Real world history/Pre-2000s: Difference between revisions

*'''Date unknown''':  

**{{Icon|Millennium}} [[Millennium Interactive]] is co-founded by [[creatures:Michael Hayward|Michael Hayward]] and [[creatures:Ian Saunter|Ian Saunter]]. It is formed from the remnants of [[wikipedia:Category:Logotron games|Logotron]] and initially focuses on distributing and publishing games picked up on an ad-hoc basis, usually from "bedroom independents."{{Magref|Edge35}}

*'''July 27''':  

**{{Icon|Millennium}} [[Millennium Interactive]] is legally incorporated.<ref name="millennium">{{cite web|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02408478|title=CREATURE LABS LTD. overview|site=Find and update company information - GOV.UK|retrieved=November 30, 2022}}</ref>

*'''Date unknown''':  

**{{Icon|Millennium}} [[Jason Wilson]] begins working for [[Millennium]] as a freelancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/JayGunnArts/posts/1097776287015782|site=Facebook|quote=I started at the studio as a freelancer in the Millennium days in 1989/90. My first visit was at the London office above a pub in 1989/90 before opening the Millennium Cambridge office.|title=Jay Gunn|published=January 12, 2017|retrieved=November 4, 2022}}</ref>

*'''Date unknown''':  

**{{Icon|Millennium}} [[Jason Riley]] and [[Katie Sorrell]] (née Lea) join [[Millennium]].{{Siteref|MED-EU-Site|english/sorcerers/sorcerers_jason_1.html|Sorcerers - Jason Riley}}{{Siteref|MED-EU-Site|german/sorcerers/sorcerers_katie_1.html|Sorcerers - Katie Lea}}  

**{{Icon|Millennium}} Millennium shifts its focus entirely towards game development and abandons its publishing arm.{{Magref|Edge35}}

*'''November''':  

**{{Icon|Sony}} [[wikipedia:Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.]] (SCEI) is established as a joint venture between Sony Corporation and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.<ref name="sonyhistory">{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524051306if_/https://www.sie.com/en/corporate/history.html|title=History of Sony Interactive Entertainment|site=Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc (archived version)|retrieved=December 2, 2022}}</ref>

*'''November 9''':  

**{{Icon|Millennium}} The registered office of Millennium Interactive is changed to Quern House, Mill Court in Great Shelford.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02408478/filing-history?page=5|quote=Registered office changed on 09/11/93 from: hinchcliffe & co 141 whiteladies road clifton bristol avon BS8 2QB|site=Find and update company information - GOV.UK|title=CREATURE LABS LTD. filing history|retrieved=November 30, 2022}}</ref>

*'''July''':  

**{{Icon|Millennium}} [[Chris Sorrell]] leaves Vectordean and joins [[Millennium]].{{Siteref|MED-EU-Site|english/sorcerers/sorcerers_chris_1.html|Sorcerers - Chris Sorrell}}

*'''May 18''':  

**{{Icon|Sony}} Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) is established, a division of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.<ref name="sonyhistory"/><ref name="sonyhistoryna">{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022652if_/http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdatausa_e.html|title=Business Development/North America|site=SCE Global Site (archived version)|retrieved=April 21, 2023}}</ref>

*'''December 3''':  

**{{Icon|Sony}} The first [[wikipedia:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] launches in Japan.<ref name="sonyhistory"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0if_/http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdatajpn_e.html|title=Business Development/Japan|site=SCE Global Site (archived version)|retrieved=April 21, 2023}}</ref>

*'''Date unknown''':  

**{{Icon|Millennium}} [[Andrew Barnabas]] joins [[Millennium]] straight out of university.<ref>{{Cite|title=Content / Interviews / Barnabas, Andrew (Crusaders) (00.00.1998) musician|site=BitFellas|url=http://www.bitfellas.org/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.37|retrieved=November 9, 2022|published=January 21, 2007 (interview from Q1 1998)}}</ref>

*'''January 5''':

**{{Icon|Sony}} Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) is established, as a division of Sony Electronic Publishing Ltd.<ref name="sonyhistory"/><ref name="sonyhitoryeu">{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227143536if_/http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataeu_e.html|title=Business Development/Europe|site=SCE Global Site (archived version)|retrieved=April 21, 2023}}</ref>

*'''September''':

**{{Icon|Millennium}} [[Paul Donovan]] joins [[Millennium]].{{Siteref|MED-EU-Site|english/sorcerers/sorcerers_paul_1.html|Sorcerers - Paul Donovan}}

*'''September 9''':

**{{Icon|Sony}} The PlayStation launches in North America.<ref name="sonyhistory"/><ref name="sonyhistoryna"/>

*'''September 29''':

