Pseudo Interactive was a

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based in

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and started in 1995 by David Wu, Rich Hilmer, and Daniel Posner. In 2006, the company had over fifty employees. After closing, several employees formed DrinkBox Studios. Pseudo Interactive was later revived in 2021.

History

They released a launch title for the

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called ''

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'', which was also released on the

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and

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. They successfully pitched a full reboot of the ''Vectorman'' franchise to

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for the

, but it was cancelled before release. They made ''

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'' for the

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. Their final game was '' Full Auto 2: Battlelines'', released for the

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. As of April 6, 2008, it was announced that the company was shutting down. They were working on ''Crude Awakening'' for

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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 ''

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''. As of 2021, the company is developing an MMORTS. On October 7, 2022, Pseudo Interactive co-founder David Wu died of diabetic shock at the age of 47. By the time of his death, David Wu was the lead developer at Pseudo Interactive, which was revived in 2021.

Video games

Released

Cancelled

*'' Vectorman (reboot) At least four games were in development at Pseudo before the studio closure: * ''Crude Awakening'' * ''Prodigal'' * ''Divided City'' * ''Cel Damage 2'' At the time of David Wu's passing, Pseudo Interactive had a new game in development: * ''Conquest and Virtue''

References

External links

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Pseudo Interactive details
at

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Cancelled Pseudo Interactive Games
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