Bigbig Studios
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| Company type | Subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer and video games Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Successor | Evolution Studios |
| Headquarters | , |
| Owner | Sony Corporation |
| Parent | SCE Worldwide Studios |
| Website | bigbigstudios.com (archived) |
Bigbig Studios was a video game developer. It was founded in 2001 by a core team of four former Codemasters employees.[1] The company was set up with the help of parent company Evolution Studios. It was based in Leamington Spa in the UK.[2]
Bigbig Studios and Evolution Studios were both acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in September 2007,[3] which was confirmed in an interview and Bigbig Studios were assigned to work exclusively for the portable PlayStation products with the releases of the Pursuit Force games,[4] and MotorStorm: Arctic Edge for the PlayStation Portable plus Little Deviants for the PlayStation Vita [citation needed]
On 10 January 2012, Sony confirmed that it would close Bigbig Studios.[5]
Games developed
| Game title | Year Released | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Pursuit Force | 2005 | PlayStation Portable |
| Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice | 2007 | PlayStation Portable |
| MotorStorm: Arctic Edge | 2009 | PlayStation Portable & PlayStation 2 |
| Little Deviants | 2012 | PlayStation Vita |
References
- ^ "Bigbig Studios | GamesIndustry International". Gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ^ "Bigbig Studios, Leamington Spa". Thediscdirectory.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ^ "TGS: Sony Acquires Evolution, Bigbig Studios | News". Edge Online. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ^ "Sony buys Evolution and Bigbig Studios | Games". Geek.com. 2007-09-21. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ^ Crossley, Rob (2012-01-10). "Sony closes and restructures two UK studios | Latest news from the game development industry | Develop". Develop-online.net. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
External links
- "Official website". Archived from the original on 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
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