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Pseudo Interactive

{{Short description|Canadian video game developer}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Pseudo Interactive

| industry = Video games

| foundation = {{start date and age|1995}}

| location = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| key_people = David Wu, Rich Hilmer and Daniel Posner

| successor = Finish Line Games
Drinkbox Studios

}}

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.{{cite web|last=Kollar|first=Phillip|title=Full Auto Developer Shuts Down|url=http://www.1up.com/news/full-auto-developer-shuts|publisher=IGN Entertainment Games|accessdate=24 April 2014|date=2008-04-04}} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/07/e3-2003-hands-on-vectorman | title=E3 2003: Hands-on Vectorman | date=7 May 2003 }} 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 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.https://discord.gg/conquestandvirtue Conquest and Virtue

On October 7, 2022, Pseudo Interactive co-founder David Wu died of diabetic shock at the age of 47.{{cite web|title=David WU Obituary (2022) - The Globe and Mail|url=https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/theglobeandmail/name/david-wu-obituary?pid=203246641|publisher=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=30 November 2022|date=2022-11-23}} By the time of his death, David Wu was the lead developer at Pseudo Interactive, which was revived in 2021.{{cite web|title=Obituary: Pseudo Interactive co-founder David Wu passed away at 47|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/obituary-david-wu-pseudo-interactive-co-founder-passed-away-at-47|publisher=Justin Carter|accessdate=30 November 2022|date=2022-10-20}}

Video games

=Released=

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Games developed by Pseudo Interactive

!scope="col"| Year

!scope="col"| Title

!scope="col"| Platform(s)

2001

|scope="row"| Cel Damage

| Xbox, GameCube

2002

|scope="row"| Cel Damage Overdrive

| PlayStation 2

2004

|scope="row"| Crash

| Demos for Microsoft XNA

rowspan="2" | 2006

|scope="row"|Full Auto

| Xbox 360

scope="row"| Full Auto 2: Battlelines

| PlayStation 3

=Cancelled=

At least four games were in development at Pseudo before the studio closure:{{Cite web|title=Beta + Cancelled Pseudo Interactive Video Games - Unseen64|url=https://www.unseen64.net/tag/pseudo-interactive/|access-date=2021-08-29|website=Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames!|language=en-US}}

  • Crude Awakening{{Cite web|date=2009-12-17|title=Crude Awakening [X360/PS3 - Cancelled] - Unseen64|url=https://www.unseen64.net/2009/12/17/crude-awakening-xbox360-ps3-cancelled/|access-date=2021-08-29|website=Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames!|language=en-US}}
  • Prodigal{{Cite web|date=2009-12-08|title=Prodigal [X360/PS3 - Cancelled] - Unseen64|url=https://www.unseen64.net/2009/12/08/prodigal-xbox-360-ps3-cancelled/|access-date=2021-08-29|website=Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames!|language=en-US}}
  • Divided City{{Cite web|date=2009-12-06|title=Divided City [X360/PS3 - Cancelled] - Unseen64|url=https://www.unseen64.net/2009/12/06/divided-city-xbox-360-ps3-cancelled/|access-date=2021-08-29|website=Unseen64: Beta, Cancelled & Unseen Videogames!|language=en-US}}
  • Cel Damage 2{{cite web|url=https://www.unseen64.net/2009/01/12/cel-damage-2-xboxps2-cancelled/|title=Cel Damage 2 [XBOX/PS2 - Cancelled] - Unseen64|date=12 January 2009|publisher=Unseen64}}

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

  • Conquest and Virtue

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.pseudointeractive.com}}
  • [http://www.gamespot.com/pages/company/index.php?company=62443 Pseudo Interactive details] at GameSpot
  • [http://www.unseen64.net/tag/pseudo-interactive/ Cancelled Pseudo Interactive Games] at Unseen 64
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080409170228/http://kotaku.com/376493/eidos-cutbacks-shut-down-full-auto-developer Kotaku report on Studio shutdown]
  • [http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3167253 Full Auto Developer Shuts Down]

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Category:Canadian companies established in 1995

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Category:Companies based in Toronto

Category:Video game companies established in 1995

Category:Video game companies disestablished in 2008

Category:Defunct video game companies of Canada

Category:Defunct companies of Ontario

Category:Video game development companies

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