On February 25, 2025, Warner Bros. Interactive closed Monolith Productions, a historical game studio founded 30 years ago. Monolith worked with Microsoft in its early days to build games for Windows PCs and became well-known for its innovative AI.
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Additional reading...
[1] https://archive.org/details/TheMonolithCD/Front.jpg
[2] https://ubm-twvideo01.s3.amazonaws.com/o1/vault/GD_Mag_Archives/GDM_October_1998.pdf
[4] https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/postmortem-monolith-s-i-no-one-lives-forever-i-
[5] https://wccftech.com/monolith-canceled-a-new-ip-before-attempting-wonder-woman-new-lego-game-coming-next-year/
[6] https://captainclaw.net/dl/fun/interviews/matt_hayhurst.pdf