EA: "No plans" For New NASCAR Game

Gamespot: "The future of Electronic Arts' NASCAR racing series is looking very doubtful, since they revealed that its publisher won't be making a new entry into the series this year."

[sinncross]

Oh well, seems like Sony should make sure the Nascar section of GT5 is marketed well, considering they have no competition that specific respect.

[muskie1324]

I think they should release a roster update yearly via DLC. Though i have no idea how in depth the nascar portion of GT5 really is. i think it would be a good idea.

[2Spock]

I love going to a race and partying all weekend. But playing a Nascar is not alot of fun to me. I would have thought they would have quit making those a while back.

[nbsmatambo]

thats right GT5 will do it better than EA imo

[free2game365]

Iracing? That actually offers people the change to race online against real nascar drivers, provided they've got the skill for it.

[DeadlyFire]

iRacing.com(former papyrus and sierra workers on the old Nascar Racing PC games and such. Still most popular versions of any Nascar game.) has setup a deal with Nascar for a MMO type of Online Racing series to come in 2010 for the PC. iRacing.com has some stuff setup and its not all Nascar, but if your willing to pay a fee you can jump right on into it.

I don't know much of what extent PD have signed onto. Its very likely they are making their first step in GT 5 though and maybe advance that along with updates/DLC. You don't see a new GT every year you know.

I am so glad Nascar is free from EA's grip now though. Can't wait to step back into that arena.

[wondroushippo]

It's interesting - for how 'big' NASCAR is, it's through NONE of the available popular channels - the only popular niche sport in America?

[roblef]

I find it amazing how huge the sport is.

[randomwiz]

i guess people like watching nascar, but paying $60 for a game you go in circles could get a little boring.

[Panthers]

Not as boring as watching cars go in circles for 500 laps.

"OMG ITS ANOTHER LEFT TURN!"

[Boty]

"THERE MAKING ANOTHER LEFT TURN!"

I can't say much. I spend about $200 a year at the Louden race. The partying is fun. But I'm No big fan of a video game that goes around in circles for 300 laps. BUT I STILL BUY IT! WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?

[roblef]

Yeah, NASCAR. Meh.

[tdrules]

how will i be able to drive around in circles with all my redneck buddies now?

[cmrbe]

Love is not all you need. GT5 is all you need.

[Madgunner]

now that GT5 has Nascar EA wont try to compete lol

[free2game365]

16 cars + bad track modeling = lol

[aaron5829]

Need i say more ?

[Qazdaz]

Driving round in a circle for a few hours...

I'll pass thanks.

[Saaking]

GT5 has nascar and that's more than enough.

[cyberwaffles]

would be pretty awesome if it came true but i highly doubt it. sounds like a lot of work and red tape with the publishers. if this does happen however, then i might pick up every single one of them.

note: horribly written article. i don't have the best linguistic writing skills, but i felt like a scholar after reading that.

[Troll_Police]

NASCAR is now exclusively on the PS3.

[free2game365]

http://www.iracing.com/news...
nope

[thebudgetgamer]

but i always wondered why cant they make it to have a full field in online mode?

below: agreed ea nascar games got floaty after a while.

btw: if pd made just a nascar game i would be all in.

[Faztkiller]

Dirt to Daytona is a great game still play it somtimes
EA's nascar games where ok till nascar 08

EDIT: 43 car feild online would be cool but i always wanted some type of co-op or clan type thing in a racing game

[colossi16]

I've started watching Nascar, they had an awesome road race in Cananda.

[xboxlover]

and many races are like that. (Ambrose fu(ked himself in that race for the 3rd year in a row). NASCAR games have been repetitive for a couple of ears now, I liked working your way up, but 08/09 sucked hardcore.

@11 The cars will be used, but I don't think drivers/sponsers will because EA still owns that stuff. They could get sued by NASCAR for not putting out a game they were paid to do when they signed the contract for however many years it was.

[red2tango]

gta5 ftw anyone?

[aaron5829]

GTA5 ?

I doubt it.... GTA4 was boring as hell.

[red2tango]

lol wtf i was high when i wrote that GT5 IS WHAT I MEANT

[destrekor]

I wonder if Polyphony/Sony got an exclusive NASCAR license for this season? I doubt it's multi-season exclusive, as a lot of games with licenses (WTCC, FIA GT, F1, WRC, etc), tend to be for a single season of the series.

But if GT5 has exclusive NASCAR, I wonder if that means it's really in-depth? Not that I care much about that, NASCAR bores me in terms of racing, but that might equate to an equally deep WRC career mode.

[free2game365]

Maybe an exclusive console license, but not a totally exclusive one

[Iceman100]

about damn time now it's time for the madden, and fifa series to be put to rest.

"NASCAR is now exclusively on the PS3."

wrong idiot....it's dead jim.

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

GT5 makes every other future and current Nascar games obsolete. Only an xbot would pay 60 bucks for a Nascar only game seeing how 90% of them are rednecks.

[NaiNaiNai]

so GT5 has every Nascar track right. other wise STFU before talking. kk. ^.^

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

Did you just bring up the amount of tracks? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

How many damn tracks do you need for nascar? Its all a bunch of circles you dumbass.

[NaiNaiNai]

you brag about nascar, yet you know nothing about it. sad droid. ^.^

[cyclindk]

Awwww, foohie! The part I liked most about Nascar games was track variety... to bad.

[Bathyj]

This just in. Rally and F1 games to be cancelled as well.

GT is a one stop shop for racing fans.

[bjornbear]

Its already in GT5 =P

[W S K]

and you know why?!
because they $uck SO hard!!!

thumbs up EA!