Psyonix

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<h3>Foundation and VehicleMOD (2000–2003)</h3>
Psyonix was founded by Dave Hagewood, a native of <a href="/facts/Charlotte,_North_Carolina/JVJT5LzT">Charlotte, North Carolina</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1">1</a> He had started <a href="/facts/Computer_programming/QmSsFnu0">programming</a> in 1983, at the age of eight, when he modified the dialog for a <a href="/facts/Text_adventure/1gG7AC6k">text adventure</a> game, lending him an advantage in this field at school.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a> In 1995, he abandoned his <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">computer science</a> degree and dropped out of <a href="/facts/College/PejltRvj">college</a> to establish ArrowWeb, a <a href="/facts/Web_hosting/sDHN29ve">web hosting</a> company, and later WebSite Machines, which developed multimedia and Internet software.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a> Hagewood heavily invested in the Internet industry and operated his companies out of <a href="/facts/Satellite_Beach,_Florida/ATx7I1AE">Satellite Beach, Florida</a>, but faced great competition. In his spare time, he occasionally <a href="/facts/Video_game_modding/Keze0GUe">modded</a> video games, often with vehicles, but was under the impression that making games for a living was "an impossible dream".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a> Still, in 2000, as the WebSite Machines team sought to transition to video game development, Hagewood established Psyonix with them.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a> The company name was derived from his "fascination with the concept of intelligence and the innate powers of the human mind".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a>
Psyonix's first project was Proteus, a <a href="/facts/Vehicular_combat_game/319yoC2u">vehicular combat game</a>. Unhappy with the <a href="/facts/Game_engine/lojx7lTG">game engine</a> chosen for the undertaking, it was quickly abandoned for the company to shift to <a href="/facts/Unreal_Engine/0ghxRQl8">Unreal Engine</a>. Its first Unreal Engine game was Vampire Hunter: The Dark Prophecy, an <a href="/facts/Action_game/nKkAcggC">action game</a> with first-person exploration and third-person <a href="/facts/Melee/eVJA78dj">melee</a>. The game was announced in 2002 but soon became too large in scope for its intended budget. After the studio completed a <a href="/facts/Game_demo/wTyRoqhc">demo</a> and pitched it to potential publishers, it briefly experimented with adding vehicles to the 2002 game <a href="/facts/Unreal_Tournament_2003/GmPm7pRF">Unreal Tournament 2003</a>, something Hagewood felt it had been lacking. After a few weeks of development, the team felt the project had potential and shelved Vampire Hunter in its favor.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a>
In December 2002, after several months of work, <a href="/facts/Mark_Rein_(executive)/3tlbSjPt">Mark Rein</a> of <a href="/facts/Epic_Games/aoS4cGsK">Epic Games</a>, the developer of Unreal Engine and Unreal Tournament 2003, called Hagewood to inquire about the status of Vampire Hunter. Hagewood informed him about the studio's more recent work, which it called VehicleMOD, and Rein asked to be shown a prototype at the <a href="/facts/Game_Developers_Conference/G8WBDbyW">Game Developers Conference</a> in March 2003. Until then, Psyonix worked to include functioning prototypes for all vehicles and <a href="/facts/Multiplayer/8CC60Nwj">multiplayer</a> support. Impressed with this demo, Epic Games sought further talks but wanted to see how quickly the project could progress. Psyonix worked through three weeks of <a href="/facts/Crunch_(video_games)/aD9Jx2hK">crunch</a> and enlisted independent modders to create three <a href="/facts/Level_(video_games)/jj3NuhAx">maps</a> for VehicleMOD. Hagewood showcased the newer version at Epic Games' offices in North Carolina, and the company immediately signed Psyonix to develop this mod as a game mode for <a href="/facts/Unreal_Tournament_2004/GoAUMnwL">Unreal Tournament 2004</a>, which became known as Onslaught.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a> Hagewood believed that working with Epic Games remotely from Florida would impact the mode's quality, so he relocated Psyonix to <a href="/facts/Raleigh,_North_Carolina/6WznvprP">Raleigh, North Carolina</a>, later in 2003.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a> Rein paid for the moving expenses.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a> Around the same time, Hagewood abandoned his work in web hosting.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a>

<h3>Contract work and first original games (2003–2013)</h3>
In Raleigh, Psyonix consisted largely of Hagewood and interns hired from nearby universities.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a> To stay afloat, the studio accepted contract work from Epic Games to help develop games in Unreal Engine, including <a href="/facts/Gears_of_War_(video_game)/myEMovjX">Gears of War</a> and <a href="/facts/Unreal_Tournament_III/ITfcYRCh">Unreal Tournament III</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a> Hagewood ultimately sought to move West and create original games with Psyonix. In 2006, the team devised Track Addict, a vehicle <a href="/facts/Platform_game/KJnmd0Il">platform game</a> with <a href="/facts/Time_trial/jEPwEm8F">time trial</a> stages, partially inspired by the <a href="/facts/Tony_Hawk%27s/ClC5g2zT">Tony Hawk's</a> and <a href="/facts/SSX/hbBUhQzC">SSX</a> series of <a href="/facts/Extreme_sports/B2Jh0eky">extreme sports</a> video games. The studio pitched the game to various publishers and agreed with <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a> to release the game on the company's <a href="/facts/Xbox/c4vCQ0kC">Xbox</a> platform. During the game's development, one person put a <a href="/facts/Soccer_ball/SC2f6csg">soccer ball</a> into a level, which the team enjoyed so much that they decided to design the game around that instead. Hagewood informed Microsoft about the change in direction, and the two companies parted ways. The game was ultimately released in 2008 for the <a href="/facts/PlayStation_3/obhuo97V">PlayStation 3</a> as <a href="/facts/Supersonic_Acrobatic_Rocket-Powered_Battle-Cars/BzR7Rq05">Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18">18</a> The team chose an unusually long name hoping that it would attract attention.