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It's the third first-party UK studio to close since the PS4 was released
Read More »PlayStation to close Manchester Studio
Ex-Evolution and Sony Liverpool devs found new studio Fabrik
Former EA and Blast Furnace staffers also on board, debut game due this year
Read More »‘When the industry you’re in takes a hit, it’s important to come together’: Devs react to UK studio closures
Evolution and Lionhead’s collapses have shaken the UK sector, but also led major studios to offer help
Read More »Lionhead, Evolution and FreeStyle were ‘casualties of triple-A’
Team17 MD Debbie Bestwick says recent closures and redundancies do not indicate problems with British development
Read More »Codemasters hires Evolution team following studio closure
Driveclub dev’s director Mick Hocking to oversee all Codies studios
Read More »Driveclub dev Evolution joins Codemasters
Codemasters has stepped in to save recently shut Driveclub developer Evolution Studios. The closure of the Sony studio was announced last month, but now the team is heading over to Codemasters, with Evolution co-founder Mike Hocking being named as Codemasters’ VP of product development, overseeing activity across all Codemasters studios. …
Read More »Evolution closure may not break up the team
Driveclub devs hope to continue creating games
Read More »Driveclub team hoping to stay together after Evolution closure
The team behind Driveclub wants to keep on working together, following the news of the studio’s closure. Sony announced yesterday that Evolution, well known for its racing games, would close–a year after the firm made 55 redundancies to the team. MotorStorm and Driveclub senior community manager Jamie Brayshaw said on …
Read More »Sony to close DriveClub dev Evolution Studios
Racing specialist had been part of Sony family for more than decade
Read More »Sony has shut down Driveclub developer Evolution
The creator of MotorStorm and Driveclub has closed its doors. Games Industry reports that Sony has closed Evolution. 55 jobs were cut at the studio almost exactly a year ago. What this means for the future of Driveclub, which suffered a calamitous launch, remains uncertain. We have reviewed and assessed …
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