Are there too many racing game licenses at Electronic Arts ? With the acquisition of Codemastersthe publisher can have access to a very important portfolio concerning this particular genre. Need for Speed remains the priority at EA despite everything, with the very soon release of Need for Speed Unbound, a highly anticipated episode. With all this, there might be no more room for the license Project CARSwhich has just been discontinued by Electronic Arts.
One license less at EA
The GameIndustry.biz site was able to confirm this with the publisher, who claims that EA will no longer develop games Project CARS in the future and now leave the license aside :
” Today, we internally announced important news regarding our racing game portfolio. After evaluating the potential of the next Project CARS title and its longer-term growth, we have made the decision to halt all further development and investment for the franchise.. Decisions like these are very difficult to make, but they allow us to focus on the areas where we believe we are creating experiences that fans will love. »
The teams that were currently working on the series will be redirected to other poles, but naturally, it is expected that layoffs will follow for those who cannot or do not want to be reassigned. somewhere else.
For the moment, EA does not intend to sell the rights to the license, but do not expect to hear again about Project CARS anytime soon.