Pitbull Studio

Pitbull Studio
Industry Computer and video games
Fate Subsumed in to Epic Games UK[1]
Founded 2010
Defunct August 2014[1]
Headquarters Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom

Pitbull Studio was a video game developer based in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear in the United Kingdom, with additional UK offices in Guildford[2] and Leamington Spa.

History

Pitbull Studio was formed in July 2010, a year after the collapse of Midway Studios - Newcastle.[3] Initially working on motion tracking games for the health sector,[4] the studio later won a contract to develop Unreal Engine with Epic Games.[5] Pitbull helped develop a number of the engine’s features - rendering, audio, physics, visual scripting, UI, documentation tools, platform support and localization tools.[6]

In August 2014 Pitbull Studios became the core of a new developer, Epic Games UK founded by Epic Games.[1]

Games

Developed

Year Game Platform(s)
2010 Circus Challenge Microsoft Windows
2011 BigTopTHD Android

Games contributed to

Year Game Platform(s)
2012 Silent Hill: Downpour Xbox 360
2013 Gears of War: Judgment Xbox 360

References

  1. 1 2 3 Phillips, Tom. "Epic founds new UK studio, Epic Games UK •". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "New Guildford office for Pitbull Studio". GamesIndustry.biz. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Troughton resurrects Pitbull name". GamesIndustry.biz. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Pitbull's Big Top wins NHS innovation award". GamesIndustry.biz. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Gilbert, Ben (17 May 2012). "Pitbull Studio assisting with Unreal Engine 4, also developing UE4-based games". Joystiq. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Press Releases - EPIC GAMES SETS UP UK STUDIO". Gamasutra. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

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