WRC 6

Rally fans, take note: a free game will kick off the new year on Xbox, with WRC 6 part of the month’s Games With Gold lineup.

The racing season is coming to a close for a lot of circuit-based series over the next few weeks. But pesky things like sub-zero temperatures or snow banks the size of small children don’t put a stop to the World Rally Championship. With three races left in the 2016 season, the official game of the series is now available on all major platforms.

WRC 6 is set to arrive in the hands of players across the globe next month. It’s been a quiet summer, with our last serious look at the game being from Team VVV during its initial reveal at E3 2016. With the release inching closer, a new trailer has surfaced showing off more aspects of the game.

Team VVV brings us the first gameplay footage of the upcoming WRC 6 from E3 2016, with developer commentary that’s sure to please fans of the series. Right off the bat, it’s confirmed that WRC 6 will be exclusive to current generation consoles, a decision that has freed up additional resources to develop the game without compromise.

Rally racing enthusiasts have suddenly become spoiled for choice in terms of console games. The mud-and-jumps sport has had two dedicated titles released thus far in 2016 – Sébastien Loeb Rally Evo and DiRT Rally – while October 2015 saw the release of WRC 5, the official franchise for the World Rally Championship. We now have word from the game’s producers that the sequel will be available on all major platforms this fall.