Psygnosis

Psygnosis Limited was a video game developer and publisher headquartered at Wavertree Technology Park in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1984 by Jonathan Ellis, Ian Hetherington and David Lawson. The company was known for a number of well-received games on the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga, among other platforms, and is best known for their Lemmings series.

In 1993, the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment and turned their attention to the original PlayStation platform. They later became known as Sony Studio Liverpool, organized as part of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios. Studio Liverpool was the oldest and second largest development house within Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's stable of developers, and is best known for the Wipeout series of futuristic racing games, with the first instalment released in 1995. The studio is also known for the Formula One series of licensed racing games, and the Colony Wars series.

Reports of Studio Liverpool's closure surfaced on 22 August 2012, with Edge quoting staff tweets. Staff were told the news by the vice president of Sony Worldwide Studios Europe, Michael Denny. Sony said that the Liverpool site would remain in operation, as it was home to a number of Sony World Wide Studios and SCEE Departments. At the time of its closure, it employed roughly one hundred people comprising two development teams. Mick Hocking oversaw Studio Liverpool's operations as its last Group Studio Director, a position he continued to hold within Evolution Studios.