Summary

  • Gaming giant EA has announced it’s pausing development of future rally racers, including the popular WRC and Dirt series.
  • The company, which acquired Codemasters, the series’ developer, has said the games have ‘reached the end of the road’ for the time being.
  • While disappointing to fans of the dirty motorsport, there is hope yet for the genre, with indie and lesser-known titles filling the gap left by the halt in development.
  • Indie game Art of Rally has gained particular acclaim, as has the illegal racing in My Summer Car.
  • The WRC games franchise, however, is set to continue in the hands of another developer, according to the FIA.
  • This comes as EA made 300-400 redundancies across the company this week amid rumoured studio closures.

By Brendan Caldwell

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