If you prefer to drive rally cars in virtual reality, there's good news coming soon, as EA Sports WRC gets VR Beta in Update v1.8.0. It'll be a free upgrade, and integrates the functionality into the main game for the PC, whether you play via Steam, Epic Games or the EA App, as long as you have a compatible headseat connected when you boot up EA Sports WRC. The VR Beta is … [Read more...]
EA Sports WRC Update v1.6.0 Released
A fairly big list of changes arrive, with EA Sports WRC Update v1.6.0 released across all platforms, along with preparation work for future updates. Some of the notable fixes include adding Andreas Mikkselsen as an AI driver in WRC2, a balance of performance change for the Ford Puma and Hyundai i20 in Rally1, support for the new Turtle Beach Velocity1 wheel and pedals on … [Read more...]
2024 Probite eBritish Rally Championship SignUps Open
Organised by Motorsport UK and running on EA Sports WRC, the official eBRC is back to run across six rounds in parallel with the real British Rally Championship events. And the 2024 Probite eBritish Rally Championship signups open from today, March 8th, 2024. The winner will be crowned 2024 Probite eBRC champion and receive their trophy at the official British Rally … [Read more...]
EA Sports WRC Patch V1.4.1 Released
Drops in AI performance when you come back to a saved Career or Championship Event should now be fixed, along with the game crashing entirely when you load your career, with EA Sports WRC Patch V1.4.1 released. It focuses on the main issues discovered since the release of the previous v1.40 update in December 20203, which added the Central European Rally as a new location, … [Read more...]
EA Confirms Redundancies At Codemasters
There's more news of job losses in the racing game industry as EA confirms redundancies at Codemasters. In a statement to IGN, it was referred to as 'small-scale organizational changes', and the number of staff impacted hasn't been revealed. The British developer was founded back in 1986, developing racing titles including the Colin McRae and Dirt series, the official F1 … [Read more...]
EA Sports WRC Update V1.3 Released To Fix Launch Issues
A big number of fixes and improvements arrive with EA Sports WRC Update v1.3 released across all platforms. It should fix a number of technical issues which have somewhat marred the launch of the game, and adds User Datagram Protocol support for the PC, which supplies data to external applications including wheels, dashboards and motion platforms. It's the first official WRC … [Read more...]
EA Sports WRC Compatible Wheels List
While your wheel and pedals may work even if not mentioned below, there's an official EA Sports WRC compatible wheel list to confirm the sim racing set-ups which should work perfectly right now. This means the bindings will be in place automatically when you load the game, rather than having to set them all up manually. Fanatec, Logitech and Thrustmaster are all well … [Read more...]
The EA Sports WRC Stage and Location List
The new official rally title developed by Codemasters features more than 600km of unique roads and over 200 stages. And you can see them all in the EA Sports WRC Stage and Location list. At launch, the game includes five fictional events, along with the 13 rounds of the 2023 World Rally Championship, which started with Monte Carlo in January, and ends with Rally Japan in … [Read more...]
EA Sports WRC Announced For November 3rd, 2023
The first officially-licensed World Rally Championship game to be developed by Codemasters has a confirmed release date, with EA Sports WRC announced for November 3rd, 2023. It uses a Dynamic Handling System, building on the system they previously used on the Colin McRae and DiRT titles, with the ability to adjust it for individual preferences. But the graphics use Unreal … [Read more...]
The EA Sports WRC Car List
As the first officially-licensed WRC title from Codemasters, you'd expect the developers to include a range of classic and iconic rally cars along with those from the current season. And you'd be right, as you can see in the EA Sports WRC Car List. At launch, the rally sim will feature 10 cars from the current WRC season, with the Rally1 WRC cars, the WRC2 field and Junior … [Read more...]