Ian Hetherington (28 June 1952 – 14 December 2021) was a British businessman who co-founded video games developer Psygnosis.
Ian Hetherington | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 June 1952 |
| Died | 14 December 2021 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman and programmer, founder of Psygnosis |
Biography
editHe was a co-founder of Psygnosis, a company that developed video games. Along with Jonathan Ellis, Hetherington founded Psygnosis following the collapse of Imagine Software where Hetherington was the Financial Director. Based in Liverpool, Psygnosis's team was responsible for publishing such games as Shadow of the Beast, Wipeout, and Lemmings.[citation needed]
Psygnosis was later acquired by Sony in 1993 to work on the PlayStation console. The name Psygnosis eventually became defunct, and the company became known as Studio Liverpool. Multiple sequels to many of Psygnosis's games were released, including a PSP release of Wipeout, called Wipeout Pure. Hetherington left Psygnosis in 1998.[1]
Hetherington was also Chairman of Evolution Studios and Realtime Worlds. He counted racing Ferraris in club events as his hobby.[2]
He died on 14 December 2021, at the age of 69. Psygnosis co-founder Jonathan Ellis paid tribute on social media.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "One of the Key Figures Behind the Launch of PlayStation Has Passed Away". 16 December 2021.
- ^ Hatch, Brands (22 July 2001). "Ferrari Festival". Barchetta.
- ^ Tagliaferri, Simone (15 December 2021). "Morto Ian Hetherington, uno dei fondatori di Psygnosis". Multiplayer.it. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "UK games industry veteran Ian Hetherington dies at age 69". NME. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Games industry pioneer Ian Hetherington dies". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
External links
edit- The demise of Imagine #1
- The demise of Imagine #2
- MobyGames' rap sheet on Hetherington
- How Ian Hetherington incubated gaming success (Sony PlayStation)
- Ian Hetherington discography at Discogs
- Photograph of Ian Hetherington circa. 2005[permanent dead link]
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