Pitbull Studio Explained

Pitbull Studio Limited
Type:	Private
Industry:	Video games
Fate:	Merged into Epic Games UK
Founder:	Robert Troughton
Hq Location City:	Houghton-le-Spring
Hq Location Country:	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		Xbox 360
2013		Xbox 360

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Guildford office for Pitbull Studio . GamesIndustry.biz . 6 June 2013 . 5 August 2014.
2. Web site: Troughton resurrects Pitbull name . GamesIndustry.biz . 14 July 2010 . 5 August 2014.
3. Pitbull Bytes: From humble beginnings . . 6 December 2013 . January 22, 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150622023337/http://www.develop-online.net/interview/pitbull-bytes-from-humble-beginnings/0186959 . June 22, 2015.
4. Web site: Pitbull's Big Top wins NHS innovation award . GamesIndustry.biz . 23 June 2011 . 5 August 2014.
5. Web site: Gilbert . Ben . Pitbull Studio assisting with Unreal Engine 4, also developing UE4-based games . Joystiq . 17 May 2012 . 5 August 2014.
6. Web site: Epic Games acquires Pitbull Studio and turns it into Epic Games UK. Polygon. 5 August 2014.
7. Web site: Phillips . Tom . Epic founds new UK studio, Epic Games UK . Eurogamer.net . 5 August 2014. 5 August 2014.