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<!--*'''April''': {{Icon|Cambridge}} [[Derek Pollard]] leaves [[SCE Cambridge Studio]].--> | <!--*'''April''': {{Icon|Cambridge}} [[Derek Pollard]] leaves [[SCE Cambridge Studio]].--> | ||
*'''April 24''': {{Icon|E3}} This was the deadline for discounted registration for the [[E3 1998|Electronic Entertainment Expo 1998]].<ref name="FAQ">{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.e3.net/1998/faq/theshow.html|title=QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SHOW|site=E3.net (archived version)}}</ref> | *'''April 24''': {{Icon|E3}} This was the deadline for discounted registration for the [[E3 1998|Electronic Entertainment Expo 1998]].<ref name="FAQ">{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.e3.net/1998/faq/theshow.html|title=QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SHOW|site=E3.net (archived version)}}</ref> | ||
*'''May 28''': {{Icon|Med}} Sony Computer Entertainment America publish a press release about ''MediEvil'' in North America, announcing the game's October release date.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0if_/http://www.playstation.com/news/press_example.asp?ReleaseID=9497|title=CHALLENGE THE POWERS OF DARKNESS IN THE GOTHIC WORLD OF MEDIEVIL™|site=PlayStation - News (archived version)|published=May 28, 1998}}</ref> | *'''May 28''': {{Icon|Med}} Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) publish a press release about ''MediEvil'' in North America, announcing the game's October release date.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0if_/http://www.playstation.com/news/press_example.asp?ReleaseID=9497|title=CHALLENGE THE POWERS OF DARKNESS IN THE GOTHIC WORLD OF MEDIEVIL™|site=PlayStation - News (archived version)|published=May 28, 1998}}</ref> | ||
*'''May 28 - May 30''': {{Icon|E3}} {{Icon|Med}} A demo of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is [https://youtu.be/377fEyJ8lvU?t=1254 playable] at the fourth [[E3 1998|E3]] in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref>{{Cite|site=Next-Generation Online (archived version)|published=May 28, 1998|title=E3: MediEvil Movie|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.next-generation.com/jsmid/news/3377.html}}</ref> Sony throw an invite-only party on Friday 20th June at 7:30 PM, located at 311 Marietta Street.<ref>{{Cite|title=GamePen E3 Party List 1998|site=E3.net (archived version)|retrieved=November 9, 2022|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.e3.net/1998/partylist/index.html}}</ref> | *'''May 28 - May 30''': {{Icon|E3}} {{Icon|Med}} A demo of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is [https://youtu.be/377fEyJ8lvU?t=1254 playable] at the fourth [[E3 1998|E3]] in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref>{{Cite|site=Next-Generation Online (archived version)|published=May 28, 1998|title=E3: MediEvil Movie|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.next-generation.com/jsmid/news/3377.html}}</ref> Sony throw an invite-only party on Friday 20th June at 7:30 PM, located at 311 Marietta Street.<ref>{{Cite|title=GamePen E3 Party List 1998|site=E3.net (archived version)|retrieved=November 9, 2022|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.e3.net/1998/partylist/index.html}}</ref> | ||
*'''August 8''': {{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is classified as a game suitable for children aged 12 or above by the German [[wikipedia:Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle|Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usk.de/?s=MediEvil|published=August 5, 1998|title=MediEvil|site=Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle}}</ref> | *'''August 8''': {{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is classified as a game suitable for children aged 12 or above by the German [[wikipedia:Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle|Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://usk.de/?s=MediEvil|published=August 5, 1998|title=MediEvil|site=Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle}}</ref> | ||
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*'''November''': {{Icon|Med}} Absolute PlayStation's review of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is published.<ref>{{Cite|title=MEDIEVIL - Review|published=November 1998|retrieved=November 29, 2022|site=Absolute PlayStation|url=http://www.absolute-playstation.com/api_review/rmedi.htm}}</ref> | *'''November''': {{Icon|Med}} Absolute PlayStation's review of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is published.<ref>{{Cite|title=MEDIEVIL - Review|published=November 1998|retrieved=November 29, 2022|site=Absolute PlayStation|url=http://www.absolute-playstation.com/api_review/rmedi.htm}}</ref> | ||
