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*'''October 9''': {{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is released in Europe.{{Siteref|MED1-EU-Site|english/content.html|Welcome}} | *'''October 9''': {{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is released in Europe.{{Siteref|MED1-EU-Site|english/content.html|Welcome}} | ||
*'''October 19''': {{Icon|Med}} The [[Funeral]] advert, created by TBWA Simons Palmer to promote ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' in the United Kingdom, is classified as suitable for viewing by people aged 15 or above by the [[wikipedia:British Board of Film Classification|British Board of Film Classification]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/sony-playstation-medievil-computer-game-funeral-1970|title=SONY PLAYSTATION - MEDIEVIL COMPUTER GAME - FUNERAL|site=British Board of Film Classification (archived version)|published=October 19, 1998}}</ref> | *'''October 19''': {{Icon|Med}} The [[Funeral]] advert, created by TBWA Simons Palmer to promote ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' in the United Kingdom, is classified as suitable for viewing by people aged 15 or above by the [[wikipedia:British Board of Film Classification|British Board of Film Classification]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/sony-playstation-medievil-computer-game-funeral-1970|title=SONY PLAYSTATION - MEDIEVIL COMPUTER GAME - FUNERAL|site=British Board of Film Classification (archived version)|published=October 19, 1998}}</ref> | ||
*'''October 21''': {{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> | *'''October 21''': {{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> | ||
*'''October 22''': {{Icon|Med}} IGN's review of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is published.<ref name="IGN"/> | *'''October 22''': {{Icon|Med}} IGN's review of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is published.<ref name="IGN"/> | ||
*'''October 23''': {{Icon|Med}} GameSpot's review of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is published.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0if_/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2548312,00.html|site=GameSpot|title=PlayStation Reviews: MediEvil Review|author=Fielder, Joe|published=October 23, 1998}}</ref> | *'''October 23''': {{Icon|Med}} GameSpot's review of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is published.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0if_/http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2548312,00.html|site=GameSpot|title=PlayStation Reviews: MediEvil Review|author=Fielder, Joe|published=October 23, 1998}}</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''': {{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 9''': {{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil Demo/SCUS-94293|PlayStation Underground JamPack Winter '98]]'' is released in stores across North America as a promotion for the [[PlayStation Underground]] CD-ROM magazine. It features a demo of ''MediEvil''.<ref name="psnews"/> | |||
*'''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}} 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 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> | ||