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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 »INTERVIEW: DriveClub designer Simon Barlow talks progression, UI and meta-gaming
From WRC to Motorstorm and now DriveClub, Evolution Studios’ Design Director Simon Barlow has a lot to say about the mammoth task of managing progression and unlocks in a game with heaps of content which prides itself on shareability and social gaming.
Read More »Martin Kenwright recruits Motorstorm, PGR and Wipeout devs for new studio
Starship Group headed up and funded by Evolution and BigBig founder Martin Kenwright
Read More »Sony shutting down Motorstorm and SOCOM servers
Games to be taken offline from October 1st
Read More »Evolution Studios exec feared closure
Sony 'has defended us and protected us and allowed us to experiment'
Read More »No MotorStorm 3 for Japan
MotorStorm Apocalypse will now not be released in Japan, SCEJ has confirmed. The game was initially delayed in the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March. No official reason was given, but seeing as the racer is set amidst the tumbling ruins of an earthquake-ravaged city it’s not …
Read More »Motorstorm gets new UK date
PS3 racing title Motorstorm: Apocalypse will be released in the UK on Thursday March 31st, MCV can reveal. It had initially been pencilled in for an arrival on Friday March 18th, but this was postponed following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan the week before. Apocalypse is set …
Read More »GAME clarifies Motorstorm situation
Video games retailer GAME has issued a statement detailing the steps it is taking to enact Sony’s decision to postpone the release of PS3 racer Motorstorm Apocalypse, which was due out in the UK this Friday. To stop money being taken from the accounts of customers who had pre-ordered the …
Read More »OPINION: Gaming does good
I should probably start by saying that while MCV has covered some stories stemming from how the tragic earthquake that struck Japan has affected the industry, in general we’ve tried to avoid the subject. There’s two reasons for this. Firstly, I’m presuming that MCVuk.com won’t be your first port of …
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