989 Studios

Moby ID: 86

History add

April 1, 2000

The whole of 989 Studios (with Verant Interactive) is merged back into SCEA.

1999

A part of the team working on online games such as EverQuest breaks off to form Verant Interactive.

April 1998

When the team leaves to found Red Zone Interactive, Inc. in December 1997, Sony Interactive Studios America goes defunct. A few months later it is relaunched as 989 Studios.

1998

When Eidos Interactive buys Psygnosis' European operations, Psygnosis' US operations are folded into 989 Studios.

August 1995

Sony Interactive Studios America is formed by the merger of Sony Imagesoft with the development branch of SCEA.