Though Pitbull Syndicate was liquidated of all members by Midway last year, Robert Troughton is back in business with Pitbull Studio. The original Pitbull Syndicate was acquired by Midway in 2007 for just over £3 million.
"The North East has a lot of games development talent. It was a very sad day when the old studio closed and it’s really been my dream to revive it," said Troughton, managing director of the new business.
"The industry has changed a lot since the day that we sold the original Pitbull – it was a real shame that Midway’s management never seemed to move fast enough with the trends. We won’t be making the mistakes of the past with the new studio – what happened there has actually strengthened us, I would say, we’ve learnt a lot from the experience of being part of a large publisher."
Pitbull Syndicate was responsible for several Test Drive titles, LA Rush, Wheelman and Demolition Racer for Midway before the liquidation of the team.