*'''November 16''': {{Icon|Med}} All entries into the [[MediEvil Hangman]] contest were to be received by this date.{{Siteref|MED-US-Site|contest/expired.html|MediEvil Contest}} | *'''November 16''': {{Icon|Med}} All entries into the [[MediEvil Hangman]] contest were to be received by this date.{{Siteref|MED-US-Site|contest/expired.html|MediEvil Contest}} | ||
*'''November 19''': {{Icon|Med}} | *'''November 19''': {{Icon|Med}} SCEA and [[wikipedia:Pizza Hut|Pizza Hut]] announce a nationwide promotion. Customers who bought Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Pizza had the opportunity to win a grand prize cash jackpot of $200,000 and a wide assortment of PlayStation prizes, including 100 PlayStation game consoles with [[wikipedia:Crash Bandicoot: Warped|''Crash Bandicoot: WARPED'']], as well as 2,000 copies of PlayStation's most popular games, including ''MediEvil''.<ref name="PizzaHutPromo">{{Cite web|quote=Sony Computer Entertainment America and Pizza Hut announced today a nationwide promotion that teams up the world's largest pizza restaurant company with the world's best-selling videogame system.|title=SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA AND PIZZA HUT® TEAM UP FOR THE "PIZZA-POWERED PLAYSTATION® GIVEAWAY"|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000611093215/http://www.playstation.com/news/press_example.asp?ReleaseID=9511|published=November 19, 1998|newspaper=PlayStation - News (archived version)}}</ref> | ||
*'''November 22''': {{Icon|Med}} The nationwide promotion by SCEA and Pizza Hut begins. As part of this promotion, consumers were able to sample some PlayStation-exclusive titles when they received one of the [[MediEvil Demo/SCUS-94292|3.5 million PlayStation demo discs]] available through Pizza Hut, the largest number ever manufactured by SCEA | *'''November 22''': {{Icon|Med}} The nationwide promotion by SCEA and Pizza Hut begins. As part of this promotion, consumers were able to sample some PlayStation-exclusive titles when they received one of the [[MediEvil Demo/SCUS-94292|3.5 million PlayStation demo discs]] available through Pizza Hut, the largest number of discs ever manufactured by SCEA at the time.<ref name="PizzaHutPromo"/> | ||
*'''November 23 - December 26''': {{Icon|Med}} SCEA advertises the nationwide promotion with Pizza Hut using TV adverts and one million direct mail pieces.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BIG PLAY|quote=A TV-based Pizza Hut promo runs Nov. 23-Dec. 26, offering 3.5 million PlayStation sampler CDs with purchases of its stuffed crust pizza, plus a scratch-and-win contest gives customers a chance to win a $200,000 grand prize, with PlayStation consoles and games as secondary prizes. Sony buttresses the promo with one million direct mail pieces via Rapp Collins, Dallas, to lure its customers to Pizza Hut.|author=Elkin, Tobi|published=September 7, 1998|newspaper=[https://www.adweek.com/ Adweek]}}</ref> | *'''November 23 - December 26''': {{Icon|Med}} SCEA advertises the nationwide promotion with Pizza Hut using TV adverts and one million direct mail pieces.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BIG PLAY|quote=A TV-based Pizza Hut promo runs Nov. 23-Dec. 26, offering 3.5 million PlayStation sampler CDs with purchases of its stuffed crust pizza, plus a scratch-and-win contest gives customers a chance to win a $200,000 grand prize, with PlayStation consoles and games as secondary prizes. Sony buttresses the promo with one million direct mail pieces via Rapp Collins, Dallas, to lure its customers to Pizza Hut.|author=Elkin, Tobi|published=September 7, 1998|newspaper=[https://www.adweek.com/ Adweek]}}</ref> | ||
*'''December 3''': {{Icon|Med}} The [[wikipedia:Toronto Star|Toronto Star]] runs a PlayStation Giveaway, giving people who send in a postcard the chance to win a Sony PlayStation game console with Dual Shock controller, memory card, and three games: ''[[wikipedia:Crash Bandicoot: Warped|Crash Bandicoot: Warped]]'', ''MediEvil'', and ''[[wikipedia:Gran Turismo (1997 video game)|Gran Turismo]]''.<ref name="TorontoStarGiveaway">{{Cite web|title=PlayStation Giveaway|newspaper=[https://www.thestar.com/ Toronto Star]|published=December 3, 1998}}</ref> | *'''December 3''': {{Icon|Med}} The [[wikipedia:Toronto Star|Toronto Star]] runs a PlayStation Giveaway, giving people who send in a postcard the chance to win a Sony PlayStation game console with Dual Shock controller, memory card, and three games: ''[[wikipedia:Crash Bandicoot: Warped|Crash Bandicoot: Warped]]'', ''MediEvil'', and ''[[wikipedia:Gran Turismo (1997 video game)|Gran Turismo]]''.<ref name="TorontoStarGiveaway">{{Cite web|title=PlayStation Giveaway|newspaper=[https://www.thestar.com/ Toronto Star]|published=December 3, 1998}}</ref> | ||