Proving that PS3 owners like to crash and burn, Evolution Studios sent out word that MotorStorm, its off-road racing game for the console, has scored a hat-trick in the Japanese, European and North American sales charts.

The game, which was launched alongside the console’s release in Europe, saw itself being ranked the top-selling game across all three regions, including Japan where it was released first.

“To see MotorStorm top the European, the Japanese and the US PlayStation 3 charts is just fantastic,” says Martin Kenwright, CEO Evolution Studios. “Developing MotorStorm to a standard we were all happy with was certainly a challenge – but the team here really delivered. Evolution has a reputation for delivering high quality racing titles, but the consensus was to come up with something really special for Sony’s new hardware. We’re delighted that the public has agreed with the press and made MotorStorm a worldwide number one PLAYSTATION 3 title.”

Evolution Studios is also responsible for the stellar World Rally Championship series.