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    *'''March''': <!--{{Icon|Millennium}} [[Martin Hamilton Kift]] joins [[Millennium]].--> {{Icon|Med}} [[James Busby]] joins the ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' development team.{{Siteref|MED-EU-Site|english/sorcerers/sorcerers_james_1.htm|Sorcerers - James Busby}}
    *'''March''': <!--{{Icon|Millennium}} [[Martin Hamilton Kift]] joins [[Millennium]].--> {{Icon|Med}} [[James Busby]] joins the ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' development team.{{Siteref|MED-EU-Site|english/sorcerers/sorcerers_james_1.htm|Sorcerers - James Busby}}
    <!--*'''April''': {{Icon|Millennium}} [[Derek Pollard]] joins [[Millennium]].-->
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    *'''August''': {{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is publically unveiled for the first time in an [[Interview:Edge, August 1996|Edge magazine interview]] with Millennium's business development manager, [[Anil Malhotra]]. The game is said to be targeting both Windows 95 and the Sega Saturn.{{Magref|Edge35}}
    *'''August''': {{Icon|Millennium}} {{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is publically unveiled for the first time in an [[Interview:Edge, August 1996|Edge magazine interview]] with Millennium's business development manager, [[Anil Malhotra]]. The game is said to be targeting both Windows 95 and the Sega Saturn.{{Magref|Edge35}}
    *'''September''': {{Icon|Med}} Millennium secures Sony as ''MediEvil's'' publisher.{{Magref|RetroGamer49}} The PlayStation version of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' enters development.{{Videoref|MED-Making-Of}} Development of the Windows 95 and Sega Saturn versions ceases.{{Magref|RetroGamer49}}
    *'''September''': {{Icon|Millennium}} {{Icon|Med}} Millennium secures Sony as ''MediEvil's'' publisher.{{Magref|RetroGamer49}} The PlayStation version of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' enters development.{{Videoref|MED-Making-Of}} Development of the Windows 95 and Sega Saturn versions ceases.{{Magref|RetroGamer49}}
    *'''October 25''': {{Icon|Millennium}} Millennium Interactive is legally renamed to [[creatures:Cyberlife|CyberLife Technology]].<ref name="millennium"/>
    *'''October 25''': {{Icon|Millennium}} Millennium Interactive is legally renamed to [[creatures:Cyberlife|CyberLife Technology]].<ref name="millennium"/>
    *'''November 11''': {{Icon|Millennium}} [[creatures:Cyberlife|CyberLife Technology]] release ''[[Creatures]]''.<ref>{{Cite|title=CyberLife History|site=CyberLife and the Official Creatures Web Site (archived version)|retrieved=November 6, 2022|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970607011221fw_/http://www.cyberlife.co.uk/cyberlife_history.htm}}</ref> An image of [[Zarok]] can be found under the Windmill in [[creatures:Albia|Albia]]. This is due to [[Jason Riley]] being responsible for touching up the game's background model after it had been scanned in and digitised.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artificial-lens.com/aaa-games/|site=Artificial Lens|title=Successful multi million selling AAA-games I have worked on.|retrieved=November 4, 2022}}</ref>
    *'''November 11''': {{Icon|Millennium}} [[creatures:Cyberlife|CyberLife Technology]] release ''[[Creatures]]''.<ref>{{Cite|title=CyberLife History|site=CyberLife and the Official Creatures Web Site (archived version)|retrieved=November 6, 2022|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970607011221fw_/http://www.cyberlife.co.uk/cyberlife_history.htm}}</ref> An image of [[Zarok]] can be found under the Windmill in [[creatures:Albia|Albia]]. This is due to [[Jason Riley]] being responsible for touching up the game's background model after it had been scanned in and digitised.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artificial-lens.com/aaa-games/|site=Artificial Lens|title=Successful multi million selling AAA-games I have worked on.|retrieved=November 4, 2022}}</ref>

    Revision as of 04:21, 30 November 2022

    This page details the real world history of the MediEvil series and the studios behind it; from the inception of Millennium Interactive in 1989 up to the end of the year 1999 when the promotional push for MediEvil 2 began.

    Legend

    Timeline

    1988

    1989

    1990

    1993

    • Date unknown: Millennium Interactive Jason Riley and Katie Sorrell (née Lea) join Millennium.[4][5] Millennium also shifts its focus entirely towards game development and abandons its publishing arm.[1]
    • November 9: Millennium Interactive The registered office of Millennium Interactive is changed to Quern House, Mill Court in Great Shelford.[6]

