EA has quietly retired Project CARS, the racing game series that was developed by Slightly Mad Studios. After internally announcing that it had made the decision to “stop further development and investment” in the franchise, EA also confirmed that affected staff will be moved into “suitable” roles at the company where possible.
“Today we announced internally an update to our racing portfolio,” an EA spokesperson said to GamesIndustry.biz. “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.”
“Decisions like these are very hard, but allow us to prioritize our focus in areas where we believe we have the strongest opportunity to create experiences that fans will love. We are focusing on our strengths in our racing portfolio, particularly licensed IP and open-world experiences, and expanding our franchises to be more socially-led with long-term live services that will engage global communities. 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.”