Difference between revisions of "Psygnosis South West"

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aka The Wheelhaus (branding used on several games), Psygnosis Stroud, Psygnosis Stonehouse

Psygnosis South West was one of Psygnosis' satellite studios, located in The Wheelhouse at Bond's Mill in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England. (Stonehouse is a town located near the town of Stroud in the Stroud district of Gloucestershire in South West England.) The original staff consisted of former members of MicroProse UK (which was also in Gloucestershire) including Simon Gardner [1], who appears to have run the studio for most of its existence. Head programmer Neil Duffield was put in charge during its final months of operation. [2] After it was shut down [3], former Psygnosis South West staff set up a new studio for Acclaim called Acclaim Studios Stroud. [4] (One media outlet at the time reported that Acclaim bought the Stroud studio from Psygnosis. [5]) According to programmer David Jones, some staff stayed on to complete G-Police: Weapons of Justice for a bonus, then went over to the new Acclaim studio. (Retro Gamer 185 [6]) (Acclaim Studios Stroud may have become Acclaim Studios Cheltenham.)

Research Methods: Actual mentions, shared staff

PlayStation

• Assault Rigs (US/EU Publisher: Psygnosis; JP Publisher: Electronic Arts Victor)
• G-Police (US/EU Publisher: Psygnosis; JP Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment)
• G-Police: Weapons of Justice (US Publisher: Psygnosis; EU Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Shipwreckers! / Overboard! (US/EU Publisher: Psygnosis)
• Vampire: The Night Warriors / Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (JP/US Publisher: Capcom; EU Publisher: Virgin) [7] (Retro Gamer 224 [8]) (Retro Gamer 185 [9]) [10]

Various

• Mickey Mania (some graphics) (Sony Imagesoft)

Windows

• Assault Rigs (US/EU Publisher: Psygnosis)
• G-Police (US/EU Publisher: Psygnosis)
• Nations WWII Fighter Command / Nations Fighter Command (US/EU Publisher: Psygnosis)

From the press release included on Psygnosis' E3 1998 promotional CD-ROM: "Nations Fighter Command is being developed by the Psygnosis South West Studio in Stroud, UK."

• Shipwreckers! / Overboard! (US/EU Publisher: Psygnosis)

The credits for B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th! reference "Psygnosis, Cheltenham." Cheltenham is also in Gloucestershire, so is that referring to Psygnosis South West or another studio?