With WRC 9, the developers have pulled out all the stops to once again meet the high expectations of rally fans by providing even more realism and challenges.

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.

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.

To improve and refine certain vehicle behaviors, 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.

For the drivers! During the holidays, NACON, KT Racing studio, WRC Promoter and the watchmaking company Anonimo launch the Anonimo Christmas Challenge – an original challenge in WRC 9, the official video game of the FIA World Rally Championship. From December 24 to December 30, the most talented players will have a chance to win an Anonimo watch worth 5000 euros through a special IN-GAME competition, open to all on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC via the Epic Games Store.
 
A partner of the WRC 2020, the italian manufacturer Anonimo collaborates to offer one of the most luxurious watches, featuring the Championship’s colours: the Anonimo Militare WRC Edition, worth 5000 euros. To take their chance to lay their hand on this jewel, players will have to contend through 2x2 special stages from the Rally Finland, in the most extreme weather conditions.
 

Loop 1 : Finland – Arvaja Reverse Finland – Laukka

Loop 2 : Finland - Arvaja Finland – Laukka Reverse

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

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.

WRC 9 is available for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS4 and PC (Epic Games Store).