Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2001 (2001) |
| Defunct | 2012 (2012) |
| Successor | Evolution Studios |
| Headquarters | , England |
| Parent | SCE Worldwide Studios (2007–2012) |
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 and Bigbig Studios was assigned to work exclusively for the portable PlayStation products. They developed the Pursuit Force games for the PlayStation Portable,4 MotorStorm: Arctic Edge for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2, and Little Deviants for the PlayStation Vita.
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
References
- "Bigbig Studios, Leamington Spa". The Disc Directory. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- "Bigbig Studios". Gamesindustry.biz. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- "Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Evolution Studios and Bigbig Studios". Sony. 20 September 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- "Sony buys Evolution and Bigbig Studios | Games". Geek.com. 21 September 2007. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- Crossley, Rob (10 January 2012). "Sony closes and restructures two UK studios". MCV/Develop. Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.