Milestone and PQube have together announced the release date for WRC 4, the next world rallying championship game that will also, incidentally, be the official tie in game of this season. The game will launch on PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, and Windows based PCs in October 2013.

The newest game features a spate of improvements over previous titles in the franchise, including new lighting and weather effects, an all new Career mode, and new enhancements to the visuals and UI for added realism and immersion.

“We’re really happy to be part of this exciting WRC 4 announcement and to announce so many new features in the 2013 version of the game,” affirms Milestone’s Luisa Bixio.

“This brand new chapter, different from the previous reboot of the series, will include many of the improvements requested by the community. A lot of the features that we’ve seen on the official Facebook page or received by mail have been incorporated. We’re convinced that WRC 4 represents a step forward for the series and will be appreciated by players,” concludes Bixio.

Dave Pain, Managing Director of PQube added:- “Milestone are creating fantastic games and we are delighted to continue our partnership with them to bring their games to the UK market.  WRC3 surpassed all expectations in the UK and WRC has once again become an established franchise here.  With a massive marketing campaign including TV support, and the significant new additions in WRC4 this will be a must stock item for UK retail.”

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WRC 4, the upcoming game based on the actual World Rallying Championships, will include actual events from the calendar of the upcoming season, just got its latest trailer. It’s pretty standard fare, although fair warning, actual game footage doesn’t come in until midway through the trailer.

The game looks good, but again, it looks like exactly what you would expect from a game based on the WRC license. In fact, some details looks positively disappointing- the car models look exquisite, but the environments seem to lack some details, particularly the trees. Oh well. Not like you’d be looking at the trees much in a racing game anyway.

Published by Bigben Interactive and developed by Milestone Studio, WRC 4, the tie in for the 2013 season, will be releasing next year on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and PC. No versions for either the Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS have been announced yet.

CEO of Bigben Interactive Alain Falc stated that, “We are very pleased and proud to become the publisher of this famous racing franchise. This is a new step in the partnership built with Milestone over the past few years. All our efforts are done to offer players the most complete and realistic WRC videogame.”

Marketing and Sales Director Luisa Bixio said that, “We’re really happy to be part of this exciting WRC 4 announcement and all the news included into the 2013 version of the game. This brand new chapter, different from the previous reboot of the series, will include many of the improvements requested by the community. A lot of the features that we’ve seen on the official Facebook page or received by mail have been incorporated. We’re convinced that WRC 4 represents a step forward for the series and will be appreciated by players.”