Why did EA Kill Project CARS?

Racing simulation and driving game series Project CARS is dead. A new game was in the works, but owners Electronic Arts has cancelled development. Here's why it didn't fit within EA's current portfolio.

The Project CARS series, that delivered two simulation titles and one arcade racer, first released an entry in 2015 after a period of crowd funding. Project CARS 3 was a bit of a damp squib in comparison, some five years later, but this title alone isn't what killed off the series and forced the Slightly Mad Studios team to either find new roles with in EA or look elsewhere.

Project CARS 4 was set to be a return to the sim racing fold, but it will never see the light of day. Here we run through a brief history of the series and why we think it met an untimely demise.

The Project CARS series is dead, killed by EA November 2022: https://traxion.gg/report-the-project...

Project CARS GO cancelled, Ian Bell leaves Slightly Mad Studios: https://traxion.gg/project-cars-go-ca...

Project CARS 4 could be ‘awesome’ according to former CEO: https://traxion.gg/project-cars-4-cou...

Original Project CARS creator trying to re-hire EA team: https://traxion.gg/original-project-c...

EA dropping Project CARS: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-drop...

00:00 Project CARS has been killed
00:53 Project CARS' origins
02:12 Project CARS launches
02:53 Project CARS 2
03:29 Project CARS 3
04:21 Fast & Furious Crossroads
04:31 Codemasters purchases SMS
04:47 EA purchases Codemasters
05:13 Project CARS 4
05:39 Damaged brand
06:24 Picking the best bits
07:07 Licenced or open-world
07:39 Live services
08:48 How F1 has evolved
09:22 Esports potential
09:40 The team's future
10:00 Automobilista 2

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