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So, here’s the scoop—Codemasters is hitting the brakes on their World Rally Championship games. Like, they’re donezo with that. And bless ‘em, they wrapped up their thing with the Hard Chargers content pack. It’s a whole thing. Sounds kinda final, doesn’t it?
Anyway, Codemasters—am I the only one who gets nostalgic over their stuff?—is saying ta-ta to rally games. They were best buds with VR for three games, you know? EA Sports WRC, DiRT Rally, and the sequel, DiRT Rally 2.0. But if you’re a VR junkie who loves the smell of virtual burning rubber, you’re gonna need a new fix.
And they put it all sentimental-like: “Every great journey eventually finds its finish line.” That got me in the feels. They’re not trashing the game, though. Oh no, it’s gonna hang out for both old and new players. They’re hopeful it’ll keep fueling your rally dreams. Man, they really did pour their souls into this one, didn’t they?
Okay, rewind a bit—Codemasters and rally games go way back. Like, back to Paris to Dakar Rally in 1991. How I remember that, I’ve got no idea. Fast forward to 1998, Colin McRae Rally happened. Over three million copies sold. Yeah, in Europe alone. Wild times for an indie studio!
For about a decade, all they dreamt about was driving games. And VR? Oh boy, they got there early. 2016 rolls around, and we said DiRT Rally VR was a big deal for VR racing games. Too right it was. The sequel? Not shabby at all. The EA layoffs? Yeah, whispers talk about 300-400 job cuts. If we hear more, you’ll get the 411.
Now, crystal ball time—you aren’t looking at many new VR rally games right now. Will Codemasters keep the VR love going? Toss a coin. F1 25 still has VR for PC, though, at least there’s that. And—who knows—maybe there’s a new rally game cooking somewhere in someone’s brain.
Catch you up to speed if something pops up!
