EA & Codemasters Are No Longer Going To Make Rally Games – WGB

Properly, 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 growth plans on future rally titles,” EA mentioned. “Relaxation assured, EA Sports activities WRC will proceed to be out there for present and new gamers. We hope it stays a supply of pleasure, pleasure, and the joys of rally racing. We’ve poured our hearts into making it for followers, and we all know you’ll preserve the fervour 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 after they launched the superior Colin McRae Rally which I spend a whole lot of hours enjoying. The Colin McRae video games have been ultimately spun into the DiRT collection, a mix of each arcade and lifelike video games. That collection resulted in 2020, the identical 12 months through which the crew acquired the rights to create FIA World Rally Championship video games. A 12 months later, EA purchased the corporate with the objective of creating it “a world chief in racing leisure,”.

With rallying off the desk and Codemasters Undertaking Automobiles collection additionally on ice, that leaves the crew creating 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 dangle up rally gloves and rip up their tempo notes.