Psygnosis Eyeing N64 Business, Enters Sports Genre
 Mar 25, 1998 (MULTIMEDIA WIRE, Vol. 5, No. 57) -- Despite being owned
 by PlayStation maker Sony Computer Entertainment America, Psygnosis
 may develop titles for rival N64, MMWire has learned. Psygnosis has
 not started developing N64 products, but it is something that it will
 "definitely" consider, newly hired VP of Business Affairs Berry Kane
 says. Apparently Psygnosis operates with enough autonomy to consider
 supporting the platform of its parent's greatest nemesis, Nintendo.
 "There is no reason why we won't look at all available platforms. We
 want to be open to whatever platform is growing," Kane says.
 Also yesterday, Psygnosis said it intends to develop sports titles as
 it made public its hiring of Kane, who will be responsible for
 managing Psygnosis' intellectual property and securing league and
 player licenses from the likes of the National Football League,
 National Hockey League, Major League Baseball and the National
 Basketball Association. Psygnosis is in discussions with each league,
 Kane says. While Kane says senior management is "committed" to
 developing sports games, it has not determined which sport, or how
 many, are in the company's plans. A time table for release of sports
 game is pending. In late 1996, Sony was trying to sell Psygnosis,
 reportedly for $200m-$300m. But Sony took Psygnosis off the trading
 block in November 1996, citing the quality of Destruction Derby and
 Wipeout XL.
 
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