Under gårdagskvällen meddelade utvecklarna Kylotonn Games i samarbete med esportorganisationen ESL att WRC 5 blir världens första rallyspel som blir esport. WRC World Championship 2016 är den första turneringen som drar igång inom kort och här kommer spelare att tävla i klassiska Rallye Monte-Carlo.
Saxat ur pressreleasen:
"Esports WRC is the first international online World Rally Championship competition. eSports WRC brings the best WRC 5 drivers together for a tournament that lasts from January to October, at the same time as the 2016 WRC season.
The battle for the esports world title will bring the best WRC 5 drivers together for a tournament from January to October and the on-site finale will be held at Wales Rally GB (27 - 30 October), where the first eSport WRC Champion will be crowned.
The esports WRC season is divided into two halves with 5 qualifying rounds and a semi-final for each half. The semi-finals will be played online during Rally Italia Sardegna (9 - 12 June) and Rally RACCCatalunya (13 - 16 October), right before the grand finale at Wales Rally GB, where the best 18 drivers will be invited to fight for the title."
Länk till Gamereactors recension av WRC 5.
