Pseudo Interactive

Pseudo Interactive
IndustryVideo games
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
SuccessorFinish Line Games
Drinkbox Studios
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada
Key people
David Wu, Rich Hilmer and Daniel Posner

Pseudo Interactive was 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.

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.[4]

On October 7, 2022, Pseudo Interactive co-founder David Wu died of diabetic shock at the age of 47.[5] By the time of his death, David Wu was the lead developer at Pseudo Interactive, which was revived in 2021.[6]

Video games

Released

Games developed by Pseudo Interactive
Year Title Platform(s)
2001 Cel Damage Xbox, GameCube
2002 Cel Damage Overdrive PlayStation 2
2004 Crash Demos 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:[7]

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

  • Conquest and Virtue

References

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


Stub icon

This Canadian video game corporation or company article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.