Rumor: WRC 2023 Is Going To Be Announced Soon

gameranx.com:

We are reporting on a new rumor today, that WRC 2023 has been in development for some time and is going to be announced soon.

This comes from billbil-kun on Twitter, who had this to say on the site:

“EXCLUSIVE

WRC 2023’s title from EA/Codemasters is ready to launch

Expect an announcement very soon”

We can’t vouch for the veracity of the rumor, but of course, billbil-kun is one of those leakers who has a bit of a reputation for this sort of thing.

For those who are unaware or have been confused, we’ll share a small primer on WRC here.

The real life WRC, the World Rally Championship, is run by the FIA. That’s the same organization that runs the Formula One driving series. The big difference is that F1 is for the very rigidly rule bound formula racing, while WRC is for rally racing. Unlike F1, WRC’s rally racing is done on a point to point format. Instead of repeating laps in a circuit, they race from one point to another on a variety of racing tracks.

The WRC holds three to four day rally events, experiencing the rough roads found in different parts of the world. Rally racers have to race in a variety of surfaces, from gravel, tarmac, snow, and ice.

The WRC video game franchise has been going on since 2001. Technically, we are now at a third distinct series, as the licenses moved between publishers and game developers.

Now, there’s an unusual serendipity that happened here for WRC 2023. Codemasters acquired the WRC video game license in 2020. EA then acquired Codemasters a year later. So this means EA, also publisher of the Need for Speed franchise, will be releasing its first WRC game with Codemasters. And that will also happen to be Codemasters’ first WRC game as well.

EA and Codemasters may be proven names in racing