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Psygnosis
Psygnosis Limited (known as SCE Studio Liverpool or simply Studio Liverpool from 1999) was a British video game developer and Video game publisher, publisher headquartered at Wavertree Technology Park in Liverpool. Founded in 1984 by Ian Hetherington, Jonathan Ellis, and David Lawson, the company initially became known for well-received games on the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga. In 1993, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) and began developing games for the original PlayStation (console), PlayStation. It later became a part of SCE Worldwide Studios. The company was the oldest and second largest development house within SCE's Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, European stable of developers, and became best known for franchises such as ''Lemmings (video game), Lemmings'', ''Wipeout (video game series), Wipeout'', ''Formula One (Studio Liverpool video game series), Formula One'', and ''Colony Wars''. Reports of Studio Liverpool's closure surfac ...
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Lemmings (video Game)
''Lemmings'' is a puzzle–strategy video game originally developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis for the Amiga in 1991 and later ported for numerous other platforms. The game was programmed by Russell Kay, Mike Dailly and David Jones, and was inspired by a simple animation that Dailly created while experimenting with Deluxe Paint. The objective of the game is to guide a group of anthropomorphised lemmings through a number of obstacles to a designated exit. To save the required number of lemmings to win, one must determine how to assign a limited number of eight different skills to specific lemmings that allow the selected lemming to alter the landscape, to affect the behaviour of other lemmings, or to clear obstacles to create a safe passage for the rest of the lemmings. ''Lemmings'' was one of the best-received video games of the early 1990s. It was the second-highest-rated game in the history of ''Amstrad Action'', and was considered the eighth-greatest game of ...
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Wipeout (video Game Series)
''Wipeout'' (stylised as ''wipE′out″'' or ''WipEout'') is a series of futuristic anti-gravity racing video games developed by Studio Liverpool (formerly known as Psygnosis). The series is defined by its fast-paced gameplay, 3D computer graphics, 3D visual design running on the full resolution of the game's console, and its association with electronic dance music (mainly techno and trance music, trance) as well as its continuous collaboration with electronica, electronic artists (The Chemical Brothers, Leftfield, Tim Wright (Welsh musician), CoLD SToRAGE, Kraftwerk, Orbital (band), Orbital, DJ Fresh, Noisia and others). The series’s distinctive graphic design identity was provided by The Designers Republic for the first three games. The concept of ''Wipeout'' was first discussed during a pub conversation, when a Psygnosis staff member, Jim Bowers, envisioned creating a futuristic racing game which featured anti-gravity ships. Some elements of the game were inspired by '' ...
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Shadow Of The Beast (1989 Video Game)
''Shadow of the Beast'' is a platform game developed by Reflections and published by Psygnosis in 1989. The original version was released for the Amiga, and was later ported to many other systems. The game was known for its graphics, with many colours on screen and up to twelve levels of parallax scrolling backdrops, and for its atmospheric score composed by David Whittaker (video game composer), David Whittaker that used high-quality instrument samples. It was followed by two sequels, ''Shadow of the Beast II'' in 1990 and ''Shadow of the Beast III'' in 1992. Shadow of the Beast (2016 video game), A remake was released for the PlayStation 4 in May 2016, and included the Amiga original. Gameplay Plot A man named Aarbron is kidnapped as a child and corrupted through magic into a monstrous warrior-servant for the evil beast lord Maletoth. The creature's memory of his human life returns when he watches a man being executed, whom he later recognizes as his father. This prompts Aa ...
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