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Top Gear
15-07-2025
- Automotive
- Top Gear
Old School Rally scratched our ‘90s arcade racing itch... then promptly disappeared
Gaming A retro rival rally game with ticks in all the right boxes - except availability Skip 1 photos in the image carousel and continue reading As much as we love to get to grips with modern-day greats like EA WRC (RIP) and the DiRT Rally series (also RIP), when we think rally games, there is a corner of a foreign field that is forever SEGA Rally . Well, that and Colin McRae Rally - old is gold in loose-surface racing, is what we're saying. Quick quiz, then: guess which of those two virtual racing eras Old School Rally aligns itself with? That's right. It's the old school era of rally. If you answered incorrectly, we'd recommend you stop cleaning your ears with that fork. Advertisement - Page continues below As you can see from this gloriously low-fi announcement trailer, absolutely no graphics cards were harmed during the development of this title. There are fewer polygons than a primary school maths book, and we love it. We also love the considerable roster of recognisable vehicles from yesteryear, including an Impreza GC, Peugeot 205 Rally, several Lancias, a Corolla, and a nice boxy Lancer bearing that red and white livery that's bad for your lungs. You might like Trouble is, for an unlicensed racing game, Old School Rally 's vehicles might be a bit too recognisable. Just days after delighting the racing community with its announcement trailer, it's been delisted from Steam. Publisher Astrolabe doesn't currently have an official announcement regarding the sudden disappearance, but users in the game's Steam community page (it's only the Store page that's disappeared) are reporting the developer is talking to Steam owner Valve about a possible DMCA regarding vehicle appearances. Whatever's happened since the trailer dropped and made us want to kick up a very basic dust cloud, we sincerely hope Old School Rally reappears quickly. Advertisement - Page continues below Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Look out for your regular round-up of news, reviews and offers in your inbox. Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
EA Looking to Shut Down Long-Running Studio
It seems isn't done closing down some of its studios. A new report suggests the long-running racing developer may be next on the chopping block. Video game insider eXtas1s recently claimed the developer of games like Grid, Colin McRae Rally, Dirt, and most recently F1 25, will shut its doors. Those impacted will be put on the next F1 game or a new Need for Speed game currently in development. Additionally, the insider learned that there are about 400 'more' layoffs at EA. 'The cancellation of Black Panther will NOT be the only thing,' said eXtas1s. 'I have been able to learn that there are about 400 more layoffs coming up at EA, a total CLOSURE of the main headquarters of Codemasters and that these developers will be integrated into EA Sp (F1) and a new Need For Speed that is already in development.' EA recently closed Cliffhanger Games and cancelled its Black Panther game. According to an email from EA Entertainment president Laura Miele, this decision was to 'sharpen our focus and put our creative energy behind the most significant growth opportunities.' 'These decisions are hard,' Miele wrote. 'They affect people we've worked with, learned from, and shared real moments with. We're doing everything we can to support them — including finding opportunities within EA, where we've had success helping people land in new roles.' The status of Codemasters has been up in the air since EA paused development on future World Rally Championship titles. Around that announcement, the official Codemasters X account was pulled. While all signs are pointing to Codemasters getting shut down, EA has yet to officially confirm the closure. (Source: eXtas1s via Nintendo Life) The post EA Looking to Shut Down Long-Running Studio – Report appeared first on PlayStation LifeStyle.
