Real world history/2010s

This page details the real world history of the MediEvil series, the studios behind it and the game's fandom; from the creation of a petition for MediEvil 3 in 2010 up to 2019 when the MediEvil remake was released. For years before the year 2010, see Pre-2000s and 2000s. For years after 2019, see 2020s.

Legend

Timeline

2010

2011

  • January:
  • January 18:
    •   RAWTalent receives an email from SONY, urging him to cancel his project. RAWTalent's MediEvil 3 project is thus cancelled.
  • February 5:
    •   The MediEvil article is published on The Cutting Room Floor.
  • April 10:
  • April 27:
    •   MediEvil is classified as a game suitable for players aged 12 or above by the Korean Game Rating and Administration Committee.[21]
  • May:
    •   Development of the four game prototypes is finished. The PlayStation Move version of MediEvil: Defence o' the Damned begins development. Further development of the other prototypes is not pursued.
  • May 28:
    •   The MediEvil 3 petition on Petition Spot reaches 200 signatures.
  • June 11:
  • July 2:
    •     A tool-assisted speedrun of the original MediEvil by Torn338 is published on TASVideos.[22]
  • July 9:
    •     The 骷髏戰士 article is published on the Chinese Wikipedia.
  • July 29:
    •   The MediEvil 3 petition on Petition Spot reaches 250 signatures.
  • August 7:
    •     Hacc, a member of the MediEvil Boards, creates various codes for the Japanese version of MediEvil and posts them in the Discoveries thread on the forum. He would later make countless other codes for other versions of MediEvil, posting them in the very same thread.
  • August 12 - August 14:
    •   The PlayStation Move version of MediEvil: Defence o' the Damned is shown at Protoplay alongside Dare to be Digital entrants. However, the game is never developed further or released publicly.
  • November 5:
    •   The MediEvil Madness group on Facebook is created.[23]
  • December 9:
  • December 14:

2012

2013

  • January 8:
    •   Sir Dan's exclusive PSASBR Golden Armour pre-order DLC costume becomes available for purchase on the American PS Store. 
  • January 22:
    •   Sir Dan's XMB Dynamic Theme is released on the American PS Store.
  • January 31:
    •   PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is released in Japan, featuring Sir Dan as a playable character.
  • February 9:
    •     The MediEvil article on the English Wikipedia is moved to a new page. The original article is remade into an article about the series in general.
  • February 20:
    •   Sir Dan's exclusive PSASBR Golden Armour pre-order DLC costume becomes available for purchase on the European PS Store. 
  • February 26:
    •   Zarok minion DLC is released for PSASBR in North America.
  • February 27:
    •   Zarok minion DLC is released for PSASBR in Europe, along with a XMB Dynamic Theme of Sir Dan.
  • March 14:
    •   Zarok minion DLC is released for PSASBR in Japan.
  • March 19:
  • March 20:
    •   The Graveyard DLC stage is released for PSASBR in Europe.
  • April 4:
    •   The Graveyard DLC stage is released for PSASBR in Japan.
  • April 28:
  • June 22:
    •   KorinOo announces his 'MediEvil in Skyrim mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim on The Nexus Forums.
  • August 9:
  • August 22:
  • August 30:
    •     KorinOo makes a thread for his MediEvil in Skyrim mod on the MediEvil Boards.[34]
  • September 14:
  • October 18:
  • November 21:

2014

2015

  • February 3:
    •     The MediEvil article is published on the Czech Wikipedia.
  • February 19:
    •   The MediEvil 2 article is published on The Cutting Room Floor.
  • March 29:
    •   A video of a box projected cubemap reflection shader for a supposed PS4 MediEvil title that was never released is uploaded to YouTube. However, the video goes by unnoticed until July 9th.
  • May 7:
    •     A twitter user known as BLUE_EYES uploads supposedly leaked images and videos of a MediEvil project, suggesting Sir Daniel Fortesque will return this E3. This was interpreted by many as a MediEvil game in development for the PlayStation 4. The story was quickly covered by various gaming related media outlets.
  • May 8:
  • May 9:
  • May 10:
    •   The MediEvil 3 petition on Change.org reaches 250 signatures.
  • May 11:
  • May 27:
    •   The MediEvil 3 petition on Change.org reaches 500 signatures. It goes on to reach 1000 signatures, but never reaches its goal of 2000 and is eventually closed.
  • July 9:
    •   A twitter user known as SpAM_CAN discovers a video of a supposed PS4 MediEvil that was never released. The story is covered by TheSixthAxis that very same day.
  • July 22:
    •     Source Shift announces that he is rebooting his MediEvil fan movie, The One Eyed Knight, in a thread on the MediEvil Boards.[39] However, the project doesn't go anywhere and is once again abandoned.
  • July 23:
  • October 31:
  • December 29:

