Effectively, it appears EA has pushed the wheels off of its rally franchise. The corporate has introduced that Codemasters, it’s racing studio, will not be making rally titles, marking the top of an period.
“For now, we’re pausing improvement plans on future rally titles,” EA mentioned. “Relaxation assured, EA Sports activities WRC will proceed to be obtainable for current and new gamers. We hope it stays a supply of pleasure, pleasure, and the fun of rally racing. We’ve poured our hearts into making it for followers, and we all know you’ll preserve the eagerness alive.”
Whereas rally video games have by no means been an enormous vendor, they’ve been an enormous a part of Codemasters historical past. They’ve been making hem since 1998 once they launched the superior Colin McRae Rally which I spend a whole bunch of hours taking part in. The Colin McRae video games have been ultimately spun into the DiRT sequence, a mix of each arcade and practical video games. That sequence resulted in 2020, the identical yr through which the crew acquired the rights to create FIA World Rally Championship video games. A yr later, EA purchased the corporate with the aim of creating it “a world chief in racing leisure,”.
With rallying off the desk and Codemasters Challenge Automobiles sequence additionally on ice, that leaves the crew growing the profitable annual F1 video games.
As for the WRC license, the FIA intends on having extra video games made.
“Over the previous three years, WRC has been elevated to a different degree within the gaming world due to the dedication of EA Sports activities and Codemasters,” mentioned the FIA on X. “Now, our WRC gaming franchise goes in an bold new path with extra information coming within the close to future.”
No matter occurs, it’s a tragic day certainly to see Codemaster’s grasp up rally gloves and rip up their tempo notes.
