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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Split/Second game director, producer form RoundCube Entertainment]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/31/split-second-game-director-producer-form-roundcube-entertainmen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/31/split-second-game-director-producer-form-roundcube-entertainmen/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/31/split-second-game-director-producer-form-roundcube-entertainmen/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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Two of Black Rock Studios' biggest players have decided to form their own thing: RoundCube Entertainment. Nick Baynes, game director on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/splitsecond"><em>Split/Second</em></a>, will head up the new outfit, while Ian Monaghan, previously senior producer at Black Rock, will now act as development director. Both were affected by <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/05/disney-confirms-layoffs-at-split-second-dev-black-rock/">the latest round of layoffs</a> from parent company, Disney.<br />
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According to <a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-05-31-black-rock-duo-form-roundcube-entertainment">GI.biz</a>, about 30 currently remain at Black Rock, toiling away on a project for Disney. As for RoundCube, they haven't announced what they're going to do next, but if you ask us it should have something to do with <em>tiny increments of time</em>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/31/split-second-game-director-producer-form-roundcube-entertainmen/">Split/Second game director, producer form RoundCube Entertainment</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 31 May 2011 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/31/split-second-game-director-producer-form-roundcube-entertainmen/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19954503/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/31/split-second-game-director-producer-form-roundcube-entertainmen/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>black-rock-studios</category><category>disney</category><category>disney-interactive</category><category>microsoft</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>psp</category><category>roundcube-entertainment</category><category>sony</category><category>Split-Second</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>