Private company

Riot Sydney

Australian software company

Riot Sydney (formerly BigWorld Technology and Wargaming Sydney) is an Australian software company, formed in 2002 by John De Margheriti. It was the developer of BigWorld, a middleware development tool suite for creating massively multiplayer online games (MMO) and virtual worlds. It was the first company that developed a middleware platform for the MMO market.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1

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Riot Sydney (formerly BigWorld Technology and Wargaming Sydney) is an Australian software company, formed in 2002 by John De Margheriti. It was the developer of BigWorld, a middleware development tool suite for creating massively multiplayer online games (MMO) and virtual worlds. It was the first company that developed a middleware platform for the MMO market. In 2007, BigWorld was recognised by the UK's Develop magazine as an industry leader.2

Corporate structure

Riot Sydney is part of a group headed by Wargaming. 7 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Former names

  • BigWorlduntil 20121

Timeline

  1. Aug 7, 2012Acquired Acquired by Wargaming1
  2. 1999Founded Founded in Sydney1

Sources

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