    1994

    1995

    1996

    1997

    1998

    • January: MediEvil Joypad CD Vol.4 - Les musiques de MediEvil is released in France alongside issue 71 of Joypad magazine.[29]
    • January 9: MediEvil MediEvil is classified as a PG game by the Australian Classification Board.[30]
    • April 24: E3 This was the deadline for discounted registration for the Electronic Entertainment Expo 1998.[31]
    • May 28: MediEvil Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) publish a press release about MediEvil in North America, announcing the game's October release date.[32]
    • May 28 - May 30: E3 MediEvil A demo of MediEvil is playable at the fourth E3 in Atlanta, Georgia.[33] Sony throw an invite-only party on Friday 29th May at 7:30 PM, located at 311 Marietta Street.[34]
    • August 8: MediEvil MediEvil is classified as a game suitable for children aged 12 or above by the German Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle.[35]
    • September: MediEvil 2 A sequel to MediEvil is first considered at this time.[36]
    • October 8: MediEvil Chris Sorrell and Jason Wilson answer questions in the MediEvil Team On-line Interview on the official MediEvil website.[37]
    • October 9: MediEvil MediEvil is released in Europe.[38]
    • October 19: MediEvil The Funeral advert, created by TBWA Simons Palmer to promote MediEvil in the United Kingdom, is classified as suitable for viewing by people aged 15 or above by the British Board of Film Classification.[39]
    • October 21: MediEvil MediEvil is released in North America.[40][41]
    • October 22: MediEvil IGN's review of MediEvil is published.[41]
    • October 23: MediEvil GameSpot's review of MediEvil is published.[42]
    • November: MediEvil Absolute PlayStation's review of MediEvil is published.[43]
    • November 16: MediEvil All entries into the MediEvil Hangman contest were to be received by this date.[44]
    • November 19: MediEvil SCEA and Pizza Hut announce a nationwide promotion. Customers who bought Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Pizza had the opportunity to win a grand prize cash jackpot of $200,000 and a wide assortment of PlayStation prizes, including 100 PlayStation game consoles with Crash Bandicoot: WARPED, as well as 2,000 copies of PlayStation's most popular games, including MediEvil.[45]
    • November 22: MediEvil The nationwide promotion by SCEA and Pizza Hut begins. As part of this promotion, consumers were able to sample some PlayStation-exclusive titles when they received one of the 3.5 million PlayStation demo discs available through Pizza Hut, the largest number of discs ever manufactured by SCEA at the time.[45]
    • November 23 - December 26: MediEvil SCEA advertises the nationwide promotion with Pizza Hut using TV adverts and one million direct mail pieces.[46]
    • December 3: MediEvil The Toronto Star runs a PlayStation Giveaway, giving people who send in a postcard the chance to win a Sony PlayStation game console with Dual Shock controller, memory card, and three games: Crash Bandicoot: Warped, MediEvil, and Gran Turismo.[47]
    • December 17: MediEvil This was the cut-off date for the Toronto Star's PlayStation Giveaway.[47]
    • December 24: MediEvil The winner of Toronto Star's PlayStation Giveaway is announced on this day.[47]

    1999

    • June 17: MediEvil MediEvil is released in Japan.
    • July: SCEE Cambridge Studio Work begins on Common Tales, a joint research project of the National Film and Television School London, SCE Cambridge Studio, and the Cambridge University Moving Image Studio as part of the Digital Studios. Common Tales is realised using the engine developed for MediEvil.[48]
    • July 7: MediEvil PSX Extreme's review of MediEvil is published.
    • September 5 - September 7: MediEvil 2 MediEvil 2 is unveiled at ECTS.[49][50]
    • October: MediEvil MediEvil is re-released as a platinum title in Europe and Australia. The re-release includes a poster of MediEvil 2.[51]
    • November 1: MediEvil 2 Sony Computer Entertainment Europe publishes a press release about MediEvil 2.[52]
    • November 18: MediEvil 2 The MediEvil 2 Website's domain name is registered.
    • December 15: MediEvil 2 An interview with James Shepherd is published on the GameSpot website.

