Black Rock Studio

Black Rock Studios Limited
Formerly
  • Pixel Planet (1998-1999)
  • Climax Studios Limited (1999-2003)
  • Climax Studios (Brighton) Limited (2003-2004)
  • Climax Driving Limited (2004)
  • Climax Racing Limited (2004-2006)
Division of Disney Interactive Studios
Industry Video game industry
Founded 1998
Founder Tony Beckwith
Defunct 2011[1]
Headquarters Brighton, United Kingdom
Products Video games
Owner The Walt Disney Company
Number of employees
 300
Parent Climax Group (1997-2006)
Disney Interactive Studios (2006-2011)
Website Official website

Black Rock Studios Limited was a video game developer based in Brighton, England. It is currently a division of Disney Interactive Studios. 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 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 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 shut down and that several 300 ex-employees have formed new studios, including Studio Gobo, Roundcube Entertainment, ShortRound Games, Boss Alien, and Hangar 13 Brighton.[6]

Games

Developed as "Climax Brighton"

NamePlatform(s)Release date(s)
ATV Quad Power RacingPlayStation, Game Boy Advance2000
Gumball 3000PlayStation 22002
MotoGPWindows, Xbox2002
Rally Fusion: Race of ChampionsGameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox2002
ATV Quad Power Racing 2GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox2003
MotoGP 2Windows, Xbox2003
The Italian JobGameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox2003
Hot Wheels: World RaceGameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Game Boy Advance2003

Developed as "Climax Racing"

NamePlatform(s)Release date(s)
ATV Offroad Fury 3PlayStation 22004
Crash 'n' BurnXbox, PlayStation 22004
Hot Wheels: Stunt Track ChallengeXbox, PlayStation 2, Windows, Game Boy Advance2004
ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' TrailsPlayStation Portable2005
MotoGP 3: Ultimate Racing TechnologyWindows, Xbox2005
MotoGP '06Xbox 3602006
ATV Offroad Fury ProPlayStation Portable2006
ATV Offroad Fury 4PlayStation 22006
MotoGP '07Windows, Xbox 3602007

Developed as "Black Rock Studio"

NamePlatform(s)Release date(s)
PurePlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 3602008
Split/SecondPlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 3602010

References

  1. ↑ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-01-split-second-dev-black-rock-to-close
  2. ↑ http://www.mobygames.com/company/black-rock-studio
  3. ↑ Michael French (2007-07-06). "Studio unveils new identity". MCV. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  4. ↑ French, Michael (2007-07-06). "Climax Racing Studio unveils new identity". MCV. 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. Retrieved 2011-07-01.


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