**{{Icon|Sony}} The PlayStation launches in Europe.<ref name="sonyhistory"/><ref name="sonyhitoryeu"/>

*'''December''':

**{{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}}

*'''December 8''':

**{{Icon|Millennium}} ''The Snowman'' and ''Father Christmas'' are released in Japan, for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn respectively.<ref>{{Cite|url=http://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.scei.co.jp/cgi-bin/title.cgi?pnum=slps00140|title=SOFTWARE SLPS-00140|site=[GARAGE] (archived version)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|url=https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee1.html|title=セガサターン対応ソフトウェア（ライセンシー発売|site=[セガハード大百科] |retrieved=December 3, 2022}}</ref>

*'''December 21''':

**{{Icon|MediEvil}} Version 2.2 of the ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' Design Document is completed.{{Videoref|MED-Design-History|2:17}}

*'''Date unknown''':

**{{Icon|Millennium}} [[Nina Kristensen]] and [[Mike Philbin]] join [[Millennium]].{{Siteref|MED-EU-Site|english/sorcerers/sorcerers_nina_1.html|Sorcerers - Nina Kristensen}}{{Siteref|MED-EU-Site|english/sorcerers/sorcerers_mike_1.html|Sorcerers - Mike Philbin}}

*'''January''':

**{{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' enters development, with art design being the main focus. [[Jason Wilson]] creates elaborate level design maps.{{Videoref|MED-Making-Of}}

*'''February''':

**{{Icon|Med}} [[Matt Johnson]], already a part of [[Millennium]], joins the ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' development team.{{Siteref|MED-EU-Site|english/sorcerers/sorcerers_matt_1.html|Sorcerers - Matt Johnson}}

*'''March''':

**{{Icon|Med}} [[James Busby]] joins the ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' development team.{{Siteref|MED-EU-Site|english/sorcerers/sorcerers_james_1.htm|Sorcerers - James Busby}}

*'''August''':

**{{Icon|Med}} {{Icon|Millennium}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is discussed 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}} {{Icon|Millennium}} {{Icon|Sony}} Millennium 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}}

*'''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]]. 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>

*'''January''':

**{{Icon|Sony}} SCEE launches the [[wikipedia:PlayStation Platinum|PlayStation Platinum]] software range.<ref>{{Cite web|site=Absolute PlayStation|url=http://www.absolute-playstation.com/api_faqs/faq20.htm|title=PLAYSTATION HISTORY|retrieved=May 2, 2023}}</ref>

*'''March 26''':

**{{Icon|Sony}} SCEA launches the [[PlayStation Underground]] (PSU) Club along with a CD magazine of the same name.<ref>{{Cite|site=PlayStation - News (archived version)|title=PLAYSTATION™ GOES Underground™|published=March 26, 1997|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.playstation.com/news/press_example.asp?ReleaseID=9470}}</ref>

*'''May 16''':

**{{Icon|E3}} This is the last day people could have pre-registered for the [[E3 1997|Electronic Entertainment Expo 1997]] (E3 1997).<ref name="E3.NET">{{Cite|title=E3 1997 in Atlanta - The E3 FAQ|site=www.e3.net (archived version)|retrieved=November 6, 2022|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.e3.net:80/faq/}}</ref>

*'''June 2''':

**{{Icon|E3}} Admission badges to [[E3 1997]] are mailed out around this time.<ref name="E3.NET"/>

*'''June 19 - June 21''':

**{{Icon|E3}} {{Icon|Med}} A [[MediEvil Prototype (June '97)|prototype version of ''MediEvil'']] is playable at the third [[E3 1997|E3]] in Atlanta, Georgia.{{Magref|GameFanV5I8}}<ref>{{cite web|title=E3 Preview MediEvil|site=PSX Nation (archived version)|published=June 21, 1997|url=http://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.psxnation.com/e3/mideival.html}}</ref>  

**{{Icon|E3}} {{Icon|Sony}} Sony throw an invite-only party on Friday 20th June at 7:30 PM, located at 311 Marietta Street.<ref>{{Cite|title=E3 PARTY LIST 1997|site=www.e3.net (archived version)|retrieved=November 6, 2022|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.e3.net:80/partylist/}}</ref>

*'''June 25''':

**{{Icon|Med}} [[Edge]] issue 47 goes on sale.{{Magref|Edge46}} It is bundled with [[Edge CD1]], which contains some ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' footage.

