Posted at 11:02am on Fri 1 July 2011 |
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VG_Staff- Posts: 17,992
| Black Rock, the Brighton-based studio behind well received racing titles Pure and Split/Second, is to close after five years of Disney ownership.
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Posted at 11:02am on Fri 1 July 2011 |
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dazzadavie- Posts: 2,989
| Such a bummer, I would of loved a Split/Second 2 |
Posted at 11:16am on Fri 1 July 2011 |
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Trip-l- Posts: 69
| Looks like these guys have suffered the same fate as Bizarre Creations. Damn shame that they both released every similar games at the same time, took sales from each other and both have now been deemed commercial failures. It appears to me that the real failure was the publishers putting these games out effectively head to head at a very tricky time of year, add to that RDR was storming the charts it all added up to 2 great games getting overlooked and 2 very creative UK studios closing. |
Posted at 11:48am on Fri 1 July 2011 |
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Timid- Posts: 639
| I agree with Dazzadavie, a Split/Second 2 would have really improved over the first game if it had been made. :O( |
Posted at 2:47pm on Fri 1 July 2011 |
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FantasyMeister- Posts: 3,991
| Pure was brilliant, a breath of fresh air in a stale marketplace. I could see Black Rock going on to develop something like a modern version of Rollcage or trying to compete with Wipeout.
I wish them all the best, it's a shame to see talent like that get split up, though it wouldn't surprise me in the least to see EA step in and keep them going, would be a great addition to their portfolio of studios. |
Posted at 2:49pm on Fri 1 July 2011 |
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draytone- Posts: 3,843
| It's a shame. Any studio based in the UK needs to be supported and being treated like crap from Disney. |
Posted at 4:07pm on Fri 1 July 2011 |
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Clockpunk- Posts: 3,390
| Daaaaaaaaaaamn, Disney are making some very strange decisions... canceling promising sounding titles and closing talented studios... it is almost as though they want to either fail or go completely Lego-based... either way, its not a direction I'm liking... |
