Evolution Studios Now At Codemasters
The team at Evolution Studios, which were the brains behind the Drive Club and Motorstorm franchises, recently had to close their doors as a developer, that is, until the whole team were brought into Codemasters.
Codemasters has been refocusing their brand into a “racing powerhouse”, and thus the addition of the former Evolution Studios team perfectly adds to that vision. As Gameindstry reports, Codemasters want the Evolution team to work together and make something new:
“We want the team to remain to remain the team that they are,” Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier told GamesIndustry.biz. “We want to benefit from everything that they’ve learned as a team together, we want them to create their own games. Of course there will be synergies, of course we will share stuff, but we would like to make sure they retain their identity and stay together as a team to do what they’re good at. What we don’t want to do is bring in a team of 50 people and start having some work on one game and some on another, on existing IP. The whole point is to keep their DNA and build a new game.”
He goes on,
“The core of the Evo team have been together for 15 years and we really love working together,” he explained. “We all love racing, we’re all petrol heads. This is just an opportunity to bring those guys across, keep the team together, keep all that knowledge and all that expertise together, and combine it with the fantastic talent at Codemasters.”
Codemasters latest title, Dirt Rally, has been praised by critics, and is available now.