NASCAR Car Announces Video Game Return After Years, Excited Fans

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NASCAR video games were once highly regarded but declined in quality after EA Sports stopped developing them in 2009.

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Motorsport Games took over production in 2016 but the decline in quality continued.

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NASCAR 21: Ignition, released in October 2021, was poorly received.

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NASCAR stopped producing games altogether after 2021.

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Fans turned to the online racing simulator platform, iRacing, for a more realistic experience.

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iRacing has acquired NASCAR's console video game license from Motorsport Games.

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iRacing plans to release its first console video game in 2025.

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Fans are not too upset about the wait for the new game.

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This acquisition is the biggest shakeup in NASCAR's gaming space in nearly a decade.

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