Black Rock Studio Limited was a 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 199 and was renamed Climax Brighton. In 2004, it became Climax Racing, as the Climax Group rebranded its studios. On September 28, 2006, it was acquired by Disney Interactive Studios (known then as Buena Vista Games) and was eventually renamed Black Rock Studio in 2007. The last game the studio developed for the Climax Group was MotoGP '07. 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.
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.
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- ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails
- ATV Quad Power Racing 2
- Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge
- Hot Wheels World Race
- MotoGP '06
- MotoGP '07
- Pure
- Split/Second
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