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.
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I invested so much money !!!! and I know of people who did invest a huuuuuuge amount of $$$$$$$$$
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The amount of people who play Forza and Gran Turismo to just tune cars and drag race, there is a big market there.
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Will be always with you !
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Soon to be Ex-Carbonated Community Manager
I remember back in 2011, there'd be like 50 rooms in the Rivals Strip section, all full of players, but after the hacks came and it came clear that the development team didn't give a crap, everybody left and the game was dead.
What would your studio think of letting the old Nitto community take over the Nitto project? Of course I'll probably have to re-brand it and remove anything which requires licensing to make it all legal... Since there are so many issues and no money to be made... Idk, might just run it private with friends, or put my http://dragcentral.net or http://racers-lounge.com sites to use.
What would a massively outdated and broken flash game be worth anyway?
As for running it, I don't even think it's a Glu game. Would be Cie Digital since Nitto closed before Glu acquired us. Not sure how that works. We wouldn't be able to release anything due to license agreements... especially with Nitto Tires.
Soon to be Ex-Carbonated Community Manager
I wasn't talking about Glu running it anyway... I was talking about the ol' community running it privately. I.E: Me, and some of the guys. lol
Bruh, I saw a comment on a video on YouTube made by someone with the name "Famous Gilbert" with your avatar a few weeks ago. I replied to it but you didn't reply back.
Sorry for the late reply in this thread, I don't come on these forums much anymore.