User:R96340/Sandbox/Big Huge Games

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Big Huge Games
公司類型子公司
公司結局破產
成立2000年2月 (2000-02)
结束2012年5月 (2012-05) (重新開始於2014年10月)
代表人物
總部United StatesTimonium, Maryland
产业電子遊戲
產品王國的興起 系列
母公司

Big Huge Games是一個電子遊戲開發商，總部位於美國馬里蘭州巴爾的摩郡。公司由四個遊戲開發者共同成立於2000年2月：Tim Train、David Inscore、Jason Coleman和Brian Reynolds。他們的第一款遊戲「王國的興起」在評論界和商業上獲得成功。原本的工作室在2012年5月宣告破產，但「Big Huge Games」這個名字在2014年10月被Reynolds和Train合資成立的新公司使用。

History[编辑]

Reynolds at E3 in 2003

Although Brian Reynolds was a founding member of Firaxis Games, he and the others left Firaxis to found a new company based on their desire to apply the complexity and concepts of the turn-based strategy genre to the real-time strategy genre.[2]

In February 2007, Big Huge Games announced that Ken Rolston, the lead designer behind The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, had come out of retirement to join the company as Lead Designer on an untitled role playing game (RPG).[3] Later that May it was announced that THQ would publish the title in 2009.[4] This marked the first title from Big Huge Games that was not distributed by Microsoft.

Acquisition by THQ[编辑]

On January 15, 2008, THQ acquired the developer.[5]

On July 30, 2008, Grant Kirkhope joined the Big Huge Games team as an Audio Director. He had previously worked for Rare, composing for the Banjo-Kazooie and Perfect Dark games (among others).[6]

On March 18, 2009, THQ announced that due to declining economic conditions, it would close Big Huge Games unless an outside buyer could be found in the next 60 days.[7]

Acquisition by 38 Studios[编辑]

On May 27, 2009, 38 Studios announced that they were acquiring Big Huge Games and retaining 70 employees out of approximately 120 who were at THQ.[8]

From mid-2009 to January 2012, Big Huge Games developed a single player role playing game titled Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, which was released in early February 2012 and published by Electronic Arts (EA) and 38 Studios for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The game is set in a fantasy world created with input from R A Salvatore and Todd McFarlane.

It was reported on May 24, 2012 that the studio and their parent company 38 Studios had laid off their entire staff.[9][10]

Formation of Epic Baltimore[编辑]

In June 2012, Epic Games announced the opening of a new studio in Baltimore called Epic Baltimore. The studio consists of a significant portion of ex-Big Huge developers.[11] It was later renamed Impossible Studios. Impossible Studios was officially closed on February 8, 2013.[12]

Revival of Big Huge Games[编辑]

In October 2014, it was revealed that Reynolds and Train had acquired the name "Big Huge Games" at auction from the state of Rhode Island, which owned it following the bankruptcy of 38 Studios. This name will be given to their new venture founded in 2013, which was formerly known as SecretNewCo. The new studio is developing a game for mobile platforms called DomiNations,[13] intended for release in 2015 on iOS and Android. DomiNations is described as reminiscent of Rise of Nations and a potential competitor to Clash of Clans. It will be published by Nexon's mobile gaming group.[14] [15][14][16][17]

參考來源[编辑]

  1. ^ Fear, Ed. 38 Studios snaps up Big Huge Games. Develop. May 27, 2009 [2009-05-27]. （原始内容存档于30 May 2009）. 
  2. ^ Brian Reynolds interview on GameSpy. GameSpy. 2002-05-02 [2009-05-13]. 
  3. ^ iTZKooPA. Acclaimed 'Oblivion' Designer Heads To Big Huge Games. Totalgaming.net. 2007-02-20 [2007-05-03]. 
  4. ^ iTZKooPA. Big Huge Games RPG Gets Publisher, Date. Totalgaming.net. 2007-05-03 [2007-05-03]. 
  5. ^ Gamasutra: THQ Acquires BHG
  6. ^ Music 4 Games: Grant Kirkhope resigns from Rare, joins Big Huge Games as Audio Director
  7. ^ McWhertor, Michael. THQ Cuts Down Big Huge Games, Lets Go Two More. Kotaku. 2009-03-18. 
  8. ^ Dance, Scott. Big Huge Games acquired by Curt Schilling's 38 Studios. Washington Business Journal. 2009-05-27. 
  9. ^ Gilbert, Ben. 38 Studios and Big Huge Games lay off entire staffs [update]. Joystiq. 
  10. ^ Narcisse, Evan. 38 Studios and Big Huge Games Shutting Down [UPDATE]. 
  11. ^ Big Huge Games Resurrected as "Epic Games Baltimore"
  12. ^ [1]
  13. ^ http://www.dominations.com.  缺少或|title=为空 (帮助); 外部链接存在于|website= (帮助)
  14. ^ 14.0 14.1 Takahashi, Dean. Brian Reynolds revives Big Huge Games and unveils first mobile strategy title: DomiNations. VentureBeat. [27 October 2014]. 
  15. ^ Eddie Makuch. 38 Studios auction finds no buyer for Amalur MMO, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning sequel. GameSpot. December 13, 2013 [October 28, 2014]. 
  16. ^ http://www.secretnewco.com.  缺少或|title=为空 (帮助); 外部链接存在于|website= (帮助)
  17. ^ Eddie Makuch. Civilization, Rise of Nations Designer Revives Big Huge Games, Announces New Title. GameSpot. October 27, 2014 [October 28, 2014]. 


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