Sony closes the study of MotorStorm and Driveclub

Sony has confirmed the closure of Evolution Studios, the software house that had made various popular driving games, such as the launch title for PS3 MotorStorm. "Over the SCE Worldwide Studios they are made periodic revisions in order to optimize resources within a competitive scenario that is able to create innovative projects, quality and commercially viable", reads the statement released by Sony.

"We then evaluated all of the plans and ongoing projects for the short and medium term and we decided to make some changes to the structure of European studies. The result of this process is that Evolution Studios will close."
Headquartered in in Runcorn, Cheshire, Evolution Studios it was founded in 1999 by Martin Kenwright (Digital Image Design) and Ian Hetherington (Psygnosis). Before MotorStorm had developed the WRC series.
Released in 2007, MotorStorm provided various types of vehicles such as motorcycles, pickups, trucks, ATVs, rally cars, buggies, trucks and motocross all off-road, and was distinguished above all for the excellent physics. The most recent Driveclub, instead, allowed to drive a series of more realistic cars in a frame by title online.