While the name Big Ben nowadays refers to the entire clock tower, it is actually the name of the largest bell inside the tower, used to chime the hours.īig Ben– which is inside Elizabeth Tower in London’s Houses of Parliament – has been keeping time in the UK capital since 1859. ![]() “It’s going to be quite emotional when it’s all over – there will be sadness that the project has finished, but happiness that we have got it back and everything’s up and running again.” The longstanding cooperation with Bigben, a token for stable and smooth relations between the teams, our specialization on 2 wheel and 4 wheel off-road racing games as well as the use of prestigious brands (WRC, Isle of Man TT, V-Rally, Test Drive Unlimited) represent competitive advantages for the Group that our integration will strengthen" says Roman Vincent, founding President of Kylotonn.“To have had our hands on every single nut and bolt is a huge privilege,” Ian Westworth, one of Parliament’s team of clock mechanics, said in a statement. "We are proud to become fully part of the Bigben group for which we have developed games for more than 10 years. The rise of Bigben in the segment of racing games remains a major strategic axis for our future growth" says Alain Falc, President and CEO of Bigben. " By increasing our shareholding in Kylotonn (KT Racing), we validate the merits of this strategic acquisition initiated in 2017 and warmly welcome the talents of experienced developers which we have already fully appreciated over many past projects. The studios should benefit from these transactions which guarantee them more means for raising the quality of productions while generating industrial synergies for a better cost efficiency.īigben's "Publishing" unit has now reached critical mass with 6 Development teams (5 in France and 1 in Canada) totaling 250 developers supported by a Publishing team of 35 people with a vocation to grow. Furthermore the integration of such recognized game developing know-how enables the Group to optimize the position of its Publishing unit upstream in the video game industry segment and to maximize the value creation for this business. ![]() The Group's three recent acquisitions of development studios ( Cyanide, Eko and Kylotonn) meet the strategic target of strengthening its relations with experienced partners which have the capability to regularly supply quality games for the portfolio of titles published by Bigben. The studio, which now has 80 developers in Paris and 20 in Lyon on its payroll, uses the KT engine multi-platform proprietary game engine for the development of its creations in the PS4, Xbox One, PC and Switch formats. Mr Vincent will continue to manage Kylotonn enjoying a large autonomy so that he can concentrate on technological innovations and the on-going improvement of the recognized quality of its productions.Ĭreated in 2002 in Paris, the Kylotonn studio has developed more than 25 games, specializing over recent years in racing games including the iconic WRC, TT Isle of Man and V-Rally 4 titles published by Bigben. 02 October 2018, 18:00 Acquisition of 100% of Kylotonn Racingīigben completes its development unit for this yearīigben announces that it now owns the entire share capital of the Kylotonn SAS studio, known as KT Racing, after acquiring entirely in cash on Octothe remaining 55% held by its founder Mr.
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