- Codemasters ends development for EA Sports WRC, and no future rally games are planned.
- The EA subsidiary’s limited-time WRC license continues until 2027.
The team behind
EA Sports WRC
, Codemasters, has announced its decision to end the game’s development, with no new content planned beyond the 2024 season. This revelation comes just over a month after the roll-out of
EA Sports WRC
‘s second DLC of 2025, the Hard Chargers Content Pack.
Since its establishment in 2001, the
World Rally Championship
or
WRC
The series of rally racing games has released more than a dozen primary installments as well as several side titles. Over time, the ownership of this franchise has changed hands numerous times, and most recently, Codemasters acquired the rights in 2020. Following this,
British studio’s acquisition by EA in 2021
, the developers finally utilized the IP and launched
EA Sports WRC
In 2023, it received a warm welcome. Since then, the game has undergone several expansions, including a significant one called
EA Sports WRC 24
, have been released. Recently though, the Codemasters team stunned fans by announcing the cessation of the game’s content updates, without any guarantee of resuming this pattern in the future.
Codemasters revealed
that there will be no more updates provided for
EA Sports WRC
Following the release of the Hard Chargers Content Pack on March 25, the developers took an additional step by announcing they would cease developing future rally games. They aimed to provide assurance to
EA Sports WRC
Players have confirmed that the game will remain accessible to both new and existing users. Additionally, the
racing game veteran Codemasters
pondered upon its collaboration with WRC and referred to it as the “pinnacle, in a sense,” of its renowned history within this category.
EA Sports WRC Developers to Cease Work, Pause on Rally Video Games
Although Codemasters suddenly announced its choice to cease operations on
EA Sports WRC
might seem unusual, it could also be seen as in keeping with the uncertainty surrounding EA-owned studios right now. Case in point, Respawn Entertainment—the
Star Wars Jedi
studio
—was recently reported to have conducted layoffs, affecting 100 employees, in the aftermath of multiple project cancellations.
Despite Codemasters no longer producing new games
EA Sports WRC
content, its limited-time license, which is in place till 2027, still continues to elapse. With that in mind, it will be interesting to see how long the
EA’s division’s World Rally Championship racing property
continues to collect dust until it’s used once more or handed over to another person.