Difference between revisions of "Fergus McGovern"
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| − | | company=[[Probe | + | | company=[[Probe Software]], [[Jakks Pacific]], [[HotGen]] |
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| − | {{stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a British video game executive and founder of [[Probe | + | {{stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a British video game executive and founder of [[Probe Software]] and [[HotGen]], most known for his various contributions to both the British and American game software industries, and for his titular inclusion as a fatality cameo in the ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' series of fighting games, the Fergality (in which the fighter is transformed into the digitized face of McGovern himself.) |
==History== | ==History== | ||
| + | On February 26th, McGovern returned from a transatlantic flight with a cerebral blood clot, and passed away the following day.{{ref|http://www.develop-online.net/news/probe-hotgen-co-founder-fergus-mcgovern-dies-aged-50/0217191}} | ||
==Production history== | ==Production history== | ||
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==Interviews== | ==Interviews== | ||
{{InterviewList|Fergus McGovern}} | {{InterviewList|Fergus McGovern}} | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *''[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/jun/24/fergus.mcgovern Fergus McGovern: From games whizzkid to multimillionaire]'' article by Bobby Johnson at ''[https://www.theguardian.com The Guardian]'' | ||
| + | *''[https://retrocomputingnews.wordpress.com/2016/02/27/fergus-mcgovern-co-founder-of-probe-software-has-passed-away/ Fergus McGovern, co-founder of Probe Software, has passed away]'' obituary by Stuart Williams at [https://retrocomputingnews.wordpress.com/ | ||
| + | *''[https://www.mcvuk.com/development-news/probe-hotgen-co-founder-fergus-mcgovern-dies-aged-50/ Probe, Hotgen co-founder Fergus McGovern dies aged 50]'' obituary by Matthew Jarvis at [https://www.mcvuk.com MCV/Develop] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:19, 13 October 2021
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| Fergus McGovern |
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| Place of birth: London, England, United Kingdom[1][2] |
| Date of birth: 1965-06[1][2] |
| Date of death: 2016-02-27[3] (age 50) |
| Company(ies): Probe Software, Jakks Pacific, HotGen |
| Role(s): Executive, Producer, Designer, Tester |
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Fergus McGovern was a British video game executive and founder of Probe Software and HotGen, most known for his various contributions to both the British and American game software industries, and for his titular inclusion as a fatality cameo in the Mortal Kombat series of fighting games, the Fergality (in which the fighter is transformed into the digitized face of McGovern himself.)
History
On February 26th, McGovern returned from a transatlantic flight with a cerebral blood clot, and passed away the following day.[4]
Production history
- The Terminator (Mega Drive; 1992) — Quality Assurance by[5] (as Fergus Mc Govern)
- Alien 3 (Mega Drive; 1992) — Design Support[6]
- Alien 3 (Master System; 1992) — Design Support[7]
- Alien 3 (Game Gear; 1992) — Design Support[7]
- Primal Rage (Saturn; 1996) — Super Producer[8]
- OutRun (Amstrad CPC; 1987) — With No Thanks at all to
Interviews
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External links
- Fergus McGovern: From games whizzkid to multimillionaire article by Bobby Johnson at The Guardian
- Fergus McGovern, co-founder of Probe Software, has passed away obituary by Stuart Williams at [https://retrocomputingnews.wordpress.com/
- Probe, Hotgen co-founder Fergus McGovern dies aged 50 obituary by Matthew Jarvis at MCV/Develop
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/director/9743097/MR-FERGUS-MCGOVERN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://ypage.uk/companies/595094/crystalpalace-fc-foundation/
- ↑ https://podcastaddict.com/episode/67622980
- ↑ http://www.develop-online.net/news/probe-hotgen-co-founder-fergus-mcgovern-dies-aged-50/0217191
- ↑ File:Terminator MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Alien 3 MD credits.pdf
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:Alien 3 SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Primalrage sat us manual.pdf, page 21