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*'''March''': <!--{{Icon|Millennium}} [[Martin Hamilton Kift]] joins [[Millennium]].--> [[James Busby]] joins the ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' development team.{{Siteref|MED-EU-Site|english/sorcerers/sorcerers_james_1.htm|Sorcerers - James Busby}} | *'''March''': <!--{{Icon|Millennium}} [[Martin Hamilton Kift]] joins [[Millennium]].--> [[James Busby]] joins the ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' development team.{{Siteref|MED-EU-Site|english/sorcerers/sorcerers_james_1.htm|Sorcerers - James Busby}} | ||
<!--*'''April''': {{Icon|Millennium}} [[Derek Pollard]] joins [[Millennium]].--> | <!--*'''April''': {{Icon|Millennium}} [[Derek Pollard]] joins [[Millennium]].--> | ||
*'''August''': {{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is publically unveiled for the first time in an [[Interview:Edge, August 1996|interview]] with Millennium's business development manager, [[Anil Malhotra]].{{Magref|Edge35}} | *'''August''': {{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is publically unveiled for the first time in an [[Interview:Edge, August 1996|Edge magazine interview]] with Millennium's business development manager, [[Anil Malhotra]]. The game is said to be targeting both Windows 95 and the Sega Saturn.{{Magref|Edge35}} | ||
*'''September''': {{Icon|Med}} The PlayStation version of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' enters development.{{Videoref|MED-Making-Of}} | *'''September''': {{Icon|Med}} Millennium secures Sony as ''MediEvil's'' publisher.<ref name="RetroGamer">{{cite web|newspaper=Retro Gamer, Issue 49|title=The Making of... MediEvil|pages=60-63|type=PDF file|publisher=Imagine Publishing|retrieved=November 6, 2022|published=March 2008|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20140403014424id_/http://www.meanmachinesmag.co.uk/upload/media/scans/medievil_retrogamer.pdf}}</ref> The PlayStation version of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' enters development.{{Videoref|MED-Making-Of}} Development of the Windows 95 and Sega Saturn versions ceases.<ref name="RetroGamer"/> | ||
*'''October 25''': {{Icon|Millennium}} Millennium Interactive is legally renamed to [[creatures:Cyberlife|CyberLife Technology]].<ref name="millennium"/> | *'''October 25''': {{Icon|Millennium}} Millennium Interactive is legally renamed to [[creatures:Cyberlife|CyberLife Technology]].<ref name="millennium"/> | ||
*'''November 11''': {{Icon|Millennium}} [[creatures:Cyberlife|CyberLife Technology]] release ''[[Creatures]]''.<ref>{{Cite|title=CyberLife History|site=CyberLife and the Official Creatures Web Site (archived version)|retrieved=November 6, 2022|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970607011221fw_/http://www.cyberlife.co.uk/cyberlife_history.htm}}</ref> An image of [[Zarok]] can be found under the Windmill in [[creatures:Albia|Albia]] | *'''November 11''': {{Icon|Millennium}} [[creatures:Cyberlife|CyberLife Technology]] release ''[[Creatures]]''.<ref>{{Cite|title=CyberLife History|site=CyberLife and the Official Creatures Web Site (archived version)|retrieved=November 6, 2022|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970607011221fw_/http://www.cyberlife.co.uk/cyberlife_history.htm}}</ref> An image of [[Zarok]] can be found under the Windmill in [[creatures:Albia|Albia]]. This is due to [[Jason Riley]] being responsible for touching up the game's background model after it had been scanned in and digitised.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artificial-lens.com/aaa-games/|site=Artificial Lens|title=Successful multi million selling AAA-games I have worked on.|retrieved=November 4, 2022}}</ref> | ||
===1997=== | ===1997=== | ||