By Hugh Langley
Sony has announced that it is closing Evolution Studios, the developer of Driveclub and the MotorStorm series.
It’s more bad news for the industry, coming just days after Microsoft announced it’s to shut Fable developer Lionhead.
Half of the Evolution studio was laid off in 2015 following Driveclub’s rocky launch, but today’s announcement is a surprise nonetheless. Evolution was still working on a PlayStation VR version of Driveclub very recently – and even showed it off at GDC 2016.
“It is regrettable that this decision will lead to compulsory redundancies,” said Sony in a statement to Gamesindustry.biz. “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.”
‘We will assist staff in any way we can’
“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.”
Although Driveclub had a rough …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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