*'''July 4''':

**{{Icon|Cambridge}} {{Icon|Sony}} {{Icon|Millennium}} 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. At this time, the studio works on ''MediEvil'' to be published by SCEE, and ''Beast Wars'' and ''Frogger'' to be published by Hasbro.{{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>

*'''July 15''':

**{{Icon|Millennium}} ''Creatures'' is released in the United States of America.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970607010442fw_/http://www.cyberlife.co.uk/creatures_usa_release_info.htm|title=US release information|site=CyberLife and the Official Creatures Web Site (archived version)|retrieved=November 6, 2022}}</ref>

*'''July 17''':

**{{Icon|Cambridge}} {{Icon|Sony}} {{Icon|Millennium}} Sony's acquisition of Millennium is covered by The Times.<ref name="TheTimes"/>

*'''September 7 - September 9''':

**{{Icon|Med}} A [[MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha|pre-alpha version of ''MediEvil'']] is available to play at the [[ECTS 1997|European Computer Trade Show]] (ECTS).<ref name="usenet">{{Cite web|author=Goring, Graham|title=ECTS - Lotta BBW's|published=September 8, 1997|site=uk.games.video.playstation|url=https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.playstation/c/oBnrQo1QjvI/m/WJLaUBq0ZBUJ}}</ref>  

**{{Icon|Med}} The ''[[MediEvil_Rolling_Demo/SCED-00986|Winter Releases '97]]'' demo disc containing the ''[[MediEvil Rolling Demo]]'' is also given out at ECTS.

*'''December''':

**{{Icon|Med}} A [[Preview:Hyper, December 1997|preview]] of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is published in issue 50 of the Australian magazine [[Hyper]].{{Magref|Hyper50}}

*'''January''':

**{{Icon|Med}} ''[[Joypad CD Vol.4 - Les musiques de MediEvil]]'' is released in France with issue 71 of [[Joypad]] magazine.{{Magref|Joypad71}}

*'''January 9''':

**{{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is classified as a PG game by the [[wikipedia:Australian Classification Board|Australian Classification Board]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/medievil-0|site=Australian Classification Board|published=January 9, 1998|title=MEDIEVIL}}</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}} 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 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>  

**{{Icon|E3}} {{Icon|Sony}} Sony throw an invite-only party on Friday 29th May 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>

*'''June''':

**{{Icon|Med}} ''PlayStation Underground Volume 2.2'' is sent out to PSU subscribers. Disc 1 contains a [[MediEvil's Minds|video interview]] with [[Chris Sorrell]] and [[Jason Wilson]].<ref>{{Cite|site=PlayStation Demo Zone (archived version)|title=PlayStation Underground Volume 2 Issue 2|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://home.kscable.com/pdz/psu6.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>

*'''September''': 

:*{{Icon|Med}} ''PlayStation Underground Volume 2.3'' is sent out to PSU subscribers. [[MediEvil 0.32 Demo/SCUS-94270|Disc 2]] contains a release of the [[MediEvil 0.32 Demo|0.32 demo of ''MediEvil'']].<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010522140218/http://home.kscable.com/pdz/psu7.html|site=PlayStation Demo Zone (archived version)|title=PlayStation Underground Volume 2 Issue 3}}</ref>

:*{{Icon|Med2}} [[MediEvil 2|A sequel to ''MediEvil'']] is first considered at this time.<ref>{{cite web|title=MediEvil 2 Director Interviewed|site=GameSpot|published=December 15, 1999|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/medievil-2-director-interviewed/1100-2440416/}}</ref>

*'''September 6 - September 9''':

**{{Icon|Med}} A demo of ''[[MediEvil]]'' is playable at [[ECTS 1998|ECTS]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pressreleases.responsesource.com/news/1048/ects-sony-and-nintendo-to-outline-christmas-and-plans-as/|site=ResponseSource|title=ECTS 98: SONY AND NINTENDO TO OUTLINE CHRISTMAS 98 AND 99 PLANS AS HUNDREDS OF NEW TITLES ARE SET FOR EUROPEAN DEBUT|published=August 6, 1998|retrieved=July 11, 2021|quote=Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (Stand G700) will have its big Christmas 98 titles, including Crash Bandicoot 3, Spyro the Dragon, Tekken 3 and Medieval,{{sic}} the first title from its Cambridge development studio.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|quote=MediEvil was one of the Sony developed games that was on show in the main product areas.|title=ECTS: Sony Displays The Lot|site=IGN|published=September 10, 1998|author=IGN Staff|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/09/10/ects-sony-displays-the-lot}}</ref>  

**{{Icon|Med}} A [[MediEvil Demo/SCED-01441|demo disc]] featuring a [[MediEvil Demo|''MediEvil'' demo]], and a [[MediEvil sticker kit|''MediEvil'' sticker kit]] for the PlayStation console are given away for free at ECTS.<ref>{{Cite web|site=uk.games.video.playstation|author=Graham, Goring|title=ECTS impressions|published=September 8, 1998|url=https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.playstation/c/A-Jij3w-mxg/m/gJmR-yzavYwJ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.playstation/c/9N6DPYJkMI0/m/GkLn8D0RmioJ|title=The Slider Files - European Computer Trade Show 1998.|site=uk.games.video.playstation|published=September 10, 1998|author=J, Chris}}</ref>  

