Two of Europe's brightest development teams will share a home in the future, according to a
recent interview with SCEE's Michael Denny. Studio Liverpool, developers of the popular
Wipeout franchise, and Evolution Studios, developers of the
MotorStorm series, will eventually merge to work at one location. The two teams have already merged "management structure" and are currently using "combined resources." The two teams are already in close proximity to each other, so it makes sense that these PlayStation teams should combine.
Each studio will continue to have their own "internal concepting group" to think up "new opportunities and new IPs." Perhaps their next game will feature futuristic hovering ... off-road monster trucks. Wait a sec. That sounds incredibly awesome.
{ Jan 7th 2009 at 11:30AM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Lvphilly @ Jan 7th 2009 11:55AM
Cool! im looking forward to their new games in the near future.
Kristopher gonzalez @ Jan 7th 2009 11:38AM
As long as they get to keep their own concepting groups, then this is a great idea.
Any news on what the new name of the studio is going to be called or are they still using the old studio names?
Skyfire360 @ Jan 7th 2009 11:44AM
Sweet, bring on WipeoutStorm!
Glen @ Jan 7th 2009 12:16PM
Or maybe WipeStorm...
...no, that sounds disgusting!
Ty @ Jan 7th 2009 8:21PM
Futuristic hovering monster trucks and dunebuggie races?
SolidOtacon @ Jan 7th 2009 11:46AM
I want to see new Colony Wars game from studio Liverpool.
Mo @ Jan 7th 2009 12:26PM
colony wars was hot
reson8er @ Jan 7th 2009 11:54AM
That pic is made of fail.
Dehshizknight @ Jan 7th 2009 4:24PM
You fail for using the word "fail" as a noun.
Bart-o @ Jan 7th 2009 12:27PM
This means they have downsized then? With merging they will surely loose some staff.
This is concerning seeing as i'm about to embark on a 4 year course at LJMU and was hoping to get a job in a local studio when i finish, i just hope the other studios in the area don't decide to follow suit.
koehler83 @ Jan 7th 2009 12:42PM
Layoffs of redundant managerial positions have likely already taken place. Something I wish was more common practice in big business. Ditch the overpaid pencil pushers and hang on to the people with actual skills and talent.
Bart-o @ Jan 7th 2009 1:04PM
That's never the way it works though, management always work together, managers will have been moved to other roles around the business and the departments with the highest number of employee's will be the ones hit with voluntary redundancies.
I feel bad for anyone job hunting in these times, i'm kinda relieved that i'm taking a 4 year skive, just hope everything's fixed when i'm ready for employment again lol.
Bills @ Jan 7th 2009 1:17PM
ugh.. dont remind me bart-o.. i graduated.. well.. umm.. i finished school in september and still cant find an internship.. i went for an interview in november at a post production studio and they told me to come back in january because the owner didnt want to take in new interns at the moment.. ok january came and i waited that long only to find out that "business is going bad and we had to lay off some people".. im so depressed right now.. im turning agoraphobic.. and my worst nigihtmare of becoming a nyc subway dweller (aka bum) is slowly coming true.
HardBoiled2009 @ Jan 7th 2009 11:57AM
hmmm interesting .. hovering Monster trucks LOL .. that would be funny too see but it just wouldn't work out that well for concept. it would be nice too see a wipeout track on Motorstorm or a motorstorm track on the wipeout game.
DeforMAKulizer @ Jan 7th 2009 11:59AM
New games for PS3?! Im in! =D
creyes4182 @ Jan 7th 2009 12:48PM
OMG Motorstorm 3 running at 60fps full 1080p with vehicles that go 100+ mph ::Drool:: . Or Wipeout HD with Motorstorm's insane physics and destructible environments. This could be awesome!
Great Golem+ @ Jan 7th 2009 12:59PM
Rollcage 3 anyone? ;)
tobz1000 @ Jan 7th 2009 1:25PM
More Colony Wars. Please.
s0ya @ Jan 7th 2009 1:43PM
They should make a new Twisted Metal game!! Twisted Metal of the Future, where no vehicle uses wheels!
IHateBioshock @ Jan 7th 2009 1:47PM
I'm a big Wipeout fan going back to the original, but I think the Motorstorm guys have the edge in fun gameplay AND technology right now so hopefully that can spread to future wipeout games. I don't think Motorstorm can take anything useful from wipeout (or it's devs) though. Wipeout could seriously do with some more open thinking in the level design (ala motorstorm) to freshen it up!
El Stefio @ Jan 7th 2009 6:49PM
I'm guessing you never played Wipeout Fusion...