WRC 9

Six victories in a row is an astounding achievement, especially when you consider just how open the 2021 eSports WRC Championship presented by Toyota Gazoo Racing is. But, that’s exactly what Sami-Joe managed to pull off earlier today with yet another astonishing set of stage times. The latest challenge was held across two asphalt stages…Continue reading “Six out of six for Sami-Joe in 2021 eSports WRC”»

The resurgent WRC games series, currently developed by Kylotonn, will be arrived on popular PC-platform Steam later this year. WRC 9, which we think is one of the best rally games ever made, will release via Steam on 16th September 2021. This comes a year since it was available on PC via the Epic Games…Continue reading “WRC 9 is coming to Steam in September”»

At the time of writing, over the past two days the official social media accounts of the WRC games have been posting cryptic little teaser videos. The first, from the 6th April, read: “Our adventure started with WRC 5, now we are preparing the nest chapter! #BePartOfHistory”. The caption went alongside a short video that…Continue reading “Are we about to see a WRC 10 reveal?”»

In US-based sports parlance, a three-peat is a term used when a team wins something three times in a row. So by that logic, Sami-Joe’s current winning streak is a ‘five-peat’ as the Lebanese rally star won once again in the 2021 eSports WRC Championship presented by Toyota Gazoo Racing. Held over two stages of…Continue reading “Sami-Joe’s 2021 eSports WRC winning streak continues”»

With Lebanese youngster Sami-Joe dominating the 2021 eSports WRC Championship presented by Toyota Gazoo Racing so far – three wins out of three – the big question going into round four was, could someone else grab a victory? The answer was an emphatic ‘no’, as he snatched his fourth victory in the row just as…Continue reading “Sami-Joe goes four from four in 2021 eSports WRC”»

Let us preface this review by saying that we’re not going to spend too much time examining what’s new in WRC 9 compared to its predecessor. The PlayStation, Xbox and PC versions have been out for some time. Instead, we’ll be investigating how the game transitions to Switch and what features are available or missing…Continue reading “WRC 9 Nintendo Switch review”»

One of our favourite current rally games, Kylotonn’s WRC 9, is coming to Nintendo Switch, and rather soon too. WRC 9 will be available digitally via the Nintendo eShop on 11th March 2021 in Europe and America, with a physical version available the following month – 8th April in Europe and 13th April in the…Continue reading “WRC 9 comes to Nintendo Switch next week”»

For a budding driver who wants to get into motorsport, the FIA Rally Star initiative is arguably the biggest prize currently going in esports. The preliminary qualifiers are taking place right now in the WRC 9 video game, through a series of online time trials, before an in-person driving competition with the fastest virtual competitors…Continue reading “Hands-on: FIA Rally Star WRC 9 competition DLC”»

Trust me when I say there is nothing like standing at the side of a rally stage and watching a turbocharged, four-wheel-drive, monster being thrashed by someone from France or Scandinavia. It’s always worth the 4 am walk through a muddy forest in the dark. Honest. While those of us who are into racing video…Continue reading “The greatest rally games of all time”»