Private company

Pseudo Interactive

Canadian video game developer

Pseudo Interactive is a Canadian video game developer based in Toronto, formed in 1995 by David Wu, Rich Hilmer, and Daniel Posner. In 2006, the company had over fifty employees. After closing, several employees formed DrinkBox Studios.2 It is part of Eidos Interactive.1 It ceased to exist in 2008.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Pseudo Interactive is a Canadian video game developer based in Toronto, formed in 1995 by David Wu, Rich Hilmer, and Daniel Posner. In 2006, the company had over fifty employees. After closing, several employees formed DrinkBox Studios. Pseudo Interactive was later revived in 2021.2

Corporate structure

Pseudo Interactive is part of a group headed by Square Enix Holdings. 26 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

They released a launch title for the Xbox called Cel Damage, which was also released on the GameCube and PlayStation 2. They successfully pitched a full reboot of the Vectorman franchise to Sega for the PlayStation 2, but it was cancelled before release. They made Full Auto for the Xbox 360. Their final game was Full Auto 2: Battlelines, released for the PlayStation 3.

As of April 6, 2008, it was announced that the company was shutting down. They were working on Crude Awakening for Eidos Interactive which was cancelled, leaving the company without the means to survive until securing another deal. It was widely believed to be an updated version of Carmageddon.

As of 2021, the company is developing an MMORTS.

On October 7, 2022, Pseudo Interactive co-founder David Wu died of diabetic shock at the age of 47. By the time of his death, he was the lead developer at Pseudo Interactive, which was revived in 2021.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pseudo Interactive, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

Cancelled

Vectorman (reboot)

At least four games were in development at Pseudo before the studio closure:

Crude Awakening

Prodigal

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Divided City

Cel Damage 2

At the time of David Wu's passing, Pseudo Interactive had a new game in development:

Conquest and Virtue

From Wikipedia’s article on Pseudo Interactive, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. Apr 6, 2008Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1995Founded Founded1

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