Black Rock Studios, developer of racing favorite Split/Second, will be letting go around 40 employees this morning. The goal is to cut the studio down to a single team. The developer pitched a sequel to Split/Second to publisher Disney Interactive who shot down the project in its early stages. Since then Black Rock Studios hasn't had any projects to work on. Disney Interactive has been showing signs of wanting to get out of the gaming industry entirely, going as far as to cut a number of employees from Junction Point, the developer of the million plus selling Epic Mickey. I hope everyone effected by these layoffs finds work quickly, they are a talented bunch at Black Rock.
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