Studio Gigante was a

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-based video game developer established in 2000 by

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prototype where players could play as the main character. Nevertheless, the game was never finished since they closed down before finding a potential publisher. The studio folded in 2005 shortly after the game's release.

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Studio Gigante Inc.
Defunct video game companies of the United States Video game development companies Defunct companies based in Chicago Video game companies established in 2000 Video game companies disestablished in 2005 {{US-videogame-company-stub