BigPark
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Interactive entertainment Computer and video games |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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Key people
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Hanno Lemke (co-founder and CEO) Wil Mozell (co-founder and studio president) Erik Kiss (co-founder) Don Mattrick (co-founder) |
| Products | Video games |
| Owner | Microsoft |
| Parent | Microsoft Studios (2009-present) |
| Website | BigPark |
BigPark is a Canadian video game developer owned by Microsoft Studios.
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History[edit]
Microsoft acquired BigPark in 2009, a few months prior to the announcement of the Kinect sensor (known then as "Project Natal").[1] Their first project was to be Joy Ride, a casual racing title which incorporated Xbox Live Avatars. 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.
Games[edit]
- Kinect Joy Ride — Xbox 360 (2010)
- Kinect Sports: Season Two — Xbox 360 (2011)
- Joy Ride Turbo — Xbox LIVE Arcade (2012)
References[edit]
- ^ "Microsoft Agrees to Acquire BigPark Inc.". Microsoft. Archived from the original on May 10, 2009. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
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Categories:
- Video game companies of Canada
- Companies based in Vancouver
- Canadian companies established in 2007
- Film production companies of Canada
- First-party video game developers
- Microsoft subsidiaries
- Video game development companies
- 2007 establishments in British Columbia
- Microsoft stubs
- Video game company stubs
- Canadian company stubs
