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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 year 2020 up to the present day. For years before the year 2020, see Pre-2000s, 2000s and 2010s.

Legend

Timeline

2020

  • February 3:
    •     A rumour spreads about a potential remake of MediEvil 2 being in the works after Andrew Barnabas makes some "cryptic" comments on Twitter.[1] He later clarifies what he meant, dispelling the rumour.[2]
  • March 4:
  • April 1:
  • April 7:
  • April 8:
  • April 21:
    •     Andrew Barnabas confirms on Twitter that a standalone version of the MediEvil remake's soundtrack is in the works.[7]
  • May 25 - June 8:
    •   The MediEvil remake is on sale as part of Sony's Days of Play 2020 promotion in Europe, New Zealand, Australia and other select regions.[8]
  • June 3 - June 17:
    •   The MediEvil remake is on sale as part of Sony's Days of Play 2020 promotion in the US.[9]
  • July 8 - July 22:
    •   The MediEvil remake is available to purchase for 50% off as part of the July Savings promotion.[10]
  • July 11:
    •   The MediEvil Boards are taken over by a hostile third party and all threads are erased. Thankfully, the boards are successfully retaken by the moderation team and an effort to rebuild the forum begins.[11]
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  • November 12:
    •   The PlayStation 5 launches in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea. Astro's Playroom, a game that comes preinstalled on the console, contains a small MediEvil cameo.[24]
  • November 15:
  • November 19:
    •   The PlayStation 5 launches in the rest of the world. Astro's Playroom, a game that comes preinstalled on the console, contains a small MediEvil cameo.[24]

2021

2022

2023

  • January 10:
    •     desa speedruns MediEvil: Resurrection at AGDQ 2023.[58]
  • January 17:
    •   Everybody's Golf 2 (known as Hot Shots Golf 2 in North America) is re-released on PS4 and PS5 through the PS Plus Premium service.[59] The game features Sir Dan as a playable character.
  • January 18:
  • February 23:
    •   Clive 'N' Wrench is released. It contains several MediEvil easter eggs.[61]
  • April 28:
  • May 1:
  • May 12:
    •     Jason Wilson, one of the co-creators of MediEvil, decides to sell his archive of the game's art and design materials due to financial difficulties.[64]
  • May 15:
    •     A buyer is found for Wilson's archive. Wilson promises his work will be "restored and archived."[65]
    •   The old MediEvil Boards YouTube channel is rebranded as the MediEvil Archive. It is to become a repository for all official audiovisual MediEvil media starting with footage from E3 1997.[66]
  • May 20:
    •   The MediEvil remake is available at half price "for a limited time."[67]
  • May 22:
    •   Bring Your Own Class, a modification for Doom II, is released. One of the available playable characters in the mod is Sir Dan.[68]
  • July 10:
    •   PlayStation Productions post their new intro on their website.[69]
  • July 24:
    •   The independent MediEvil Wiki becomes known as Gallowpedia.[70]
  • August 9:
  • August 11:
  • August 12:
  • August 14:
  • August 15:
  • August 16:
  • August 20:
  • August 23:
    •   X user @realradec notices Sir Dan in the PlayStation Productions video from July. Ben Mekler and Christopher Amick, writers who have worked on many projects together, repost @realradec's post, teasing their involvement and confirming that a MediEvil project is in the works at PlayStation Productions.[78][79][80]

References

  1. ↑ "MediEvil is one of the beloved PlayStation classics whose life was unfortunately cut short early. Last year’s MediEvil PS4 remake resurrected the series and brought a renewed interest in Sir Daniel Fortesque’s adventures. Now some cryptic tweets from the series’ composer hint that a MediEvil 2 remake could be in development. Whether that remake is set for the PS4 sometime this year or coming to the PS5 later is anyone’s guess, but positive reception and traction to the first game seem to have ensured that the sequel is returning as well." — Wood, Chandler, Rumor: MediEvil 2 Remake in Development, According to Cryptic Tweets From Composer on PlayStation LifeStyle. Published February 3, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ↑   "Aaah, so sorry to get your hopes up, ‘actually’ was in response to Azuremusic’s comment that the remake didn’t do well, actually it did do well, whether it’s enough to warrant another is still a big unknown but we can all cross our fingers....." — Andrew Barnabas (@AndrewBarnabas) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine).
  3. ↑   "I know some folks follow me because of my involvement in MediEvil. You should know we here at OOEmeryville are no longer working on anything MediEvil... although we would be more than happy to do so again (hint, hint, Sony ;-)). We are now just avid fans like the rest of you." — Jeff Nachbaur (@nockeyworld) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine).
  4. ↑ Hall of Heroes Dating Simulator Demo on YouTube. Published April 1, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  5. ↑   "Video games I would like to adapt:

