EA Sports closed all rally game projects at Codemasters, and many workers will leave or move to other teams at EA. The company paid over a billion dollars for Codemasters in 2021. They wanted to add rally games to their sports lineup, but their plan changed when the games failed to sell enough copies.
The World Rally Championship license EA has held since 2020 just ended. EA Sports WRC came out last year but missed sales targets. F1 23 also performed poorly. EA first wanted yearly rally games like their football series. Two games with low sales made them change direction. Some rally experts will join other EA Sports teams instead of leaving.
Codemasters started making rally games with Colin McRae Rally in 1998. They created the DiRT series before working with official WRC branding. Their games featured special physics systems for realistic driving on rough terrain. EA might use this knowledge for Formula 1 or NASCAR games. The end of the rally projects marks almost thirty years of dedicated work.
The World Rally Championship license EA has held since 2020 just ended. EA Sports WRC came out last year but missed sales targets. F1 23 also performed poorly. EA first wanted yearly rally games like their football series. Two games with low sales made them change direction. Some rally experts will join other EA Sports teams instead of leaving.
Codemasters started making rally games with Colin McRae Rally in 1998. They created the DiRT series before working with official WRC branding. Their games featured special physics systems for realistic driving on rough terrain. EA might use this knowledge for Formula 1 or NASCAR games. The end of the rally projects marks almost thirty years of dedicated work.
