00:03Scusate
00:04Sunday 12 26
00:0706unn
00:08Night has fallen
00:093 degrees
00:10Cold rain pouring down
00:12Near the finish line of the Montecalo Rally
00:15In the Village of Claret
00:16I meet the Grit Games team
00:18Despite the cold
00:20The welcome is warm
00:21And excitement is everywhere
00:2312 studio members made the trip
00:25Designers, artists, programmers
00:27Each an expert
00:28all sharing a strong background in racing games.
00:33After pushing through the crowd we secure a perfect viewing spot.
00:37The anticipation is intense.
00:39The cold disappears.
00:41Headlamps glow in the dark.
00:43Fireworks and smoke flares light up the mountainside.
00:46This nocturnal spectacle fuels discussion and inspiration.
00:50At Grit Games racing DNA runs deep.
00:54Alexandre Assier, production director, follows the start on his phone, opening Cars Pass.
01:01Then it begins.
01:02The mountain erupts.
01:04Engines roar and echo through the valley.
01:06The raw power of WRC cars is overwhelming.
01:09A thick fog quickly rolls in, turning the scene into something almost unreal.
01:14But conditions deteriorate.
01:16The weather worsens, the crowd spreads out.
01:19The decision is made.
01:20The stage is stopped.
01:24Friday, January 23rd, 2026.
01:278.30am.
01:29The next morning, with the Nacon team, we meet Grit Games again in the hills.
01:34Cars, caravans, even tents line the icy roadside.
01:37Proof of the fans' dedication.
01:39Engines thunder once more as the team captures every moment,
01:43discussing physics, weather, sound and effects.
01:49Grit Games.
01:50Grit Games is Nacon's newest studio, led by an experienced quartet with a strong racing games background.
01:56Arduin Pouzet, Alexandre Assure, Laura Geller and Pierre-Nicolas Moreau.
02:01The studio is growing fast.
02:03Built by passionate racing game veterans,
02:06Nacon has reclaimed the WRC license and entrusted it to Grit Games,
02:10with the ambition to bring a new vision for the 2027 to 2032 cycle.
