File Extension BIG

File type: Electronic Arts Game Data File

About the BIG file type:

If Windows cannot find the appropriate program associated with .BIG files, then your registry may have errors. Check your Windows registry for errors (includes file association errors).

The .BIG file extension identifies Electronic Arts Game Data files which are used by computer games made by Electronic Arts to display videos, animated characters and sounds. The .BIG format is a compression standard which is used by PCs and cons. Specific games that this file extension might be associated with (not all necessarily Electronic Arts games) include Homeworld and Fifa World Cup football. In this context the .BIG file should be accessed automatically by the relevant game as long as the file is saved in the correct folder.

Additional Information:
The .BIG file extension is also associated with an image format used by Michelin maps, and also to store Chinese text.