    - MediEvil
    - Oddworld
    - Monkey Island
    - Mortal Kombat
    - ToeJam & Earl
    - TimeSplitters

    hbu"     — Ben Mekler (@benmekler) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published April 7, 2020.
  6. ↑   "We can help with some of those maybe..." — Mike Mika (@MikeJMika) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published April 8, 2020.
  7. ↑   "Yay, the MediEvil standalone soundtrack is happening, yay! Too early to say when but the wheels are finally in motion. To celebrate here’s a clip my first and only attempt to conduct just for fun from last years sessions for the making-of. That is all. X" — Andrew Barnabas (@AndrewBarnabas) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine).
  8. ↑ "Days of Play will kick off early at participating retailers in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and other select regions starting 25th May, with promotions running through 8th June." — Yee, Mary, Days of Play 2020: Incredible deals on games and more on PlayStation.Blog. Published May 22, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  9. ↑ "From June 3-17, you’ll find great deals on a selection of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR* exclusive games, as well as PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now memberships at participating retailers across the U.S. and Canada, while supplies last. U.S. customers can also shop Days of Plays deals directly from our online store at PlayStation.com." — Yee, Mary, Days of Play 2020: Incredible Deals on Games and More on PlayStation.Blog. Published May 22, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  10. ↑ "The July Savings promotion is now live on PlayStation Store, bringing with it deep discounts on a variety of PS4 titles, meaning for a limited time*, you can enjoy a range of thrilling adventures for less! Battle as resurrected hero Daniel Fortesque in action adventure MediEvil. Showcase your stylish combat skills in Devil May Cry 5 Deluxe Edition. Take on the undead in Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombie Chronicles Edition. There are even more games on offer, a selection of which can be seen below. *July Savings promotion runs from July 8 until July 22 at 23.59pm BST in Europe, 23.59pm PT in Americas." — Clark, Nathan, July Savings promotions now available on PlayStation Store on PlayStation.Blog. Published July 8, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ Where is everything? on MediEvil Boards. Published July 11, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  12. ↑ Crash41596, Dragon fire gate skip is finally here for ps1!!!!!!!! on speedrun.com. Published July 20, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  13. ↑ 2020 Summer Online on European Speedrunner Assembly (ESA). Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  14. ↑ Byrd, Matthew, GDC Summer 2020 Converts to Digital Format on Den of Geek. Published March 20, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  15. ↑ Resurrecting Dan: The Art of MediEvil PS4 on GDC Vault. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  16. ↑   "In aid of @SpecialEffect I'll soon be auctioning off some *super* rare MediEvil items I was gifted when the Cambridge studio closed." — Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou (@Kanaratron) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine).
  17. ↑ "Just in time for Halloween, all manner of horror descends onto PS Now today. Fight for your life in the post-apocalyptic open world frontier of Days Gone. Embody the undead hero of Sir Dan Fortesque as you fight to bring peace back to your village. Outwit one of cinema’s most iconic boogeymen in multiplayer Friday the 13th. Buddy up for some medieval puzzle platforming work in Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince and tackle Double Fine Productions’ own brand of roguelike in the wastelands of Rad." — Michel, Adam, Days Gone, MediEvil, Friday the 13th headline PS Now’s October lineup on PlayStation.Blog. Published October 6, 2020. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  18. ↑ Days Gone – Höllenritt durch die Postapokalypse on Der deutschsprachige PlayStation Blog. Published October 27, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  19. ↑ Going Medievil: How Bob & Barn created the series' spooky tunes on YouTube.
  20. ↑   "In November, we launched our Patreon page." — Patreon on Paul Arnold & Andrew Barnabas. Published November 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Giggs debuted his new mixtape Now or Never on November 6th." — Lawson, Brianna, Giggs releases surprise mixtape "Now or Never" on EARMILK. Published November 11, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  22. ↑   "British Rapper & Songwriter samples MediEvil for hit single “Buff Baddies”." — https://www.bobandbarn.com/news/giggs-samples-medievil/ on Paul Arnold & Andrew Barnabas. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  23. ↑   "In aid of @SpecialEffect auctions are OPEN on some *super* rare MediEvil items I was gifted when the Cambridge studio closed." — Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou (@Kanaratron) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine).
