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

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. 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 also released on the

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and

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. They made ''

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'' for

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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
Conquest and Virtue
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 lead developer at Pseudo Interactive which was revived in 2021

Video games

* 2001 – ''

'' (

) * 2002 – '' Cel Damage Overdrive'' (

) * 2004 – ''Crash'' (demos for

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) * 2006 – ''

'' (

) * 2006 – '' Full Auto 2: Battlelines'' (

) 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

*
Pseudo Interactive details
at

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Cancelled Pseudo Interactive Games
at Unseen 64
Kotaku report on Studio shutdown

Full Auto Developer Shuts Down
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