BigPark

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

BigPark
Subsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2007
Defunctca. 2016
HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Key people
Hanno Lemke (co-founder and CEO)
Wil Mozell (co-founder and studio president)
Erik Kiss (co-founder)
Don Mattrick (co-founder)
OwnerMicrosoft
ParentMicrosoft Studios
WebsiteBigPark

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

References
  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. 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".
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