989 Studios

989 Studios

Company type	Subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment
Industry	Computer and video game industry
Predecessor	Sony Imagesoft
Founded	1995 (as Sony Interactive Studios America) 2001 (relaunch)
Defunct	2000 (original) 2005 (relaunch)
Fate	Merged into Sony Computer Entertainment America
Successor	SCE San Diego Studio SCE Santa Monica Studio
Headquarters	Los Angeles , 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 games include EverQuest, Twisted Metal III, Twisted Metal 4, Syphon Filter, Syphon Filter 2, Jet Moto 3, Bust a Groove, and others. It now exists as the 989 Sports brand owned by SCEA that produces sports games.

History

The 989 Sports name 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 at the time (989 E. Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, California). 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 games are published under the SCEA name instead of the 989 name.

989 Studios was also working on many unreleased video games that were cancelled before completion, including Dark Guns, Sorcery, Warhawk 2, Barnstormers and The Diabolical Adventures of Tobu.

Games

Published by 989 Studios

• 1Xtreme (1995)
• 3Xtreme (1999)
• Bust A Groove (Bust A Move: Dance & Rhythm Action in Japan) (1998)
• Cardinal Syn (1998)
• Cool Boarders 3 (1998)
• Cool Boarders 4 (1999)
• Cyberstrike 2 (1998) (Microsoft Windows)
• Jet Moto 3 (1999)
• Rally Cross 2 (1999)
• Running Wild (1998)
• Tanarus (1998)
• Twisted Metal III (1998)
• Twisted Metal 4 (1999)
• Syphon Filter (1999)
• Syphon Filter 2 (2000)
• Syphon Filter 3 (2001)

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)
• Athens 2004 (2004)
• MLB 2005 (2004)
• NFL GameDay 2005 (2004)
• Road to Sunday (2005)
• NBA (2004)
• MLB 2006 (2005)
• Gretzky NHL 2005 (2004)
• Gretzky NHL 2006 (2005)

Unreleased 989 Studios games

• Dark Guns
• Sorcery
• Warhawk 2
• Barnstormers
• The Diabolical Adventures of Tobu