Disney confirms layoffs at Split/Second dev Black Rock
by JC Fletcher 
on May 5th 2011 11:33AM
Last night,
word came in that around 40 jobs were in danger at
Split/Second developer Black Rock Studio. Disney issued a statement to Eurogamer confirming cuts at the company, though not a number: "Disney Interactive Studios confirms a reduction of its workforce from its Brighton-based internal game development studio, Black Rock Studios," a representative said. " The studio will continue its work on its current project."
While Disney didn't offer an official number, Eurogamer's tipster clarified that it wasn't 40 jobs that were in danger, it was 40 jobs that
weren't. According to the anonymous source, "Around 100 jobs are at risk."
Black Rock survived the
layoffs that came from Disney's "restructuring" in late January. At that time, studio head Tony Beckwith told Joystiq the studio was "fine."
