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It seems one of Sony’s Paris Games Week announcements has been revealed ahead of time. Gematsu spotted a now-removed listing for a title called Driveclub Bikes on the PEGI website, meaning the game had been submitted for certification in Europe. The title appeared as a serperate listing from the core …
Read More »Evolution promises at least another year of support for Driveclub
After its protracted and troubled launch, Drivelub’s developers have said that the PS4 racer will be supported by the studio for at least another year. Driveclub is gearing up for another big year and we want you to help us shape it,” Evolution community manager Jamie Brayshaw said. It’s amazing …
Read More »Sony has completely rebuilt Driveclub’s server code for PS Plus launch
Elements of Evolution’s PS4 racer Driveclub have had to twice be completely rewritten in the run-up to today’s expected launch of the free PS Plus Edition. Sony announced yesterday that the subscriber-only version of the racer will go live today (June 25th), eight months after the initial launch date. Remember, …
Read More »New VR studio set up by former Evolution devs
Several members of Driveclub and Motorstorm developer Evolution Studios have departed in order to set up their own venture. The new company Secret Sorcery is based in St Helens in the North West of England, and will be focused entirely on virtual reality games, according toGamesIndustry. The team is led …
Read More »Former Evolution devs set up new virtual reality studio
Secret Sorcery now hiring, will show off early work to industry partners at E3 next week
Read More »55 jobs lost at Driveclub dev Evolution, report says
Driveclub developer Evolution could be about to lose half of its staff. As many as 55 jobs could be lost at the Runcorn studio, according to two separate sources speaking to Eurogamer. The redundancies are affecting many of the permanent staff, although some are hopeful that they may be retained …
Read More »Evolution to reportedly lose 55 staff, scale down development
Restructured studio will “focus on Driveclub as a service”, according to Sony
Read More »Layoffs at Driveclub studio Evolution
Support for racing game set to continue despite redundancies
Read More »Job losses at Driveclub developer Evolution
The studio behind troubled PS4 racer Driveclub has suffered what is understood to be a significant number of layoffs. MCV was told yesterday that staff at the Runcorn developer had been put on notice. Sony has subsequently confirmed to Eurogamer that it has cut a number of jobs, and that …
Read More »Weather update for DriveClub set to arrive today
DriveClub’s long-touted dynamic weather system is set for addition to the troubled racing title later today, developer Evolution has announced. The system was one of DriveClub’s big selling points ahead of launch, but was always planned for release as a patch post-launch. The update adds various inclement conditions, such as …
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