Colin McRae Rally games until the release of "Dirt 3", where the moniker was dropped. The McRae name was however used in the 2013 mobile game. "Colin McRae Rally", the first title in the series, was released for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows platforms in January 1998 in the United Kingdom and in September 1999 in the United States. The game featured real cars and drivers from the 1998 World Rally Championship season. Colin McRae's Subaru Impreza was featured on the game's cover. In Novice mode there are only 3 stages per rally, each followed by a Service Area, making it easier to
Colin McRae Rally IOMO and published by Digital Bridges. The N-Gage version reused stages from "Colin McRae Rally 2.0". Both were nominated for BAFTAs in the Mobile and Handheld categories respectively. At E3 2006, Codemasters revealed that a new McRae game was in development for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. On 20 July 2006, Codemasters announced that the title of the new game would be "Colin McRae: Dirt" in Europe, and "Dirt: Colin McRae Off-Road" in the United States. The title was released on 15 June 2007 in Europe and on 19 June 2007 in North America for Microsoft Windows and