History
The Wipeout franchise began with the release of the original Wipeout in 1995. Three more Wipeout games were released by the end of the decade, all developed by Liverpool-based developer Psygnosis. In 1999, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe acquired Psygnosis and its intellectual property, including Wipeout. As part of the acquisition, the name "Psygnosis" was changed to "SCE Studio Liverpool". After the acquisition, the titles to follow experienced drastic changes in physics and gameplay - many core fans of the series believe the series hit near perfection with Wipeout XL / 2097. Five more Wipeout games were developed, one on the PlayStation 2, two for the PlayStation Portable, a downloadable title on the PlayStation 3 - Wipeout HD (which is also available on Blu-ray disc packaged with the Fury expansion), and a launch title for the PlayStation Vita - Wipeout 2048. Sony Liverpool had been working on a Wipeout game for the upcoming PlayStation 4 console when the studio was closed on 22 August 2012.
A Wipeout "arcade" game was also featured in the 1995 movie "Hackers". The actual game footage was pre-rendered CGI and the actors merely pretended they were playing the game.
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