Pitbull Studio Limited
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2010; 14 years ago (2010)
FounderRobert Troughton
Defunct5 August 2014 (2014-08-05)
FateMerged into Epic Games UK
Headquarters
Houghton-le-Spring
,
England

Pitbull Studio Limited was a British video game developer based in Houghton-le-Spring, England, with additional offices in Guildford and Leamington Spa.[1]

History

Pitbull Studio was formed in 2010, a year after the collapse of Midway Studios – Newcastle.[2][3] Initially working on motion tracking games for the health sector,[4] the studio later won a contract to develop Unreal Engine 4 with Epic Games.[5][6]

On 5 August 2014, Epic Games announced that Pitbull Studios would effectively be merged into a new development entity, Epic Games UK.[7]

Games developed

Year Game Platform(s)
2010 Circus Challenge Microsoft Windows
2011 BigTopTHD Android
2012 Silent Hill: Downpour Xbox 360
2013 Gears of War: Judgment Xbox 360

References

  1. ^ "New Guildford office for Pitbull Studio". GamesIndustry.biz. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Troughton resurrects Pitbull name". GamesIndustry.biz. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Pitbull Bytes: From humble beginnings". Develop. 6 December 2013. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  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. ^ "Epic Games acquires Pitbull Studio and turns it into Epic Games UK". Polygon. 5 August 2014.
  7. ^ Phillips, Tom (5 August 2014). "Epic founds new UK studio, Epic Games UK". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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