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This page details the '''real world history''' of ''[[MediEvil]]'', including the history of the [[Fan:MediEvil fandom|''MediEvil'' fandom]] itself. It is split into four subpages by decade.
==Real world history by decade==
*[[Real world history/Pre-2000s|Pre-2000s real world history]]
*[[Real world history/2000s|2000s real world history]]
*[[Real world history/2010s|2010s real world history]]
*[[Real world history/2020s|2020s real world history]]
==Key dates==
This is a selection of significant dates from the subpages. Please use the [[Talk:Real world history|talk page]] to suggest any amendments or additions.
===Legend===
*{{Icon|Funko}} - Events related to [[wikipedia:Funko|Funko]].
*{{Icon|Guerrilla}} - Events related to [[Guerrilla Cambridge]].
*{{Icon|Med}} - Events related to ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]''.
*{{Icon|Med2}} - Events related to ''[[MediEvil 2]]''.
*{{Icon|Resurrection}} - Events related to ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]''.
*{{Icon|MedPS4}} - Events related to the ''[[MediEvil (2019)|MediEvil remake]]''.
*{{Icon|FArrow}} - Events related to ''[[MediEvil: The Game Prequel]]''.
*{{Icon|Millennium}} - Events related to [[Millennium Interactive]].
*{{Icon|OO}} - Events related to [[Other Ocean Interactive]].
*{{Icon|PS+}} - Events related to [[wikipedia:PlayStation Plus|PlayStation Plus]].
*{{Icon|Proboards}} - Events related to [[wikipedia:ProBoards|ProBoards]].
*{{Icon|Cambridge}} - Events related to the former [[SCEE Cambridge Studio]].
*{{Icon|Sony}} - Events related to [[wikipedia:Sony|Sony]].
===Timeline===
:'''December 1995''': 
::{{Icon|MediEvil}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is conceptualised by [[Chris Sorrell]] after he is finished working on ''The Snowman'' and ''Father Christmas'' edutainment games.{{Magref|RetroGamer49}}{{Magref|PSPlusV1I3}}
:'''September 1996''': 
::{{Icon|Millennium}} {{Icon|Sony}} {{Icon|Med}} Millennium Interactive secures Sony as ''MediEvil's'' publisher.{{Magref|RetroGamer49}} 
::{{Icon|Med}} The PlayStation version of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' enters development.{{Videoref|MED-Making-Of}} 
::{{Icon|Med}} Development of the Windows 95 and Sega Saturn versions of ''MediEvil'' ceases.{{Magref|RetroGamer49}}
:'''July 4, 1997''': 
::{{Icon|Sony}} {{Icon|Millennium}} {{Icon|Cambridge}} Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) buys the [[Millennium]] game development studio from [[creatures:Cyberlife|CyberLife Technology]] for about £6 million, due to their experience of working with the team through the preliminary months of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]''. The [[SCE Cambridge Studio|Sony Computer Entertainment Cambridge Studio]] is formed.{{Siteref|MED2-EU-Site|uk/nonshocked/development/development1.htm|Development}}<ref name="TheTimes">{{Cite|title=''Sony spends £6m on research base''|site=The Times|author=Jason Nisse|published=July 14, 1997}}</ref>
:'''October 9, 1998''': 
::{{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is released in Europe.{{Siteref|MED1-EU-Site|english/content.html|Welcome}} It is the first European PlayStation title to launch with LibCrypt, a type of [[wikipedia:copy protection|copy protection]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.playstation/c/uXb4etLj2h0/m/6-T4mAndh8sJ|title=VRally2 'openness'
|site=uk.games.video.playstation|published=July 8, 1999|retrieved=April 28, 2023|author=Donovan, Paul|quote=You obviously weren't around when MediEvil came out - that was the first game to have this kind of protection. It was very satisfying watching all the pirates get confused over that one.}}</ref>
:'''October 21, 1998''': 
::{{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is released in North America.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Challenge the Powers of Darkness in the Gothic World of MediEvil|newspaper=[https://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/ Business Wire]|published=October 21, 1998}}</ref><ref name="IGN">{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0/http://psx.ign.com/reviews/3950.html|title=MediEvil|site=IGN|published=October 22, 1998|author=Nelson, Randy & Perry, Douglass}}</ref><ref name="psnews">{{Cite|title=What's New|site=PlayStation (archived version)|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990508082815/http://www.playstation.com/news/launchmain_news.html}}</ref>
:'''June 17, 1999''': 
::{{Icon|Med}} [[MediEvil (1998)|''MediEvil'']] is released in Japan.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://www.famitsu.com/games/t/4773/|retrieved=December 2, 2022|site=Famitsu|title=メディーバル 〜甦ったガロメアの勇者〜 (PS)の関連情報}}</ref>
