Codemasters has announced that Colin McRae Rally will return in 2007 exclusively for next-gen platforms.

Colin McRae: DIRT screenshot

The next-gen Colin McRae Rally game is in development under the working title CMR '07, and will be released exclusively on next-gen platforms. The new title is said to go beyond the series' traditional point-to-point racing and branch out into a more "diverse selection of extreme off-road competitions." Events such as Rally Cross and Hill Climb will also be featured.

The game will include International Rallying competitions, official cars, and tracks based on real roads from all over the globe. Also expect race modes will multiple cars on track at once.

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"The all-new Colin McRae Rally will be a real evolution for the series and offer a massive variety of off-road events, more than any other single-championship rally game has before. It's being designed to offer a totally accessible, high-speed and adrenalin-fuelled ride for newcomers to the series, yet race hardened McRae players will be able to delve under the bonnet and immerse themselves in the most challenging of competitions," said Gavin Raeburn, Executive Producer at Codemasters.

The next-gen Colin McRae Rally game is pencilled in for release in 2007.