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BIGBEN INTERACTIVE RACING SEAT LICENSEThe WRC video games: Over 7 million copies sold since 2002īigben Interactive's acquisition of the WRC license represents an exceptional opportunity to add a flagship video game to their catalog: over seven million copies have been sold since 2002. Next step is Neste Oil Rally Finland, from 31 July to 3 August. With over 3.5 million spectators at events in 2012, and more than a billion television viewers (combined audience) watching in 125 countries, the WRC is one of the biggest motoring competitions in the world. ![]() It features automotive manufacturers including Citroën and Volkswagen. BIGBEN INTERACTIVE RACING SEAT DRIVERSThe WRC showcases authentic motorsport in the form of high performance cars and the world's best drivers competing in dramatic surroundings. Rallies take place on different surfaces - gravel, asphalt, snow and ice. It currently consists of 13 rallies from around the world, each with up to 25 competitive stages. WRC: Authentic and extreme motorsport, high performance cars, the world's best drivers, dramatic surroundingsĬreated in 1973, the World Rally Championship is the FIA's premium rally series. World's most popular motor racing video gamesīigben Interactive announces their acquisition of the FIA World Rally Championship license from WRC Promoter GmbH relating to publishing and worldwide distribution rights for the WRC video game. Global publishing and distribution for one of the 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.Acquisition of FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) License "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. BIGBEN INTERACTIVE RACING SEAT PCThe 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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