:'''April 21, 2000''': 
::{{Icon|Med2}} ''[[MediEvil 2]]'' is released in Europe.{{Bookref|Medievil-Times}}<ref>{{Icon|Med2}} ''MediEvil 2'' "Need A Hand..?" print advertisement. Published by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2000.</ref><ref name="TheSunPromo">{{Cite web|title=Win Sony PlayStation games and MediEvil 2|newspaper=[[wikipedia:The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]|published= April 21, 2000|quote=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.}}</ref> 
:'''May 9, 2000''':
::{{Icon|Med2}} ''[[MediEvil 2]]'' is released in North America.<ref>{{Cite|newspaper=PR Newswire|published=May 9, 2000|title=Everyone's Favorite Undead Hero Resurrects to the PlayStation(R) Game Console In MediEvil(R) II}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Medievil 2 - anyone playing?|site=uk.games.video.playstation|published=April 27, 2000|author=JJ|quote=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.|retrieved=April 27, 2023|url=https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.playstation/c/S7SeWzEyCEs/m/3CJT7UfLUwYJ}}</ref>
:'''September 1, 2005''':
::{{Icon|Resurrection}} ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]'' is released in Europe as a launch title for the PSP.<ref name="pspeu">{{Cite web|title=Euro PSP launches on Thursday!|site=Eurogamer|published=August 31, 2005|author=Bramwell, Tom|retrieved=April 21, 2023|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/news310805europsp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/0if_/http://uk.playstation.com/psp/games/detail/item46237/MediEvil-Resurrection/|site=Official PlayStation website (archived version)|title=PlayStation Games - MediEvil: Resurrection|retrieved=April 20, 2023}}</ref>
:'''September 13, 2005''': 
::{{Icon|Resurrection}} ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]'' is released in North America.<ref>{{cite web|site=PlayStation.com (archived version)|title=MEDIEVIL RESURRECTION RISES FROM THE CRYPT TO THE PSP SYSTEM|published=September 13, 2005|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0if_/http://us.playstation.com/corporate/about/press-release/291.html|retrieved=April 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/13/medievil-resurrected-at-retail|site=IGN|title=MediEvil Resurrected at Retail|author=Adams, David|published=September 13, 2005|retrieved=April 21, 2023}}</ref>
:'''May 31, 2009''': 
::{{Icon|Proboards}} The [[Fan:MediEvil Boards|MediEvil Boards]] are opened.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0if_/https://sirdanielfortesque.proboards.com/user/1|site=MediEvil Boards (archived version)|title=Admin|retrieved=May 15, 2023}}</ref>
:'''January 10, 2012''':
::{{Icon|Cambridge}} {{Icon|Guerrilla}} [[SCEE Cambridge Studio]] is re-established as a development branch of Guerrilla Games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-closing-bigbig-studios-restructuring-cambridge|site=GamesIndustry.biz|title=Sony closing BigBig Studios, restructuring Cambridge|author=Pearson, Dan|published=January 10, 2012|retrieved=June 28, 2023}}</ref>
:'''January 12, 2017''':
::{{Icon|Guerrilla}} SONY announces the closure of the [[Guerrilla Cambridge]] studio as part of a broader restructuring effort.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38598919|site=BBC News|title=Sony closes Guerrilla Cambridge video games studio|published=January 12, 2017|author=Kelion, Leo}}</ref>
:'''December 8, 2017''':
::{{Icon|MedPS4}} A remake of the original ''MediEvil'' for PS4 is announced at PlayStation Experience 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMSI7nS2z-g|site=YouTube|title=MediEvil - PSX 2017: Teaser Trailer <nowiki>|</nowiki> PS4|published=December 9, 2017|retrieved=June 28, 2023}}</ref> It is said to be coming in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2017/12/08/medievil-returning-to-ps4-in-2018/|site=PlayStation.Blog|title=MediEvil Returning to PS4 in 2018|author=Layden, Shawn|published=December 8, 2017|retrieved=June 28, 2023}}</ref> This early announcement was prompted as a result of efforts by ''MediEvil'' fans, including the #ResurrectFortesque campaign on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnCbI51JpAM|title=PlayStation Presents - PSX 2017 Opening Celebration <nowiki>|</nowiki> English|site=YouTube|published=December 8, 2017|retrieved=June 28, 2023}}</ref>
:'''May 9, 2019''':
