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

  • March 30:
    •   Renowned voice actress Lani Minella confirms her role on Twitter as the narrator of the PS4 MediEvil remake and the Prague Symphony Orchestra's involvement with the soundtrack.[45][dead link]
  • March 31:
    •   Lani Minella deletes her initial tweet and replaces it with a new one, omitting her mention of the Prague Symphony Orchestra's involvement.[46]
  • May 6:
    •   Sony's next State of Play show is announced on the PlayStation.Blog, promising an extended look at the MediEvil remake.[47]
  • May 9:
    •   The MediEvil Story Trailer is shown during Sony's State of Play show.[48] The MediEvil remake's release date is confirmed and pre-orders are opened on the PlayStation Store.[49] The contents of the Digital Deluxe edition of the game are also revealed.[48]
  • May 10:
    •   Jason Wilson reveals that he is working on the MediEvil comic available with the Digital Deluxe edition of the remake.[50]
    •   The Raising Kratos documentary about the making of God of War is released on YouTube. A brief scene in the documentary (1:40:34 – 1:40:37), dating from February 2018, features what appears to be a PS4 port of MediEvil: Resurrection.[51]
  • May 27:
    •     TOTAKU run a poll on Twitter asking which version of Sir Dan people would want as a TOTAKU figure.[52]
  • June 3:
  • July 2:
    •   Jason Wilson finishes work on the MediEvil comic.[55]
  • July 25 - July 28:
    •   A demo of the MediEvil remake is playable at the Game XP 2019 event in Brazil.[56]
  • July 26:
    •   MediEvil is classified as a game suitable for players aged 12 or above by the German Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle.[57]
  • July 31:
    •   MediEvil is classified as an adult only game by the Korean Game Rating and Administration Committee.[58]
  • August 2 - August 4:
    •   A demo of the MediEvil remake is playable at the FestiGame 2019 event in Chile.[59] Several video clips from the event are posted on Twitter.[60]
  • August 5:
    •   MediEvil is classified as an M game (15+) by the Australian Classification Board.[61]
  • August 8:
    •   Footage of remake gameplay from Game XP 2019 is uploaded to YouTube.[62]
  • August 14:
    •   A short interview with Other Ocean Interactive staff is published on the PlayStation.Blog accompanied by a video.[63][64]
  • August 17:
  • August 20 - August 24:
    •   A demo of the MediEvil remake is playable at Gamescom in Germany.[66]
  • August 23 - August 26:
    •   A demo of the MediEvil remake is playable at Insomnia65 in the UK.[67][68] A large prop of Sir Dan's head created by Hello Flamingo and commissioned by the Circle Agency is present at the event as part of a photo op for visitors.[69]
  • August 30 - September 2:
    •   A demo of the MediEvil remake is playable at PAX West in the US.[70] Nick Accordino, one of the game's producers, was interviewed at the event.[71]
  • September 10:
  • September 12 - September 15:
  • September 12 - September 15:
  • September 13:
  • September 17:
  • September 24:
    •   The MediEvil Short-Lived Demo is leaked on the Japanese PlayStation Store, but is swiftly taken down.[74] It is officially unveiled later that same day, during Sony's State of Play stream.[75]
  • September 27 - September 29:
  • September 30:
  • October 3:
  • October 3 - October 6:
  • October 4:
  • October 6:
  • October 7:
    •     A video comparing the Asylum Grounds from the original to the remake's version is published on PlayStation's YouTube channel.
  • October 10:
  • October 15:
  • October 17:
  • October 17 - October 20:
    •   A demo of the MediEvil remake is playable at EGX 2019 in the UK.
  • October 18:
    •   Gameplay from the Scarecrow Fields level is shown off by PlayStation Access at EGX. The developers of the MediEvil remake attend a launch party for the game.
  • October 23:
    •   The MediEvil remake review embargo is lifted. Most reviews of the game go live throughout the day.
  • October 24:
  • October 25:
  • October 26:
  • October 28:
  • November 2:
  • November 4:
  • November 6:
    •   The accolades trailer for the MediEvil remake is published on PlayStation's YouTube channel.
  • November 11:
    •   In its third week, the MediEvil remake drops down to 27th place in the UK sales chart. It drops out of the Top 40 completely the following week.
  • November 16:
  • November 18:
    •   A trailer is released for the Limited Edition Sir Daniel Fortesque Polystone Statue.
  • November 20:
    •   Patch 1.02 for MediEvil is released. It introduces new Options menu settings, such as an adjustable Camera Speed, a Dan Cam Toggle and 30FPS Lock.
  • December 3:
  • December 13:
    •   Alexander Gold, a Game Designer who worked on the MediEvil remake, publishes an article on Gamasutra detailing the process of restoring and improving the Pumpkin King boss battle.
  • December 19:
    •   The MediEvil remake places 3rd in PlayStation.Blog's Best PlayStation Console Exclusive poll.
  • December 20:
  • December 24:

