Pseudo Interactive
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | David Wu, Rich Hilmer, Daniel Posner |
| Defunct | 2008 |
| Fate | Ceased operations; reestablished in 2021 |
| Headquarters | Toronto , Canada |
Number of employees | 50+ (2006) |
Pseudo Interactive is a video game developer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The company was established in 1995 by David Wu, Rich Hilmer, and Daniel Posner. By 2006, its workforce had expanded to more than fifty employees. Following the studio’s closure in 2008, some former team members went on to create DrinkBox Studios. The company was reestablished in 2021.
History
The studio launched Cel Damage, which served as a launch title for the Xbox and was also released on GameCube and PlayStation 2. Pseudo Interactive proposed a full reboot of the Vectorman series to Sega intended for the PlayStation 2, but the project was cancelled prior to release. They developed Full Auto for the Xbox 360 and its follow-up, Full Auto 2: Battlelines, for the PlayStation 3.
On April 6, 2008, Pseudo Interactive ceased operations after Crude Awakening, believed to be a revamped version of Carmageddon, was cancelled by Eidos Interactive. This cancellation resulted in the loss of funding necessary to continue development until a new agreement could be secured.
As of 2021, the revived Pseudo Interactive is engaged in creating an MMORTS.
Co-founder David Wu passed away from diabetic shock at age 47 on October 7, 2022. At that time, he was serving as lead developer at the relaunched studio.
Released
| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Cel Damage | Xbox, GameCube |
| 2002 | Cel Damage Overdrive | PlayStation 2 |
| 2004 | Crash | Microsoft XNA demos |
| 2006 | Full Auto | Xbox 360 |
| Full Auto 2: Battlelines | PlayStation 3 |
Cancelled
Prior to shutting down, Pseudo Interactive had several projects underway:
- Crude Awakening
- Prodigal
- Divided City
- Cel Damage 2
At the time of David Wu’s death, the studio was developing:
- Conquest and Virtue
External links
- Canadian companies established in 1995
- Canadian companies disestablished in 2008
- Companies based in Toronto
- Video game companies established in 1995
- Video game companies disestablished in 2008
- Defunct companies of Ontario
- Video game development companies
- Video game companies based in Ontario
- Video game companies of Canada