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Founder
  
Daniel Phillips

Ceased operations
  
2005

Successor
  
SIE San Diego Studio

Predecessor
  
Sony Imagesoft

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Former type
  
Subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment

Industry
  
Computer and video game industry

Fate
  
Merged into Sony Computer Entertainment America

Defunct
  
2000 (original) 2005 (relaunch)

Products
  
Games for video game consoles and computer software

Founded
  
1995, Foster City, California, United States

Headquarters
  
Foster City, California, United States

Parent organization
  
Sony Interactive Entertainment

Video games
  
Syphon Filter, Twisted Metal 4, Syphon Filter 2, Twisted Metal III, EverQuest

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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 and 4, Syphon Filter and 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.

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History

The 989 Sports game 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.

Published by 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)
  • Jet Moto 3 (1999)
  • Rally Cross 2 (1999)
  • Running Wild (1998)
  • Cardinal Syn (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

    • 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 PlayStation, there were only the voices of football players. 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 in 2000.

    MLB Baseball

    The first game in 989 Sports' line of Major League Baseball games was MLB Pennant Race. MLB 98 featured 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 Scully as color commentator.

    NHL FaceOff

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

    References

    989 Studios Wikipedia
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