EA & Codemasters Are No Longer Going To Make Rally Games

Well,
it
seems
EA
has
driven
the
wheels
off
of
its
rally
franchise.
The
company
has
announced
that
Codemasters,
it’s
racing
studio,
will
no
longer
be
making
rally
titles,
marking
the
end
of
an
era.

“For
now,
we
are
pausing
development
plans
on
future
rally
titles,”
EA
said.
“Rest
assured,
EA
Sports
WRC
will
continue
to
be
available
for
existing
and
new
players.
We
hope
it
remains
a
source
of
joy,
excitement,
and
the
thrill
of
rally
racing.
We’ve
poured
our
hearts
into
making
it
for
fans,
and
we
know
you’ll
keep
the
passion
alive.”

While
rally
games
have
never
been
a
huge
seller,
they
have
been
a
huge
part
of
Codemasters
history.
They’ve
been
making
hem
since
1998
when
they
released
the
awesome
Colin
McRae
Rally
which
I
spend
hundreds
of
hours
playing.
The
Colin
McRae
games
were
eventually
spun
into
the
DiRT
series,
a
mixture
of
both
arcade
and
realistic
games.
That
series
ended
in
2020,
the
same
year
in
which
the
team
acquired
the
rights
to
create
FIA
World
Rally
Championship
games.
A
year
later,
EA
bought
the
company
with
the
goal
of
making
it
“a
global
leader
in
racing
entertainment,”.

With
rallying
off
the
table
and
Codemasters
Project
Cars
series
also
on
ice,
that
leaves
the
team
developing
the
successful
annual
F1
games.

As
for
the
WRC
license,
the
FIA
intends
on
having
more
games
made.

“Over
the
past
three
years,
WRC
has
been
elevated
to
another
level
in
the
gaming
world
thanks
to
the
dedication
of
EA
Sports
and
Codemasters,”
said
the
FIA
on X.
“Now,
our
WRC
gaming
franchise
is
going
in
an
ambitious
new
direction
with
more
news
coming
in
the
near
future.”