BigPark was a Canadian

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owned by Microsoft Studios.

History

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acquired BigPark in 2009, a few months prior to the announcement of the

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sensor (known then as "Project Natal"). Their first project was to be ''Joy Ride'', a casual racing title which incorporated Xbox Live Avatars and used the

motion sensing device. The game was originally intended to be a free

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game, but was eventually renamed '' Kinect Joy Ride'' and became a launch title for Kinect. Later, the company became more involved in providing interactive content that would be shown alongside live television as part of the

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platform. As Microsoft moved away from the Kinect around 2016, BigPark along with several other studios that had been part of Microsoft's Kinect efforts were folded into the company.

Games

* '' Kinect Joy Ride'' Xbox 360 (2010) * '' Kinect Sports: Season Two'' Xbox 360 (2011) * '' Joy Ride Turbo'' Xbox LIVE Arcade (2012)

References

External links

Official website
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