#Need for Speed

Midnight Club: Why Rockstar Shelved Its Racing Crown Jewel

Midnight Club: Los Angeles launched in 2008 and the series never resurfaced. No canceled sequel announcement, no official statement—just gradual radio silence. Eighteen years later, the question lingers: why did Rockstar, which dominated street racing against Need for Speed, bench its most celebrated racing franchise? The answer reveals what the studio has become.