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{{Template:Infobox companies
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|name = Millennium Interactive
|name = Millennium Interactive
|image = [[File:Millenniumlogo.png|230px|center]]
|image = [[File:Millenniumlogo.png|230px|center]]
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|founded = 1988
|founded = 1988
|founder = Michael Hayward, Tony Beckwith, Ian Saunter, one other
|founder = Michael Hayward, Tony Beckwith, Ian Saunter, one other
|defunct =  July 4 1997
|defunct =  July 4th, 1997
|headquarters = Cambridge, United Kingdom
|headquarters = Cambridge, United Kingdom
|keypeople = Michael Hayward, Ian Saunter, Toby Simpson, Steve Grand, Chris Sorrell
|keypeople = Michael Hayward, Ian Saunter, Toby Simpson, Steve Grand, Chris Sorrell
|products = ''James Pond'', ''Creatures''}}'''Millennium Interactive''' was a Cambridge-based company responsible for titles such as ''Rome: Pathway to Power'', ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', ''James Pond'', ''Defcon 5'', ''Deadline'' and most notably, ''Creatures''. Another notable title is Strike II, a 3-D air combat science fiction game. ''[[MediEvil]]'' began development prior to Millennium's acquisition by Sony.
|products = ''James Pond'', ''Creatures''}}'''Millennium Interactive''' was a Cambridge-based company responsible for titles such as ''Rome: Pathway to Power'', ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', ''James Pond'', ''Defcon 5'', ''Deadline'' and most notably, ''Creatures''. The original ''[[MediEvil]]'' began development prior to Millennium's acquisition by Sony.


==History==
==History==
The company was founded by Michael Hayward, Tony Beckwith, Ian Saunter and one other sometime in 1988.
Millennium Interactive was founded by Michael Hayward, Tony Beckwith, Ian Saunter and one other sometime in 1988.{{cite}}


In 1993, Steve Grand begins developing a project based on artificial life.
In 1993, Steve Grand began developing a project based on artificial life.{{cite}}


In November 1994, Cyberlife is set up to build products around Steve Grand's concepts of artificial life. By November of 1996, there are 10 people in this department.
In November 1994, Cyberlife was set up to build products around Steve Grand's concepts of artificial life. By November of 1996, there were 10 people in this department.


On July 4 1997, the Millennium development studio, along with several of the projects in development, is sold to Sony Computer Entertainment for £6 million and renamed to [[SCE Cambridge Studio]].<sup><ref name="TheTimes">{{Cite news|title=''Sony spends £6m on research base''|newspaper=The Times|author=Jason Nisse|published=July 14, 1997}}</ref></sup>
On July 4th, 1997, the Millennium development studio, along with several of the projects in development, were sold to Sony Computer Entertainment for £6 million and renamed to [[SCE Cambridge Studio]].<ref name="TheTimes">{{Cite news|title=''Sony spends £6m on research base''|newspaper=The Times|author=Jason Nisse|published=July 14, 1997|retrieved=May 15th, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Icon|Twitter}} {{Cite web|title=Jason Wilson|site=Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/gunncomics/status/815646211344596992|published=January 1st, 2017|retrieved=May 15th, 2021}}</ref> This allowed Sony to acquire ''[[MediEvil]]''.
 
This allowed Sony to acquire ''[[MediEvil]]''.


==Games==
==Games==
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*''The Aquatic Games (1992)''
*''The Aquatic Games (1992)''
*''Global Effect (1992)''
*''Global Effect (1992)''
*''Kid Gloves II: The Journey Back (1992)''
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*''Rome AD92: The Pathway to Power (1992)''
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*''Steel Empire (1992)''
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*''Brutal Football: Brutal Sports Series (1993)''
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*''Diggers (1993)''
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*''Morph (1993)''
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*''James Pond 3: Operation Starfish (1994)''
 
*''Mr Blobby (1994)''
*''Super Troll Islands (1994)''
*''Vital Light (1994)''
*''Wild Cup Soccer (1994)''
*''Bangboo (1995)''
*''Daughter of Serpents (1995)''
*''Defcon 5 (1995)''
*''Extractors: The Hanging Worlds of Zarg (1995)''
*''Pinkie (1995)''
*''SilverLoad (1995)''
*''Deadline (1996)''
*''Frogger (1997)''
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.millennium.co.uk/ Official website] (archived version)
*[http://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http:ukOfficial website] (archived version)
*{{Icon|Wikia}} [[w:c:creatures:Millennium|Millennium at Creatures Wikia]]
*{{Icon|Wikia}} [[w:c:creatures:Millennium|Millennium at Creatures Wikia]]
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