Despite never playing any of Evolution Studios' titles (MotorStorm series, Driveclub, etc.) it was still rough hearing about Sony laying off the entire company after having them make well-received PlayStation exclusives for over a decade.

Thankfully, Codemasters have come to the rescue, and have picked up the majority of Evolution Studios employees with the intent to make a company that's all about creating the very best AAA racing games.

Best of all, these new games will be made from the ground up as multi-platform titles, so both PC and Xbox racing fans will finally be able to get a taste of Evolution's work.

There is a tiny bit of bad news, however, as all of the technology, IP, and tools Evolution used for their games is still in the hands of Sony, who I doubt is going to simply relinquish them. But then again, I doubt it will matter much as Codemasters already has their own in-house racing engine, and now also the talented crew that made those IPs as famous as they are.