2016

2017

  • January 12:
  • January 15:
    •   Game developer Nurax Interactive teases Project Cambridge for the first time on their Facebook page.
  • May 20:
    •   Nurax Interactive reveals that their Project Cambridge is a remake of the original MediEvil, titled Dead Man Dan.
  • September 24:
  • October 21:
  • October 23:
  • October 24:
    •     Jason Wilson is interviewed about MediEvil by Russian fans of MediEvil.
  • October 29:
  • November 4:
    •   A Sir Daniel Fortesque skin for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater is released on the thpsX website.
  • December 2:
  • December 8:
    •   A remake of the original MediEvil for PS4 is announced at PlayStation Experience 2017.[41] It is said to be coming in 2018.[42] This early announcement was prompted as a result of efforts by MediEvil fans, including the #ResurrectFortesque campaign on Twitter.[43]
  • December 9:
    •   Claire Bromley of Sony XDev confirms the studio's involvement in the development of the MediEvil remake on Twitter.[44]
  • December 10:

2018

2019

References

  1. ShadowMonk710, Petition to create Medievil 3! on Petition Spot (archived version). Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 ShadowMonk710, Signatures #1 through #100 for the "Petition to create Medievil 3!" petition on Petition Spot (archived version). Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  3.   MediEvil-Fanclub on DeviantArt. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  4.   MediEvil: historial de revisões on Wikipédia. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  5.   MediEvil 2: historial de revisões on Wikipédia. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  6.   MediEvil: Resurrection: historial de revisões on Wikipédia. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  7.   Home on Gallowmere Historia | Fandom. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  8.   MediEvil: Sideversjonshistorikk on Wikipedia. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  9. "We once dabbled with some ideas for a Medievil on PS3 for the MOVE but we wanted to try out something new to see what we could do with the MOVE hence TVS and we’re very happy with what we have so far!" — jwilson, PlayStation Move Developer Diary: TV Superstars on PlayStation.Blog. Published May 18, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  10. "I want to let you know about a very exciting new range for all PSP users. We are re-releasing a range of must-have games for less called PSP Essentials. The first games in this new range release on 2nd of June across PAL territories*. These are all priced at €9.99 each and there will be more games to follow." — Donovan, Mayumi, PSP Essentials on PlayStation.Blog. Published May 14, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  11. Barker, Sammy, European PlayStation Store Updates: 9th June 2010 on Push Square. Published June 9, 2010. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "If you have been paying attention to all of the news coming out of E3, you probably heard that we introduced a new subscription service called PlayStation Plus, which will be available on June 29." — Panico, Susan, PlayStation Plus Coming Soon on PlayStation.Blog. Published June 16, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  13. "You heard the announcement at E3 and read even more details last week. Today, we’re excited to officially announce the availability of PlayStation Plus." — Panico, Susan, PlayStation Plus: Available Today on PlayStation.Blog. Published June 29, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  14. "MediEvil, you’ve been dreaming of another game in the beloved franchise forever right? Apparently your dreams are about to become reality. This is according to the latest issue of PSM3 Magazine. It says that Sony Cambridge is working on a New MediEvil title. Not much was relayed concerning what platform, the PS3 or PSP, but we’re guessing it’ll be a PS3 title, since the PSP has already seen a remake." — Gilbert, Ernice, Finally, New MediEvil Title Incoming on Games Thirst. Published July 9, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  15.   MediEvil 2: Historia i autorzy on Wikipedia. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  16.   MediEvil: Resurrection: Historia i autorzy. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  17. Thorpe, James, Updated: Prices and Content | PlayStation Plus Explained on PlayStation.Blog. Published June 23, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  18.   Medievil-fans on DeviantArt. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
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  20.   MediEvil-Is-Awesome on DeviantArt. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  21. Medievil® (메디이블®) on 게임물관리위원회. Published April 27, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  22. PSX MediEvil by Torn338 in 43:32.35 on TASVideos. Published July 2, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  23. MediEvil Madness on Facebook (archived version). Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  24. Pearson, Dan, Sony closing BigBig Studios, restructuring Cambridge on GamesIndustry.biz. Published January 10, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  25.   Medievil remake on MediEvil Boards. Published March 21, 2012.
