Black Rock Studio

Short description: British video game developer

Black Rock Studio LimitedFormerly|

* Pixel Planet (1998–1999)
* Climax Studios Limited (1999–2003)
* Climax Studios (Brighton) Limited (2003–2004)
* Climax Driving Limited (2004)
* Climax Racing Limited (2004–2006)

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Type| Subsidiary
Industry| Video games
Fate| Liquidation
Successor| Library:
Disney Interactive
Founded| 1998
Founder| Tony Beckwith
Defunct| 2011[1]
Headquarters|

Brighton

United Kingdom

Owner| The Walt Disney Company

Number of employees

| 300
Parent|

* Climax Studios (1999–2006)
* Disney Interactive Studios (2006–2011)

Website| Official website

Black Rock Studio Limited was a British video game developer based in Brighton, England . It was a division of Disney Interactive Studios. The studio was founded by Tony Beckwith in 1998 as Pixel Planet. It was 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 DIS (formerly known as Buena Vista Games in that time) 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 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 shut down and that several 300 ex-employees have formed new studios, including Studio Gobo, West Pier Studio, Roundcube Entertainment, ShortRound Games, and Boss Alien.[6]

## Games

Year | Title | Platform(s)

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as Climax Brighton
2002 | Gumball 3000 | PlayStation 2
2002 | MotoGP | Windows, Xbox
2002 | Rally Fusion | PlayStation 2, Xbox
2003 | ATV | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
2003 | MotoGP | Windows, Xbox
2003 | The Italian Job | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
2003 | Hot Wheels: World Race | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows
as Climax Racing
2004 | ATV Offroad Fury 3 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
2004 | Crash 'n' Burn | Xbox, PlayStation 2
2004 | Hot Wheels | Xbox, PlayStation 2, Windows
2005 | MotoGP | Windows, Xbox
2006 | MotoGP '06 | Xbox 360
2006 | ATV Offroad Fury 4 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
2007 | MotoGP '07 | Windows, Xbox 360
as Black Rock Studio
2008 | Pure | PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
2010 | Split/Second | PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360

## References

1. ↑ "Split/Second dev Black Rock to close". July 2011. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-01-split-second-dev-black-rock-to-close.
2. ↑ "Black Rock Studio". http://www.mobygames.com/company/black-rock-studio.
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ 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.
5. ↑ Lay-offs at Split/Second Studio - Eurogamer
6. ↑ 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.

## External links

* Official Black Rock Studio website

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