Though Evolution Studios is no more, former DriveClub and Onrush director Paul Rustchynsky has been busy. As part of Avalanche Studios Group, he opened a new studio in Liverpool last year and is planning to announce their next game in 2022. Interestingly, Rustchynsky added that the studio was working on “another new IP” that was yet to be announced with “more projects being worked on at Avalanche than most people would expect!”
DriveClub, MotorStorm and Onrush fans should temper their expectations though – Rustchynsky confirmed in a recent tweet that he’s not working on a racing game. “So sorry, no DriveClub sequel, MotorStorm successor or Onrush offshoot.” Furthermore, the new project is something “very different to anything I’ve worked on before.” Your guess is as good as ours as to what it could be.
Avalanche Studios Group is also busy working on Contraband, an open world co-op title published by Xbox Game Studios exclusively for Xbox Series X/S and PC. It currently has more than 150 people working on it, though a release window has yet to be confirmed. Stay tuned for more details on that and Rustchynsky’s new project in the coming months (perhaps even at E3 2022).