Over the course of the last five years, Racing Rivals has grown into one of the most hardcore racing games in the world. This loyal community has spent countless hours competing in millions of races in “winner take all” fashion – all in the name of Turf Wars and pink slips.
However, all good things must come to an end… After spending time evaluating Rivals and its future – we’ve decided that it’s time to move on. Simply put, the revenue generated from Racing Rivals unfortunately no longer covers the cost of operations. This was not an easy decision to make.
On March 31st, 2019 – Rivals will be racing off into the sunset, and will be permanently shut down. Current players have until this date to utilize any accumulated virtual currency. We’ll be offering some massive reductions in the cost of crates, installs and repairs in addition to a reduction on timers as you race your way into the history books. Effective immediately, no new in-app purchases will be permitted.
In closing, a resounding and sincere THANK YOU to our extremely driven fans for your loyalty and dedication over the years – we hope you’ve enjoyed playing Racing Rivals as much as we’ve enjoyed creating it.
Bring back chicken "penalty"
The developers need to bring back a feature that has been taken away a long time ago. I remember when I first started turfing if an opponent chickened out you would get the turf points that they were worth. I feel like this needs to be brought back so that people are forced to race or face the reality that they are just giving points away. I am getting sick of challenging people only to have them sit there and let the clock run out. Am I wrong for feeling like it's either race or get out of the lobby?
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This. They took out the points out but left the "put up or shut up" mechanic in place.