| 词条 | Midway Studios – Newcastle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Midway Studios – Newcastle Limited | logo = Pitbullsyndicatelogo.png | type = Subsidiary | industry = Video game industry | foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1996|12|10}} | founder = | defunct = {{End date|df=yes|2009}} | location_city = Gateshead | location_country = England | key_people = | products = Test Drive series (1997–2002) | parent = Midway Games }} Midway Studios – Newcastle Limited (formerly Pitbull Syndicate) was a British video game developer based in Gateshead, England. HistoryPitbull Syndicate was formed in December 1996 by an ensemble of programmers and artists with extensive experience in the video games industry.[1] The company started with a small office in Sunderland, England, and initially employed eight people, working on PC and PlayStation games. Slowly expanding, the company moved to larger offices in Chester-Le-Street and later to larger offices in Gateshead. By 2005, its staff had swelled to over 60 people working on PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. In October 2005, the company sold to Midway Games[2] and were renamed Midway Studios – Newcastle. Prior to that, Pitbull had created the titles L.A. Rush and Rush for Midway. It was Midway's only studio located outside the U.S. and was closed in July 2009 after the sale of most of Midway's assets to Warner Bros.. A game called Necessary Force was being developed at the time of the closure. The rights to the game have diverted back to Midway Games as they are shopping the intellectual property.[3] Some members of the team were able to band together and form a new company, Atomhawk Design.[4] In July 2010, Robert Troughton, founder of Pitbull Syndicate, announced the formation of Pitbull Studio, one year after Midway folded the renamed company. Troughton also said that an unannounced project was in development.[5] Games developedas Pitbull Syndicate
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References1. ^Profile at Gamespy 2. ^[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/midway-acquires-pitbull-syndicate/1100-6134959/ Midway Games acquires Pitbull Syndicate] Gamespot, 5 October 2005, retrieved 28 February 2019 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2009/06/19/necessary-force-game-announced-by-midway-in-hopes-of-selling-it.htm|title=Necessary Force game announced by Midway in hopes of selling it|publisher=Video Games Publisher}} 4. ^http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/03/from-the-ashes-of-midway-newcastle-atomhawk-design-rises 5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6269052.html?tag=latestheadlines%3Btitle%3B4|title=Pitbull bites back|author=Eddie Makuch|publisher=GameSpot}} External links
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