Pseudo Interactive

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Pseudo Interactive
Company type Private
IndustryVideo games
Founded1995 (1995) (original)
2021 (2021)
DefunctApril 6, 2008;17 years ago (2008-04-06)
Successor Drinkbox Studios (original)
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Key people
David Wu, Rich Hilmer and Daniel Posner

Pseudo Interactive is a video game developer based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and started in 1995 by David Wu, Rich Hilmer, and Daniel Posner. In 2006, the company had over fifty employees. [1] After closing, several employees formed DrinkBox Studios. Pseudo Interactive was later revived in 2021.

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History

They released a launch title for the Xbox called Cel Damage , which was also released on the GameCube and PlayStation 2. They successfully pitched a full reboot of the Vectorman franchise to Sega for the PlayStation 2, but it was cancelled before release. [2] They made Full Auto for the Xbox 360. Their final game was Full Auto 2: Battlelines , released for the PlayStation 3.

As of April 6, 2008, it was announced that the company was shutting down. They were working on Crude Awakening [3] for Eidos Interactive which was cancelled, leaving the company without the means to survive until securing another deal. It was widely believed to be an updated version of Carmageddon .

As of 2021, the company is developing an MMORTS.[ citation needed ]

On October 7, 2022, Pseudo Interactive co-founder David Wu died of diabetic shock at the age of 47. [4] By the time of his death, David Wu was the lead developer at Pseudo Interactive, which was revived in 2021. [5]

Video games

Released

Games developed by Pseudo Interactive
YearTitlePlatform(s)
2001 Cel Damage Xbox, GameCube
2002 Cel Damage Overdrive PlayStation 2
2004CrashDemos for Microsoft XNA
2006 Full Auto Xbox 360
Full Auto 2: Battlelines PlayStation 3

Cancelled

At least four games were in development at Pseudo before the studio closure: [6]

At the time of David Wu's passing, Pseudo Interactive had a new game in development:

References

  1. ↑ Kollar, Phillip (2008-04-04). "Full Auto Developer Shuts Down". IGN Entertainment Games. Archived from the original on May 23, 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "E3 2003: Hands-on Vectorman". 7 May 2003.
  3. 1 2 "Crude Awakening [X360/PS3 - Cancelled] - Unseen64". Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames!. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  4. ↑ "David WU Obituary (2022) - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Obituary: Pseudo Interactive co-founder David Wu passed away at 47". Justin Carter. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Beta + Cancelled Pseudo Interactive Video Games - Unseen64". Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames!. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  7. ↑ "Prodigal [X360/PS3 - Cancelled] - Unseen64". Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames!. 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  8. ↑ "Divided City [X360/PS3 - Cancelled] - Unseen64". Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames!. 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  9. ↑ "Cel Damage 2 [XBOX/PS2 - Cancelled] - Unseen64". Unseen64. 12 January 2009.


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