::{{Icon|MedPS4}} The ''MediEvil Story Trailer'' is shown during Sony's State of Play show.<ref name="storytrailer">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdFgmLIjYiw|title=MediEvil - Story Trailer <nowiki>|</nowiki> PS4|published=May 9, 2019|site=YouTube|retrieved=June 28, 2023}}</ref> The ''MediEvil'' remake's release date is confirmed and pre-orders are opened on the PlayStation Store.<ref name="release">{{Cite web|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2019/05/09/medievil-is-unearthed-october-25-2019/|site=PlayStation.Blog|title=MediEvil is Unearthed October 25, 2019|author=Accordino, Nick|published=May 9, 2019|retrieved=June 28, 2023}}</ref> The contents of the Digital Deluxe edition of the game are also revealed.<ref name="storytrailer"/>
:'''August 17, 2019''':
::{{Icon|FArrow}} At 4PM UK time, [[Jason Wilson]] unveils the hardback version of ''[[MediEvil: The Game Prequel]]'' comic on his Twitter, to be published by Titan Comics.{{TwitterRef|Wilson|1162379594101641216|quote=‘MediEvil: Fate’s Arrow.’<br>@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}}
:'''October 25, 2019''':
::{{Icon|MedPS4}} {{Icon|FArrow}} The PS4 remake of ''MediEvil'' is released worldwide, including the Digital Deluxe edition containing the ''[[MediEvil: The Game Prequel]]'' comic.<ref name="release"/>
:'''December 3, 2019''':
::{{Icon|FArrow}} The ''[[MediEvil: The Game Prequel]]'' comic's physical edition is officially released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/MediEvil-Chris-Sorrell/dp/1787734196|site=Amazon.co.uk|title=MediEvil|retrieved=June 28, 2023}}</ref>
:'''June 4, 2021''':
::{{Icon|Funko}} {{Icon|MedPS4}} A [[POP! Games: MediEvil - Sir Daniel Fortesque|Sir Daniel Fortesque Funko Pop]] is announced on the official Funko Twitter.<ref>{{Icon|Twitter}} {{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OriginalFunko/status/1400848595683889156|title=Funko (@OriginalFunko)|site=Twitter|retrieved=May 30, 2023|published=June 4, 2021|quote=Coming Soon: Pop! Games - MediEvil - Sir Daniel Fortesque 💀 (@GameStop and EB Games exclusive.) Pre-order to add to your collection now!}}</ref> It is released in most of North America, Europe and Australia over the coming months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210611183257if_/https://www.ebgames.com.au/product/toys-and-collectibles/271400-medievil-sir-daniel-fortesque-pop-vinyl-figure|title=MediEvil - Sir Daniel Fortesque Pop! Vinyl Figure - Toys and Collectibles|site=EB Games Australia (archived version)|published=June 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611183123/https://www.gamestop.com/toys-collectibles/funko/pop/products/pop-games-medievil-sir-daniel-fortesque-metallic-only-at-gamestop/11146913.html|site=GameStop (archived version)|title=POP! Games: MediEvil Sir Daniel Fortesque Metallic Only at GameStop|retrieved=June 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Icon|Twitter}} {{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625014946/https://twitter.com/gameteesside/status/1408045109413920769|site=Twitter (archived version)|title=GAME Teesside Park (@GAMETeesside)|published=June 24, 2021|retrieved=June 4, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamestop.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/880128/pop-games-sir-daniel-fortesque-metallic-eb-exclusive|title=Pop! Games: Sir Daniel Fortesque (Metallic)|site=GameStop.ca|retrieved=June 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622203850/https://www.gamestop.it/Gadget/Games/134493/funko-pop-sir-daniel-fortesque-playstation|site=GameStopZing Italia|title=Funko Pop! - Sir Daniel Fortesque (PlayStation)|retrieved=June 4, 2023}}</ref>
:'''August 15, 2023''':
::{{Icon|PSPlus}} {{Icon|Resurrection}} ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]'' is re-released on PS4 and PS5 through the PS Plus Premium service.<ref name="resurrection">{{cite web|site=PlayStation.Blog|title=PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for August: Sea of Stars, Moving Out 2, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen|published=August 9, 2023|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2023/08/09/playstation-plus-game-catalog-for-august-sea-of-stars-moving-out-2-destiny-2-the-witch-queen/}}</ref>
:'''April 16, 2024''':
::{{Icon|PSPlus}} {{Icon|Med}} The original ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is re-released as part of the PlayStation Plus Premium service.<ref name="medievilpsplus">{{Cite web|url=https://blog.playstation.com/2024/04/10/playstation-plus-game-catalog-for-april-dave-the-diver-tales-of-kenzera-zau-the-crew-2-and-more/|title=PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for April: Dave the Diver, Tales of Kenzera: Zau, The Crew 2 and more|author=Michel, Adam|published=April 10, 2024|retrieved=April 11, 2024}}</ref>

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