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 An audience with... Millennium in Edge, Issue 35, page(s) 22-26. Published August 1996 by Future Publishing.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 CREATURE LABS LTD. overview on Find and update company information - GOV.UK. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
    3. ↑ "I started at the studio as a freelancer in the Millennium days in 1989/90. My first visit was at the London office above a pub in 1989/90 before opening the Millennium Cambridge office." — Jay Gunn on Facebook. Published January 12, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
    4. ↑ MediEvil Sorcerers - Jason Riley on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
    5. ↑ MediEvil Sorcerers - Katie Lea on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
    6. ↑ "Registered office changed on 09/11/93 from: hinchcliffe & co 141 whiteladies road clifton bristol avon BS8 2QB" — CREATURE LABS LTD. filing history on Find and update company information - GOV.UK. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
    7. ↑ MediEvil Sorcerers - Chris Sorrell on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
    8. ↑ Content / Interviews / Barnabas, Andrew (Crusaders) (00.00.1998) musician on BitFellas. Published January 21, 2007 (interview from Q1 1998). Retrieved November 9, 2022.
    9. ↑ MediEvil Sorcerers - Paul Donovan on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
    10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 The Making of... MediEvil in Retro Gamer, Issue 49 (PDF file), page(s) 60-63. Published March 2008 by Imagine Publishing. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
    11. ↑ The Snowman in PlayStation Plus, Volume 1 Issue 3, page(s) 12. Published December 1995 by EMAP Images.
    12. ↑ MediEvil MediEvil's Design History, 2:17.
    13. ↑ MediEvil Sorcerers - Nina Kristensen on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
    14. ↑ MediEvil Sorcerers - Mike Philbin on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
    15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 MediEvil The Making of MediEvil.
    16. ↑ MediEvil Sorcerers - Matt Johnson on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
    17. ↑ MediEvil Sorcerers - James Busby on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
    18. ↑ CyberLife History on CyberLife and the Official Creatures Web Site (archived version). Retrieved November 6, 2022.
    19. ↑ Successful multi million selling AAA-games I have worked on. on Artificial Lens. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
    20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 E3 1997 in Atlanta - The E3 FAQ on www.e3.net (archived version). Retrieved November 6, 2022.
    21. ↑ GameFan Presents 1997 E3 in GameFan, Volume 5 Issue 8, page(s) 74-75. Published August 1997 by Metropolis Publications.
    22. ↑ E3 Preview MediEvil on PSX Nation (archived version). Published June 21, 1997.
    23. ↑ E3 PARTY LIST 1997 on www.e3.net (archived version). Retrieved November 6, 2022.
    24. ↑ MediEvil 2 Development on MediEvil 2 Official EU Website (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine).
    25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Jason Nisse, Sony spends £6m on research base on The Times. Published July 14, 1997.
    26. ↑ US release information on CyberLife and the Official Creatures Web Site (archived version). Retrieved November 6, 2022.
    27. ↑ Goring, Graham, ECTS - Lotta BBW's on uk.games.video.playstation. Published September 8, 1997.
    28. ↑ Preview: Medievil PlayStation in Hyper, Issue 50, page(s) 38. Published December 1997 by Next Publishing.
    29. ↑ Les musiques de Porsche Challenge et MediEvil in Joypad, Issue 71, page(s) 4. Published January 1998 by Hachette Disney Presse SNC.
    30. ↑ MEDIEVIL on Australian Classification Board. Published January 9, 1998.
    31. ↑ QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SHOW on E3.net (archived version).
    32. ↑ CHALLENGE THE POWERS OF DARKNESS IN THE GOTHIC WORLD OF MEDIEVIL™ on PlayStation - News (archived version). Published May 28, 1998.
    33. ↑ E3: MediEvil Movie on Next-Generation Online (archived version). Published May 28, 1998.
    34. ↑ GamePen E3 Party List 1998 on E3.net (archived version). Retrieved November 9, 2022.
    35. ↑ MediEvil on Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle. Published August 5, 1998.
    36. ↑ MediEvil 2 Director Interviewed on GameSpot. Published December 15, 1999.
    37. ↑ MediEvil Chat on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
    38. ↑ MediEvil Welcome on MediEvil Official EU Website (archived version).
    39. ↑ SONY PLAYSTATION - MEDIEVIL COMPUTER GAME - FUNERAL on British Board of Film Classification (archived version). Published October 19, 1998.
    40. ↑ Challenge the Powers of Darkness in the Gothic World of MediEvil in Business Wire. Published October 21, 1998.
    41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 Nelson, Randy & Perry, Douglass, MediEvil on IGN. Published October 22, 1998.
    42. ↑ Fielder, Joe, PlayStation Reviews: MediEvil Review on GameSpot. Published October 23, 1998.
    43. ↑ MEDIEVIL - Review on Absolute PlayStation. Published November 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
    44. ↑ MediEvil MediEvil Contest on MediEvil Official US Website (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine).
    45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 "Sony Computer Entertainment America and Pizza Hut announced today a nationwide promotion that teams up the world's largest pizza restaurant company with the world's best-selling videogame system." — SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA AND PIZZA HUT® TEAM UP FOR THE "PIZZA-POWERED PLAYSTATION® GIVEAWAY" in PlayStation - News (archived version). Published November 19, 1998.
    46. ↑ "A TV-based Pizza Hut promo runs Nov. 23-Dec. 26, offering 3.5 million PlayStation sampler CDs with purchases of its stuffed crust pizza, plus a scratch-and-win contest gives customers a chance to win a $200,000 grand prize, with PlayStation consoles and games as secondary prizes. Sony buttresses the promo with one million direct mail pieces via Rapp Collins, Dallas, to lure its customers to Pizza Hut." — Elkin, Tobi, BIG PLAY in Adweek. Published September 7, 1998.
    47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2 PlayStation Giveaway in Toronto Star. Published December 3, 1998.
    48. ↑ Nitsche, Michael, Welcome on Common Tales. Published October 30, 2002. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
    49. ↑ Sam Kennedy and James Mielke, Sony Announces Medievil 2 on GameStop. Published September 7, 1999.
    50. ↑ Douglass Perry, In case you missed it: Sony announces the successor to Medievil for a spring 2000 release. on IGN. Published September 10, 1999.
    51. ↑ Official UK PlayStation Magazine No. 50, page 27. Published by Future Publishing in October 1999.
    52. ↑ MediEvil 2 Press Release on MediEvil 2 Official EU Website (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine).

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