Black Rock Studio

Overview

The company started as Pixel Planet in September 1999 and was established by Tony Beckwith. In November 1999 it was already acquired by The Climax Group and renamed Climax Brighton. Before its acquisition, the studio was working on the game Stunt Driver for the Dreamcast, to be completed in 2001, but it was eventually cancelled because of the console's quick demise.

In November 2004 the studio was re-branded Climax Racing and almost four years later, on 28th September 2006, the company was acquired a second time, by Buena Vista Games, Inc. (now Disney Interactive Studios). One year later, in July 2007, the name was changed into Black Rock Studio.

The company is currently working on the action racing game Split/Second, which is to appear for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC in 2010.

Also Known As

• Climax Racing (from Nov 29, 2004 to Jul 06, 2007)
• Climax (Brighton) Ltd (from Nov 07, 1999 to Nov 29, 2004)
• Pixel Planet (from 1998 to Nov 07, 1999)

Trivia

Contact information (August 2000)

Climax (Brighton) Ltd
Sheridan House
112-116a Western Road
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 1DD
Tel: 01273 740800
Fax: 01273 740819

Related Web-Sites

• Black Rock Studio -- The Official homepage

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