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19">19</a> In the meantime, <a href="/facts/SouthPeak_Games/71kPPKh2">SouthPeak Games</a> had contracted Psyonix to develop <a href="/facts/Monster_Madness:_Grave_Danger/XxQpGBuT">Monster Madness: Grave Danger</a>, an updated <a href="/facts/Porting/7s6tFs8B">port</a> of <a href="/facts/Monster_Madness:_Battle_for_Suburbia/TbMX7666">Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia</a>, which was released for the PlayStation 3 in the same year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20">20</a>
While Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars <a href="/facts/Broke_even/WnsHrK6c">broke even</a>, it attracted fewer players than anticipated and did not bring about a significant profit, causing Psyonix to return to contract work.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21">21</a> Still, Hagewood believed that the existing fanbase warranted Psyonix's next original game to be a <a href="/facts/Sequel/HcopA9hC">sequel</a>. Out of 50 employees, he kept a handful working on such a title, while the rest was engaged with contract work.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22">22</a> In December 2009, the studio and all of its employees moved from Raleigh to larger offices in <a href="/facts/San_Diego/YFUP7gB9">San Diego</a>, near the city's <a href="/facts/Gaslamp_Quarter,_San_Diego/tHvHhPRo">Gaslamp Quarter</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23">23</a> Later contract projects included Whizzle (a <a href="/facts/Tech_demo/BTsD4fY5">tech demo</a> for the <a href="/facts/Unreal_Development_Kit/0ghxRQl8">Unreal Development Kit</a>) and additional work on <a href="/facts/Bulletstorm/wKzD0IE5">Bulletstorm</a>, <a href="/facts/Homefront_(video_game)/CuDlSPTm">Homefront</a>, <a href="/facts/Mass_Effect_3/FbtuWbG1">Mass Effect 3</a>, and <a href="/facts/XCOM:_Enemy_Unknown/LF3yu0ju">XCOM: Enemy Unknown</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24">24</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25">25</a> In November 2012, Psyonix released an original mobile shooter, <a href="/facts/ARC_Squadron/c1cIwTKQ">ARC Squadron</a>, for <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26">26</a> An enhanced version, <a href="/facts/ARC_Squadron:_Redux/c1cIwTKQ">ARC Squadron: Redux</a>, came out for iOS and <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> in October 2013.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27">27</a>

<h3>Rocket League and acquisition by Epic Games (2013–present)</h3>
Also in 2013, the sequel to Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars entered production. With a budget of under US$2 million, Psyonix developed <a href="/facts/Rocket_League/a24c01EP">Rocket League</a> over two years.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28">28</a> Hagewood argued that Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars was "too hardcore", leading to a change of pace for Rocket League. The game was released to immediate success in July 2015 for <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> and the <a href="/facts/PlayStation_4/wMtdFnoP">PlayStation 4</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29">29</a> It increased Psyonix's profits 100-fold and brought in $110 million within one year. Psyonix quickly expanded to 70 people by December 2016 and consequently moved to a larger office in the 1 Columbia Place tower, spanning 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) across two floors. Hagewood sought to grow the tech industry in San Diego, such as through his investment in <a href="/facts/Zesty.io/gUXlXWj5">Zesty.io</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30">30</a> The expanded team continued to support Rocket League through additional content, and Psyonix partnered with <a href="/facts/Twitch_(service)/mpXWXcTj">Twitch</a>, a <a href="/facts/Video_game_livestreaming/CB43hEW6">video game livestreaming</a> service, to establish the <a href="/facts/Rocket_League_Championship_Series/Gv66SQlt">Rocket League Championship Series</a> as the game's official <a href="/facts/Esports/HJHyo3bC">esports</a> tournament.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31">31</a> In April 2018, the studio began prototyping a mobile Rocket League <a href="/facts/Spin-off_(media)/guqnLDLG">spin-off</a> ultimately named <a href="/facts/Rocket_League_Sideswipe/a24c01EP">Rocket League Sideswipe</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32">32</a>
