citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message black rock studio former type subsidiary 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 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 shut down and that several ex employees have formed new studios including studio gobo roundcube entertainment shortround games and boss alien . 6 contents 1 games 1.1 developed as climax brighton 1.2 developed as climax racing 1.3 developed as black rock studio 2 external links 3 references games edit developed as climax brighton edit name platform s release date s gumball 3000 playstation 2 2002 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 developed as climax racing edit name platform s release date s atv offroad fury 3 playstation 2 2004 crash n burn xbox 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 developed as black rock studio edit name platform s release date s pure playstation 3 windows xbox 360 2008 split second playstation 3 windows xbox 360 2010 external links edit official black rock studio website references edit 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 . retrieved 2009 07 01 . french michael 2007 07 06 . climax racing studio unveils new identity . mcv . 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 . retrieved 2011 07 01 . v t e the walt disney company company timeline retlaw enterprises criticism company officials founders walter elias disney roy oliver disney executives bob iger ceo alan n. braverman sevp gc christine mccarthy cfo board of directors susan arnold john s. chen jack dorsey bob iger chairman fred langhammer aylwin lewis monica c. lozano robert matschullat mark parker sheryl sandberg orin c. smith independent lead walt disney studios walt disney animation studios walt disney pictures distribution touchstone pictures disney music group disney theatrical group disneynature home entertainment lucasfilm marvel studios 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