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VISCERAL GAMES: THE RISE & FALL

A retrospective on the now defunct studio formerly known as EA Redwood Shores, Visceral Games

Co-Edited w/ Dakota (Silver Surf Punk)


Featuring Voices from 

Cult of the CyberSkull

https://www.youtube.com/@CultoftheCyberSkull


Silver Surf Punk (formerly Eleven17 Studios)

https://www.youtube.com/@Eleven17Studios

Sources

Ars Technica Interview

https://youtu.be/u9rjpTZN_Aw


Rise and Fall of Visceral Games US Gamer

https://web.archive.org/web/20171110215432/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-rise-and-fall-of-visceral-games


Brief History of Mobas

https://blog.acer.com/en/discussion/97/a-brief-history-of-the-moba-genre#:~:text=The%20origin%20of%20the%20first,is%20the%20first%20real%20MOBA.


EA Timeline

https://www.zippia.com/electronic-arts-careers-3798/history/


Glenn Schofield Interview

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/interview-visceral-s-schofield-on-how-studio-identity-builds-quality


EA moving from San Mateo

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/EA-Plans-To-Leave-San-Mateo-Game-company-moving-3044369.php


EA profitable

https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration30Jun1997/page/n43/mode/2up?view=theater


TWINE coming to PS2

https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/15/bond-james-bond-on-playstation-2


Cancelled LOTR Game

https://www.thegamer.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-white-council-cancelled/


Footage of The World is Not Enough Cancelled PS2 Beta

https://youtu.be/12itPRv6K0s


Third Age Producer

http://obsoletegamer.com/the-interview-steve-gray/


Making of Lord of the Rings The Third Age

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBf9-gIGV3k&t=1s


Wrangling of Rights re: Fellowship

https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/02/lord-of-the-games


Why No Fellowship of the Ring game from EA

https://www.gamesradar.com/heres-why-eas-lord-of-the-rings-games-start-with-the-two-towers-and-not-fellowship-of-the-ring/


Two Towers Preview

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-preview/1100-2874680/


EA gets Lord of the Rings License

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-granted-rights-to-develop-the-lord-of-the-rings-games-based-on-jrr-tolkienrsquos-epic-literary-fiction


Vivendi gets LOTR book rights

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/vivendi-secures-the-lord-of-the-rings-license/1100-2715174/


Everything or Nothing Development

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWLq34aU9Vw


Inside Everything or Nothing

https://www.commander007.net/2020/everything-or-nothing-inside-look-on-the-development-of-the-game/


Everything or Nothing Q and A

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/james-bond-007-everything-or-nothing-qanda/1100-6085896/


Godfather Game Development

https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/01/20/the-godfather-interview-3


Godfather The Game Announcement

https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/12/godfather-title-in-development


Marlon Dropped from Godfather

https://www.engadget.com/2005-08-01-marlon-brando-dropped-from-godfather-game.html


Everything or Nothing Preview

https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/14/007-everything-or-nothing-3


Everything or Nothing Development 

https://www.cgw.com/Publications/CGW/2004/Volume-27-Issue-6-June-2004-/A-BONDing-Experience.aspx


Everything or Nothing Ships

https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/02/17/everything-or-nothing-ships


Everything or Nothing Interview

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3490944.stm


ROTK Designer Diary

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-designer-diary-2/1100-6030234/


Simpsons Game Q and A

https://web.archive.org/web/20120124151322/http://www.gamespot.com/the-simpsons-game/previews/the-simpsons-game-executive-producer-qanda-6180098/


Glenn Schofield, Dead Space Making of

https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-was-a-bit-freaked-out-the-making-of-dead-space/


Dead Space Creative Director 

https://www.gameinformer.com/interview/2023/02/22/dead-spaces-new-and-original-creative-directors-reflect-on-the-remake


The Ripper: Alex Riviello (Dante’s Purgatory)

https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/24/17770668/jack-the-ripper-visceral-games-electronic-arts-canceled


Blood Dust Gameplay

https://youtu.be/4VXVLJQKlWw?si=SDOfWzBLXP0fFT0L


Dante’s Inferno

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the-road-to-hell-the-creative-direction-of-i-dante-s-inferno-i-


Dante’s Inferno 2 Concepts (sources back to Riviello)

https://www.gamezone.com/news/rumor-dante-s-inferno-had-a-sequel-in-the-works-was-going-to-let-you-fight-angels-and-was-set-in-purgatory-3444103/


No Dante’s Inferno 2 in Development

https://web.archive.org/web/20100203045206/http://www.industrygamers.com/news/dantes-inferno-studio-thrilled-with-eas-marketing-support/


More Dante’s Infero Rumor

https://www.engadget.com/2011-11-24-rumor-writer-teases-dantes-inferno-sequel.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWtpcGVkaWEub3JnLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJSjtzdBGn9NsMBGtMLPo7ByEagyZ3Q4_kSbvJ-0KgF2FWVWykZwsIpoCt9YAOlNxH_X0u5DgL_7BjAEGfL66ntR1Im52gKkvKlJgRirssOLeRFaZTwIqDhbVLO_Y2IrY7_mR_2RNfeVfLEdasw3srfW7etXYLV7fQy8mViy6329


Sequel on CV

https://www.eurogamer.net/dantes-inferno-sequel-hinted-at-on-writers-cv


Visceral’s Culture

https://www.engadget.com/2010-10-12-visceral-games-zach-mumbach-on-viscerals-development-culture.html


Voicing Isaac Clarke

https://web.archive.org/web/20130112160836/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/703590/the-reason-dead-space-2s-once-muted-isaac-clarke-suddenly-has-a-voice/

https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/11/18/activision-hires-glen-a-schofield-and-michael-condrey-to-lead-sledgehammer-games


Activision Call of Duty

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/activision-confirms-all-its-core-studios-are-now-working-on-call-of-duty/


Co-op and more in Dead Space 3 Development 

https://youtu.be/JiQiF9Wt2lM?si=Zvy66Sa0MKZvXvKz


Collapse of Visceral’s Ambitious Star Wars game

https://kotaku.com/the-collapse-of-viscerals-ambitious-star-wars-game-1819916152


EA Shuts Down Visceral

https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-has-shut-down-visceral-games

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