On May 1, 2019, Epic Games announced its acquisition of Psyonix to undisclosed terms. At the time, the studio had 132 employees and planned to continue supporting Rocket League.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33">33</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34">34</a> From his proceeds of the sale, Hagewood bought the <a href="/facts/Benetti/V0XVgtmq">Benetti</a> Galaxy, a 56-metre (184 ft) <a href="/facts/Superyacht/UmXD8DXJ">superyacht</a>, and intended to invest in <a href="/facts/Space_tourism/fMK9CcnM">space tourism</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35">35</a> Epic Games published Rocket League Sideswipe for Android and iOS in November 2021 and Psyonix's Rocket Racing game mode for <a href="/facts/Fortnite/IRq71MdX">Fortnite</a> in December 2023.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36">36</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37">37</a>

<h2 id="games-developed">Games developed</h2>
<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Year</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Platform(s)</th><th scope="col">Publisher(s)</th><th scope="col">Notes</th><th scope="col">Ref.</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2">2008</th><td><a href="/facts/Monster_Madness:_Grave_Danger/XxQpGBuT">Monster Madness: Grave Danger</a></td><td><a href="/facts/PlayStation_3/obhuo97V">PlayStation 3</a></td><td><a href="/facts/SouthPeak_Games/71kPPKh2">SouthPeak Games</a></td><td>Updated port of <a href="/facts/Monster_Madness:_Battle_for_Suburbia/TbMX7666">Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38">38</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Supersonic_Acrobatic_Rocket-Powered_Battle-Cars/BzR7Rq05">Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars</a></td><td>PlayStation 3</td><td rowspan="5">Psyonix</td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39">39</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2009</th><td>Whizzle</td><td><a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Unreal_Development_Kit/0ghxRQl8">Unreal Development Kit</a> tech demo</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40">40</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2012</th><td><a href="/facts/ARC_Squadron/c1cIwTKQ">ARC Squadron</a></td><td><a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41">41</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2013</th><td><a href="/facts/ARC_Squadron:_Redux/c1cIwTKQ">ARC Squadron: Redux</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>, iOS</td><td>Updated version of ARC Squadron</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42">42</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2015</th><td><a href="/facts/Rocket_League/a24c01EP">Rocket League</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a>, <a href="/facts/Nintendo_Switch/UPy7Bcyu">Nintendo Switch</a>, <a href="/facts/PlayStation_4/wMtdFnoP">PlayStation 4</a>, Windows, <a href="/facts/Xbox_One/Nom1XYbe">Xbox One</a></td><td>Deprecated for macOS and Linux in March 2020</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43">43</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44">44</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2021</th><td><a href="/facts/Rocket_League_Sideswipe/a24c01EP">Rocket League Sideswipe</a></td><td>Android, iOS</td><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Epic_Games/aoS4cGsK">Epic Games</a></td><td></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45">45</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023</th><td><a href="/facts/Rocket_Racing/dWDY96H6">Rocket Racing</a></td><td>Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, <a href="/facts/PlayStation_5/vJ2ahUoK">PlayStation 5</a>, Windows, Xbox One, <a href="/facts/Xbox_Series_X/S/gkN9VjV2">Xbox Series X/S</a></td><td>Part of <a href="/facts/Fortnite/IRq71MdX">Fortnite</a></td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46">46</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Additional work</h3>
<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Year</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Lead developer(s)</th><th scope="col">Ref.</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">2004</th><td><a href="/facts/Unreal_Tournament_2004/GoAUMnwL">Unreal Tournament 2004</a></td><td rowspan="3"><a href="/facts/Epic_Games/aoS4cGsK">Epic Games</a></td><td rowspan="7"><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47">47</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2006</th><td><a href="/facts/Gears_of_War_(video_game)/myEMovjX">Gears of War</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2007</th><td><a href="/facts/Unreal_Tournament_III/ITfcYRCh">Unreal Tournament III</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2">2011</th><td><a href="/facts/Bulletstorm/wKzD0IE5">Bulletstorm</a></td><td><a href="/facts/People_Can_Fly/Tz0MNnP6">People Can Fly</a>, Epic Games</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Homefront_(video_game)/CuDlSPTm">Homefront</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Kaos_Studios/W7uWgkWU">Kaos Studios</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2">2012</th><td><a href="/facts/Mass_Effect_3/FbtuWbG1">Mass Effect 3</a></td><td><a href="/facts/BioWare/UnC42kYl">BioWare</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/XCOM:_Enemy_Unknown/LF3yu0ju">XCOM: Enemy Unknown</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Firaxis_Games/PBwlAvUs">Firaxis Games</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
<h3>Canceled</h3>
<ul><li>Proteus<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48">48</a></li>
<li>Vampire Hunter: The Dark Prophecy<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49">49</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Nosgoth/sCtv5W0v">Nosgoth</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50">50</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.psyonix.com/">Official website</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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