for PlayStation on Campaign. Published April 28, 2000. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
    13. ↑ Everyone's Favorite Undead Hero Resurrects to the PlayStation(R) Game Console In MediEvil(R) II in PR Newswire. Published May 9, 2000.
    14. ↑ "I played the demo, it seems pretty close to the original, plus a few extras, but our release date (for the "US" version) is May 9." — JJ, Medievil 2 - anyone playing? on uk.games.video.playstation. Published April 27, 2000. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
    15. ↑ Perry, Doug, Medievil II review on IGN (archived version). Published May 22, 2000. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
    16. ↑ Fielder, Joe, MediEvil II Review on GameSpot. Published May 24, 2000. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
    17. ↑ Nitsche, Michael, Welcome on Common Tales. Published October 30, 2002. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
    18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Sony Computer Entertainment America and Hershey Foods Corporation Team-Up For a Tantalizing Halloween Promotion on Sony Corporation of America. Published September 18, 2000.
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