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Codemasters has reportedly laid off a number of employees from the OnRush development team after it was widely reported that sales have been adequate at best.

The team was previously known as Evolution Studios. They were acquired by Codemasters in 2016 after being dropped by their previous owner, Sony. While working as Evolution Studios, the studio created the often delayed but fairly well-reviewed Driveclub. They were also the team that brought the world the MotorStorm extreme...

We first heard of Onrush back in October during Paris Games Week 2017. This game looked to be a spiritual successor to Motorstorm from many of the very same people that brought you Motorstorm in the first place. Now, Onrush has a release date and some special pre-order incentives that includes an early access beta.

This latest news comes direct from the team at Codemasters themselves. Let's dive right into that one, shall we?
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We first heard of Onrush back in October during Paris Games Week 2017. This game looked to be a spiritual successor to Motorstorm from many of...

Wushu Studios is a new independent game development studio that is made up of former members of Evolution Studios, BioWare, PlayStation, and more. Evolution Studios, if you recall, is the studio that brought the world the well received MotorStorm games along with the great looking Driveclub racing game for the PlayStation 4. While a bulk of Evolution ended up at Codemasters, a few decided to do their own thing. Thus, Wushu Studios was born. The first order of business for the studio ...

Wushu Studios is a new independent game development studio that is made up of former members of Evolution Studios, BioWare, PlayStation, and more....

During the PlayStation live stream at Paris Games Week 2017, Codemasters revealed a new extreme style racing game was revealed called Onrush (stylized as ONRUSH). It looked a lot like the MotorStorm games in all but name and perhaps it's for good reason. Onrush is the first game by Codemaster's new team in Cheshire, UK. If you recall, Evolution Studios was picked up by Codemasters after Sony parted ways from the studio that developed the Motor Storm games in addition to Driveclub. So while...

During the PlayStation live stream at Paris Games Week 2017, Codemasters revealed a new extreme style racing game was revealed called Onrush (stylized...

At the end of March, news broke about Sony closing down Evolution Studios. The studio was responsible for games like MotorStorm and Driveclub. Early this morning, it was revealed that the entire Evolution team has joined up with Codemasters. Yes, Evolution Studios lives on under the Codemasters umbrella. Most of the staff is still on board and will actually continue to work from the same offices as before. They will be working on new projects since Sony owns the IP for Driveclub and their o...

At the end of March, news broke about Sony closing down Evolution Studios. The studio was responsible for games like MotorStorm and Driveclub....

Evolution Studios, the development studio behind games like DriveClub and MotorStorm has been shut down by Sony. This unfortunate news comes about a year after Sony cut 55 people from Evolution.

Sony issued a statement, which can be seen below in full.
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Evolution Studios, the development studio behind games like DriveClub and MotorStorm has been shut down by Sony. This unfortunate news comes about...