The investment in Spiders studio will now allow the Bigben group to cover the entire world of role-playing games.Īn acquisition fitting in the BIGBEN 2022 strategy and the acquisition of the Eko Software studio, which allowed it to increase its presence on genres popular with gamers such as 'Action-RPG' (2) and collective sports simulations.The increased stake in Kylotonn Racing, which secured a strong position in the racing simulation game segment for cars and bikes.The purchase of the Cyanide studio, which allowed it to extend its offer to major genres not yet represented in its portfolio, such as cycling simulations, turn-based games or stealth games.Jehanne Rousseau, current CEO and co-founder of the studio, will continue to lead Spiders with the aim of developing the creative and innovative aspect of its productions.īigben's editorial positioning is thus widened after : This transaction allows Bigben to acquire a remarkable know-how, accumulated over many productions by confirmed developers recognized for the high quality of their games.īy integrating Bigben's Gaming business unit, Spiders will leverage the commercial and marketing strength of an established publisher to increase the distribution of its games and benefit from the emulation generated by belonging to a group of talented studios. This integrates all the functionalities from last generation technologies and enables the development of genres for all formats, PC and home consoles. The new game Greedfall TM, eagerly awaited by the gaming community, will be released in September with a unique visual identity inspired by the Baroque art of 17th century Europe.īased in Paris, the studio now has about 30 employees and uses its own Silk Engine development engine. The studio thus developed 6 games including the iconic Mars: War Logs TM set on Mars, Bound by Flame, a RPG (1) medieval-fantastic title which met with a great commercial success and The Technomancer TM, a RPG Cyberpunk. Spiders, a French studio known for its creativity and the quality of its gamesĬreated in 2008 by former Monte Cristo TM developers who previously worked together on the Silverfall TM game, Spiders has specialized for several years in the action and role-playing segment and relies on a large experience in home consoles. Bigben announces the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of Spiders, a French video game development studio specializing in action and role-playing games.Īfter the acquisition of 3 studios in the last 18 months, this new strategic operation allows Bigben to assert its position as a developer-publisher while strengthening its expertise in content production for succesful genres still missing in its portfolio.

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