EA Cancels and Delists Project CARS Series: How You Can Still Play the Games

EA has always been known for the Need for Speed series since the 90s. This was EA’s main racing franchise until the company acquired Codemasters last year and gained ownership of franchises such as Grid, Dirt, and the F1 games. Project CARS was also one of the games acquired but unfortunately, EA has now decided to discontinue the franchise.

EA Cancels the Project CARS Series

Slightly Mad Studios is the company that created the Project CARS franchise and was eventually acquired by Codemasters, who were eventually acquired by EA last year. Today, EA announced that the franchise was ending and that staff would be moved onto other projects. Speaking to Gamesindustry.biz, an EA spokesperson had this to say: “Following an evaluation of the next Project CARS title and its longer-term growth potential, we have made the decision to stop further development and investment for the franchise.”

The spokesperson also went on to say the following: “We are working with everyone impacted by this decision to place them into suitable roles across our EA Sports and racing portfolio, as well as other parts of EA, wherever we can. Our priority now is on providing as much support as possible to our people through this transition.”

How You Can Still Play The Previous Games

Back in September and October, the first two Project CARS were delisted due to licenses for cars and race tracks expiring. As result, both games are now unavailable digitally. The third and final game in the series is still available as it launched in 2020. If you’d like to get your hands on the first two games, the best place to look would be your local Gamestop. Online listings show that some Gamestop locations have copies at a reasonable price. If you want to play the two Project CARS games on PC, you can also try key sites like G2A or Kinguin as they sell unused codes for the games.

For more information about EA’s decision, check out the full article from GamesIndustry.biz. If you’re interested in racing games, check out this article on EA’s next racing game.