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Apr 9, 2022; Martinsville, Virginia, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver William Byron (24) races at the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 at Martinsville Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Ryan Hunt-USA TODAY Sports
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Apr 9, 2022; Martinsville, Virginia, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver William Byron (24) races at the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 at Martinsville Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Ryan Hunt-USA TODAY Sports
Amidst the rumors surrounding NASCAR trying to find a new broadcasting deal in the near future, there are new rumors of the sport looking for another partner in an entirely different aspect. That aspect is its official game.
Currently, NASCAR has a partnership with Motorsports Games, the company that produces its official game. But according to journalist Mike Straw, the agreement with Motorsports Games could soon come to an end.
“BREAKING: Multiple sources have told me that #NASCAR is actively looking to get out of its agreement with Motorsports Games, and move the NASCAR game license to a different developer & publisher,” Straw’s tweet read.
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BREAKING: Multiple sources have told me that #NASCAR is actively looking to get out of its agreement with Motorsports Games, and move the NASCAR game license to a different developer & publisher. $MSGM
— Mike Straw (@MikeStrawMedia) April 14, 2022
This rumor led to a lot of fan reactions from NASCAR fans, most of whom seem to be pointing towards a deal with either Electronic Sports or Codemasters for the new game.
If Nascar confirms this. People are gonna have to owe me and others apologies
— LSTNSCRFN🏁🎾 (@fey_LsTnScRfN) April 14, 2022
Codemasters making nascar games? I don’t know if EA is even interested in a dying sport like nascar anyway tho
— Jarrett (@AirJarrettT615) April 14, 2022
Codemasters making the game would be awesome. There F1 games are excellent! Even though it’s EA. Codemasters would be the way to go. But also maybe Take 2 interactive or Monster Games
— Mr Jeremy Alberti 🏁🏳️🌈🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@UniqueSpecialEd) April 14, 2022
Hell I wouldn't be mad if they went back to EA.
— Natethesnake3 🇺🇸 (@NateWines4) April 14, 2022
Codemasters please and thank you
— Erb (@sportsnut8829) April 14, 2022
Lmao game was so bad it’s already about to end. Please come back to EA where the budget is much much higher
— GaRtH👨🏼🏭🎮🇺🇸💡🙏🏻 (@spongebelt) April 15, 2022
Motorsports Games wanted more growth with NASCAR in 2022
Earlier this year, Dmitry Kozko, the CEO of Motorsports Games, had spoken about his plans with NASCAR for the current year.
“We are excited about this technical partnership because it will provide us with even more access to the real-life NASCAR grid throughout the 2022 racing season,” Kozko said.
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“This includes the tracks, nuances, and feedback of NASCAR and key data at Live Fast Motorsports’ disposal, which will then positively impact our ability to represent real-life factors within our virtual games.”
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Apr 3, 2022; Richmond, Virginia, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Blaney (12) and driver William Byron (24) cross the start line during the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports
He described that they’re inspired to create the largest community of virtual racers. “With its independent view on all virtual racing experiences available, it allows us to demonstrate that we didn’t launch traxion.gg to promote our products, but because we truly care for the genre as a whole and we want to highlight exciting things within the genre, even if they are not created by Motorsport Games,” Kozko added.
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Now, whether or not they’re able to do so, is something that remains to be seen.
