Subsidiary | |
Industry |
Interactive entertainment Computer and video games |
Founded | 2007 |
Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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.
Microsoft acquired BigPark in 2009, a few months prior to the announcement of the Kinect sensor (known then as "Project Natal"). 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.