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "The Nov. 12 release date is for the consoles’ launches in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea. They’ll become available on Nov. 19 for the rest of the world, Sony said." — Carpenter, Nicole and McWhertor, Michael, PlayStation 5 launches Nov. 12 for $499.99 on Polygon. Published September 16, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  25. ↑ MediEvil Marketing Standee -  SpecialEffect Charity Auction - Very Rare on eBay (archived version). Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  26. ↑ MediEvil Any% No DGS on Games Done Quick. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  27. ↑   "Today I posted off our FINAL Med Res OST. I'm surprised there’s an audience for CD's in 2021, especially one from 2006." — Andrew Barnabas (@AndrewBarnabas) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine).
  28. ↑ Medievil - la battaglia di gallowmere (Cosmo comics) : Sorrell, Chris, Wilson, Jason on Amazon.es. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  29. ↑   "Coming Soon: Pop! Games - MediEvil - Sir Daniel Fortesque 💀 (@GameStop and EB Games exclusive.) Pre-order to add to your collection now!" — Funko (@OriginalFunko) on Twitter. Published June 4, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  30. ↑   Resurrect Fortesque (@SaveMediEvil) on Twitter. Published June 16, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  31. ↑ MediEvil - Sir Daniel Fortesque Pop! Vinyl Figure - Toys and Collectibles on EB Games Australia (archived version). Published June 11, 2021.
  32. ↑ POP! Games: MediEvil Sir Daniel Fortesque Metallic Only at GameStop on GameStop (archived version). Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  33. ↑   GAME Teesside Park (@GAMETeesside) on Twitter (archived version). Published June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  34. ↑ MediEvil - Missing Memories - Fan Game Teaser Trailer on YouTube. Published June 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  35. ↑ Pop! Games: Sir Daniel Fortesque (Metallic) on GameStop.ca. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  36. ↑   PlayStation (@PlayStation) on Twitter. Published July 27, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  37. ↑ PlayStation Studios Character Icons T-Shirt on PlayStation Gear. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  38. ↑ Funko Pop! - Sir Daniel Fortesque (PlayStation) on GameStopZing Italia. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  39. ↑ Dan's Dance Revolution - Demo Release Trailer on YouTube. Published August 6, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  40. ↑ Smith, Jamie, Astro’s Playroom: the story behind those fun PlayStation character cameos on PlayStation.Blog. Published August 31, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  41. ↑ "The first public release will start on Sunday, 24 Oct 2021 at 19:00 UTC and will last 24 hours" — @records.polygon Story on Instagram. Published October 22, 2021.
  42. ↑ Home on trickortreatrec (archived version). Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  43. ↑ Update Page on Level52 Studios (archived version). Published December 31, 2021.
  44. ↑ PSX MediEvil by Crash41596 in 21:05.91 on TASVideos. Published January 1, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  45. ↑ Revision history of "Main Page" on Gallowpedia. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  46. ↑ Nitsche, Michael, Once Upon A Space on YouTube. Published March 3, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 Ryan, Jim, UPDATE: All-new PlayStation Plus launches in June with 700+ games and more value than ever on PlayStation.Blog. Published March 22, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  48. ↑   Hunger Club Clothing Co. (@HungerClub) on Twitter. Published May 1, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  49. ↑   Hunger Club Clothing Co. (@HungerClub) on Twitter. Published May 13, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  50. ↑ MediEvil 25th Anniversary Collection - Waltz of the Dead on YouTube. Published May 17, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  51. ↑   Hunger Club Clothing Co. (@HungerClub) on Twitter. Published May 20, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  52. ↑ NoobKillerRoof, The HARDEST skip in MediEvil speedrunning was just... skipped on YouTube. Published August 24, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  53. ↑ Project Eclipse - September 17th, 2022 Prototype Release on YouTube. Published September 17, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  54. ↑ "Added MediEvil Wiki" — Template:Gaming Wiki Network on JiggyWikki, a Banjo-Kazooie wiki. Published October 11, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  55. ↑ Update Page on Level52 Studios (archived version). Published October 19, 2022.
  56. ↑ Bobbykaze, MediEvil (PS4) - Star Rune Smuggle for Gallows Gauntlet Skip on YouTube. Published October 25, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  57. ↑ PSX MediEvil "all chalices" by Crash41596 in 1:01:55.63 on TASVideos. Published October 26, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  58. ↑ MediEvil: Resurrection Any% on Games Done Quick. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  59. ↑ Everybody's Golf 2 (PS1) on Official PlayStation™Store UK. Published January 17, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  60. ↑ "It’s wonderfully heartwarming that almost weekly we’re getting asked 2 questions about MediEvil. The first is “where’s the remake of Med 2?”. Alas that’s not up to us, but please keep asking Sony and we can all cross our fingers as we’d love that too!
