ie ▁now ▁serving ▁as ▁lead ▁programmer ▁instead ▁alongside ▁A la ▁Dia z ▁and ▁Pra vin ▁W agh . ▁ ▁Michael ▁Fern ie ▁was ▁a ▁former ▁Ab solute ▁Entertainment ▁member ▁who ▁left ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁joined ▁S ega ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁ 3 2 X ▁project ▁titled ▁R atch et ▁and ▁Bol t ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁S ega ▁inter Active ▁foc using ▁on ▁re le asing ▁E ternal ▁Champions : ▁Challenge ▁from ▁the ▁Dark ▁Side , ▁his ▁team ▁and ▁the ▁project ▁made ▁no ▁progress ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁with ▁the ▁Star ▁Wars ▁Ar cade ▁staff ▁and ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁Gar field : ▁C aught ▁in ▁the ▁Act , ▁which ▁was ▁facing ▁a ▁tur bul ent ▁creation ▁cycle . ▁Pra vin ▁W agh ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁L ash ower ▁after ▁S ega ▁purchased ▁the ▁company ▁that ▁later ▁became ▁S ega ▁inter Active , ▁while ▁Pet ra ▁E vers ▁joined ▁S ega ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁background ▁as ▁concept ▁artist ▁and ▁designer , ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁mark ing ▁her ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁video ▁game ▁industry . ▁ ▁Development ▁▁ ▁Gar field : ▁C aught ▁in ▁the ▁Act ▁on ▁S ega ▁Gen esis ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁team ▁that ▁worked ▁on ▁Star ▁Wars ▁Ar cade ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 2 X ▁at ▁S ega ▁inter Active ▁simultaneously ▁with ▁the ▁Game ▁G ear ▁port ▁by ▁Nov ot rade ▁International , ▁with ▁Michael ▁L ath am ▁and ▁Eric ▁Qu aken b ush ▁serving ▁as ▁produ cers ▁of ▁each ▁version ▁respectively . ▁Michael ▁Fern