BigPark

BigPark
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video games
Founded	2007; 17 years ago
Defunct	2016; 8 years ago
Headquarters	Vancouver, Canada
Parent	Microsoft Studios

BigPark was a Canadian video game developer owned by Microsoft Studios.

History

Microsoft acquired BigPark in 2009, a few months prior to the announcement of the Kinect sensor (known then as "Project Natal").^[1]^[2] Their first project was to be Joy Ride, a casual racing title which incorporated Xbox Live Avatars and used the Kinect motion sensing device. The game was originally intended to be a free Xbox Live Arcade game, but was eventually renamed Kinect Joy Ride and 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 the Xbox One platform.^[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

Kinect Joy Ride – Xbox 360 (2010)
Kinect Sports: Season Two – Xbox 360 (2011)
Joy Ride Turbo – Xbox LIVE Arcade (2012)

References

^ "Microsoft Agrees to Acquire BigPark Inc". Microsoft. Archived from the original on May 10, 2009. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
^ "Amid Layoffs, Microsoft Acquires Game Company BigPark". www.cbsnews.com. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
^ Kyllo, Blaine (January 24, 2014). "BigPark Studios enters the interactive-TV arena". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
^ "A Microsoft Studios Website Cleanup Turned Into Unfounded Rumors Of Impending Layoffs". Game Informer.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Microsoft Agrees to Acquire BigPark Inc". Microsoft. Archived from the original on May 10, 2009. Retrieved 2011-03-29.

[2] "Amid Layoffs, Microsoft Acquires Game Company BigPark". www.cbsnews.com. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 2020-02-02.

[3] Kyllo, Blaine (January 24, 2014). "BigPark Studios enters the interactive-TV arena". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

[4] "A Microsoft Studios Website Cleanup Turned Into Unfounded Rumors Of Impending Layoffs". Game Informer.

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