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The team behind the racing series DriveClub and MotorStorm, Evolution Studios, was shut down yesterday by Sony Computer Entertainment, which the team was a subsidiary of. The closure was reported early yesterday by GameIndustry.biz, and since then both Sony and DriveClub Community Manager Jamie Brayshaw have both confirmed the studios closing.
Brayshaw announced the closure over Twitter, with a heartfelt goodbye the studios fans and saying that DriveClub will live on thanks to the ‘Awesome Team at Playstation’. Sony also had the following to say about the closure:
Regular reviews take place throughout SCE Worldwide Studios, ensuring that the resources that we have in such a competitive landscape can create and produce high quality, innovative and commercially viable projects.
As part of this process we have reviewed and assessed all current projects and plans for the short and medium term and have decided to make some changes to the European studios structure.
As a result, It has been decided that Evolution Studio will close.
It is regrettable that this decision will lead to compulsory redundancies. We accept that this decision will mean that we risk losing high calibre staff but by focusing on other Studios that already have exciting new projects in development we believe we will be in a stronger position going forward and able to offer the best possible content of the highest quality for our consumers
Where possible we will try to reallocate people onto other projects. If appropriate opportunities are not possible within the company, we will assist staff in any way we can, including speaking with local employers and with other development companies.
Evolution has been an important part of SCE Worldwide Studios for over 10 years – working on ground-breaking racing titles like WRC, Motorstorm and DRIVECLUB.
This decision should not take anything away from the great work that Evolution has produced.
Evolution’s last game was DriveClub, which was released to mixed reviews back in 2014. DriveClub was seeing regular updates for the game since its release, which included an expansion pack ‘DriveClub Bikes’ and the team was recently working on ‘DriveClub VR’ for the PSVR.
The GameItAll crew wishes the best for all the members of Evolution Studios in their future endeavors.
