LanguageBIG
Electronic Arts game resource package
File type: Game file
Files with big extension are usually found as part of various computer games produced, or developed by Electronic Arts. A big file is data archive used to store game data including animations, textures, videos, sounds etc.
Found 5 different file type records with the same big filename suffix.
What is big file?
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: July 11, 2024
File extension big is commonly used in games developed or produced by Electronic Arts (EA).
The big file is resource container, that can hold various data used in games, such as animations, textures, videos, sounds, language localization and more. This format is also known as EA BIG BIGF file.
These files can be extracted by some specialized tools, such as Dragon UnPACker, which are often used for moding purposes.
Reported game that use BIG format for their resource files:
- Ajax Club Football 2005
- Command And Conquer: Generals, Command And Conquer: Tiberian Wars, Command And Conquer: Red Alert, Command And Conquer: Red Alert 2, Command And Conquer: Red Alert 3
- Def Jam: Fight For NY
- EA Cricket 2005
- Euro 2000
- FIFA 1999, FIFA 2000, FIFA 2001, FIFA 2002, FIFA 2003, FIFA 2004, FIFA 2005, FIFA 2006, FIFA 2007, FIFA 2008, FIFA 2009, FIFA 2010, FIFA 2011, FIFA 2012, FIFA 2013, FIFA 2014, FIFA 2015, FIFA 2016
- FIFA Manager 2006
- Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
- Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (PS2)
- NBA 2003, NBA 2004, NBA 2005, NBA 2006, NBA 2007
- NHL 2003, NHL 2004, NHL 2005, NHL 2006, NHL 2007, NHL 2008, NHL 2009
- SSX 3
- UEFA Champions League 2004
- UEFA Champions League 2005
- UEFA Euro 2004
- Need for Speed series
- and probably many other...
How to open big file?
Most *.big files can be opened and extracted with Dragon UnPACker.
How to convert big file?
The *.big file is an archive with various game data files, textures, sounds etc. It is impossible to convert *.big file to any other file format. You can use any utility and extract data from it. Some of these data can be converted to other formats.
Suggested software to open big file:
Associated software actions with the big file
Software applications that can open big files:
Fifa File Explorer (Microsoft Windows)
FinalBIG (Microsoft Windows)
Game Extractor (Microsoft Windows)
MultiEx Commander (Microsoft Windows)
Dragon UnPACKer (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that can edit big files:
FinalBIG (Microsoft Windows)
Software capable of saving big files:
FinalBIG (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that extract big files:
Fifa File Explorer (Microsoft Windows)
FinalBIG (Microsoft Windows)
Game Extractor (Microsoft Windows)
MultiEx Commander (Microsoft Windows)
Dragon UnPACKer (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving big files:
FIFA 16 (Microsoft Windows)
FIFA 15 (Microsoft Windows)
FIFA 11 (Microsoft Windows)
FIFA 13 (Microsoft Windows)
FIFA 14 (Microsoft Windows)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2012 (Microsoft Windows)
Need for Speed - Hot Pursuit (Microsoft Windows)
Need for Speed SHIFT (Microsoft Windows)
Need For Speed Underground (Microsoft Windows)
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010 (Microsoft Windows)
NHL 08 (Microsoft Windows)
NHL 2002 (Microsoft Windows)
NBA LIVE (Microsoft Windows)
Command and Conquer: Generals (Microsoft Windows)
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Microsoft Windows)
The Lord of the Rings: Battle for the Middle Earth (Microsoft Windows)
FIFA World Cup (Microsoft Windows)
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 (Microsoft Windows)
Need for Speed Undercover (Microsoft Windows)
FIFA 2001 (Microsoft Windows)
FIFA 2000 (Microsoft Windows)
MultiEx Commander (Microsoft Windows)
Command and Conquer: Red Alert (Microsoft Windows)
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning (Microsoft Windows)
Command and Conquer (Microsoft Windows)
Chinese text
File type category:
Text file
Date updated: October 26, 2018
The big file extension is associated with the Chinese BIG5 (Big-5) format used to encode traditional Chinese characters to text files. It is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau.
The big file contains text encoded in BIG-5 format.
How to open big file?
Use compatible tools to work with *.big files.
How to convert big file?
Probably can be exported to other formats.
HomeWorld SGA archive
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: August 9, 2018
The big file extension is also used in Homeworld and Homeworld 2 computer games developed by Relic Entertainment.
These Relic .big archives are in different format than EA BIG archives, but serve same purpose. They contain various resources used in the game, such as graphics, sounds, texts, maps etc.
How to open big file?
You cannot open this file type manually, it is accessed by the game automatically.
How to convert big file?
These games files cannot be converted to anything else. However, sometimes modding.
Suggested software to open big file:
Associated software actions with the big file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving big files:
Homeworld (Microsoft Windows)
Homeworld 2 (Microsoft Windows)
Michelin autoroute maps image
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The big file extension is associated with the GPS navigation software developed by French tire manufacture called Michelin. The .big file contains map image.
It can be also viewed in the Xnview picture image editor and manager.
How to open big file?
These files can be opened in XnView.
How to convert big file?
Possibly can be exported to other formats.
Suggested software to open big file:
Associated software actions with the big file
Programs for viewing big files:
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Software apps that print big files:
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time audio package
File type category:
Game file
Date updated: July 16, 2019
The big file extension is often used by video games based on Jade video gaming engine, like Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time an adventure game for Windows and video gaming consoles.
the big file stores audio data.
How to open big file?
You cannot open this file type manually, it is accessed by the game automatically.
How to convert big file?
These games files cannot be converted to anything else. However, sometimes modding.
Suggested software to open big file:
Associated software actions with the big file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving big files:
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Microsoft Windows)
Beyond Good & Evil (Microsoft Windows)
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Multiplatform)