  26. Wikia Statistics on MediEvil Rolling Demo.
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  28.   Petition for Medievil 3 on MediEvil Boards. Published September 8, 2012.
  29.   The One Eyed Knight (Medievil 3D fan movie) on MediEvil Boards. Published November 4, 2012.
  30. User:Tomco (Admin) on Hungarian Gallowmere Wiki.
  31.   MediEvil developer - Q&A on MediEvil Boards. Published December 24, 2012.
  32. Revision history of "Gallowmere Wiki" on Spanish Gallowmere Wiki.
  33. Revision history of "Gallowmere Historia" on Italian MediEvil-Resurrection Wiki.
  34.   MediEvil remake (Skyrim) on MediEvil Boards. Published August 30, 2013.
  35. Thread 2462 on the MediEvil Rolling Demo Wiki.
  36. Thread 300 on the Spanish Gallowmere Wiki.
  37. Main Page Diff on Primal Wiki.
  38. Thread 226 on Italian Gallowmere Wiki.
  39.   The One Eyed Knight on MediEvil Boards. Published July 22, 2015.
  40. Kelion, Leo, Sony closes Guerrilla Cambridge video games studio on BBC News. Published January 12, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  41. MediEvil - PSX 2017: Teaser Trailer | PS4 on YouTube. Published December 9, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  42. Layden, Shawn, MediEvil Returning to PS4 in 2018 on PlayStation.Blog. Published December 8, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  43. PlayStation Presents - PSX 2017 Opening Celebration | English on YouTube. Published December 8, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  44.   "Very excited that I’m going to be working with the team bringing this to you guys #MediEvil"Claire Bromley on Twitter. Published December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  45.   "Proud to announce I am the narrator of the remake of MediEvil for PS4. Thanks to Sony and the music has been redone by the Prague Symphony Orchestra, and there are a lot of wonderful levels and fantastic creatures and animations. Don't miss it!"Lani Minella (@LaniMinella) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published March 30, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  46.   "Sincere gratitude to #Sony #MediEvil #GeorgeWeisman #MontyMudd and crew AND you MediEvil fans! I'm the Narrator of this remake of this great game for PS4. Looks and sounds fantastic!"Lani Minella (@LaniMinella) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published March 31, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  47. "PlayStation Worldwide Studios will be showing off an extended look at MediEvil, as well as a first look at a new title." — Shuman, Sid, State of Play: Watch Live at 3pm Pacific on PlayStation.Blog. Published May 6, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  48. 48.0 48.1 MediEvil - Story Trailer | PS4 on YouTube. Published May 9, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  49. 49.0 49.1 Accordino, Nick, MediEvil is Unearthed October 25, 2019 on PlayStation.Blog. Published May 9, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  50.   "I can’t give any more details at the moment but I can now reveal this about my official involvement in the upcoming MediEvil remake.

    I hope that you’ll join us for the new undead adventures of Sir Daniel Fortesque!"
    Jason Wilson (@GunnWriter) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published May 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  51. God of War | Raising Kratos | "Making Of" Documentary on YouTube. Published May 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  52.   "IF we immortalized the great Sir Daniel Fortesque as a #TOTAKU figure, what style would you like to see him as? #MediEvilMonday"@mytotaku on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published May 27, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  53. Blake's 7 actor Paul Darrow dies at 78 on BBC. Published June 3, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  54. MediEvil on Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle. Published July 26, 2019.
  55. MediEvil (메디이블) on 게임물관리위원회. Published July 31, 2019.
  56. MEDIEVIL on Australian Classification. Published August 5, 2019.
  57.   "‘MediEvil: Fate’s Arrow.’
    @Trepan (Chris Sorrell) and I are delighted to announce that our prequel/sequel story to the original MediEvil will be released as a hardback book by @ComicsTitan with @playstation this Halloween! Here’s a peak at the art. #medievil"
    Jason Wilson (@GunnWriter) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine).
  58.   "It's the little things. #MediEvil #GoldMaster"Other Ocean on Twitter. Published September 17, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  59. Tuffcub, MediEvil demo briefly appears on the Japanese PlayStation Store on TheSixthAxis. Published September 24, 2019.
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