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.
  19. ShadowMonk710, Signatures #100 through #158 for the "Petition to create Medievil 3!" petition on Petition Spot (archived version). Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  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.
  27. Template:Portal/Affiliates on PlayStation All-Stars Wiki.
  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. Products on ForbiddenPlanet.com - UK and Worldwide Cult Entertainment Megastore (archived version).
  55.   "My last day with this gnarly faced chinless wonder.

    So here’s a purposely blurred close up crop of a page panel from the MediEvil comic that Chris Sorrell and I have been etching onto ancient vellum by candle light.

    That’s all y’ getting for now! :)"
    Jason Wilson (@GunnWriter) on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published July 2, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  56. Jogamos MediEvil Remake: game é o clássico de 1998 do jeito você lembrava on Voxel. Published August 12, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  57. MediEvil on Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle. Published July 26, 2019.
  58. MediEvil (메디이블) on 게임물관리위원회. Published July 31, 2019.
  59. Casis, Jaime, ¡Nos vemos en Festigame 2019! on PlayStation.Blog LATAM. Published July 25, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  60.   @MundoMediEvil on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published August 2, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  61. MEDIEVIL on Australian Classification. Published August 5, 2019.
  62. Voxel, MediEvil Remake é o clássico de 1998 do jeito você lembrava! – Jogamos na Game XP 2019 on YouTube. Published August 8, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  63. Accordino, Nick, Behind the Scenes of MediEvil’s Upcoming PS4 Resurrection on PlayStation.Blog. Published August 14, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  64. PlayStation, MediEvil - A Behind the Scenes Look with Other Ocean on YouTube. Published August 14, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  65.   "‘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).
  66. "Fans of Sir Daniel Fortesque had a lot to be excited for when Sony revealed earlier this year that it had a remake of the first MediEvil in the works. Flash forward to Gamescom 2019 and we've finally gotten some hands-on time with this nostalgic return to Gallowmere. And from what we played, those looking for a more scenic trip down memory lane are going to be very happy." — Gwaltney, Javy, MediEvil Preview - A Ghoulish Gas on Game Informer. Published August 21, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  67.   "Get hands-on Marvel’s Iron Man VR, MediEvil, FIFA 20 and more with @PlayStationUK at Insomnia65! All weekend long you will can play the latest and upcoming games for PS4 and PS VR!
    #i65 #ForThePlayers #PS4 #FIFA20 #PSVR"
    @IGFestUK on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published August 15, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  68. "Medieval[sic] was another one with an elaborate setup. A castle theme this time with large gates and a staff member in cosplay. This one had an upstairs level with about 25 PS4 setups as well as a few downstairs, so the long line only took about 15 minutes to get through." — Knight, Thomas, Insomnia 65 – Event Review (And Upcoming Games) on NookGaming. Published August 25, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  69. Bestford, Paula, Circle Agency- Medi Evil Skull on Hello Flamingo. Published August 24, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  70. "MediEvil is the latest PS1 classic to get the full remake treatment. After playing it at PAX, we found these old bones still have a bit of fight in them." — Delaney, Mark, PAX West 2019: No Bones About It, MediEvil is Another Nostalgic PlayStation Trip on GameSkinny. Published September 5, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  71. IRBGamer, PAX West 2019 - PS4 Medievil Interview on YouTube. Published January 14, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  72.   "Aaah, mais qui voilà ?
    Ludothèque 9 sera dispo pile poil à la fin du mois, pour accompagner nos nouveautés !

    C’est écrit par @Motor_Mike et ça vous permettra de réviser avant la sortie du remake ;)"
    @ThirdEditions on X (formerly Twitter) (archived version at Internet Archive Wayback Machine). Published September 10, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  73.   "It's the little things. #MediEvil #GoldMaster"Other Ocean on Twitter. Published September 17, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  74. Tuffcub, MediEvil demo briefly appears on the Japanese PlayStation Store on TheSixthAxis. Published September 24, 2019.
  75. State of Play | 24th September 2019 on YouTube.
  76. MediEvil on Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

Gaming Wiki Network