PRESS RELEASE: NACON ANNOUNCES WRC 9, WRC 10 AND WRC 11
March 19 2020 - 12:45PM
PRESS RELEASE: NACON ANNOUNCES WRC 9, WRC 10 AND WRC 11
NACON ANNOUNCES WRC 9, WRC 10 AND WRC
11
Lesquin, 19 March 2020 – NACON
and its development studio KT Racing are pleased to announce
WRC 9, the official video game of the FIA World Rally
Championship. After the success of WRC 8, WRC
9 has multiple improvements and new features for rally
gaming fans. It will be available from September 3rd, 2020
on Xbox One, PlayStation®4 and PC from the Epic Games
Store, and at a later date on Nintendo
Switch.
NACON is also excited to announce WRC 9 is also
being developed for Xbox Series X and
PlayStation®5, with more details about release
timing and features to be unveiled in the coming months.
NACON and KT Racing are also taking this
opportunity to announce the continuation of their licensing
agreement with WRC Promoter until 2022 for the development
and publishing of WRC 10 and WRC
11.
Watch the announcement trailer for WRC 9:
https://youtu.be/HCDtn8ViQAk
With WRC 9, the passionate
developers of the French studio KT Racing have pulled out all the
stops to once again meet the high expectations of rally fans by
providing even more realism and challenges.
An enhanced and more challenging Career
mode
Hailed as one of the best Career modes in any
racing game, WRC 8 was a hit with rally fans. It returns in
WRC 9 with enhanced gameplay mechanics, new
opportunities to upgrade your team, a wider variety of events and a
stronger link to what the real-world championship teams are doing
throughout the year.
Even more content
WRC 9 again includes extensive
content with three new events added to the calendar: the return of
Kenya's iconic Safari Rally, Rally Japan and its challenging narrow
asphalt roads, the beautiful scenery of Rally New Zealand and two
other rallies with completely redesigned environments. Fans will
also be able to take the wheel of new classic cars that have left
their mark on the history of the WRC.
An even more realistic game
experience To improve and refine certain vehicle
behaviours, the developers have again focused on the realism of car
physics – including suspensions, braking and mass transfer – to
take authenticity to the next level. This attention to detail
faithfully reproduces the vehicles' responsiveness on all surfaces
and in all conditions found in the real championship. A special
focus on sound also provides deeper immersion.
In WRC 9, players are thrust into the heart of
the new FIA World Rally Championship season with all content in the
yearly calendar and much more:
- 3 new rallies: Japan, New Zealand, Kenya
- Over 50 official teams and their livery from the WRC,
WRC 2, WRC 3 and Junior WRC
- Over 15 bonus cars that have left their mark on the
history of the WRC
Click here to download the
assets
More details will be shared very
soon!WRC 9 will be available on
September 3rd, 2020 on Xbox One, PS4™ and PC from the Epic Games
Store. Release timing for Xbox Series X, PS5™ and Nintendo Switch
will be announced at a later date.
About NACONNACON is a company
of the BIGBEN Group founded in 2019 to optimize its know-how
through strong synergies in the video game market. By bringing
together its 8 development studios, the publishing of AA video
games, the design and distribution of premium gaming devices, NACON
focuses 20 years of expertise at the service of players. This new
unified business unit strengthens NACON's position in the market
and enables it to innovate by creating new unique competitive
advantages. https://corporate.nacongaming.com/
About Kylotonn Created in 2006,
Kylotonn is one the most important French video game development
studios, also known under KT Racing label. Specialized in
motorsports and official developer of the WRC FIA World Rally
Championship series and Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, the company is
internationally recognized for its know-how and for the passion of
its teams. With more than 110 employees as of today in Paris and
Lyon, Kylotonn has developed more than 25 titles distributed by
major publishers. Kylotonn has forged itself a strong technological
expertise thanks to the real-time 3D engine KT Engine that the
company owns. At the forefront of the video game industry, this
technology is also used within R&D partnerships on autonomous
vehicle projects in the automotive industry. Since 2018, NACON, one
of Europe's leading video game publishers, holds a 100% stake in
the company. Kylotonn is member of the French National Developers
Federation (Syndicat National du Jeu Vidéo) and Capital Games. The
company is supported by BPI, IFCIC and the Ministry of Higher
Education, Research and Innovation. For more information, visit
www.kylotonn.com.
About WRC Promoter GmbH
WRC Promoter GmbH is responsible for all
commercial aspects of the FIA World Rally Championship, including
TV production and the marketing of global media and sponsorship
rights. The Promoter also has responsibility to increase the field
of participants and to propose the venues that form the FIA WRC
calendar. The World Rally Championship is the FIA’s premium rally
series. WRC showcases authentic motorsport, high performance cars
and the world’s best drivers competing in dramatic surroundings
ranging from the ice and snow of Scandinavia to the blistering heat
of Mexico. Established in its current format in 1973, WRC
participants battle for the drivers’ and manufacturers’ world
titles at 13 rallies spanning 15 countries and six continents.
Additional championship information can be found at www.wrc.com and
www.wrcplus.com.
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