*'''September 23''':

**{{Icon|Med}} The first online review of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is seen by the development team. The review was published on Game-Online.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.playstation/c/huhZ5pxv-OU/m/ZT7lP7r-y-gJ|site=uk.games.video.playstation|title=MediEvil review|author=Donovan, Paul|published=September 23, 1998|retrieved=April 25, 2023}}</ref>

*'''September 25''':

**{{Icon|Med}} Total Play issue 10 is published in France. A [[MediEvil Demo/SCED-01571|standalone demo version]] of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is bundled with it.<ref>{{Cite|title=Page 31|newspaper=Total Play, issue 9|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Total%20Play/totalplay_numero09/TotalPlay_N09-Page%200031.jpg|archivedurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510215241if_/http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.abandonware.org%2Fmagazines%2FTotal%2520Play%2Ftotalplay_numero09%2FTotalPlay_N09-Page%25200031.jpg|}}</ref>

*'''October 8''':

**{{Icon|Med}} [[Chris Sorrell]] and [[Jason Wilson]] answer questions in the MediEvil Team On-line Interview on the official [[MediEvil EU site|''MediEvil'' website]].{{Siteref|MED-EU-Site|english/chat/chat1.html|Chat}}

*'''October 9''': 

**{{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'

*'''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><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 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 9''':

**{{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil Demo/SCUS-94293|PlayStation Underground JamPack Winter '98]]'' is released in stores across North America as a sampler for the [[PlayStation Underground]] CD magazine. It features a [[MediEvil Demo|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 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 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>

*'''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 17''':

**{{Icon|Med}} This was the cut-off date for the Toronto Star's PlayStation Giveaway.<ref name="TorontoStarGiveaway"/>

*'''December 24''':

**{{Icon|Med}} The winner of Toronto Star's PlayStation Giveaway is announced on this day.<ref name="TorontoStarGiveaway"/>

*'''February 26''':

**{{Icon|Med}} The official PlayStation website begins stocking strategy guides in its online store, including ''[[MediEvil: The Official Strategy Guide]]''.<ref name="psnews"/>

*'''June 17''': 

**{{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>

*'''July''':

**{{Icon|Cambridge}} Work begins on ''Common Tales'', a joint research project of the National Film and Television School London, [[SCEE Cambridge Studio]], and the Cambridge University Moving Image Studio as part of the Digital Studios. ''Common Tales'' is realised using the engine developed for ''MediEvil''.<ref name="commontales">{{Cite web|site=Common Tales|url=http://homes.lmc.gatech.edu/~nitsche/ComTale/welcome.html|title=Welcome|author=Nitsche, Michael|published=October 30, 2002|retrieved=May 25, 2021}}</ref>

*'''July 7''': 

**{{Icon|Med}} PSX Extreme's review of ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is published.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://www.psxextreme.com/ps1-reviews/29.html|site=PSX Extreme (archived version)|title=Playstation Game Reviews: Medievil|author=MattMan|published=July 7, 1999}}</ref>

*'''September 5 - September 7''':

**{{Icon|Med2}} ''[[MediEvil 2]]'' is unveiled at the year's [[ECTS 1999|ECTS]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sony Announces Medievil 2|author=Sam Kennedy and James Mielke|site=GameStop|published=September 7, 1999|url=http://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_09/07_vg_medi2/index.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web

*'''October''':

**{{Icon|Med}} {{Icon|Med2}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'' is re-released as a Platinum title in Europe and Australia. The re-release includes a poster of ''[[MediEvil 2]]''.<ref>Official UK PlayStation Magazine No. 50, page 27. Published by Future Publishing in October 1999.</ref>

*'''November 1''': 

**{{Icon|Med2}} SCEE publishes a press release about ''[[MediEvil 2]]''.{{Siteref|MED2-EU-Site|uk/nonshocked/press_release/press_release1.htm|Press Release}}

*'''November 18''': 

**{{Icon|Med2}} The [[MediEvil 2 website|''MediEvil 2'' website]]'s domain name is registered.<ref>{{Cite|site=Domain Tools|title=Medievil2.com Domain Report|retrieved=December 2, 2022|url=https://domainreport.domaintools.com/medievil2.com}}</ref>

*'''December 15''':

**{{Icon|Med2}} An [[Interview:GameSpot, December 1999|interview]] with James Shepherd is published on the GameSpot News website.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0id_/http://headline.gamespot.com:80/news/99_12/15_vg_medi/index.html|site=GameSpot News (archived version)|title=MediEvil 2 Director Interviewed|published=December 15, 1999}}</ref>