It is sadly not unusual for racing video games to vanish from sale as a result of expiring licenses. Subsequent for the scrapheap are Challenge CARS 1 and a couple of, the simulation racing video games from Barely Mad Studios, which is able to disappear from sale on October third and September twenty first respectively.
Barely Mad made the announcement on Twitter:
An replace from the Barely Mad Crew on #ProjectCARS and #ProjectCARS2. pic.twitter.com/VtWEow5jao
— Challenge CARS (@projectcarsgame) August 22, 2022
“Resulting from expiring automotive & observe licenses, each Challenge CARS and Challenge CARS 2 will likely be delisted from sale within the coming months,” begins the message. “The video games stay totally playable, and our gamers will nonetheless have the ability to take pleasure in all the sport options, together with multiplayer.”
CARS 1 was launched in 2015 and CARS 2 in 2017, making it considerably fascinating that each video games are being delisted on the identical time. The newer Challenge CARS 3, launched in 2020, will stay on sale.
There’s additionally a nod to the long run within the message, with Barely Mad saying they “stay targeted on making one of the best sim racing titles” and “sit up for sharing extra on the following Barely Mad mission when the time is true.” The UK studio have undergone a number of modifications in recent times, with Codemasters shopping for them in 2019 and Digital Arts shopping for Codemasters in 2021. On the time of the Codemasters acquisition, it was mentioned that Barely Mad have been engaged on Challenge CARS 3 and an as-yet unannounced sport.
It is at all times a disgrace when video games disappear from sale, however a minimum of Challenge CARS 1 and a couple of will stay accessible to those that purchased it. The best disgrace remains to be that OutRun 2006: Coast To Coast has been unavailable to buy since being delisted from Steam in 2013 as a result of an expired Ferrari license.