Bandai Namco’s WRC 6 racing video game coming to Xbox One in March

A new Xbox One car racing game called, WRC 6, has just been given the general release date of “March 2017” in a new teaser trailer. The game is an officially licenced title based on the 2016 FIA World Rally Championship and places a heavy emphasis on realism and representation of official WRC drivers and teams.

A product page has already appeared in the Xbox Store with an official description and Xbox One pre-order details however orders don’t appear to have been activated as of this writing. According to the description, digital pre-orders of WRC 6 will get exclusive access to the YARIS WRC Test car.

Pre-order WRC 6 now and get exclusive free access to the YARIS WRC Test car!On a race track, the car makes all the difference. In a rally, it’s the driver.WRC 6 puts you to the test: fog, mud, punctures, night racing, engine breakdowns… you have to deal with it all. WRC 6 also includes: all of the official 2016 content, 11 Super Special Stages on a 1:1 scale, local split-screen multiplayer, worldwide leaderboards and new online challenges every week, all the cars and courses in very high definition, two brand new modes, even more spectacular game cameras and free access to the entire 2017 eSports WRC!

The listing also confirms eight-player local multiplayer (which is highly unusual and could possibly be a listing error) and eight-player online multiplayer.

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