Current Events > Psygnosis co-founder, Ian Hetherington has passed away

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KFHEWUI 12/19/21 11:09:11 AM #1:	The founder of Imagine Software, Psygnosis and Evolution Studios, Ian Hetherington, has died after a short illness. Hetherington was part of the team that launched PlayStation: he and the Psygnosis team directly influenced the technology that went into that first console. As the head of Psygnosis, he worked on major titles including Lemmings and Wipeout. Hetherington co-founded the short-lived Imagine Software in 1982, before forming Psygnosis in 1984 alongside David Lawson and Jonathan Ellis. He stayed at the company until 1998, when he left to form Evolution Studios, another outfit based in the Liverpool area that went on to create a series of hit racing games, including WRC and MotorStorm. He left in 2007 and has since held senior roles at Realtime Worlds, Midoki and Immotion Group. He most recently appeared in a documentary marking 30 years of Lemmings. The news follows the death of fellow Psygnosis and Imagine Software founder David Lawson earlier this year. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-12-16-games-industry-pioneer-ian-hetherington-dies --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "Me and my swole chihuahua are about to blow you away, Becky," Anya Forger, SPYxFAMILY. <cite>KFHEWUI posted [p:961044707] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote><quote>The founder of Imagine Software, Psygnosis and Evolution Studios, Ian Hetherington, has died after a short illness. Hetherington was part of the team that launched PlayStation: he and the Psygnosis team directly influenced the technology that went into that first console. As the head of Psygnosis, he worked on major titles including Lemmings and Wipeout. Hetherington co-founded the short-lived Imagine Software in 1982, before forming Psygnosis in 1984 alongside David Lawson and Jonathan Ellis. He stayed at the company until 1998, when he left to form Evolution Studios, another outfit based in the Liverpool area that went on to create a series of hit racing games, including WRC and MotorStorm. He left in 2007 and has since held senior roles at Realtime Worlds, Midoki and Immotion Group. He most recently appeared in a documentary marking 30 years of Lemmings. The news follows the death of fellow Psygnosis and Imagine Software founder David Lawson earlier this year.</quote> https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-12-16-games-industry-pioneer-ian-hetherington-dies </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shotgunnova 12/19/21 11:11:59 AM #2:	RIP --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame <cite>Shotgunnova posted [p:961044750] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote>RIP </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 12/19/21 11:13:36 AM #3:	Dang, and I was just randomly playing Wipeout HD yesterday. RIP --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:961044782] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote>Dang, and I was just randomly playing Wipeout HD yesterday. RIP </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ArchHero 12/19/21 11:16:39 AM #4:	That's sad, they made some good shmups --- GF, a veritable utopia where pro-LGBT posts are deleted. I considered becoming an FBI agent, or just a judge, in college but ended up writing stories/poems. <cite>ArchHero posted [p:961044832] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote>That's sad, they made some good shmups </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KFHEWUI 12/19/21 6:14:39 PM #5:	bump --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "Me and my swole chihuahua are about to blow you away, Becky," Anya Forger, SPYxFAMILY. <cite>KFHEWUI posted [p:961055529] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote>bump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
InTheEyesOfFire 12/19/21 6:24:41 PM #6:	Lots of solid games back then from them. Rip. --- I should not walk so a child may live. <cite>InTheEyesOfFire posted [p:961055862] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote>Lots of solid games back then from them. Rip. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Agent_Stroud 12/19/21 6:35:06 PM #7:	RIP. They worked alongside Travellers Tales back in the day, so Im used to seeing their moon owl logo on the games I had for my Mega Drive. --- "Was None Tomahawk the sequel to Bone Tomahawk? Like, they used up all their tomahawks?" -- biggs03 <cite>Agent_Stroud posted [p:961056152] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote>RIP. They worked alongside Travellers Tales back in the day, so Im used to seeing their moon owl logo on the games I had for my Mega Drive. