EA has announced the end of its partnership with the World Rally Championship, saying it’s “pausing development” on all future rally games.
EA’s inherited the World Rally Championship license as part of its acquisition of UK racing game specialist Codemasters in 2021, and its first WRC title – EA Sports WRC – released two years later in 2023. But that, EA has now confirmed, is as far as the partnership will go.
“Every great journey eventually finds its finish line, and today, we announced that we’ve reached the end of the road working on WRC”, the company wrote in a message signed by The Codemasters WRC Team and shared on social media.
Despite the end of the partnership, EA Sports WRC will continue to be available; however, its previously released 2024 season will be its last expansion. Additionally, EA has announced that “for now”, it’s “pausing development plans on future rally titles”.