    The second is where is the official soundtrack to MediEvil 2019? There’s versions on YouTube but no official soundtrack on digital or physical form (the last physical OST for Resurrection sold out years ago.) The simple answer is it’s complicated! Sony America released Med PS4 whilst Sony Europe released the 3 prior games and since the PS4 version contains new versions of music from earlier games this has created problems. There’s light at the end of the tunnnel! A possible solution has been suggested as of Jan ’23 so we’re hopeful that this may well see the light of day. We’re crossing our fingers."     — Soundtrack update Jan 2023 on Paul Arnold & Andrew Barnabas. Published January 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  61. ↑ Clive 'N' Wrench on Steam. Published February 23, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  62. ↑ Lord Zarok Replacement - Saddler at Resident Evil 4 (2023) on Nexus mods and community. Published April 28, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  63. ↑ "Hello statue community.
    We understand it has been awhile and our communication has been sparse. We have had our heads down trying to solve all of our production issues. We have struggled deeply with all of our direct to customer licensed statues as they all were incredibly low run, highly limited pieces. This was impacted greatly by covid and the factory we chose for the vast majority of these statues has not been able to come back online as fast as we had hoped. Along with that they prioritize larger runs and ours have constantly been placed in the back of the queues over and over again. We had to scale back our business a significant amount and made some pretty big layoffs late last year.
    With all that said we have a path forward. We are being acquired by a larger collectibles and statue manufacturer. This will help expedite production on all delayed projects and hopefully deliver most projects this year. We will be updating each project individually over the coming weeks with as much info as we can add.
    We apologize for our lack of communication, we have been trying to get through these issues the best we can while making good on the projects you all ordered. We will be delivering this year and the quality will be what you all expect from us. Thank you for your support, your kind words in our email and most of all your understanding as we move to complete each and every delayed project we have."     — LEVEL52 STUDIOS on Instagram. Published May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  64. ↑   "1. It is with a heavy heart that I have decided to sell my entire archive of art and gameplay design for “MediEvil.”
    This was work that I undertook as the game’s lead game designer, art director, concept art, level design, co-writer and voice/actor director."     — Jason Wilson (@GunnWriter) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine).
  65. ↑   "Okay, I made a decision. The work will be restored and archived. I cannot say anything more right now." — Jason Wilson (@GunnWriter) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine).
  66. ↑ MediEvil | E3 1997 Footage Compilation on YouTube. Published May 15, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  67. ↑   "Sir Daniel awaits -- at half price! Grab #MediEvil on #PS4 for just $15 for a limited time, and enjoy all those modern upgrades, including 4K graphics on PS4 Pro: https://playstation.com/en-us/games/medievil/" — Digital Eclipse (@DigitalEclipse) on Twitter. Published May 20, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  68. ↑ Bring Your Own Class by revenatn, Redead-ITA, Basinga, Darthlother, fesh, Combine_Kegan on itch.io. Published May 22, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  69. ↑ playstation-productions-intro-en-10jul23.mp4 on PlayStation Productions. Published July 10, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  70. ↑ Category:Gallowpedia: Revision history on Gallowpedia. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  71. ↑ 71.0 71.1 PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for August: Sea of Stars, Moving Out 2, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen on PlayStation.Blog. Published August 9, 2023.
  72. ↑ Sir Daniel Fortesque - MediEvil - Leon at Resident Evil 4 (2023) on Nexus mods and community. Published August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  73. ↑ PS4 Daniel Fortesque - MediEvil - Leon at Resident Evil 4 (2023) on Nexus mods and community. Published August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  74. ↑ Lord Zarok MediEvil PS4 - Saddler at Resident Evil 4 (2023) on Nexus mods and community. Published August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  75. ↑ The Graveyard - MediEvil PS1 on Steam Workshop. Published August 14, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  76. ↑ The Graveyard - MediEvil PS1 for Pavlov VR on mod.io. Published August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  77. ↑ MediEvil PS4 - Sword replacements for Knives at Resident Evil 4 (2023) on Nexus mods and community. Published August 20, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  78. ↑   "So I was checking out the new video on the PlayStation Productions Website and my god...are those the legs of Sir Daniel Fortesque?

    Could possibly be our first sign that a MediEvil movie is in the works at PlayStation Productions!

    A perfect choice for an animated Sony movie"     — @realradec on X. Published August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  79. ↑   Ben Mekler (@benmekler) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published August 23, 2023.
  80. ↑   "IYKYK" — Christopher Amick (@ChrisAmick) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published August 23, 2023.

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