https://wccftech.com/onrush-driveclub-evolution-layoffs/

The team behind MotorStorm, Driveclub, and Onrush has been “decapitated” by layoffs according to inside sources. The UK-based team, previously known as Evolution Studios, has had a long, winding history – they began as an independent studio, became a Sony subsidiary in 2007, and then were purchased and absorbed by Codemasters in 2016. Unfortunately, it seems the commercial failure of Onrush has brought the team’s momentum to a screeching halt.

According to Eurogamer, much of the Evolution team’s senior staff, including Driveclub and Onrush director Paul “Rushy” Rustchynsky, have been fired or made to re-interview for new positions within Codemasters. What’s left of the studio will likely work as a support team on Codemasters’ extensive lineup of more traditional licensed racing games. Codemasters had the following to say about the layoffs: