989 Studios

989 Studios

Industry	Computer and video game industry
Fate	Merged into SCEA
Predecessor(s)	Sony Imagesoft
Successor(s)	SCE San Diego Studio
Founded	1995 (as Sony Interactive Studios America) 2001 (relaunch)
Founder(s)	Daniel Bennett Phillips Christopher Preston Paul Makinson Steven Schwartzman Mike Henderson Jonathan Beard Paula Burris
Defunct	2000 (original) 2005 (relaunch)
Headquarters	San Diego, United States
Products	Games for video game consoles and computer software
Parent	Sony Computer Entertainment America

989 Studios was a division of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) that developed games for the PlayStation consoles and Windows personal computers. Their titles include Twisted Metal III and 4, Syphon Filter and 2, Jet Moto 3, Bust a Groove, EverQuest and others. It now exists as the 989 Sports brand owned by SCEA that produces sports titles.

History

The 989 Sports title developed from a long history of name changes and corporate shuffling within Sony centered around operations in Foster City, California. In August 1995, the video game business of Sony Imagesoft was merged with the product development branch of SCEA, becoming Sony Interactive Studios America (SISA). On April 1998, SISA was renamed 989 Studios, after the street address of the building they worked in (989 E. Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, California, which Sony still uses). The part of 989 developing EverQuest (and other online and PC games) broke off to become an independent studio named Verant Interactive in early 1999. On April 1, 2000, 989 Studios was merged back into SCEA as a first party development group, in order to prepare for the then-upcoming PlayStation 2. SCEA continues to release sports games under the 989 Sports brand. Subsequent reissues and sequels to 989's titles are published under the SCEA name instead of the 989 name.^{[citation needed]}

Games

989 Studios

• 3Xtreme (1999)
• Bust A Groove (Bust A Move: Dance & Rhythm Action in Japan) (1998)
• Cool Boarders 3 (1998)
• Cool Boarders 4 (1999)
• Cyberstrike 2 (1998) (Microsoft Windows)
• EverQuest (1999)
• Jet Moto 3 (1999)
• Rally Cross 2 (1999)
• Running Wild (1998)
• Syphon Filter (1999)
• Syphon Filter 2 (2000)
• Cardinal Syn (1998)
• Tanarus (1998)
• Twisted Metal III (1998)
• Twisted Metal 4 (1999)

Published by 989 Sports

• NFL Xtreme (1998)
• NFL GameDay 99 (1998)
• NCAA Gamebreaker 99 (1998)
• NHL FaceOff 99 (1998)
• NCAA Final Four 99 (1998)
• MLB 2000 (1999)
• NFL Xtreme 2 (1999)
• NCAA GameBreaker 2000 (1999)
• NFL GameDay 2000 (1999)
• NHL FaceOff 2000 (1999)
• Supercross Circuit (1999)
• NCAA Final Four 2000 (1999)
• NBA Shootout 2000 (1999)

Published by SCEA under the 989 Sports brand

• MLB 2001 (2000)
• NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (2000)
• NFL GameDay 2001 (2000)
• NBA ShootOut 2001 (2000)
• Cool Boarders 2001 (2000)
• NCAA Final Four 2001 (2000)
• NCAA GameBreaker 2001 (2000)
• NCAA Final Four 2001 (2000)
• Formula One 2001 (2001)
• NHL FaceOff 2001 (2001)
• NBA ShootOut 2001 (2001)
• MLB 2002 (2001)
• NFL GameDay 2002 (2001)
• NBA ShootOut 2002 (2001)
• NCAA Final Four 2002 (2001)
• MLB 2003 (2002)
• NFL GameDay 2003 (2002)
• NCAA GameBreaker 2003 (2002)
• NHL FaceOff 2003 (2002)
• NBA ShootOut 2003 (2002)
• NCAA Final Four 2003 (2002)
• MLB 2004 (2003)
• NFL GameDay 2004 (2003)
• NCAA GameBreaker 2004 (2003)
• NBA ShootOut 2004 (2003)
• NCAA Final Four 2004 (2003)
• MLB 2005 (2004)
• NFL GameDay 2005 (2004)
• NBA (2004)
• MLB 2006 (2005)
• Gretzky NHL (2005)
• Gretzky NHL 2005 (2005)

989 Sports Game Announcers/Voices

NBA ShootOut

The NBA ShootOut series of games featured Mike Carlucci as PA announcer in every game. Carlucci has doubled as a play-by-play announcer in NBA ShootOut 97 and NBA ShootOut 98. Later versions have the voice of CBS Sports play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle as the play-by-play announcer.

NFL GameDay

In the original NFL GameDay for the now-classic PlayStation, there were only the voices of football players. Mike Carlucci was added as both play-by-play announcer and PA announcer in NFL GameDay 97 and NFL GameDay 98. Starting with NFL GameDay 99, the game features an NBC Sports-style presentation with play-by-play announcer Dick Enberg and Super Bowl XXI MVP Phil Simms as a color commentator. The NBC Sports-style presentation was retained, starting with NFL GameDay 2001, after Enberg began working at CBS Sports in 2000.

MLB Baseball

The first game in 989 Sports' line of Major League Baseball games was MLB Pennant Race. MLB 98 has featured Mike Carlucci as both PA announcer and play-by-play announcer. MLB 99 has Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully as play-by-play announcer, but no color commentator. Starting with MLB 2000, infielder Dave Campbell is paired with Vin Scully as color commentatot.

NHL FaceOff

Starting with NHL FaceOff 99, NBC Sports NHL play-by-play announcer Mike Emrick is the play-by-play announcer, and Darren Pang is paired with Emrick as color commentator.