Effectively, it appears EA has pushed the wheels off of its rally franchise. The corporate has introduced that Codemasters, it’s racing studio, will now not be making rally titles, marking the tip 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 hold 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 lot of hours enjoying. The Colin McRae video games had been ultimately spun into the DiRT collection, a mix of each arcade and sensible video games. That collection resulted in 2020, the identical yr during which the staff acquired the rights to create FIA World Rally Championship video games. A yr later, EA purchased the corporate with the purpose of constructing it “a world chief in racing leisure,”.
With rallying off the desk and Codemasters Challenge Vehicles collection additionally on ice, that leaves the staff 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 because of the dedication of EA Sports activities and Codemasters,” mentioned the FIA on X. “Now, our WRC gaming franchise goes in an bold new route with extra information coming within the close to future.”
No matter occurs, it’s a tragic day certainly to see Codemaster’s cling up rally gloves and rip up their tempo notes.
