BigBen Interactive
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Bigben Interactive is a French
video game publishing and accessory development company. It is based in Lesquin
, France
.
The company had a part based in the United Kingdom
, which was responsible for the distribution of some of the later Dreamcast games in Europe
in fall 2001 and early 2002, including Headhunter
, Shenmue II
, Virtua Tennis 2
, Floigan Bros, Rez
, Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern
, Phantasy Star Online version 2
, NBA 2K2
, Heavy Metal: Geomatrix
, Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles
, Conflict Zone
, Cannon Spike
and Razor Freestyle Scooter
.
In 2005, they went into in administration following difficult trading and closed down the UK office. Now the company resumes fast growth in Business. Notable staff members include Andy Tiley and Ashley Henbrey. These staff members are head product managers within the UK part of the company. Other main staff members include James Sibley, Matt Tiley and Peter Taylor.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
video game publishing and accessory development company. It is based in Lesquin
Lesquin
Lesquin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-Economy:When Flandre Air existed, it had its head office at Lille Airport and in Lesquin. On 30 March 2001 Flandre, Proteus Airlines, and Regional Airlines merged into Régional Compagnie Aérienne Européenne.-Sport:Lesquin is...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
The company had a part based in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, which was responsible for the distribution of some of the later Dreamcast games in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in fall 2001 and early 2002, including Headhunter
Headhunter (video game)
Headhunter is a video game developed by Amuze for the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 video game consoles. The Dreamcast version of the game was only distributed in Europe, by BigBen Interactive....
, Shenmue II
Shenmue II
is a adventure game for the Dreamcast and Xbox. It is the sequel to Shenmue, and was produced and directed by Yu Suzuki of Sega AM2.Due to exclusivity rights obtained by Microsoft, the North American Dreamcast version was cancelled. Because of this, no English dub was recorded for the Dreamcast...
, Virtua Tennis 2
Virtua Tennis 2
Virtua Tennis 2 is a sequel to Virtua Tennis that was released for the Sega Dreamcast, Sega NAOMI arcade unit and Sony's PlayStation 2 in 2001...
, Floigan Bros, Rez
Rez
Rez, developed under the codename K-Project, Project Eden, and Vibes, is a rail shooter video game released by Sega in Japan in 2001 for the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2, with a European Dreamcast release and United States PlayStation 2 release in 2002...
, Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern
Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern
The game takes place on the fictional planet Pern created by science fiction writer Anne McCaffrey for her Dragonriders of Pern series of novels. The story, divided into four chapters, follows the dragonrider D'kor who, with the help of his dragon Zenth, searches for girls to be candidates for...
, Phantasy Star Online version 2
Phantasy Star Online
Phantasy Star Online is an online multiplayer action RPG title, originally released for the Dreamcast in 2000, bundled with a demo of Sonic Adventure 2. Another edition, entitled Phantasy Star Online ver.2, was released for Dreamcast the following year...
, NBA 2K2
NBA 2K
The NBA 2K series is a series of basketball video games developed and released annually. Beginning in 1999, the NBA 2K series was an exclusive to the Sega Dreamcast. The series was originally published by Sega, under the label Sega Sports and is now published by 2K Sports...
, Heavy Metal: Geomatrix
Heavy Metal: Geomatrix
Heavy Metal: Geomatrix is a fully 3D arena fighting game released in 2001 by both Sega and Capcom for the Sega NAOMI and Dreamcast, based upon the Heavy Metal license....
, Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles
Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles
Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles is a platform game developed by Ubisoft and In Utero for the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and Windows.-Gameplay:...
, Conflict Zone
Conflict Zone
Conflict Zone: Modern War Strategy is a war-themed real-time strategy game, developed by MASA Group and published by Ubisoft for Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and Microsoft Windows.-Story:...
, Cannon Spike
Cannon Spike
Cannon Spike, known as ガンスパイク in Japanese arcades, is a multi-directional shooter arcade game released in 2000 by Psikyo and later in the same year for the Dreamcast by Capcom. It uses Capcom-designed characters and runs on Sega's Naomi Hardware...
and Razor Freestyle Scooter
Razor Freestyle Scooter
Razor Freestyle Scooter is an extreme sports game for the Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Color. It was released in 2001.-Gameplay:...
.
In 2005, they went into in administration following difficult trading and closed down the UK office. Now the company resumes fast growth in Business. Notable staff members include Andy Tiley and Ashley Henbrey. These staff members are head product managers within the UK part of the company. Other main staff members include James Sibley, Matt Tiley and Peter Taylor.