Are racing games now in the same category as Fifa or Madden? Or still central to gaming?

[b00moscone]

I wouldn't say so, devs tend to be a lot more outside the box and creative when it comes to racing games, while Maddan and FIFA games are typically the same or very similar thing year after year. With that in mind i'd say that it's still a central genre. The fact that there isn't a new, say, Forza every year shows that they perhaps put more effort into them too.