The Traxion Control podcast returns. Join Tom Bunten, John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord for an in-depth EA SPORTS WRC, sim racing equipment tariff and Project Motor Racing discussion.
This week EA confirmed that there would be no sequel to EA SPORTS WRC and that there are no current plans for Codemasters to make rally games in future. We opine why this is bad news for the British studio and for sim racers as a whole.
The first generation, Giorgetto Giugiaro and Aldo Mantovani designed, compact car was seen as the famed Italian designer was shown around Gran Turismo 7 developer Polyphony Digital.
The Southam-based Codemasters driving team seems to be no more following the cancellation of the WRC project and the halting of rally game development. EA has confirmed the reduction of “some roles” and also the “redeployment” of others.