Pitbull Studio Limited was a British

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based in

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, England, with additional offices in

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and

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History

Pitbull Studio was formed in 2010, a year after the collapse of

Midway Studios – Newcastle Midway Studios – Newcastle Limited (originally The Pitbull Syndicate Limited) was a British video game developer based in Gateshead, England. History Pitbull Syndicate was formed in December 1996 by an ensemble of programmers and artists wi ...

. Initially working on motion tracking games for the health sector, the studio later won a contract to develop

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with

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. On 5 August 2014,

announced that Pitbull Studios would effectively be merged into a new development entity, Epic Games UK.

Games developed

References

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