WRC 4 to release in October for PC, PS3, Vita and Xbox 360

Bigben Interactive in collaboration with Milestone, has announced WRC: FIA World Rally Championship 4 will be released this October.

WRC 4 will feature a new mix of elements, real in-game sound, and accessibility for first-time players and a "dynamic and competitive online game mode."

Other new features in the 2013 edition include new lighting conditions, new weather effects depending on the stage, and new Career Mode along with 3D environments and an HDR system.

WRC 4 also features an improved version of the graphics engine, called Spikengine, launched last year.

“We are very pleased and proud to become the publisher of this famous racing franchise”, said Alain Falc, CEO of Bigben Interactive. “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."

WRC 4 is the official game for the 2013 FIA World Rally Championship and features all the rallies from the 2013 WRC calendar, complete with all leading WRC teams and drivers in the revamped Career Mode to turn players into real WRC drivers.

The game will be made available in October for PC, PS3, Vita and Xbox 360.