Psygnosis is dead

FromWithin · 22 August 2012, 14:27

http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/90...-wipeout-maker

How very sad.

Now if only I could get access to loft. Should be lots of old history left up there.

deicidal · 22 August 2012, 14:38

Yeh sad day indeed, quite a few friends back out of a job, apparently they are keeping the QA dept open though.

quahappy · 22 August 2012, 15:15

Sad news indeed. Lost count how many of my games collection were from Psygnosis over the years. To name a few I had owned: Blood Money, Lemmings, all the Beast games, Destruction Derby, Ballistix, Benefactor (great puzzle game!) and Leander (amazing graphics).

RIP Psygnosis.

Galahad/FLT · 22 August 2012, 15:55

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Originally Posted by FromWithin

http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/90...-wipeout-maker

How very sad.

Now if only I could get access to loft. Should be lots of old history left up there.

Very sad, very shortsighted.

musashi9 · 22 August 2012, 16:03

Sad, I went there a couple of times to play test some Ps1 games.

lordofchaos · 22 August 2012, 16:08

Can't say I'm surprised with this news given the current climate in the games industry but still gutted to hear this, to think that at one point they were THE top dogs of there domain with their cutting edge graphics and sound..I blame Call Of Duty, nah not really but still felt good to say it. I stil dream for the day that all the great developers from the Amiga community reunite to make a super company...

Phantom · 22 August 2012, 16:14

Psygnosis was already dead when Sony bought them since 1993.

dlfrsilver · 22 August 2012, 16:14

Indeed.... Psygnosis was such a great game publisher, a legendary one !

I would be so happy that anyone with fondness about this name and reference would buy it back, and ressurect it...... all those memories :'(

lordofchaos · 22 August 2012, 16:36

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Originally Posted by Phantom

Psygnosis was already dead when Sony bought them since 1993.

Yes, the name may have remained but the soul had long been destroyed...

FromWithin · 22 August 2012, 17:06

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Originally Posted by lordofchaos

Yes, the name may have remained but the soul had long been destroyed...

I beg to differ. There were still quite a few people there (mostly artists) from the glory days, including the very first artist. There were even more (programmers and the like) prior to the last round of redundancies a year or so ago. It was still Psygnosis in many ways, including the same security guards and receptionists.

The soul of Psygnosis was definitely there and was apparent in the most recent Wipeout releases.

chocolate_boy · 22 August 2012, 17:16

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Originally Posted by FromWithin

http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/90...-wipeout-maker

How very sad.

Now if only I could get access to loft. Should be lots of old history left up there.

Strange how all the media/stories seem to be concentrating on Wipeout being their moment of glory, surely the Lemmings series was their main hit and more famous?

Amiga1992 · 22 August 2012, 17:21

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Originally Posted by chocolate_boy

surely the Lemmings series was their main hit and more famous?

No, it wasn't.

This is a sad day.

chocolate_boy · 22 August 2012, 17:23

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Originally Posted by Akira

No, it wasn't.

This is a sad day.

Wow, very surprised by that news. I've never been much of a Playstation head, but the sheer number of platforms that Lemmings has been ported to (and still continues to be to this day) would suggest it's a more famous game than Wipeout was.

Amiga1992 · 22 August 2012, 17:25

If it was, they would have mentioned it :P
Also the amount of videogame machines out there from the time of the playstation 1 on is surely much bigger than anything that was available at the time of Lemmings.

Phantom · 22 August 2012, 17:28

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Originally Posted by Akira

If it was, they would have mentioned it :P
Also the amount of videogame machines out there from the time of the playstation 1 on is surely much bigger than anything that was available at the time of Lemmings.

Who will mention it? Sony themselves? If yes, they have nothing to do with the Amiga-era apparently, so according to them, yes, Wipeout was their hit.

But for an Amiga user, Psygnosis was well-known for Lemmings, Shadow of the Beast series, Agony, Awesome etc.

chocolate_boy · 22 August 2012, 17:29

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Originally Posted by Akira

If it was, they would have mentioned it :P
Also the amount of videogame machines out there from the time of the playstation 1 on is surely much bigger than anything that was available at the time of Lemmings.

But Lemmings has been ported to pretty much every platform (computer/console/handheld) since 1992 to today.

I'd put Lemmings up there with Pacmac for being a famous, game-changing title that is recognised the world over.

I wouldn't put Wipeout up there, it's just another racer.

I think this is more a case of one journalist wrote an article and mentioned Wipeout and the cut & paste culture of journalism today, everyone has just copied it.

chocolate_boy · 22 August 2012, 17:29

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Originally Posted by Phantom

Who will mention it? Sony themselves? If yes, they have nothing to do with the Amiga-era apparently, so according to them, yes, Wipeout was their hit.

Lemmings was a PSN launch title for PS3. It wasn't just an Amiga game, it's been out on pretty much every platform for the last 20 years.

s2325 · 22 August 2012, 17:35

I was really dissapointed by Lemmings 3D, Lemmings Revolution and Lemmings Paintball. But I think something was not right earlier - in All New Worlds of Lemmings.

Predseda · 22 August 2012, 17:37

Killed by Sony. As usual.

chocolate_boy · 22 August 2012, 17:47

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Originally Posted by s2325

But I think something was not right earlier - in All New Worlds of Lemmings.

I quite enjoyed that, still play it today sometimes. It was different, but when you got into it, just as fun.

22 August 2012, 14:27	#1
FromWithin Music lord Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 50 Posts: 630	Psygnosis is dead http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/90...-wipeout-maker How very sad. Now if only I could get access to loft. Should be lots of old history left up there.

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22 August 2012, 14:38	#2
deicidal Registered Insane Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ununited Kingdom Posts: 792	Yeh sad day indeed, quite a few friends back out of a job, apparently they are keeping the QA dept open though.

22 August 2012, 15:15	#3
quahappy Born again WinUAE user Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Yorkshire, UK Age: 55 Posts: 1,667	Sad news indeed. Lost count how many of my games collection were from Psygnosis over the years. To name a few I had owned: Blood Money, Lemmings, all the Beast games, Destruction Derby, Ballistix, Benefactor (great puzzle game!) and Leander (amazing graphics). RIP Psygnosis.

22 August 2012, 16:03	#5
musashi9 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Japan Posts: 178	Sad, I went there a couple of times to play test some Ps1 games.

22 August 2012, 16:08	#6
lordofchaos TinkerTailorContentMaker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bedfordshire Age: 45 Posts: 1,205	Can't say I'm surprised with this news given the current climate in the games industry but still gutted to hear this, to think that at one point they were THE top dogs of there domain with their cutting edge graphics and sound..I blame Call Of Duty, nah not really but still felt good to say it. I stil dream for the day that all the great developers from the Amiga community reunite to make a super company...

22 August 2012, 16:14	#7
Phantom Adventurer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Colossal Cave, Valaii Posts: 364	Psygnosis was already dead when Sony bought them since 1993.

22 August 2012, 16:14	#8
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,412	Indeed.... Psygnosis was such a great game publisher, a legendary one ! I would be so happy that anyone with fondness about this name and reference would buy it back, and ressurect it...... all those memories :'(

22 August 2012, 17:25	#14
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,644	If it was, they would have mentioned it :P Also the amount of videogame machines out there from the time of the playstation 1 on is surely much bigger than anything that was available at the time of Lemmings.

22 August 2012, 17:35	#18
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	I was really dissapointed by Lemmings 3D, Lemmings Revolution and Lemmings Paintball. But I think something was not right earlier - in All New Worlds of Lemmings.

22 August 2012, 17:37	#19
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,538	Killed by Sony. As usual.

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