Split/Second developer facing layoffs

05 May 2011 at 21:37:37 by Peter Parrish

Brighton-based, Disney-owned Black Rock studios are facing layoffs, as Disney confirms "reduction of workforce."

The company issued a statement to Eurogamer, who had run with a story based on the word of a Black Rock 'source' who initially suggested 40 jobs were at risk, before changing this stance to "around 100" jobs. Disney's statement reads: "Disney Interactive Studios confirms a reduction of its workforce from its Brighton-based internal game development studio, Black Rock Studios. The studio will continue its work on its current project."

Black Rock developed racers Split/Second and Pure.

According to Eurogamer's somewhat sketchy source, "It seems Disney have been unable to provide [Black Rock] with a project to work on, and our concept pitches clearly haven't gone down well (despite there being many of them)."

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