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Black Rock Studio 
Former type Subsidiary of Disney Interactive Studios Industry Video game industry Founded 1998 Founder(s) Tony Beckwith Defunct 2011[1] Headquarters Brighton, United Kingdom Products Video games Owner(s) The Walt Disney Company Parent Disney Interactive Studios Website Official website Black Rock Studio was a video game developer based in Brighton, England. The studio was founded by Tony Beckwith in 1998 as Pixel Planet. It was then acquired by the Climax Group in 1999 and was renamed Climax Brighton. In 2004, it became Climax Racing, as the Climax Group rebranded its studios.[2] On 28 September 2006, it was acquired by Buena Vista Games and was eventually renamed Black Rock Studio in 2007.[3] The last game the studio developed for the Climax Group was MotoGP '07, which was completed after its acquisition by Buena Vista Games. The name is derived from a district in Brighton.[4] In early 2011, the company faced lay-offs and was forced to abandon sequels for Pure and Split/Second. Despite good reviews for both games, Disney Interactive Studios turned down both sequels to focus on freemium content.[5]
On 30 June 2011, Disney Interactive Studios announced their intent to enter a consultation process on the proposal to close the studios. It was later confirmed that the studio has been shutdown and that several ex-employees have formed new studios, including Roundcube Entertainment, ShortRound Games and Boss Alien.[6]
Games developed
Name Platform(s) Release date(s) MotoGP Windows, Xbox 2002 Rally Fusion: Race of Champions GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox 2002 ATV Quad Power Racing 2 GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox 2003 MotoGP 2 Windows, Xbox 2003 The Italian Job GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox 2003 Hot Wheels World Race GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows 2003 ATV Offroad Fury 3 PlayStation 2 2004 Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows 2004 ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails PlayStation Portable 2005 MotoGP 3: Ultimate Racing Technology Windows, Xbox 2005 MotoGP '06 Xbox 360 2006 ATV Offroad Fury Pro PlayStation Portable 2006 ATV Offroad Fury 4 PlayStation 2 2006 MotoGP '07 Windows, Xbox 360 2007 Pure PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 2008 Split Second: Velocity PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 2010 External links
References
- ^ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-01-split-second-dev-black-rock-to-close
- ^ http://www.mobygames.com/company/black-rock-studio
- ^ Michael French (2007-07-06). "Studio unveils new identity". MCV. http://www.mcvuk.com/news/27689/Climax-Racing-Studio-unveils-new-identity. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ French, Michael (2007-07-06). "Climax Racing Studio unveils new identity". MCV. http://www.mcvuk.com/news/27689/Climax-Racing-Studio-unveils-new-identity. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ Lay-offs at Split/Second Studio - Eurogamer
- ^ Robert Purchese (2011-07-01). "Split/Second dev Black Rock to close". Eurogamer.net. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-01-split-second-dev-black-rock-to-close. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
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