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ultimate reaver 12/19/21 6:40:10 PM #8:	so many horrible eurotrash games published amid a few gems. they and ocean being attatched to something were almost always a reliable way to know i was buying shovelware rip --- I pray god will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in truth <cite>ultimate reaver posted [p:961056263] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote>so many horrible eurotrash games published amid a few gems. they and ocean being attatched to something were almost always a reliable way to know i was buying shovelware rip </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KFHEWUI 12/19/21 6:45:48 PM #9:	Agent_Stroud posted... RIP. They worked alongside Travellers Tales back in the day, so Im used to seeing their moon owl logo on the games I had for my Mega Drive. Psygnosis' logo was amazing! It was done by Roger Dean, and it also did some of the box art on their games like Terrorpod. --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "Me and my swole chihuahua are about to blow you away, Becky," Anya Forger, SPYxFAMILY. <cite>KFHEWUI posted [p:961056403] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote>Agent_Stroud posted... </cite> <quote>RIP. They worked alongside Travellers Tales back in the day, so Im used to seeing their moon owl logo on the games I had for my Mega Drive.</quote> Psygnosis' logo was amazing! It was done by Roger Dean, and it also did some of the box art on their games like Terrorpod. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Tom Clark 12/22/21 4:55:34 AM #11:	RIP Lemmings, Wipeout, and the Discworld games is a hell of a rsum. --- http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif <cite>Tom Clark posted [p:961123267] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote>RIP Lemmings, Wipeout, and the Discworld games is a hell of a rsum. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Agent_Stroud 12/22/21 10:27:23 AM #12:	Tom Clark posted... RIP Lemmings, Wipeout, and the Discworld games is a hell of a rsum. Puggsy and Wiz n Liz were my favorites co-developed by Psygnosis and Travellers Tales. Puggsy in particular seems to be well regarded by all those who played it to the point that the player characters spaceship in LEGO Worlds is itself both named after the game (a la the Pug-Z) and also resembles the titular characters spaceship. Just a random bit of trivia for everyone to help lighten the mood in this otherwise somber topic. --- "Was None Tomahawk the sequel to Bone Tomahawk? Like, they used up all their tomahawks?" -- biggs03 <cite>Agent_Stroud posted [p:961127162] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote>Tom Clark posted... </cite> <quote>RIP Lemmings, Wipeout, and the Discworld games is a hell of a rsum.</quote> Puggsy and Wiz n Liz were my favorites co-developed by Psygnosis and Travellers Tales. Puggsy in particular seems to be well regarded by all those who played it to the point that the player characters spaceship in LEGO Worlds is itself both named after the game (a la the Pug-Z) and also resembles the titular characters spaceship. Just a random bit of trivia for everyone to help lighten the mood in this otherwise somber topic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tom Clark 12/22/21 10:29:58 AM #13:	Wiz'n'Liz deserved a lot more love than it got. --- http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif <cite>Tom Clark posted [p:961127215] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote>Wiz'n'Liz deserved a lot more love than it got. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Questionmarktarius 12/22/21 10:30:31 AM #14:	Psygnosis is about the only reason Amiga didn't flop immediately. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:961127228] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote>Psygnosis is about the only reason Amiga didn't flop immediately. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumble 12/22/21 1:45:15 PM #15:	Tom Clark posted... RIP Lemmings, Wipeout, and the Discworld games is a hell of a rsum. They didn't develop Lemmings, that was DMA Design (now known as ~~Rockstar - yes, that Rockstar~~). Psygnosis merely published it. --- Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to Trumble look more like? <cite>Trumble posted [p:961131636] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote>Tom Clark posted... </cite> <quote>RIP Lemmings, Wipeout, and the Discworld games is a hell of a rsum.</quote> They didn't develop Lemmings, that was DMA Design (now known as Rockstar - yes, that Rockstar). Psygnosis merely published it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tom Clark 12/22/21 2:17:37 PM #16:	Trumble posted... They didn't develop Lemmings, that was DMA Design (now known as ~~Rockstar - yes, that Rockstar~~). Psygnosis merely published it. My mistake. --- http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif <cite>Tom Clark posted [p:961132521] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote>Trumble posted... </cite> <quote>They didn't develop Lemmings, that was DMA Design (now known as Rockstar - yes, that Rockstar). Psygnosis merely published it.</quote> My mistake. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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g0ldie 12/24/21 4:28:56 AM #18:	RIP --- https://imgur.com/mApEnf3 <cite>g0ldie posted [p:961174434] in Psygnosis ... [t:79817382]...</cite> <quote>RIP </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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