Company:Bigbig Studios
From HandWiki
Short description: Defunct British video game developer
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Successor | Evolution Studios |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Headquarters | Leamington Spa, Warwickshire , England |
| Parent | SCE Worldwide Studios |
Bigbig Studios was a British video game developer based in Leamington Spa, England.[1] It was founded in 2001 by a core team of four former Codemasters employees.[2] The company was set up with the help of parent company Evolution Studios.
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 for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 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 | 2007 | PlayStation Portable |
| MotorStorm | 2009 | PlayStation Portable & PlayStation 2 |
| Little Deviants | 2012 | PlayStation Vita |
References
- ↑ "Bigbig Studios, Leamington Spa". The Disc Directory. http://www.thediscdirectory.co.uk/wm/cv/leamingtonspa/b2b/computer-software-development/bigbig-studios-3196573.html.
- ↑ "Bigbig Studios". Gamesindustry.biz. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/resources/directory/company/bigbig.
- ↑ "Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Evolution Studios and Bigbig Studios". September 20, 2007. https://www.sony.com/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-computer-entertainment-america-inc/2007/sony-computer-entertainment-acquires-evolution-studios-and-bigbig-studios.html.
- ↑ "Sony buys Evolution and Bigbig Studios | Games". Geek.com. 2007-09-21. http://www.geek.com/games/sony-buys-evolution-and-bigbig-studios-568250/.
- ↑ Crossley, Rob (2012-01-10). "Sony closes and restructures two UK studios". MCV/Develop. https://www.mcvuk.com/business-news/publishing/sony-closes-and-restructures-two-uk-studios/.
External links
 |  |
