Pitbull Studio

Pitbull Studio Limited

Company type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	2010;15 years ago (2010)
Founder	Robert Troughton
Defunct	5 August 2014 (2014-08-5)
Fate	Merged 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.