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BigPark
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2007;17 years ago(2007)
Defunct2016;8 years ago(2016)
HeadquartersVancouver,Canada
ParentMicrosoft Studios

BigParkwas a Canadianvideo game developerowned byMicrosoft Studios.

History[edit]

Microsoftacquired BigPark in 2009, a few months prior to the announcement of theKinectsensor (known then as "Project Natal" ).[1][2]Their first project was to beJoy Ride,a casual racing title which incorporated Xbox Live Avatars and used theKinectmotion sensing device. The game was originally intended to be a freeXbox Live Arcadegame, but was eventually renamedKinect Joy Rideand became a launch title for Kinect. Later, the company became more involved in providing interactive content that would be shown alongside live television as part of theXbox Oneplatform.[3]As Microsoft moved away from the Kinect around 2016, BigPark along with several other studios that had been part of Microsoft's Kinect efforts were folded into the company.[4]

Games[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Microsoft Agrees to Acquire BigPark Inc".Microsoft.Archived fromthe originalon May 10, 2009.Retrieved2011-03-29.
  2. ^"Amid Layoffs, Microsoft Acquires Game Company BigPark".www.cbsnews.com.7 May 2009.Retrieved2020-02-02.
  3. ^Kyllo, Blaine (January 24, 2014)."BigPark Studios enters the interactive-TV arena".The Georgia Straight.RetrievedFebruary 7,2019.
  4. ^"A Microsoft Studios Website Cleanup Turned Into Unfounded Rumors Of Impending Layoffs".Game Informer.

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