Millennium Interactive
 Millennium Interactive Logo, from 1990-1993 | |
 Millennium Interactive Logo, from 1993-1997 | |
| Private Company | |
| Industry | Video games |
| Fate | Bought by Sony in 1997 and became SCE Studio Cambridge |
| Successor | SCE Studio Cambridge |
| Defunct | July 4, 1997 |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, United Kingdom |
Millennium Interactive, Ltd. was a Cambridge-based company responsible for titles such as Rome: Pathway to Power, The Adventures of Robin Hood, James Pond, Defcon 5, Deadline and most notably, Creatures. Another notable title is Strike II, a sci-fi air combat simulation game.[1]
History
The company was founded by Michael Hayward, Tony Beckwith, Ian Saunter in 1988. In 1993, Steve Grand began developing a project based on artificial life. In November 1994, Cyberlife was established to further the development of Steve Grand's concept for artificial life game. By November of 1996, there are 10 people in this department. On July 4 1997, the Millennium development studio, along with several of the projects in development, was sold to Sony Computer Entertainment and renamed to SCE Cambridge Studio.
Games
- Kid Gloves (1990)
- Cloud Kingdoms (1990)
- James Pond: Underwater Agent (1990)
- Manix (1990)
- Resolution 101 (1990)
- Thunderstrike (1990)
- Warlock: The Avenger (1990)
- Yolanda: The Ultimate Challenge (1990)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1991)
- Horror Zombies from the Crypt (1991)
- James Pond 2: Codename RoboCod (1991)
- Moonshine Racers (1991)
- Stormball (1991)
- The Aquatic Games (1992)
- Global Effect (1992)
- Kid Gloves II: The Journey Back (1992)
- Rome: Pathway to Power (1992)
- Steel Empire (1992)
- Brutal Football: Brutal Sports Series (1993)
- Diggers (1993)
- Morph (1993)
- James Pond 3: Operation Starfish (1994)
- Mr Blobby (1994)
- Super Troll Islands (1994)
- Vital Light (1994)
- Wild Cup Soccer (1994)
- Bangboo (1995)
- Daughter of Serpents (1995)
- Defcon 5 (1995)
- Extractors: The Hanging Worlds of Zarg (1995)
- Pinkie (1995)
- SilverLoad (1995)
- Deadline (1996)
- Frogger (1997)
- Beast Wars: Transformers (1997)